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We Control Our Destiny
2020-10-09Covid has disabled the travel industry. What’s it like to live with a disability, and how do you excel despite it? The travel industry’s challenge today is more significant than most for obvious reasons and will be in the back of the line to recover. We bring joy to people after they’ve had their financial […]
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How to be effectively desperate
2020-09-28Our situation may be worrisome, but we have to be measured and creative with how and when we show that. Consider how five desperate travel industry components — hospitality, European destinations, cruise lines, airlines and U.S. destinations — behaved this month. Half the members of the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) are in danger […]
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The pandemic’s Book of Genesis
2020-09-14Toward the end of June, I received an email inquiring whether I wanted a review copy of a book titled “Covid-19 & Travel: Impacts, Responses and Outcomes,” by Simon Hudson (2020, Goodfellow Publishers). This was just three-and-a-half months after Covid-19 was declared a pandemic, and while I was curious to see it, it seemed inconceivable […]
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Don’t Bully NYC
2020-09-04New York, New York, the city so great it’s named twice. Sure, it’s easy to kick someone when they’re down…the whole world is down right now…why not pick on Peoria? (Sorry Peoria, but, you know…) Bullies bully to make themselves feel better about themselves…taking shots at others because of their own shortcomings (eg. POTUS). Sure, […]
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The pandemic doldrums
2020-08-31A widely-shared experience during this pandemic is the feeling that our lives are not so much on “pause” as stuck on “repeat.” Without the things that enliven and give variety to our lives, we can feel trapped in a loop of similitude. Last week, it got to me. I hit the doldrums. In nautical terms, […]
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Repairing a world broken in two by pandemic
2020-08-18The writer Willa Cather points to 1922 as the period when “the world broke in two.” What happened in 1922? It was well after both World War I and the 1918-1919 pandemic and well before the stock market crash. For Cather, it was personal. She was referring to literature and the year when the type […]
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The World’s 30 Best Places to Visit in 2020-21 Part 3
2020-08-03Using reader input and expert analysis, U.S. News identified the latest can’t-miss vacations. 10. Phuket With plunging waterfalls, outstanding (and cheap) street food and nearly 30 beaches to choose from, Phuket welcomes millions of visitors every year. An outdoor enthusiast’s playground by day and a party animal’s paradise by night, this mountainous island has it […]
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What comes after the pandemic
2020-08-03The metaphor of fire has been used frequently to describe the pandemic. Debates about whether or not an area could be described as “glowing embers” or a full-out conflagration have even entered our polarized national political discourse. But when it comes to the economy, it doesn’t really matter where you live. Whether located in a […]
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Collette’s President provides insightful update as to luxury travel
2020-07-23Tour operator leader Collette’s President provides insightful update as to luxury travel, today.
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Cunard; Twenty-first Century Royalty.
2020-07-22If Jay “The Great” Gatsby had built a ship, it would be The Queen Mary 2. Think old school classic charm meets contemporary elegance; that’s the world you’re entering on The QM2. Once onboard The Queen Mary 2, The Great Gatsby would never want to disembark back into the real world. Opulent, glamorous, and always […]
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