Q&A with Kimberly Krol Inlander, Editor-in-Chief
As we approach the holiday season, are you planning to travel for the holidays? A few years ago, my now-husband and I departed for a European river cruise the day after Christmas, celebrating the New Year in Vienna, Austria, and we returned with lifelong memories. Do you prefer to stay closer to home for the holidays, or do you use the break to see a new place?
Tell us. Email us at letters@globaltravelerusa.com
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In our September 2022 issue we asked: Is a cruise in your future travel plans? What destinations would you recommend, and what regions would you sail to that you haven’t yet explored? A few readers wrote in:
My husband and I are looking at domestic cruises that sail through some of the country’s best rivers. We found that, while we are always keen to leave the country and explore new places, there’s so much of the United States we have yet to experience!
My friends went on an American Queen Voyages trip a few years back and had nothing but positive feedback. They went up the Mississippi River and were amazed at how different everything looks from the river.
I would love to book an American Queen Voyages cruise on the Mississippi, Illinois or Ohio rivers, or even try one of the cruise line’s Great Lakes trips. I have always wanted to venture onto Lake Michigan. I visited the Great Lakes as a child but never actually journeyed by boat onto these vast bodies
of water. It would fulfill a childhood dream to cruise these lakes.
FATIMA HOOK, VIA EMAIL
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Chattanooga’s Record-Breaking Hospitality Jobs
In the Aug. 30 issue of eFlyer, we told readers how Chattanooga, Tennessee, met a major milestone of record-breaking hospitality jobs. We asked: What do you like most about Chattanooga? One reader wrote in:
As an outdoorsy traveler, I loved experiencing Chattanooga’s natural sites, from its trails to lakes to scenic overlooks. Some of my favorite places I visited in and around Chattanooga include Rock City Gardens, Ruby Falls and white-water rafting down the Ocoee River. I was thrilled to hear Chattanooga is bouncing back after the pandemic and hope to return to the area soon.
CONNER KRUEGER, VIA EMAIL
Recent Cruises, Future Travel
We had a delightful two weeks on the Queen Mary 2 in May/June (trans-Atlantic and Norwegian fjords), followed by a week in Helsinki and Germany. … I called it our visit to the great symphony spaces in Helsinki, Berlin and Hamburg. The new Elbe Philharmonic is particularly spectacular, and it’s revitalizing Hamburg.
We were pleasantly delighted with our first big-ship cruise, and we’re now booked on the new Queen Anne’s Caribbean itinerary in February 2024.
We followed the cruise with a week in Singapore in September, then a grand trip to Spain/Morocco in late October/early November. We will cap off 2022 with a week in New York City mid-December.
We’ve had zero issues in all our travels — though we did have concerns traveling through London Heathrow Airport with all the British Airways cancellations. I had a backup plan with KLM through Amsterdam, but even that airport faced labor issues, so we stuck with our original British Airways flight which, fortunately, did not get canceled. Still, I’ve always felt it’s best to be prepared with a backup plan nowadays.
JONATHAN FUCHS, VIA EMAIL
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U.A.E.’s First Female Emirati Captain in Commercial Aviation
In the Sept. 7 issue of eFlyer, we told readers about Etihad Airways making history with the United Arab Emirates’ first female Emirati captain in commercial aviation. We asked: Is an airline’s support of gender diversity important to you when selecting an airline? One reader wrote in:
I heard this news about Capt. Aisha Al Mansoori and felt so empowered seeing her photo, wearing her uniform. It definitely makes me happy to see some progress being made, but at the same time, I feel disheartened. It’s 2022 and Al Mansoori is only now the first female Emirati captain in commercial aviation. I hope she proves to other women this is possible and we begin to see more and more women enter the field, feeling confident and capable of anything their male counterparts can do.
A big congratulations to Capt. Al Mansoori; I will be following her to see what she accomplishes next
KHADIJAH MORA, VIA EMAIL
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