Travel Briefs

In Negril, guests of the Rockhouse (West End Rd., Negril, Jamaica; phone +1 876 618 1533, www.rock house.com) each receive a “passport” with which to build up points — by purchasing or participating in local activities and visiting sites — to redeem at the hotel for rewards.

Among many activities listed are cooking classes, reggae concerts, cliff diving and day tours. A guest gets a stamp for each activity, and his reward is based on the number of stamps in his...

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In Husavík, Iceland, visitors can go whale-watching aboard a traditional oak sailboat operated by North Sailing (Husavík; phone +354 464 7272, www.northsailing.is). Using only sails or electric motors, North Sailing’s boats do not alarm whales and are ecofriendly. 

Operating multiple 3-hour expeditions daily, May 1-Sept. 30, from Husavík harbor (look for the yellow flags), a trip costs ISK10,500 (near $85) and includes cold-weather overalls, gloves, hat, rain gear and...

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In a position of strategic importance, Malta has often been the target of invading armies. Visitors can explore the history of the Mediterranean island’s defensive buildings at the Fortress Builders Fortifications Interpretation Centre (St. Mark St., Valletta, Malta; phone +356 21228594, http://thefortressbuilders.weebly.com).

Housed in a fortified former warehouse of the Knights of Malta, the center exhibits multiple reproductions, in miniature, of historic and still-standing...

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Tourism Australia has compiled a list of 28 campgrounds in Australia with luxury tents and/or luxury cabins.

One such campsite is Ikara Safari Camp (Wilpena Road, Via Hawker, 5434 South Australia; phone +61 800 805 802, www.ikarasafaricamp.com.au), located at the Wilpena Pound Resort, where guests can stay in a safari tent with a king-sized bed, a bathroom en suite and electricity. For up to four people in a tent, a night costs AUD498 (near $351).

Campgrounds are listed for...

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Using Switzerland Tourism’s Winter Resort Finder website (http://winterfinder.myswitzerland.com), you can specify your preferred kind of winter vacation, from rustic to modern and from budget-conscious to opulent, and get personalized recommendations of resort towns across the country. You then can click on any town for more info, including weather, accommodation costs and local activities.

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 Travelers can experience the deepest and longest fjord in Norway by train and boat on the “Sognefjord in a Nutshell” day tour offered by Fjordtours (Møllendalsveien 1A, N5009 Bergen, Norway; phone +47 55 55 76 60, www.fjordtours.com/en).

A 2-hour train ride from Bergen to Myrdal is followed by a one-hour ride on the Flåm Railway from Myrdal to Flåm and then a 5½-hour fjord cruise back to Bergen. Travelers can also begin and end their journey in Oslo, requiring...

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The most traditional pizzerias in Naples, Italy, are visited on a 3-hour walking tour with Select Italy (in the US, 800/877-1755, https://selectitaly.com).

Led by an art historian/pizza expert, travelers see a Roman-era pizza oven at the archaeological site at San Lorenzo Maggiore and sample pizza at the restaurants L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, Pizzeria Trianon, Di Matteo and others.

The tour costs $337 for one person, $193 each for two people or $459 for a group of...

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Launched in March 2016, the Emilia-Romagna tourism website www.motorvalley.com offers information and locations of local automobile museums, a calendar of racing and car show events, and limited-time discount offers on car-driving experiences and day tours of factories and showrooms. 

Emilia-Romagna province, in northeastern Italy, is home to the Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Pagani and De Tomaso luxury car manufacturers as well as Ducati motorcycles.

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