Travel News:

• NY Times Travel shares 12 Travel Apps Worth Keeping in 2016.
• LA Times has Winning Photos of Creatures Found In America’s Wildlife Refuges.
• The AP says Paris Tourism Took A Hit After Attacks But Dip Could Level Off.
• I know it’s over but CN Traveler shares 6 Places To Have A Low-Key Christmas.

• Smarter Travel tells us about One Company Bridging Gap Between Hotels & Hostels.
• T+L has a slideshow with the World’s Best Islands For Food.
• Frommer’s has Pauline Frommer’s Top Travel Resolutions For The Coming Year.
• Yahoo tells us How To Win A Historic Inn in Maine.
• Road Warrior Voices writes about A New Marriott Hotel Training & Employing People with Disabilities. Pretty amazing stuff!
• Fodor’s has a slideshow with 50 Reasons To Visit Every US State Capital.
• NatGeo has Reader Recs: Life-Changing Childhood Trips.
• The Travel Channel has a slideshow with Wonderful Winter Weekend Getaways.
• Outside shows us the Customizable Eddie Bauer MicroTherm StormDown Jacket.
• Buzzfeed writes how Everyone In Japan Goes To KFC For Christmas & It’s Awesome.

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