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• How to spend the perfect 48 hours in Majorca

  20-11-2019 12:57 via Travel | Travel news, holiday ideas, destinations | MSN UK
  48 hours in . . . Majorca, an insider guide to the beauty of the Balearics
  
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• Five of the finest Christmas markets in Austria

  19-11-2019 13:37 via Travel | Travel news, holiday ideas, destinations | MSN UK
  With its fairy tale frisson and traditions dating back to the Middle Ages, Austria (along with Germany) is where Christmas markets all began. So, grab a steaming glass of glühwein and step back in time…
  
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• Celebrity to sail cruise with all-female bridge

  19-11-2019 13:00 via Travel Weekly
  
  The cruise will depart on March 8, which is International Women's Day.
  
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• Resorts on the rise throughout the Caribbean

  19-11-2019 11:10 via Travel Weekly
  
  The region is welcoming a diverse collection of resorts, from boutiques to behemoths, from all-inclusives to condo hotels and villas, from independent properties to luxury chains.
  
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• An abrupt end for Kaos

  19-11-2019 09:50 via Travel Weekly
  
  After only seven months of operation, the much-heralded nightclub at the Palms shut its doors on Nov. 5. So what happened?
  
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• Japanese exhibit opens at Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art

  19-11-2019 04:25 via Travel Weekly
  
  "Material Existence: Japanese Art From Jomon Period to Present" features large-scale installations complemented by smaller works, some of which are being shown in the U.S. for the first time. It runs until Oct. 11.
  
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• Jersey City's vote a reflection of rising challenges for Airbnb

  19-11-2019 03:50 via Travel Weekly
  
  While Airbnb downplayed the significance of the defeat, industry insiders said it reflected growing global opposition to the homesharing platform's rapid expansion.
  
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• Hahn Air gives blockchain booking a test run

  19-11-2019 03:25 via Travel Weekly
  
  Blockchain is an open-source technology that provides more transparency than traditional proprietary technologies. It has also proven to be exceptionally secure.
  
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• Cruise chiefs talk expansion, recession

  19-11-2019 00:55 via Travel Weekly
  
  The ten-year economic expansion shows no sign of abating anytime soon. When it finally does, the industry will weather the storm.
  
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• What’s left of New York’s Dutch past?

  18-11-2019 22:48 via BBC Travel
  
  Most modern-day inhabitants have little idea of the history beneath their feet
  
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• The birthplace of the American dream?

  18-11-2019 22:48 via BBC Travel
  
  The old Dutch influence still echoes across contemporary American life
  
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• Foo Fighters, Kacey Musgraves to headline Intersect Music Festival on Vegas Strip

  18-11-2019 22:35 via Travel Weekly
  
  In addition to musical acts, the two-day inaugural event boasts a million square feet of games and activities, including a dodgeball stadium.
  
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• Kelly Clarkson residency planned for Planet Hollywood in Vegas

  18-11-2019 22:15 via Travel Weekly
  
  Shows are scheduled for April, July, August and September at Zappos Theater.
  
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• Airbus nails $30B in new plane orders at Dubai Airshow

  18-11-2019 19:35 via Travel Weekly
  
  The largest deal came from the Middle East's biggest carrier, Dubai-based Emirates, which announced it would be buying 20 additional widebody Airbus A350s.
  
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• Air Canada suspends new bookings for tech migration

  18-11-2019 18:35 via Travel Weekly
  
  The airline will take no bookings and do no itinerary changes from Monday night into Tuesday as it moves to a new reservation system.
  
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  18-11-2019 17:15 via Travel Weekly
  
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• Top tips for exploring the historic Italian town of Treviso

  18-11-2019 11:19 via Travel | Travel news, holiday ideas, destinations | MSN UK
  Criss-crossed with picturesque canals, this historic town also offers great art and eating – to a soundtrack of popping prosecco corks
  
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• Sales secrets revealed at CruiseWorld

  18-11-2019 10:50 via Travel Weekly
  
  Top cruise sales executives urged travel advisors to maintain contact with clients and to ask for referrals.
  
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• A local’s guide to Treviso, Italy: 10 top tips

  18-11-2019 07:30 via Travel | The Guardian
  
  Criss-crossed with picturesque canals, this historic town also offers great art and eating – to a soundtrack of popping prosecco corksTreviso is a cycling city. We all get around the historic centre on two wheels: it’s a good way to avoid traffic jams, and tourists have to get used to bikes weaving between them in what look like pedestrianised streets. The surrounding region is perfect for both serious 70 to 80km routes – around picturesque hilltop Asolo and the climb up 1,775-
  
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• Venice sees third major flood in one week

  18-11-2019 03:45 via Travel Weekly
  
  Stores and museums in Venice were mostly closed in the hardest-hit area around St. Mark's Square, but tourists donned high rubber boots or even hip waders to witness and photograph the spectacle.
  
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• Should airline on-time metrics be more straightforward?

  18-11-2019 02:30 via Travel Weekly
  
  The DOT defines an on-time flight as one that arrives within 14 minutes and 59 seconds of its scheduled arrival. Some say that cushion is unnecessary.
  
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• Flying the funny skies with flight attendant's comic strip

  18-11-2019 01:15 via Travel Weekly
  
  Seattle-based flight attendant Kelly Kincaid lampoons the everyday challenges and frustrations of crewing commercial jetliners in "Jetlagged Comic."  
  
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• Britain’s top 10 coastal retreats

  17-11-2019 12:00 via Travel | The Guardian
  
  These winter winners offer great stays for an off-season break – of windswept walks or just being cosy – and feature lighthouses, inns, forts and crofters’ cottagesIn good weather, you can see 20 miles in either direction: to the left, the white stone of Portland; to the right, Golden Cap and the distant slopes of Devon. Running between them is Chesil Beach, the setting made famous by Ian McEwan’s novel-turned film. The National Trust has restored this peaceful stone cott
  
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• Why Glasgow is Britain’s best city for music lovers

  17-11-2019 08:00 via Travel | The Guardian
  
  The author of a book on the music forged in the UK’s industrial cities takes in Glasgow gigs, record shops and pubs, and the stories of the local bands he loves
  10 more music citiesWhenever I’m in Glasgow, I usually buy a day ticket for the Subway, the circular underground system that links the north and south city. Affectionately known as the Clockwork Orange, on account of its colour scheme, it’s admirably simple: you can go clockwise or anti-clockwise.I have found it perfect
  
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• Hit factories: 10 cities where UK pop history was made

  17-11-2019 08:00 via Travel | The Guardian
  
  From Van Morrison’s birthplace to the venues where the Who and the Specials made seminal live records, these often forgotten locations all have a great backstory to tell
  • A music lover’s guide to GlasgowThe Who’s celebrated album Live At Leeds was recorded in the refectory at the University of Leeds student union on Valentine’s Day 1970. The band had recently diversified with the release of the rock opera, Tommy, but this live album showcased their heavy rock side a
  
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• Curacao Marriott reopens after $37 million renovation

  17-11-2019 05:20 via Travel Weekly
  
  The renovation project included the addition of 70 guestrooms, bringing the room inventory to 336 rooms.
  
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• St Kitts opens a new cruise pier in Basseterre

  17-11-2019 05:15 via Travel Weekly
  
  The addition of the pier will enable the port to accommodate up to three of the largest cruise ships at the same time.
  
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• InterContinental San Juan completes renovation

  17-11-2019 05:15 via Travel Weekly
  
  The project took five months.
  
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• 10 great vintage shops and shopping districts: readers’ tips

  16-11-2019 09:00 via Travel | The Guardian
  
  Whether it’s retro trainers, communist-era curios or even a gorgeous wedding dress, our tipsters come up with the goods in the UK and EuropeNear where the ferries run to Scandinavia from Kiel, on Germany’s Baltic coast, there is a little secondhand gem. Der Kilo-Laden on Sophienblatt sells vintage Scandi garments by weight. The price goes down every day over a fortnight, until it hits €8 a kilo, before it goes back up again. If you’ve got time to spare before your ferry to
  
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• Six of Europe’s best cities for vintage and retro shopping

  16-11-2019 08:00 via Travel | The Guardian
  
  Locals share their go-to shops and markets for great-value items with bags of style and a tale to tell. Scroll down to see collectors’ favourite findsUntil recently, secondhand meant second-best for a country that remembered making do in tougher times, and only students and the city-dwelling vintage vanguard went to flea markets for fun. Now, old stuff is being viewed with a fresh eye. Bilbao is ahead of the curve – championing, repurposing and rendering cool the unique, pre-loved, q
  
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• Andy Stuart says NCL's Partners First is here to stay

  16-11-2019 00:25 via Travel Weekly
  
  During his CruiseWorld address on Friday, Norwegian Cruise Line's departing CEO talked about the travel agent program he established in 2011 and said Partners First is now "ingrained."
  
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• San Jose travel advisor planning trip for 'Vacation Do Over' winner

  15-11-2019 23:40 via Travel Weekly
  
  ASTA has named Kathy Kocharhook, founder and CEO of Sail-N-Travel, as the advisor that will plan a trip for the Freemyer family of Sweetster, Indiana.
  
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• New Jersey introduces labor bill that would affect ICs

  15-11-2019 22:15 via Travel Weekly
  
  The legislation would implement what ASTA described as a "rigid" test to determine which workers are employees and which are independent contractors.
  
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• Flooding closes Venice to cruise ships

  15-11-2019 22:00 via Travel Weekly
  
  Cruises that had been scheduled to stop in Venice have been rerouted to Trieste or Ravenna
  
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• Allianz's Thanksgiving travel index shows Punta Cana rebound

  15-11-2019 20:45 via Travel Weekly
  
  The Dominican Republic region is Allianz's top international destination over Thanksgiving.
  
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• River line executives pitch advisors in the CruiseWorld audience

  15-11-2019 20:20 via Travel Weekly
  
  The topics they discussed were aimed at helping the audience learn how to distinguish which river cruise line is best for which customer.
  
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• CEO Conversations: Carnival Corp.'s Donald on stability and innovation

  15-11-2019 19:40 via Travel Weekly
  
  Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald told an audience at CruiseWorld that being the largest cruise company in the world comes with two key advantages that help Carnival's brands deliver industry-leading results.
  
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• Closer to nature on the Hanseatic Inspiration

  15-11-2019 19:25 via Travel Weekly
  
  During a short shakedown cruise from Hamburg to Antwerp, Belgium, what stood out the most about the Hanseatic Inspiration was its tasteful decor and practical design rather than trendy bells and whistles.
  
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• MSC and Hurtigruten detail their green initiatives

  15-11-2019 19:15 via Travel Weekly
  
  Cruise lines are cutting carbon emissions, reducing single-use plastics and campaigning to restore endangered coral reefs around the world.
  
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• Exploring Dubai highlights ahead of Expo 2020

  15-11-2019 19:10 via Travel Weekly
  
  The past half-century has seen Dubai complete its transformation from a simple fishing village to a futuristic Middle East metropolis, and next year's Expo 2020 Dubai promises to showcase the best of the city's past, present and future.
  
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• 'World's Greatest Show' a chance for UAE, region to shine

  15-11-2019 19:05 via Travel Weekly
  
  The one-year countdown officially began last month for Expo 2020 Dubai, with a campaign starring Black Eyed Peas rapper Will.i.am that invites visitors to what's being billed as "The World's Greatest Show."
  
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  15-11-2019 19:05 via Travel Weekly
  
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• HTA report shows vacation rental demand on the rise

  15-11-2019 16:40 via Travel Weekly
  
  The average daily rate for Hawaii vacation rental units in September was $194, up nearly 13%.
  
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• Allegiant rolls out bundled fares

  15-11-2019 16:40 via Travel Weekly
  
  Customers can bundle extras such as checked bag, carry-on bag and free itinerary changes.
  
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• Hotel Molokai rebrands as it prepares for renovation

  15-11-2019 16:35 via Travel Weekly
  
  The property is in the early planning stages of a roughly $4 million redo and will remain open as the renovations are done in stages.
  
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• Trails reopen as Hawaii Volcanoes National Park repairs continue

  15-11-2019 16:30 via Travel Weekly
  
  Portions of the Byron Ledge and Devastation trails and the Kilauea Iki trailhead on the west side of the crater have been restored.
  
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• Alaska Airlines to end two Kona routes

  15-11-2019 16:25 via Travel Weekly
  
  The airline also announced plans to increase flights to the islands from San Jose and San Diego.
  
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• RCCL presidents tackle overtourism, luxury, female leadership

  15-11-2019 14:25 via Travel Weekly
  
  Regarding overtourism, they said that in the general travel industry, cruise lines are a small part of the phenomenon -- but a highly visible one.
  
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• Hawaiian Airlines begins Honolulu Airport improvements

  15-11-2019 14:25 via Travel Weekly
  
  The project includes installing new check-in kiosks in lobbies 2 and 3 in Terminal 1.
  
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• A new life for Holland’s old windmills

  15-11-2019 13:50 via BBC Travel
  
  One town’s new spin on an old Dutch tradition
  
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