Daily Bulletin: Noteworthy upgrades for 2018-19 ski season | Marriott posts sluggish Q3 results   If you would like to View this message as a WebPage, please Click Here [/http://view.northstartravelmail.com/?qs=0c7ef8cde1d632bd5553a919c098f8ebba733fc480d0006768e71a6aa026b4b398853c1df1369ce6adfae8aadfc95754972d612d928cfb2481ddeb9f13528d41ee0f7f3a01589e8ba806be07a385ecee] [Travel Weekly] DAILY BULLETIN November 7, 2018 http://click.northstartravelmail.com/?qs=79f279f09ae97302468e971db431424ae919293fce836df8e1aa70e84f97f880b67c6dfbd507168625bd9eb67003a000b3dc33cb6766291a TOP STORIES [https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/More-lifts-gondolas-acres-US-ski-industry-keeps-growing?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrdb&eid=gkDmo/e4BkH0F7KCLyHHKc+lUPgfaG37t0TLdSp6gWG7L60XWoWdDi5yFXHNmkq1] More lifts, gondolas and acres: U.S. ski industry keeps growing [https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/More-lifts-gondolas-acres-US-ski-industry-keeps-growing?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrdb&eid=gkDmo/e4BkH0F7KCLyHHKc+lUPgfaG37t0TLdSp6gWG7L60XWoWdDi5yFXHNmkq1] Skiers from New York to Montana and from Colorado to Washington state will find major chairlift and gondola enhancements during the upcoming 2018-19 season. 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READ MORE [https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Marriott-reports-soft-Q3-North-America?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrdb&eid=gkDmo/e4BkH0F7KCLyHHKc+lUPgfaG37t0TLdSp6gWG7L60XWoWdDi5yFXHNmkq1] NASA testing 'quiet' sonic booms over Galveston [https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/NASA-quiet-sonic-boom-testing-begins-over-Galveston?utm_source=eNewsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=eltrdb&eid=gkDmo/e4BkH0F7KCLyHHKc+lUPgfaG37t0TLdSp6gWG7L60XWoWdDi5yFXHNmkq1] The tests are being conducted to determine acceptable noise levels for overland sonic booms from civil aircraft, including commercial and private jets. 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