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>>> WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. >> IT IS CHRISTMAS EVE.
THE NEW YEAR IS A GREAT
TIME TO BOOK YOUR 2020 TRAVEL
PLANS.
PLANS.
PLANS. >>
PLANS. >> HERE WITH SOME OF THE TOP
DESTINATIONS IS OUR
TRAVEL JOURNALIST LAURA POWELL.
WELCOME TO GREAT
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. >>
DAY. >> WE DID NOT SEND YOU THE
MEMO.
MEMO.
MEMO. >>
MEMO. >> ONE THING WHEN YOU ARE
TRAVELING IS YOU ALWAYS
LOOK FOR A FLIGHT WHERE YOU
DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A
LAYOVER AND GET ON ANOTHER
PLANE.
PLANE.
PLANE. >>
PLANE. >> YOU SAID IN 2020 WE HAVE A
NEW NONSTOP
NEW NONSTOP DESTINATIONS?
DESTINATIONS? >> WE DO.
>> WE DO.
>> WE DO. IT IS VERY EXCITING.
SOME GOOD NONSTOP
DESTINATIONS.
DESTINATIONS. STARTING THIS MONTH IN
DECEMBER, WE
DECEMBER, WE HAVE A NEW FLIGHT TO AFRICA AND
THERE ARE 10 ISLANDS
OFF OF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.
THREE FLIGHTS A
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. AND
WEEK. AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A
LITTLE SUN AND
BEACH THIS WINTER, IT IS A
GREAT PLACE TO GO.
IF
IF
IF YOU
IF YOU ARE TRYING TO GET SOME NEW
DESTINATIONS ON YOUR
2020 LIST, I WOULD IMAGINE MOST
PEOPLE HAVE NOT
BEEN.
BEEN.
BEEN. SO
BEEN. SO IT IS A NICE NONSTOP FLIGHT
AWAY NOW.
AWAY NOW.
AWAY NOW. >> THAT IS ON MY BUCKET LIST.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT
SOUTH AFRICA BUT THAT SEEMS TO
BE A LITTLE MORE.
>> IT IS ISLANDS.
IT IS NOT WHAT PEOPLE MIGHT
THINK OF AS A TYPICAL AFRICAN
DESTINATION.
DESTINATION. BUT FROM
BUT FROM
BUT FROM THERE, YOU CAN CONNECT TO OTHER
COUNTRIES IN AFRICA
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. >> WHAT OTHER NONSTOP FLIGHTS
CAN WE LOOK FOR?
>> IBERIA IS BACK BRINGING
NONSTOP FROM DC TO
MADRID.
MADRID.
MADRID. MADRID IS A FABULOUS
DESTINATION.
DESTINATION. I THINK
I THINK
I THINK BARCELONA IN THE LAST FEW YEARS
HAS GOTTEN ALL THE
ATTENTION.
ATTENTION. BUT THE FACT IS, MADRID IS A
GREAT
GREAT
GREAT HISTORICAL CITY.
HISTORICAL CITY. IT IS EASY TO GET AROUND.
THERE
THERE
THERE ARE
THERE ARE GREAT ART MUSEUMS.
THERE IS A MUSEUM WITH
20th CENTURY MASTERPIECES.
THAT IS A GREAT PLACE
TO GO.
TO GO.
TO GO. IT
TO GO. IT IS A GREAT WAY TO PEOPLE
WATCH.
WATCH.
WATCH. A
WATCH. A GREAT
A GREAT
A GREAT DESTINATION.
DESTINATION. FLIGHTS START IN MAY.
AND MAY IS A
REALLY NICE TIME TO GO TO
SPAIN.
SPAIN.
SPAIN. IT
SPAIN. IT IS BEFORE THE
HEAVY TOURIST SEASON STARTS.
>> IT IS EASY TO GET AROUND
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> AND A NONSTOP FLIGHT.
>> IS THERE ANOTHER
DESTINATION?
DESTINATION? >> THERE WAS A REALLY LONG
NONSTOP FLIGHT TO
JAPAN.
JAPAN.
JAPAN. UNITED IS STARTING A NEW
SERVICE TO TOKYO
STARTING IN MARCH.
THIS IS GOING TO GO TO THE
AIRPORT WHICH IS CLOSER TO THE
OTHER AIRPORTS IN THE
PAST.
PAST.
PAST. IT
PAST. IT IS FASTER TO GET INTO THE
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. SO
CITY. SO TOKYO
SO TOKYO
SO TOKYO AND JAPAN IN GENERAL WILL BE A
POPULAR DESTINATION
POPULAR DESTINATION NEXT YEAR.
NEXT YEAR. THE OLYMPICS ARE THERE.
IT IS GETTING A
LOT OF PRESS.
WHAT WE ARE SEEING AND JAPAN
-- AND
-- AND
-- AND I
-- AND I WENT TO JAPAN A LITTLE WHILE
AGO.
AGO.
AGO. YOU
AGO. YOU ARE SEEING
THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO BUILD
UP TOURISM AND
DESTINATIONS BEYOND TOKYO AND
OSAKA WHERE 90% OF THE
INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS GO AND
THEY DON'T GO
ANYWHERE ELSE.
ANYWHERE ELSE. GET ON ONE OF THE BULLET TRAINS
THAT
THAT
THAT WILL
THAT WILL WHISK YOU OFF TO DIFFERENT
PLACES.
PLACES.
PLACES. YOU CAN
YOU CAN
YOU CAN EXPLORE SAMURAI VILLAGES AND
JAPANESE PEOPLE
JAPANESE PEOPLE CULTURE.
CULTURE.
CULTURE. YOU CAN GO SKIING.
THERE IS TONS TO DO.
IT IS ABOUT A 14-16 HOUR FLIGHT
.
.
. >>
. >> I
. >> I HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT HOT
SPRINGS.
SPRINGS.
SPRINGS. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. JAPAN HAS SOME AMAZING HOT
SPRINGS.
SPRINGS.
SPRINGS. IT
IT
IT IS
IT IS A
IT IS A VERY TRADITIONAL BATHING
CULTURE.
CULTURE.
CULTURE. THERE IS A
WAY OF DOING THINGS.
THEY HAVE HOT SPRINGS AND THEY
HAVE HOT SPRINGS RESORTS ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY.
AT
AT
AT DIFFERENT PRICE POINTS.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
EXPENSIVE.
EXPENSIVE. THEY ALSO HAVE FOREST BATHING.
>> WHAT IS THAT?
>> IT IS GUIDED HIKING INTO
THE FOREST.
THE FOREST. IT IS
IT IS
IT IS KIND OF A MEDITATIVE PROCESS
WHERE YOU ARE AMID
NATURE AND JUST ENJOYING AND
SMELLING THE SCENTS.
>> THAT IS A BIG THING.
MORE OF A WELLNESS
TRAVEL.
TRAVEL.
TRAVEL. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. AND WHAT WE WILL SEE NEXT YEAR
-- A
-- A
-- A LOT
-- A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE
THOUGHT ABOUT WELLNESS
TRAVEL, THEY THOUGHT ABOUT
CANYON RANCH AND
SUPEREXPENSIVE.
SUPEREXPENSIVE. BUT I THINK WELLNESS TRAVEL
WILL
WILL
WILL COME
WILL COME DEMOCRATIZED NEXT YEAR SO
PEOPLE CAN DO IT.
IT
IT
IT DOESN'T COST MUCH TO GO FOR A
WALK IN THE WOODS OR
HAVE A TRIP TO THE HOT SPRINGS.
PEOPLE WILL BE
LOOKING FOR MORE WELLNESS
COMPONENTS ON THEIR
VACATION.
VACATION.
VACATION. WHETHER THEY ARE TRAVELING TO
JAPAN OR
JAPAN OR
JAPAN OR SOMEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
>> YOU MENTIONED WITH JAPAN
THAT PEOPLE ALSO WANT
TO SEE MAY BE A CITY THAT IS
NOT SO TOURISTY AND IS
MORE AROUND THE EDGES AND OFF
THE BEATEN PATH.
>> THERE IS THIS PHENOMENON WE
HAVE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY IN
THE LAST FEW YEARS
CALLED OVER TOURISM.
THERE ARE SO MANY TOURISTS IN
THE HIGH SEASON THAT IT BECOMES
UNPLEASANT.
UNPLEASANT. AND
AND
AND THERE
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF BAD SIDE
EFFECTS FOR THE LOCALS.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING IS
SAYING, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO
TO VENICE.
TO VENICE. WE CAN SEE ITALY AS IT TRULY IS.
WITH
WITH
WITH INCREASING AIR SERVICE, IT IS
EASY TO GET TO A LOT
OF THESE SECONDARY AND TERTIARY
CITIES VIA A NONSTOP
FLIGHT OR AT LEAST AN EASY
CONNECTION.
CONNECTION. I THINK THAT
IS WHAT PEOPLE WANT.
MORE OF THE AUTHENTIC
EXPERIENCE OF A COUNTRY RATHER
THAN JUST GOING TO
ANOTHER CITY.
ANOTHER CITY. >> THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE
IDEAS FOR 2020.
>>