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23 hours ago | travelresearchonline.com | Cheryl Rosen

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake rattled houses and their inhabitants in Istanbul on Wednesday, sending people running into the streets but causing little serious damage. More than 200 were injured as they jumped from buildings and rushed into the streets on what started as a peaceful afternoon during the Easter holidays, with schools closed and families celebrating. Schools will remain closed on Thursday and Friday, the government announced.

1 day ago | travelresearchonline.com | David Cogswell

Since 1986, Petrabax has made its reputation as a specialist in Spain, Portugal and Morocco. But the company has evolved to a new stage and is now offering tours to many other countries. These are not new services for the company. What is actually happening is that the company is offering English-language versions of tours it has already been offering for years to its Spanish-speaking market.

1 day ago | travelresearchonline.com | Cheryl Rosen

A federal judge has partially blocked a Trump administration policy that bans the use of X markers by non-binary people on their passports, or changes to their existing gender markers. US District Judge Julia Kobick, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, sided with a motion by the American Civil Liberties Union.

1 week ago | travelresearchonline.com | Cheryl Rosen

Miami Beach—When the press events at Seatrade are about six new ships that hold more than 6,000 passengers each, you know the cruise industry is in a growth spurt. And when the annual cruise conference in Miami starts with a party on one ship and ends with a party on another,  you know it will be a fun week.

1 week ago | travelresearchonline.com | Cheryl Rosen

A power outage again plunged Puerto Rico into darkness yesterday and shut down air conditioning across the island. More than half of Puerto Rico remained dark on Thursday but, with the Easter holidays on the horizon, power company Luma Energy promised to restore power to 90% of its 1.4 million customers within the next 48 hours.