World Travel Guide | Highlight destination of the week: New York City World Travel Guide Built by migrants, New York has always been a meeting place for world cultures, a port city welcoming arrivals to the shining beacon of the Statue of Liberty. It's a place where you can still experience the frenetic buzz of Chinatown, a wealth of black ... |
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Several hundred New York City high school and college students walked out of their classrooms at noon on Tuesday to protest President Donald Trump and his executive order restricting travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations.
Jesse Watters spoke to students gathered in Manhattan's Foley Square to get to the bottom of why they oppose the travel ban.
You'll be surprised to learn that many of the students weren't exactly well-versed on the policy ... or not.
Some were skeptical about the true nature of the threat...
Others denied that these other countries are any worse than the United States...
Meantime, some students were surprised to discover they actually agree with the travel ban...
Watch the full segment above, and be sure to tune in to Watters' World this Saturday at 8:00 p.m. ET on Fox News Channel.
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In Travel + Leisure magazines annual list of the best places to travel, you might be surprised that Cincinnati made the cut among exotic worldwide destinations.
Ranked on the list of the 50 best places to travel in 2017, the magazine highlights several reasons why travelers should pack their bags and head to the Queen City.
The recent transformations in Over-the-Rhine were mentioned, including the unique shops and restaurants making that neighborhood a must-see.
Also highlighted were the Cincinnati Bell Connector, which started rolling last year, and the extensive renovations underway at Music Hall.
Just outside the city, Travel + Leisure suggests paying a visit to Hotel Covington, just over the river in Covington, Ky. The 1907 building used to house Coppens Department Store, and its unique architecture and rich history are worth a stop at its Artisan Coffee Bar.
What makes Cincinnatis ranking even more special is that the list wasnt just limited to the United States. Cities from around the world were included
Key factors that determine which cities make the cut are new development, food and drink, according to the magazine.
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Over the past year and a half, American traveler Cassie De Pecol has visited every country in the world, and the greetings she received weren't always gracious. She had set out to promote peace in her own small way, by meeting people from every country in the world -- and she did so at a record pace.
Traveling to all the world's 196 sovereign nations in 18 months and 26 days, De Pecol made the trip in less than half the time it took the previous Guinness World Record holder.
She recalled telling the North Korean guard about her mission: She was there to show that, even if their governments couldn't be friends, the two of them didn't have to be enemies. "I just like to show that we can be friends and we can kind of coexist," De Pecol said.
De Pecol, who majored in environmental studies in college, said she felt she couldn't travel the world without having a larger purpose. She embarked on her world tour in July 2015, promoting sustainable tourism everywhere she went as an ambassador for the International Institute of Peace Through Tourism.
The nonprofit was founded in 1986, the United Nation's "Year of Peace," to promote cultural understanding after terrorist incidents sparked tensions between Eastern and Western countries.
The 27-year-old spoke before more than 16,000 students about the ways to offset your carbon footprint when you travel.
"If you say, fly from Bangalore, India, to Colombo, Sri Lanka, you end up killing one tree during that flight, the goal is to plant two trees, for regenerative tourism, not just sustainable tourism," De Pecol said.
Having flown over 255 times on her expedition, De Pecol says she's been called hypocritical for boasting a sustainable mission.
De Pecol aims to completely offset the heavy carbon footprint of her trip, however, planting trees in over 50 countries.
"It's tough to figure out to get permission to plant a tree in a lot of countries, but I've been trying to do that as much as possible. I've planted close to 50 trees now but there's about 500 more, so that's just a goal."
She said she would plant the rest when she gets back home to Connecticut after the expedition.
De Pecol said she's faced criticism for the short time she spent in each place -- too brief, critics say, to have meaningful experiences.
"It all comes down to two words: time management," De Pecol says in her defense. "One could spend Saturday and Sunday chilling at home watching Netflix -- totally OK, I am guilty of that at times -- or traveling to five places within one country, five countries within those two days."
Others accuse her of only being in it to chase the record -- and money.
In total, De Pecol budgeted $198,000 to get herself around the world.
De Pecol was 23 years old when she began planning her journey, and in the beginning she had no funding. During the year and a half that she spent planning her trip, she says she saved $10,000 by babysitting, then went about acquiring sponsors.
"I had to really utilize Google and be like 'how am I going to find the funding to do this?' 'How did other people find the funding to do this?' So I looked at people like Ranulph Fiennes who is considered the worlds greatest living explorer," De Pecol said.
She attracted a wide range of sponsors, from big companies like AIG to a hand-painted tote bag artisan, and she exchanged board at eco-hotels for promotional coverage of their sustainability efforts.
Before she embarked on her record-setting adventure, De Pecol had some practice traveling abroad on a budget. A semester shy of graduating at 21, she left college with a one-way ticket to Europe and $2,000. She spent two years traveling and working in hotels to satisfy her wanderlust.
Though Americans can travel freely in many parts of the world, obtaining visas for the countries that require them proved to be one of the biggest challenges, she said -- and geopolitical tensions came into play.
Travelers are not allowed to enter North Korea alone, and Americans who wish to visit are charged a hefty price.
"The visa was like $1,000 for three days, whereas I went in with a group of Chinese tourists and their visa was like $300 for three days," De Pecol said.
In other places where she struggled to get approved for a visa, like Turkmenistan and Syria, she turned to social media for help.
"There have been cases when I post on my Facebook 'Hi I need help getting into Libya' or 'I need help getting into Syria,' and at that point it's kind of trusting in the unknown, trusting in people," De Pecol said.
Guinness World Records officials split the "fastest person to travel to all sovereign countries" into gender categories after another woman attempting the record said she couldn't get into Saudi Arabia without a male escort.
"When determining if a record will be separated by gender, we look at each record on a case by case basis to see whether or not the record poses a different challenge for each gender. This does not mean that one category is more challenging than the other, only that the challenge is different," said Kaitlin Holl, records manager for Guinness World Records.
For De Pecol it was another mountain to climb for women's equality.
"I thought this is not right, this shouldn't be this way, and that's when I realized it was just one step backwards for equality between men and women, so I really made a push to bring that record back to where it was for the fastest person," De Pecol said.
To stay fit and healthy during her trip -- and to offset the times while traveling when she only had chips to eat -- De Pecol made sure to drink enough water, take vitamins and exercise.
She also went running wherever she was in the world, and practiced Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art she learned to be able to defend herself as a woman traveling alone. Krav Maga Worldwide was among her sponsors.
Her post-expedition body in top shape, she's scheduled to compete in an Ironman Challenge in San Diego this March.
De Pecol said she may never put roots somewhere permanently, and isn't so sure about adopting the nine-to-five grind.
"I thought, you know what, it actually scares me a little bit. I would quit like after a week," she said.
There's just one place De Pecol hasn't been: Antarctica. While not technically a sovereign nation, she'll journey there with Quark Expeditions in late February.
"I was like, hey, if I go to six continents, 196 countries, I may as well hit up the last continent," De Pecol said.
She has plans to write a book about her journey and finish an educational documentary when she returns from Antarctica.
"I put myself in this position where now I have to figure out how I'm going to support myself through entrepreneurial projects and that sort of thing for the rest of my life," she said.
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Meet the Goodwins. Photo: Cody Welsh
Given and Aamion. Photo: Cody Welsh
"Given didnt really want to be making a movie. But he kind of warmed up to us over the year that we traveled." Director Jess Bianchi Photo: Cody Welsh
Navigating the subway to the Rockaways. Photo: Cody Welsh
Australia. Pumping. Photo: Cody Welsh
Slow yourself down and youll see so much more. That quickly became the mantra of the film. Photo: Cody Welsh
Daize. Australia. Photo: Cody Welsh
Aamion and Daize. Fiji. Photo: Cody Welsh
Given and True. Fiji. Photo: Cody Welsh
Fiji. Photo: Cody Welsh
Aamion and Given. And fish. Photo: Cody Welsh
Aamion and a horse with 80s metal hair band locks. Photo: Cody Welsh
Iceland. Photo: Cody Welsh
Iceland. Photo: Cody Welsh
The grass is always greener. In Ireland. Photo: Cody Welsh
Ireland. Photo: Cody Welsh
Aamion and Given. Ireland. Photo: Cody Welsh
Irish tubes. Photo: Cody Welsh
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Daize. Photo: Cody Welsh
Navigating a market in Israel. Photo: Cody Welsh
Israel. Photo: Cody Welsh
Daize and True. Israel. Photo: Cody Welsh
Given and Aamion. Israel. Photo: Cody Welsh
Given. Marshall Islands. Photo: Cody Welsh
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Morocco. Photo: Cody Welsh
Morocco. Photo: Cody Welsh
Morocco. Photo: Cody Welsh
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Morocco. Photo: Cody Welsh
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Aamion. Nepal. Photo: Cody Welsh
Nepal. Photo: Cody Welsh
Daize and True. Photo: Cody Welsh
Given and Aamion. Navigating the shuffle in Nepal. Photo: Cody Welsh
New Zealand. Photo: Cody Welsh
NZ set up. Photo: Cody Welsh
Given playing with toys in a New Zealand marsh. Photo: Cody Welsh
Daize. Peru. Photo: Cody Welsh
Peru. Photo: Cody Welsh
Senegal. Photo: Cody Welsh
South Africa whip. Photo: Cody Welsh
Daize. South Africa. Photo: Cody Welsh
Aamion. Thailand. Photo: Cody Welsh
Thailand. Photo: Cody Welsh
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AamionGoodwin had an unorthodox upbringing.A product of his fathers rejection of the constraints of modern society, Aamion spent much of his childhood bouncing between Fiji, Australia, and Kauai. Now a father himself,Aamion,along with his wife Daize, are passing along that love for cultures around the world on to their young children, Given (their son), and True (their newborn daughter).
Givenis a cinematically stunning film thattraces the travels of the Goodwins over the course of a year around the world, from Hawaii to Australia, Nepal to Peru. And its all told from the perspective of the Goodwins son, hence the name.
More than anything, says the films director Jess Bianchi, Given is meant to show people not that the Goodwins way of life is the right way, or that theyre the poster children for an alternative lifestyle, but simply theres a way to get by that exists outside the norm. I do hope the film will inspire people to break from whatever, like, block they have in their life, Bianchi told The Inertia in an interview. Whether its a family that wants to travel the world, or maybe its just a block in their smaller circle. But just to get out of their ordinary life thats obviously not working for them, and just see that theres a whole different life they could be living.
Check out the website to find a screening near you. The film will also be available onFebruary 28 atwww.giventhemovie.com/shop and all platforms in March.
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World Travel Holdings ranks in the top 50 among companies hiring telecommuters
Wilmington, Mass. (PRWEB) February 09, 2017
World Travel Holdings is proud to announce that for the third year in a row it has been named to FlexJobs' annual list of the 100 Top Companies to Watch for Telecommuting and Remote Jobs. This list is based on an analysis of more than 47,000 companies and their telecommuting job posting histories in the FlexJobs database during 2016. World Travel Holdings is one of 100 companies that had the highest number of telecommuting job openings on the FlexJobs site in 2016. To be considered for this list, the jobs offered by these companies had to be telecommuting-friendly, either allowing for candidates to telecommute entirely or part of the time.
"Ten years ago we began transitioning to become a predominantly work-at-home company to allow us to recruit top talent for our travel agent positions, and since then we have retained many valuable employees by providing them the flexibility to work from home," said Loren Kennedy, vice president of Human Resources for World Travel Holdings. "Our vision is to broaden horizons both for our team and for our customers. We strive to create a very engaged workplace since more than 80 percent of our employee base works from home and we want everyone to feel part of something bigger. This satisfaction translates to a positive customer experience and ultimately can be attributed to why we are a powerhouse in the travel industry."
In the past, World Travel Holdings has hired for jobs with telecommuting options such as Travel Professional, Customer Care Representative and Business Development Manager and has been recognized as a leader in the industry in virtually recruiting, hiring and training more than 330 employees annually.
There has been notable growth in telecommuting in recent years and the movement toward a more remote and mobile workforce is growing stronger. Continued advances in mobile and cloud workplace technologies, the workforce dominance of tech-savvy Millennials, and the financial, health, and work-life balance benefits that remote work offers both employers and workers are driving this trend. Sixty-eight percent of U.S. workers say, in the future, they expect to work remotely instead of commute to an office every day.
"The results of this year's list are in line with the overall growth trends we're observing in the flexible job marketplace, with increasingly diverse companies turning to the TRaD' (or telecommuting, remote, and distributed) model of work as an integrated business practice," said Sara Sutton Fell, founder and CEO of FlexJobs. "From an even broader perspective, more people are now professionally engaged in the knowledge economy, which naturally supports jobs that can be done from home. And as more companies embrace remote work in meaningful ways, more people will have greater access to broader career and employment opportunities, creating a positive ripple effect on our economy."
For more information, please visit Flexjobs.com/blog/top100remote, contact Marilyn McCawley at MMccawley(at)wth(dot)com, or Kathy Gardner at kgardner(at)flexjobs(dot)com.
About World Travel Holdings World Travel Holdings is the world's largest cruise agency and award-winning leisure travel company with a portfolio of more than 40 diverse brands. In addition to owning some of the largest brands distributing cruises, villas, hotels, resort vacations, cars and luxury travel services, World Travel Holdings has a vast portfolio of licensed private label partnerships comprised of top leisure travel providers, including almost every U.S. airline, leading hotel brands and prominent corporations. The company also operates a top-rated travel agency franchise and the country's original host agency, and is consistently recognized as an industry leader in work-at-home employment. Its global presence includes operating multiple cruise and vacation brands in the United Kingdom. World Travel Holdings has offices in Long Island, NY; Wilmington, Mass.; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Virginia Beach, Va.; Chorley, United Kingdom and Southampton, England. For more information, visit WorldTravelHoldings.com.
About FlexJobs FlexJobs is the leading online service for professionals seeking telecommuting, flexible schedule, part-time, and freelance jobs. With flexible job listings in over 50 career categories, and opportunities ranging from entry-level to executive and freelance to full-time, FlexJobs offers job seekers a safe, easy, and efficient way to find professional and legitimate flexible job listings. Having helped over two million people in their job searches, FlexJobs has appeared on CNN, CNBC and Marketplace Money and in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company and hundreds of other trusted media outlets. FlexJobs' Founder & CEO Sara Sutton Fell has also launched two additional partner sites, Remote.co and 1 Million for Work Flexibility, to help provide education and awareness about the viability and benefits of remote working and work flexibility. Sutton Fell is also the creator of The TRaD* Works Conference (*Telecommuting, Remote, & Distributed), dedicated to helping companies leverage the benefits of telecommuting, remote and distributed teams.
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BBC News | Trump travel ban: Tough questions in US appeals court hearing BBC News The final minutes of the hearing were spent on whether the travel ban amounted to a shut-out for Muslims, which would be unconstitutional. Judge Richard Clifton asked both sides on the issue, pointing out it affected only 15% of the world's Muslims. Trump Seeks to Limit Damage From Restraining Order on Travel Ban Court mulls travel ban: To compound whiplash, or calm it? US appeals court weighs appeal of Trump's travel ban |
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Student Annalese Abreu got a free passport at the on-campus CIEE Passport Caravan. She plans to study abroad in Thailand.
Maybe traveling the world is on your bucket list.
The first step to making that goal a reality: Getting a passport. More than 120 FIU students recently got their first passports for free.
FIUs Office of Study Abroad and The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) recently hosted a passport caravan on campus. As part of its support of Generation Study Abroad, a nation-wide initiative to double the number of American students studying abroad by 2020, CIEE committed to pay the $135 passport fee for FIU students.
Its about opening access to travel abroad, Director of FIUs Office of Study Abroad Laura Boudon said. Were helping students with that first hurdle. There are so many benefits for students and for all of us. Whether traveling or studying abroad, as we learn about other peoples and cultures, it gives us more time to reflect on ourselves, our place in the world, our goals and what we want to do in life.
Senior psychology major Natalie Pearson was one of the students who received a free passport.
I really want to travel, she said. If I can get out there, explore and learn a lot, Im all for it. If you dont travel, you dont know anything about the world. It creates more of an open mind.
Some of the places on her list: Spain, England, the Netherlands and Germany.
When finance and marketing major Christian Google heard about the passport event, he thought, Google, you better get that passport.
He said his enthusiasm wasnt just about getting the passport for free, it was about being ready to travel.
It will really help me in my future endeavors, he said. For Google, a photographer, being able to travel will allow him to strengthen his career, take photos all over the world and go wherever his job may take him.
Google was so happy with the opportunity that he also encouraged his roommate and fellow FIU student who was getting ready to travel to come to the caravan and get a free passport, too.
Study Abroad
In 2014, FIU joined the Generation Study Abroad commitment of the Institute of International Education, and made it one of its goals to double the number of students at FIU studying abroad by 2020. Currently, nearly 900 Panthers each year study, research or intern abroad in dozens of countries throughout the world.
Study abroad is traveling with an academic component. Students usually enroll for an FIU course and most often the faculty member teaching the course travels with students and leads the study abroad trip.
From academic, professional and personal development to community-building, there are numerous reasons why study abroad trips are a very special form of travel, Boudon said.
If youre traveling with a group every day, you get to know those people in a very different way, she explained. Theres a camaraderie, a little community, and I know many students continue to keep in contact after they graduate. It connects them to FIU.
Studying abroad also has the potential to be a resume builder.
Companies in the global environment like to see that students know how other people live, Boudon said. It broadens their perspective. And it tells employers the student is flexible, maybe willing to try to learn a new language and be in new situations.
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World Travel Guide | The 10 Best Stargazing Sites in the World World Travel Guide A visit to Hawaii already offers sun, sand and surf; travel to Big Island and you can revel in what many people consider to be the best stargazing on the planet. You may be at risk of altitude sickness (the top of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano, is 13 ... |
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Cruise Travel / Travel Tips Posted by PeterGreenberg.com on February 8, 2017 at 5:24 am
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Whats the fastest area of growth in the cruise industry? River cruises.
To give you an idea of how fast this segment is growing, consider this: last year there were 18 new river cruise ships, a 10 percent increase over the previous year.
River cruises are not just for aging baby boomers.
Multigenerational families are now booking river cruises, and one cruise line is starting to tailor river cruises to millennials.
Its not just European river cruises on the rise.
In South America, there are new river cruises on the Amazon.
There are also new cruises in China on the Yangtze, and in the Pacific Northwest on the Columbia river.
Perhaps the best part of these river cruises is that the ships are relatively small and have less than 150 passengers.
They go at a slower pace and to destinations that mass tourism boats physically cant reachplaces where history was made, and where history still lives.
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South Georgia had a big problem. Rats and mice were decimating its native birds eggs and chicks.
The rodents, which arrived on ships during the 19th and early 20th centuries, had spread over much of the island, home to 90 percent of the worlds Antarctic fur seals, half the worlds elephant seals and four species of penguins, including 400,000 king penguins.
Rats had access to every nest, Sarah Lurcock, site director of the South Georgia Heritage Trust, told travelers on an Abercrombie & Kent charter cruise to the Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica. As a result, the main island, one of the worlds last great wilderness areas, had been all but abandoned by its native inhabitants storm petrels, blue petrels and prions. And the South Georgia Pip was threatened.
Enter Team Rat, the worlds largest rodent eradication project. Lurcock told her listeners that a $145 donation would help eradicate rats on 1 hectare (2.7 acres) of the island. If we miss a single pregnant female rate, we would fail, she said.
The program, now in its fourth phrase, is working. Pipits, the worlds most southerly songbirds, found only in South Georgia, are nesting again.
But that good news is tempered by concerns about the impact of climate change. Scientists are anxiously anticipating what they predict will be one of the largest breakoffs ever recorded from Antarcticas Larson Ice Shelf.
They say the breakoff of an iceberg the size of Delaware could destabilize and contribute to the melting of the inland glaciers on the frozen continent, which could raise sea levels. Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey recently announced they wont remain at their research station in the Antarctic winter because if the situation worsens, evacuation may be impossible.
These environmental concerns are being aired as Antarctica increasingly becomes a destination for tourists and especially younger tourists. According to the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), which was formed 25 years ago to promote and advocate for environmentally responsible tourism, nearly 44,000 visitors are expected this season, most of them by ship. Landings grew 10.5 percent last year, with American and Australian tourists leading the way, followed by Chinese.
Tourism is tightly regulated from where boats may dock, to staff rations, to guidelines for watching marine wildlife, to wilderness etiquette (the animals have the right of way), to garbage policy. Only 100 people at a time may visit a beach teeming with thousands of nesting penguins, sea birds and elephant and fur seals. To avoid introducing alien species, tourists must disinfect their boots in special solutions after landings, and they must vacuum their jackets and backpacks before setting shore again. Tourists aboard ships carrying more than 500 passengers cant land at all. For those who can, all activities from kayaking to climbing to walking on the beach must be assessed for environmental impact.
Amanda Lynnes, a spokeswoman for IAATO,said the organization believes the increasing number of visitors hasnt had a discernible environmental impact. She added that long-term monitoring of human activity and tourism is vital and must be a collaborative effort involving the tourism industry, conservation groups and the more than 50 nations that have signed the Antarctic Treaty.
While South Georgia is part of the United Kingdom, Antarctica the only continent without a native human population is overseen by the treaty parties, which include the United States.
The new attention on Antarctica and the increasing number of visitors can have a positive impact, said Dr. James McClintock, a biology professor and Antarctica expert at the University of Alabama. A national authority on the effects of climate change in Antarctica and author of Lost Antarctica Adventures in a Disappearing Land, McClintock has been conducting research for the National Science Foundation Research on the continent for some 25 years.
He said he was nervous about tourism until he had the opportunity to lecture to tourists. Ive been very impressed with the companies taking people to Antarctica, he said. The do all they can to be good citizens, and I watch guests being very conscious and careful.
They go home as ambassadors to Antarctica. They talk to senators and congressmen. Theyve seen climate change with their own eyes, receding sea ice, retreating glaciers, the impact on sea life as a result.
Antarctica, he said, is an otherworldly experience to visit, one that offers a sense of our planet that you wont get anywhere else.
At least for now.
Eileen Ogintz is the creator of the syndicated column and website Taking the Kids. Sheis also the author of the ten-book KidsGuide series to major American cities and the Great Smoky Mountains. The third-edition of the Kids Guide to NYC has just been released.
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No one knows the ins and outs of a city quite like a local, be it the food, art, or nightlife. With Architectural Adventures, a travel program recently launched by the American Institute of Architects, travelers with a passion for culture, history, and particularly architecture can embark on trips expertly curated by those who know the cityscape best: local architects. The first trip, Havana Revealedkicking off in Cuba on March 10features a walking tour through the vibrant streets of Old Havana, a closer look at a 16th-century stone fortress, and a visit to a historic architecture restoration factory. Other trips for 2017 include tours of Chicago, Northern Italy, and China. AD spoke with Luke Diorio, a managing director at AIA, on what travelers can look forward to when booking with Architectural Adventures.
Architectural Digest: How did the concept for Architectural Adventures develop?
Luke Diorio: For years the AIA has led trips for its members to various parts of the world to examine and promote knowledge of design issues and to encourage a global dialogue on the art of building and design. Architectural Adventures provides these travelers distinctive and exclusive opportunities to engage with the past, present, and future of building and design in the worlds greatest sites and cities through a full series of immersive, architecture-centered travel experiences featuring knowledgeable and engaging experts. This means both a world-class vacation and a unique opportunity to learn about the built environment in breathtaking settings around the globe.
AD: Who are you hoping will travel with Architectural Adventures?
LD: Architectural Adventures is a special program of the American Institute of Architects, and while we hope that many of our 90,000-plus members choose to travel with our program, it is not just for our members. The program is open to anyoneespecially those who are architecture enthusiasts and world travelers.
The boldly colored buildings in Cuba's Old Havana.
AD: How were the destinations and architectural sites chosen?
LD: First and foremost, we started by considering global destinations that would offer a rich architectural experience for our travelers. We then surveyed prospective travelers to gain an understanding of how this matched their interests. Once our destinations were selected and an expert was identified, the team worked with the expert, the tour operator, and often the local AIA chapter to develop the trip itinerary and details.
The canals of Northern Italy will eventually be included on the AIA-sponsored tours.
AD: What do you hope for travelers to take away from their trip with Architectural Adventures?
LD: It is our hope that travelers experience something unique at each of our destinations, providing a deeper appreciation of the culture, history, and architectureespecially through special excursions and exclusive behind-the-scenes access to popular sites. Our program manages every detail of the trip, allowing travelers to focus on the culture and architecture in a small group atmosphere with like-minded travelers.
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Church World Service Lancaster, which has resettled hundreds of refugees in the county, may have to lay off a fourth of its staff as a result of President Donald Trumps executive order on immigration.
Stephanie Gromek, the organizations local community resource coordinator, said Friday that it was trying to find alternatives, but up to 10 of the 38 Lancaster staffers might have to be laid off until the refugee resettlement program resumes.
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The faith-based nonprofits funding for the division that resettles refugees is tied to refugees coming through, she said.
However, she said, if it finds a way to support those positions through the stoppage, What they would be doing is advocacy, trying to help.
Refugees, immigrants, local resettlement officers are all in a state of great uncertainty, Gromek said Tuesday. We are preparing for the worst and the best, simultaneously. We are really looking to the community for support and understanding through this time of transition.
The presidents Jan. 27 order suspended resettlement for four months and limited it to 50,000 admissions in 2017 less than half of the previous limit.
It also halted admission of Syrian refugees indefinitely, and suspended entry to the U.S. for most travelers, except U.S. citizens, on passports from seven majority-Muslim countries for 90 days.
However, U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle issued a ruling late Friday that temporarily blocked the order, and as of Monday afternoon that block was still in place as legal wrangling continued.
Last year Church World Service Lancaster helped 407 refugees resettle here. That includes some 70 Syrian refugees resettled here since September 2015. (Some 11.5 million Syrians have fled the violence and civil war in their country.)
Nearly 70 percent of the national organizations funding $61 million of $88 million came from the U.S. government, with another 20 percent ($18 million) coming from the public.
Even as the nonprofit struggles with its main source of funding, it has seen the community coming together to support its mission.
Last month, nearly 2,000 people attended a fundraising event organized in the city to benefit Church World Service. Together they donated some $28,000 more than 10 times raised during a similar event in 2015.
Similarly, during last years Extraordinary Give charity event, Church World Service received $77,655 from 603 donors, a sevenfold increase from the $11,100 it got from 80 donors in 2014.
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Portrait of Garrett Cornelison
Garrett Cornelisons Instagram name is also his philosophy in life. He believes despite everything that the world is Really Kind Of Amazing. And whether hes traveling to all 50 states taking portraits of people, or finding the beauty in his own backyard, his eyes are open to amazingness all around him.
Cornelisons photographs are bright, warm, and filled with the vibrant colors. They have a certain magnetic quality that leave you feeling like you too would see beauty everywhere if only you could just take slow down a little.
Last week, Garrett and I spoke about his work and what struck me about him was how genuinely he loves what he does and the people he gets to meet. Hes incredibly easy going, letting the journey guide him to the subjects and places that he captures. We talked about about his start in photography, his wild trip documenting all of the United States, and his feelings of wanting to do more since the election.
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A few weeks ago, we covered the hot travel trends for 2017. A few days later, we featured the Top Ten Hostels of the Year. Now were looking at hotels, eco-resorts, and co-living spaces with a focus on properties so special that they become a cornerstone of your adventure.
Some of these properties are pricey. Some are very pricey. Thats not really the issue here. What were concerned with is value-per-dollar and thats where these 10 spaces shine. You might sleep in the jungle for two weeks then break the bank Kardashian-style at Villa Manzu. Or maybe you sail the world on the cheap, before holing up at the Brando with Leo. Its your dream, were just here to facilitate.
So check out our 2017 top 10, follow up with some research, and pin a few new spots on your travel vision board. This is your year.
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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) each spoke out against President Trump's executive order banning travel from seven nations for 90 days.
The WTTC urged Trump to reconsider the travel ban on citizens of Iran, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Somalia, Libya and Sudan.
"The [order] goes directly against the fundamental right of freedom to travel," said WTTC CEO David Scowsill in a statement, adding that the order had "created immense confusion among travelers and travel companies worldwide."
"Our sector is responsible for the livelihoods of millions worldwide," Scowsill said. "The U.S. has suffered in the past from similar isolationist policies. We urge the Trump administration to reconsider this ban."
Scowsill further stated that "suspending travel based only on a person's nationality or their origin is wrong" and that many travelers had been "unnecessarily disrupted, due to the unclear nature of the executive order, coupled with a lack of prior consultation and poor communication to airlines and border officials."
"Preventing 'aliens' from entering the U.S. for legitimate business or leisure purposes is misguided and counterproductive for the American economy," he said.
The UNWTO expressed "strong condemnation" of the travel ban.
"The travel ban, based on nationality, is contrary to the principles of freedom of travel and travel facilitation promoted by the international tourism community, and will hinder the immense benefits that the tourism sector brings in terms of economic growth and job creation to many countries, including the USA," UNWTO stated.
UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai further stated that "isolationism and blind discriminatory actions will not lead to increased security but rather to growing tensions and threats."
"Besides the direct impact, the image of a country which imposes travel bans in such a hostile way will surely be affected among visitors from all over the world and risk dumping travel demand to the USA," Rifai said.
IATA, the international trade group for commercial airlines, was also critical of the executive order. But unlike WTTC and UNWTO, IATA focused its attention on the quick fashion in which the travel ban was put in place, rather than on the policy itself. The action stranded hundreds of travelers in airports around the world.
"The [executive order] was issued without prior coordination or warning, causing confusion among both airlines and travelers," IATA said. "It also placed additional burdens on airlines to comply with unclear requirements, to bear implementation costs and to face potential penalties for noncompliance.
"We ask for early clarity from the U.S. administration on the current situation. Moreover, we urge all governments to provide sufficient advance coordination of changes in entry requirements so that travelers can clearly understand them and airlines can efficiently implement them."
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BBC News | Trump suffers new travel ban setback BBC News Iraq, one of the countries named in the ban, has praised the revocation of the travel ban as a "move in the right direction", Reuters reported. Iran has also responded to Judge Robart's ruling by saying it would allow a US wrestling team to compete in ... Trump's travel ban continues its legal journey Why is Donald Trump's travel ban suspended? Legal updates and process, what happens next Trump ramps up criticism of judge after travel ban setback |
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A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether to restore President Trumps controversial immigration order, marking a critical juncture for the presidents directive temporarily barring refugees and those from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
The hearing, which will be conducted by telephone, is to review an order by a lower court judge to put Trumps directive on hold.
It was scheduled just as Justice Department lawyers made their final written pitch to immediately restore the presidents order and as tech companies, law professors and former high-ranking national security officials joined a mushrooming legal campaign to keep the measure suspended.
Justice Department lawyers asserted that the executive order was a lawful exercise of the Presidents authority over the entry of aliens into the United States and the admission of refugees, and that U.S. District Judge James Robarts order to stop it was vastly overbroad.
The future of the temporary ban now lies with three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit: William C. Canby Jr., who was appointed by President Carter; Judge Richard Clifton, who was appointed by President George W. Bush; and Judge Michelle Taryn Friedland, who was appointed by President Obama.
(Jayne Orenstein,Dalton Bennett,Natalie Jennings/The Washington Post)
The judges said each side would have 30 minutes to present their arguments beginning at 6 p.m. Eastern. It is unclear how soon a ruling could follow. The hearing will be live-streamed, the clerk of court said..
With the court case ongoing, those once stopped from coming to the United States have rushed to come into the country. The Department of Homeland Security said it was suspending all enforcement of Trumps directive after the federal judge in Seattle ordered it frozen, and many travelers have since been able to reunite with family here.
[Court document: Declaration of National Security Officials]
The broad legal issue is whether Trump exceeded his authority and violated the First Amendment and federal immigration law, and whether his executive order imposes irreparable harm on those it affects.
Either Justice Department lawyers representing the Trump administration, or the states of Washington and Minnesota which had successfully sued to put the ban on hold could ask the Supreme Court to intervene if they disagree with the appeals court decision. The Supreme Court, though, remains one justice short, and many see it as ideologically split 4-4. A tie would keep in place whatever the appeals court decides.
The rhetoric from both sides has been fierce. The states of Washington and Minnesota argued in a filing Monday that reinstating the ban would unleash chaos again by separating families, stranding our university students and faculty, and barring travel.
Justice Department lawyers countered that non-citizens outside the United States have no substantive right or basis for judicial review in the denial of a visa at all, and that, at most, the lower court judge should have limited his ruling to previously admitted aliens who are temporarily abroad now or who wish to travel and return to the United States in the future.
Federal immigration law undeniably gives the president broad authority to bar people from coming into the United States, saying that if he finds the entry of any aliens would be detrimental to the countrys interests, he can impose restrictions. Legal analysts have said those challenging the ban will face an uphill climb to overturn it.
[Court document: Amicus brief by tech companies]
Yet the opposition has been successful so far, and it is growing. On Monday, 10 former high-ranking diplomatic and national security officials; nearly 100 Silicon Valley tech companies; more than 280 law professors; a coalition of 16 state or district attorneys general, including those from D.C., Maryland and Virginia; and a host of civil liberties and other organizations formally lent their support to the legal bid to block Trumps order.
While it is not unusual for outside parties to weigh in on legal cases of such public interest, the breadth and depth of those lining up behind Washington and Minnesota is notable.
Former secretaries of state John F. Kerry and Madeleine Albright, along with former CIA director Leon Panetta, former CIA and National Security Agency Director Michael Hayden and other former top national security officials, attached their names to an affidavit declaring there was no national security purpose for a complete barring of people from the seven affected countries.
Since September 11, 2001, not a single terrorist attack in the United States has been perpetrated by aliens from the countries named in the Order, the group declared. Very few attacks on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001 have been traced to foreign nationals at all.
[Travelers from Iran board flights to the United States following stay, attorney says]
Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Twitter, Uber and other companies asserted in a brief that Trumps order hinders the ability of American companies to attract great talent; increases costs imposed on business; makes it more difficult for American firms to compete in the international marketplace; and gives global enterprises a new, significant incentive to build operations and hire new employees outside the United States.
And 16 attorneys general said, while their specific businesses and residents were different, all stand to face the concrete, immediate, and irreparable harms caused by the Executive Order.
Trump and his supporters have continued to press the case that the short-term stoppage on refugees and immigrants from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen is necessary for national security reasons. He said Monday, during remarks at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, that, We need strong programs so that people that love us and want to love our country and will end up loving our country are allowed in, not people who want to destroy us and destroy our country.
On Twitter, he went so far as to suggest that if an attack were to happen, the judiciary would be to blame.
Just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril, Trump wrote. If something happens blame him and court system. People pouring in. Bad!
[Trump lashes out at so-called judge who temporarily blocked entry ban]
The president also dismissed as fake news polls showing opposition to the executive order and asserted that the public wants and needs border security and strong vetting.
Federal courts in New York, California and elsewhere already have blocked aspects of the ban from being implemented, although one federal judge in Massachusetts declared that he did not think that challengers had demonstrated that they had a high likelihood of success. The case before the 9th Circuit, though, is much broader than the others, because it stems from a federal judges outright halting of the ban.
Robert Barnes, Brian Murphy and John Wagner contributed to this report.
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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO)-Heres an incredible journey. The Vrapi family will be traveling all around the world for approximately two years.
We came across their blog and YouTube called, When In Rome Travels, which will document their travels.
The family, mother Kaleigh, father, Engjell, and their three kids, were recently in New Orleans.
They contacted News with a Twist Reporter Kenny Lopez to tell him about their trip.
Their journey began in Montana, and they plan to travel all around the United States for the next five months.
They are traveling in an RV. After touring the United States, then they will head abroad for 15 months to Europe, Asia, and South America.
We used to own two restaurants, Kaleigh said.My husband is a chef and Im a sommelier. We have three kids, and were working so hard, we werent able to spend the quality time we wanted with our kids, so we decided to sell everything. We sold our house, our cars, our businesses, and are now traveling with our kids.
The family plans to explore as many restaurants and wineries as they can to broaden their culinary perspectives, but most important for them is the family time that they are sharing with each other.
For a link to their blog& YouTube channel, click HERE.
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BBC News | Trump travel ban: Seattle judge issues nationwide block BBC News A US judge in Seattle has issued a temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump's ban on travellers from seven mainly Muslim nations. Federal Judge James Robart ruled against government lawyers' claims that US states did not have the standing ... Trump travel ban: Airlines allow banned nationals after Seattle ruling |
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