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Nantucket in December — holiday charm abounds
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Travel
Nantucket in December — holiday charm abounds
Nantucket may be a quintessential New England summer destination, heavily populated by those in a high tax bracket, but in December, it transforms into an egalitarian winter wonderland focused on supporting small businesses and celebrating the holiday season.
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In San Antonio, Dia de los Muertos is a citywide affair
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In San Antonio, Dia de los Muertos is a citywide affair
Visitors to San Antonio, Texas, can hear the music of Dia de los Muertos before they see the celebration. The upbeat strums of Mexican folk songs waft through the streets of the historic La Villita neighborhood.
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Musician, travel-lover Safiya Leslie connects cultures via global music
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Arts & Culture
Musician, travel-lover Safiya Leslie connects cultures via global music
Berklee College of Music alum Safiya Leslie has a hefty resume. The musician, singer-songwriter, sound engineer, ethnomusicologist and travel-lover navigates a packed schedule of concerts and trips, as well as a side business crafting subscription music boxes, all with the goal of bringing global music into homes and neighborhoods across Boston and beyond.
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The enduring lure of Cape Town, South Africa
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The enduring lure of Cape Town, South Africa
The spectacular setting along the southern rim of the African continent, a precious bowl encircled by mountains, is just one reason Cape Town consistently ranks first among the world’s most beautiful cities.
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Winter by the water: Cape Cod resort pivots off-season
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Arts & Culture
Winter by the water: Cape Cod resort pivots off-season
Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club in Brewster has made it a mission to bring winter fun to a largely seasonal section of the state.
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Black history, music comes to life in Memphis
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Black History
Black history, music comes to life in Memphis
First-time visitors to the Volunteer State, with its deep wellspring of musical heritage and Black history, will find flavors of both throughout Tennessee, but no place rivals Memphis for its evocation of Black musical traditions and the struggle for equal rights.
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Beach bound: Florida’s Amelia Island offers  history, cuisine and community
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Lifestyle
Beach bound: Florida’s Amelia Island offers history, cuisine and community
Amelia Island stretches just 13 miles along the coast of Northern Florida, bordering Georgia. Rich in history and boasting a thriving contemporary food scene, the island blends the Southern charm of Savannah, Georgia with the tropical scenery of a coastal community.
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Out & About: Autumn on Cape Cod
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Travel
Out & About: Autumn on Cape Cod
As temperatures cool and foliage paints itself across the Massachusetts landscape, Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club on Cape Cod is rolling out its fire pits and dusting off comforters. For the well-known resort, staying open year-round on a coastal peninsula requires finesse — and cranberries.
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Airstream adventure: coastal camping comes to Falmouth, with a heavy dose of glamour
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Airstream adventure: coastal camping comes to Falmouth, with a heavy dose of glamour
Nestled off a quiet residential street in Falmouth sits an army of shiny, retrofitted Airstreams offering up a coastal getaway for urbanites who like the idea of camping but would prefer not to sleep on the ground. AutoCamp Cape Cod is Massachusetts’s newest glamp-site, renting the luxury campers and similarly styled tents just one mile from the Cape Cod coastline.
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Outlook for jobs in travel and tourism
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Careers
Outlook for jobs in travel and tourism
The travel and tourism industries are big business in the United States. In 2017, the U.S. travel industry alone generated $2.4 trillion and supported 15.6 million American jobs, according to the U.S. Travel Association.
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