Sunday musings: Travel trends, more trends, foreign airlines in America - Consumer Traveler

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Sunday musings: Travel trends, more trends, foreign airlines in America - Consumer Traveler:

"Top 5 in-flight trends to look out for in 2014

The airlines are looking for ways to save money, or make more money by squeezing more passengers into the airplane. Do you think that these changes will improve the passenger experience or degrade it. Much of that voting will be coming as various airlines introduce these services in various ways during the coming year."

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Drinking Too Much? Don't Count On Your Doctor To Ask : Shots - Health News : NPR

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Drinking Too Much? Don't Count On Your Doctor To Ask : Shots - Health News : NPR:

"Studies have found that having that conversation and making a plan can cut a person's alcohol consumption by up to 25 percent. That could make a substantial dent in the 88,000 deaths each year caused by alcohol, as well as $224 billion in economic costs. Most of those problems are caused by drinkers who aren't alcoholics, Frieden sad."

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What I Learned This Year - Wine-Knows Travel Blog

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Follow the link below to learn some amazing things from my wine expert friend, June Forkner-Dunn:

Wine-Knows: Fine Wine & Gourmet Food Journeys for the Discerning Traveler: What I Learned this Year:

"My first four learnings of 2013 were due to the exciting DNA work by scientists studying the origin of grapes.  However, there are several other cogent details I’ve picked up in the last 12 months.  Here’s my top 10 list, checked it twice…and yes, I’ve been both naughty and nice." . . .

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Bond's Martinis Shaken by Alcohol Tremor? - MedPage Today

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Bond's Martinis Shaken by Alcohol Tremor?: - Medpage Today:

"The investigators concluded that Bond consumed more than four times the weekly recommended intake of alcohol, which regularly should have left the spy in such a besotted state that he could not possibly have accomplished all the feats attributed to him."

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Tiger Woods 'Looking Forward' to 2014 Season | Golf Channel

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Tiger Woods 'Looking Forward' to 2014 Season | Golf Channel:

"Coming off a season in which he won five times and returned to the top of the world rankings, Tiger Woods explained in a blog post Thursday that he already has his eyes set on 2014.

"I'm really looking forward to next year," Woods wrote in a column posted on his website. "I played well at the end of this year, so it's nice to have some momentum heading into 2014.""

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2013: The Year of the Fearless International Traveler | Peggy Goldman

2013: The Year of the Fearless International Traveler | Peggy Goldman:

"Our most impressive finding was this: Most travelers aren't letting anything get in the way of their international travel plans. Sixty percent of travelers that we surveyed reported that despite recent events such as cruise disasters or acts of terror, they feel as safe traveling now as they did five years ago. Moreover, 55 percent reported that these events haven't impacted their travel abroad."

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Most Searched Wedding Destinations and Honeymoons for 2013 | The Traveling Type

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Most Searched Wedding Destinations and Honeymoons for 2013 | The Traveling Type:

" "The top 10 trending US destination Google searches for weddings and honeymoons in 2013 are below:

Top Destination Wedding Locations for 2013

1. Mexico

2. Bahamas

3. Kauai

4. Caribbean

5. Jamaica

6. Italy

7. Las Vegas

8. Florida

9. Costa Rica

10. Bermuda


Top Honeymoon Locations for 2013:

1. New Zealand

2. Cancun

3. Maldives

4. Bali

5. Thailand

6. Belize

7. St Lucia

8. Tahiti

9. Caribbean

10. Croatia" "

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2013 Creme de la Creme Wines -- Wine-Knows Travel: Fine Wine & Gourmet Food Journeys

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Wine-Knows: Fine Wine & Gourmet Food Journeys for the Discerning Traveler: (follow this link to their list of 2013 Creme de la Creme wines!)

"I have included only wines that are available in the US.   (While I tasted many over-the-top wines around the globe, regrettably, several are not exported to the US and thus were not included.)

The list appears in alpha order by country.  All wines represent significant value considering their quality."

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The Best Cruises of 2014 | U.S. News Travel

The Best Cruises of 2014 | U.S. News Travel:

"Cruisers who opt to sail with a luxury line expect one-of-a-kind itineraries, personalized service, plush accommodations and a wealth of onboard entertainment. Two small lines, Silversea Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, earned high marks from travelers for their intimate atmospheres, excellent cuisine and onboard enrichment programs. Another small cruise line, Crystal Cruises, received the highest overall rating of any evaluated cruise line due in large part to having received the highest ratings among experts and among travelers."

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Tiger Woods delights Brandel Chamblee with course-record-tying 62 at Sherwood CC - SBNation.com

Tiger Woods delights Brandel Chamblee with course-record-tying 62 at Sherwood CC - SBNation.com:

"Woods was not a particularly generous host, as he fired a second-round 10-under 62 to take charge of his Northwestern Mutual World Challenge and leave his 17 star-studded guests looking up in admiration of the 36-hole leader’s 10-birdie, 0-bogey play.
"It was a clinic," Graeme McDowell told Reuters about his playing partner, who left the defending champion, who carded a respectable 67, in his dust as he tied the course record he set in 2007. "It was cool to see that kind of golf. He was under control. He hit it down the middle of every fairway.""

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Best Books for Travelers - Gift of Travel : Travel Channel

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Best Books for Travelers : Gift of Travel : Travel Channel | The Traveling Type:

"Still wondering what to get the seasoned travelers in your life? Here are some of our favorite new travel books — and if your traveling friends and family are anything like us, come Christmastime they’ll happily make room for these travel books on their coffee table."

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Packing Tips From Professional Travelers - NYTimes.com

Packing Tips From Professional Travelers - NYTimes.com:

"NOW that nearly every airline is charging baggage fees, travelers are motivated to pack as efficiently as possible. And who knows more about packing than professional flight crews? In interviews with a dozen flight attendants and pilots, one theme emerged: to pare down and still have everything needed at the destination, think strategically."

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Terroir? It might be a matter of microbes - Inside Scoop SF

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Inside Scoop SF  Terroir? It might be a matter of microbes:

"In other words, what we’ve come to call terroir is not only the result of the specifics of place — cold mornings, or high limestone content in the soil — but also the microscopic life that thrives on and around the grapes themselves."

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Dream Job: How To Become A Luxury Travel Advisor - Forbes

Dream Job: How To Become A Luxury Travel Advisor - Forbes:

"Any job is a huge challenge at the beginning if it is going to be worth something. Here are some of the top tips I gathered. In the end, the #1 thing you are selling is yourself."

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Why couples who drink (or abstain) together, stay together: Those with one heavy drinker are more likely to divorce | Mail Online

Why couples who drink (or abstain) together, stay together: Those with one heavy drinker are more likely to divorce | Mail Online:

" ‘Our results indicate that it is the difference between the couple's drinking habits, rather than the drinking itself, that leads to marital dissatisfaction, separation and divorce,’ said Kenneth Leonard, PhD, RIA director and lead author of the study."

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Israeli Wine Cellar Predates the Bible : Discovery News

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Israeli Wine Cellar Predates the Bible : Discovery News:

"One of the world’s oldest and largest wine cellars has just been unearthed in Israel, according to a presentation today at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research in Baltimore.

The cellar dates to approximately 1700 B.C., and was found at a site called Tel Kabri within the ruins of a northern Canaanite city. Its age predates both the Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls by hundreds of years."

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The Best And Worst Airlines For Holiday Travel - Forbes

The Best And Worst Airlines For Holiday Travel - Forbes:

"Airlines with operations based west of the Rockies boast the fewest flights that arrive late during the holidays, according to data compiled for Forbes.com by FlightAware.

Leading the pack of the best airlines for holiday travel is Hawaiian Airlines, followed by another Pacific Coast-focused carrier, Alaska Airlines. Conversely, the worst airline for holiday travel is New York-based JetBlue Airways, with ExpressJet, a regional carrier, coming in next to last, according to the FlightAware data."

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Best of Wine-Knows Harvest Trip to Champagne, Burgundy & the Rhone

Follow the link below to the list of superb French wines . . .

Wine-Knows: Fine Wine & Gourmet Food Journeys for the Discerning Traveler: Best of Wine-Knows Harvest Trip to Champagne, Burgundy & the Rhone:

"Here's a summary of la creme de la creme from our September trip. Superb quality/price wines have been so noted. ... "

The post above prompted me to upload some Halloween photos, costumes inspired by our 2 trips with the super duper folks at Wine-Knows Travel.  Too bad the resolution isn't better. I'm a bottle of Beychevelle, and Allan is a bottle of Beaucastel.

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Florida On Pace For Record Year In Tourism - CBS Miami

Florida On Pace For Record Year In Tourism - CBS Miami:

"Of the latest quarterly numbers, the area of biggest increase was in overseas visitors, a 10.1 percent jump from the same time in 2012. Domestic visitors, of which there were an estimated 19.5 million between July 1 and Sept. 30, grew by 0.5 percent in the year-to-year comparison.

The more than half-million Canadians who visited the state during the third quarter marked a 2.9 percent increase from the prior year."

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