travel

Global IP Telecommunications GmbH Announces Voice over IP Price Cuts for Workers Affected by Trump's Europe Travel Restriction

Coronavirus bars Europeans from entering the U.S. and forces work from home. A German company provides an innovative solution to cushion the impact on businesses.




travel

The Hilton President Kansas City Helps Travelers to Breathe a Little Easier with PURE Rooms

PURE creates a safer environment for sensitive travelers through its patented conversion process. In each PURE Room, all the surfaces have been sanitized and specially treated.




travel

Patriot Travel Reviews Travel Alerts and Warnings for 2020

Patriot Travel publishes the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs' available list of travel alerts and warnings to keep travelers and their families safe.




travel

This Cruise App Saves Travelers Time and Aggregates Their Cruise Itinerary

The Dallas-based startup CruiseBe takes the cruise planning process to the new level.




travel

Tourico Vacations Reviews Travel Alerts and Warnings for August 2019

The U.S. Department of State -- Bureau of Consular Affairs' available list of travel alerts and warnings exists to keep travelers and their families safe.




travel

Deadly Irving crash highlights risks of bus travel and other mass transit

A fatal bus accident outside Irving, Texas, has brought national attention to the safety of buses and other mass transit.




travel

Experts from The Warren Center Share Travel Tips & Great Spring Break Activities in D/FW for Families with Special Needs Children

The Warren Center can help special needs parents overcome challenges associated with traveling




travel

Doctor Travels Outside Of The Country To Learn The Latest In Regenerative Medicine Treatments

Dr. Kim K. Chai visits countries outside of the US to seek new information regarding regenerative medicine.




travel

New Survey: Travel Tops Bucket Lists for Midwesterners, With Most Hoping to Visit Disneyland Before They Die

Beyond the Dash has released the results of a new consumer study focusing on Midwesterners' values surrounding funeral planning, preparation for death and bucket lists. These findings corroborate earlier studies in both the Northeast and South.




travel

Chino Valley Ranchers Eggs Featured in Social Media Post by Travel Foodie Writer

Chino Valley Ranchers organic, cage-free eggs were recently featured in an Instagram post by Travel Foodie Writer Layla Nia on her profile @lafoodiegirl




travel

Certapet.com Proposes Union with All Airlines to Improve ESA Travel Process

By creating ESA travel fact books and educational materials for all airlines, CertaPet aims to further legitimize emotional support animals and bridge gap between ESA owners and air carriers.




travel

Somerset County Tourism Receives Increased Grant Award from New Jersey Division of Travel & Tourism

Additional funds will help Tourism Office better promote attractions, destinations and events throughout Somerset County, budget more efficiently for marketing initiatives.




travel

Travel The World While Gaining Wine Knowledge

When searching for travel opportunities to include more than visiting museums, many people think about educating themselves through more practical experiences. The option to learn at the feet of a premier wine expert/travel guide is very appealing.




travel

Travelive Appoints Christina Carr as Vice President

Christina Carr, A 13 Year Veteran In The Luxury Travel and Hospitality Industry Is Appointed Vice President of Traveline, an Award Winning Luxury Travel Company.




travel

Short's Travel Management Acquires Meetings Plus Moore

Short's Travel Management (STM), ranked one of the top 25 travel management companies, announces today the acquisition of Meetings Plus Moore.




travel

Dugan's Travels Names 2020 Five Star Agents

Dugan's Travels names 42 agents as Five Star Agents for 2020.




travel

Guide me UA Travel Agency Launches Tours in Lviv, Ukraine

One of the most popular tour agencies in Ukraine, which provides private city tours in Kyiv for foreign tourists, launches city tours in Lviv. Among them: tour to the Lviv dungeons, coffee tasting, tour to the Lviv cemetery.




travel

Finland Has Proposed The Construction of a High Speed Railway Between Moscow and Helsinki. Travel Time Between the Capital Cities Could Be Down to 6 Hours by 2026

The announcement followed a meeting between Finland's foreign trade minister Ville Skinnari and Russian Railways head Oleg Belozerov during an official visit to Russia's capital last week.




travel

Cruise.com Announces New Safe Harbor Program to Help Travel Agencies and Travel Agents Impacted by COVID-19

Safe Harbor offers cutting edge booking technology, real-time reporting to better understand, measure and grow your business, unlimited complimentary training, a dedicated help team, marketing assistance plus the opportunity for customization.




travel

Award Winning Author And Traveling Researcher Donna Fletcher Crow Announces The Trans-Canada Adventure, Upcoming Monastery Murders Series Novel

Crow writes meticulously researched, entertaining novels of romance, history and mystery in an engaging you-are-there style that allows readers to live the history.




travel

Arigatou Books Launches Travel Guide to a Historic Samurai Town Kamakura and Enoshima Island For 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Travel guide made by locals focuses on Kamakura and Enoshima, two small towns located one hour from Tokyo and the venue for the sailing competitions for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, helps visitors to explore Zen and samurai culture, local life, and more.




travel

Award Winning Author And Traveling Researcher Donna Fletcher Crow Celebrates The Power Of Story With Trans-Canada Adventure, Disney World Reflections, Books Detailing Christmas Customs

Crow writes meticulously researched, entertaining novels of romance, history and mystery in an engaging you-are-there style that allows readers to live the history.




travel

Simply Maldives Holidays Named as Best Travel Agency for Third Year Running

Simply Maldives - Maldives Holidays




travel

Author Defies Traditional Travel

101 New Sites are Plotted in Rome, Instead of the Typical Seven




travel

Due to COVID-19, Travelers More Likely to Choose Local Over International Trips, New Study by DigitalNomadPack.com Finds

Intention to use planes significantly decreased, traveling by car expected to surge for 2020.




travel

Traveled Photographer and Artist Harry Spitz's New Book "Depression, A Photographic Exploration" Takes Readers on a Visionary Journey of the Heart and Mind

A 50 Year veteran of artistic and creative photography has created his most powerful work yet in a series of photographic monographs to share his own personal experiences and battle with depression.




travel

At this Gallery You Can Travel Around the World with Art

It's an ongoing exhibition that will have, at least, one artwork, from each country, affected by the disease and will be on display until the Covid19 pandemic passes.




travel

Toronto's "Contact Dance International Film Festival" Struggles to Bring Headliners from India and Costa Rica to Canada Due to Canadian Travel Visa Roadblocks

Out of the eight headliner guests invited to the festival, four that are people of colour from India and Costa Rica are unable to enter Canada. Cultural exchange and diversity has been undercut by unfair travel policies targeting certain regions.




travel

Dugan's Travels Announces Leadership Reorganization

Changes will uniquely position the company's agents for a new season of growth.




travel

Boeing's CEO On Coronavirus Impact On Travel, 737 MAX Update, Bond Offering

Many U.S. airliners are "reasonably confident" that a return to 30% to 50% of pre-COVID-19 capacity by the end of 2020 is possible, Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) CEO David Calhoun said in a Fox Business interview Friday. A 'Crawl Back' For Airline Industry Investors expecting a swift return to 2019 traffic levels may be disappointed, as the industry will "slowly crawl back" to pre-crisis levels over a three-year period, Calhoun said.It will take another two years afterward for the industry to resume the growth curve seen over the past 20 years, the CEO said. The timeline could change based on different factors, including a quicker-than-expected development of a COVID-19 vaccine that results in a "more robust" recovery, he said.Boeing 737 MAX Update The pandemic is far from Boeing's only problem to deal with, as the two 737 MAX crashes set the company back two years, Calhoun said.The company continued to manufacture new MAX planes, and even if they are grounded today, the planes will ultimately "find their way into the market."Any near-term market share losses will be erased as the MAX undergoes a "catchup" phase, he said.Boeing's talks with the FAA regarding the certification process are "constructive" and "thorough," Calhoun said.The work-from-home and travel restrictions do add by default additional time to any eventual certification for the MAX to return to the skies, the CEO said. Boeing also expects to resume 737 MAX production this month after it was suspended in January, he said. The company has already announced its plans to build fewer planes moving forward to compensate for its existing inventory.Boeing's Bond Deal Boeing already suspended its dividend and will prioritize the payback of its new $25-billion bond issue until "we get back to the same kind of balance sheet" that existed prior to the MAX crashes, he said. After that, the company will plan on how to resume cash distributions to shareholders, Calhoun said -- but not until Boeing "significantly" pays down debt. Boeing shares were trading 3.27% higher at $132.86 at the time of publication Friday.Related Links:Boeing's Large Bond Deal Solves Liquidity Problem, Says Bullish Goldman SachsBoeing Analyst Turns Bullish After Deep Sell-OffSee more from Benzinga * Southwest Airlines CEO On 'Breathtaking' March Declines, Financial Plans * Boeing Shares Lose Altitude On New Coronavirus-Driven Concerns * Carly Fiorina Blasts Corporate Bailout Funding In T Coronavirus Relief Bill(C) 2020 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.





travel

Riding Wild: New Mobile App Takes The Road Less Traveled

BurnsOffroad, a free app available in the AppStore and Google Play, is a must-have for those who love riding ATVs, SSVs, 4x4s, and other off-road vehicles.




travel

Recent Research: Urban Congestion Trends, High-Speed Rail Lessons & Travel Assistance Device Deployment


Is traffic congestion getting better or worse? The Federal Highway Administration collects various statistics each year to help us understand whether traffic is improving or increasing.

We wanted to take a closer look at a document titled 2009 Urban Congestion Trends: How Operations Is Solving Congestion Problems (8p. PDF).

Of course, we need to understand what we're looking at. Congestion is defined as the amount of time when freeways operate below 50mph. The FHA statistics show that "whatever the day of the week, whatever the time of day, mobility has improved -- almost across the board." When looking at the three primary performance measures,, improvement can be seen in at least one of them in 20 of 23 monitored regions.

But...how much? And why?

First off, there is less traffic on the road. Whether people are using public transit, telecommuting, combining trips, spending more time with family, consciously lowering their fuel consumption or are simply out of work, we see fewer cars on the roads travelling shorter distances.

Additionally, the economic downtown of the past few years has also played a role in congestion reduction in the United States.

Finally, traffic operations are playing a role in congestion management. The document contains a number of success stories detailing how state and local agencies reduced the effects of congestion in their locales.

As America moves toward construction of new high-speed rail networks in regions throughout the country, we have much to learn from experiences abroad.

In A Track Record Of Success: High-Speed Rail Around The World And Its Promise For America (53p. PDF), the U.S. PIRG Educational Fund reports on the wealth of information about what the United States can expect from high-speed rail and how we can receive the greatest possible benefits from our investment.

They base their report on
the track record of high-speed rail lines that have operated for more than 45 years in Japan and for three decades in Europe -- with some exciting conclusions.

Indeed, the experience of high-speed rail lines abroad, as well as America’s limited experience with high-speed rail on the East Coast, suggests that the United States can expect great benefits from investing in a high-speed passenger rail system, particularly if it makes steady commitments to rail improvements and designs the system wisely.

High-speed rail systems in other nations have been able to dramatically reduce the volume of short-haul flights between nearby cities and significantly reduce inter-city car travel.

Some particularly interested examples include:

The number of air passengers between London and Paris has been cut in half since high-speed rail service was introduced.

High-Speed rail service between Madrid and Seville reduced the share of car travel between the two cities from 60% to 34%, and service between Madrid and Barcelona, once the world's busiest passenger air route, has been cut by one-third.
The ability to travel where and when one desires is a basic requirement for independent living that most people take for
granted.

To travel independently, a transit rider practices at least 23 skills including finding the route, arriving at the correct stop on time, and determining when to exit at destination.

The University of South Florida's National Center for Transit Research has published Travel Assistance Device Deployment To Transit Agencies (103p. PDF) which discusses the successful deployment of devices assisting those with cognitive challenges in these tasks.

Travel trainers who provide one-on-one instruction on public
transportation, report that recognizing a landmark near the desired bus stop, requesting a stop at the proper time, and exiting the bus at the destination stop are among the most challenging skills to master for individuals with cognitive disabilities.

Parents/guardians are often reluctant to encourage the use of fixed-route transit due to their own hesitations about a person's abilities and well being.

Prior studies by the research team developed the Travel Assistance Device (TAD)
mobile phone software application that addresses these challenges and supplements the trainer’s instruction.

TAD provides various informational prompts including the audio messages “Get ready” and “Pull the cord now!” and vibrates to alert the rider to pull the stop cord. These prompts are delivered to the rider in real-time as he or she rides the bus using the embedded global positioning system (GPS) technology in off-the-shelf cell phones.

TAD’s real-time location of the rider can be viewed by the travel trainer or family member through a Web page.

This document reviews how the TAD application has been successfully deployed in the Hillsborough (FL) Area Regional Transit (HART) bus system.




travel

7 Tips to Avoid Losing Your Luggage During Holiday Travel

Courtesy of the creators of BAGPATCH, the colorful peel-and-stick woven labels with sassy messages to help travelers ID their luggage.




travel

Fight at Baggage Carousel Inspires New Travel Solution to Deter Bag Theft

Travelers breeze through baggage claim and reduce the risk of losing their bags with BAGPATCH unique and distinctive travel accessory.




travel

Travel Watercolor Set Review & Comparison

Between the planner and journal trend, the rise of mixed media, and growing interest in painting itself, there’s more and more interest in travel watercolor sets. They are an affordable way to invest in a basic set of watercolors for someone who is still learning to paint, as well as a great for taking along […]




travel

Travel




travel

Travel

Bored of Goa? This small town situated in Tamil Nadu is the getaway you are probably looking for.




travel

Travel

Tourists are easy targets for scamsters in foreign countries. Find out how to sense danger and fortify yourself against cheating during an overseas trip.




travel

Travel

From paying bills to tipping at restaurants, greeting foreigners to wishing them on festivals, different countries have different customs. Indians have to be sensitive to these.




travel

Travel




travel

Covid-19 outbreak: Donald Trump suspends 'all travel from Europe' to US for 30 days

Covid-19 outbreak: Donald Trump suspends 'all travel from Europe' to US for 30 days





travel

Cancel flight ticket, or reschedule? The best way to readjust travel plans in times of coronavirus

Now all domestic airlines, including government-owned Air India, have announced a waiver on re-booking charges in case a customer does not want to travel on the designated date. Wadia group-owned private carrier GoAir, which was earlier offering free cancellation, has said it will now allow people to only reschedule their flights for no charge.




travel

Government suspends all visas, bars travel by OCI card holders

The Home Ministry also said it has kept in abeyance multiple-entry life-long visas given to Overseas Citizens of India card holders till international travel remains suspended.




travel

Maharashtra allows free intra-state bus travel from May 11

The Maharashtra government has decided to make available its bus services free of cost from Monday to facilitate travelling of people stranded in various parts of the state to their homes during the lockdown period, transport minister Anil Parab said on Saturday.




travel

Covid impact: Companies may restrict business travel

Globally, the pandemic has had a far-reaching impact and responsible organisations will choose not to put any employee at risk, feels Dayapatra Nevatia, chief operating officer, Mindtree.




travel

Australian Govt looking at travel exemptions for Indian cricket team's Test tour: Reports

Cricket Australia is under huge financial pressure due to global lockdown and has laid off 80 percent of its staff. India's four-Test tour in December-January could provide a relief to the struggling bldy




travel

Tantalising Texas—travel inside a cowboy's dream

Image credit: iStock The vast land of Texas is a paradise for travellers. Known for its cowboy culture, stupendous barbeques, and lovely country songs, this...




travel

All natural—in pursuit of an American travel story

Image credit: iStock If you have completed your American travel bucket list by visiting Los Angeles, New York City, and the likes, then we suggest you rehas...




travel

896 Travel & Corona

Chris talks about the Siberia photo tour in February and how to shoot ice. While Chris was in Russia, the coronavirus and the news about it have almost exploded and it is having a big impact on the travel industry and on photo travel. Chris takes you through his thoughts on the matter and how … Continue reading "896 Travel & Corona"

The post 896 Travel & Corona appeared first on PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS FROM THE TOP FLOOR.




travel

Highway 89 Closure Affects Visitor Travel to North and South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park

Highway 89 has been closed due to flooding and road wash out between Cameron and Highway 160 southwest of Tuba City. Grand Canyon National Park remains open to the public. However, detours are in place, extending travel times to the park. https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/hwy-89-closure-affects-travel-to-n-and-s-rim-of-grand-canyon-nat-pk.htm