Travel Briefs

Tracing 1,000 years of the Jewish community’s history in Poland, The Museum of the History of Polish Jews (6 Mordechaja Anielewicza St., 00-157 Warsaw, Poland; phone +48 22 471 03 01, www.jewishmuseum.org.pl/en) opened in Warsaw in October 2014. The core exhibit, eight galleries totaling more than 4,000 square feet, includes models and reconstructions, artifacts, paintings and interactive installations. 

Core exhibit ticket, PLN25 (near $6.70). Core exhibit plus any temporary exhibit...

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Budget European airline Germanwings will have changed its name to Euro­wings by November 2015. The name change is already in effect on flights between Germany and the United Kingdom. The name change had been planned before the crash of a Germanwings flight on March 24 that killed all 150 people on board.

In a partnership with AmaWaterways, Adventures by Disney (800/543-0865, www.adventuresbydisney.com), a separate company from Disney Cruise Line, is running seven Danube River cruises in 2016, the Walt Disney Company’s first foray into river cruising. 

The 7-night cruises, with family- oriented activities, sail from Budapest, Hungary, to Vilshofen, Germany, in July, August and December. The Dec. 15 date includes visits to Christmas markets. Cabins start at $4,179 per person, double...

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For lost baggage, up to $2,000 can be awarded to a traveler using the service Blue Ribbon Bags (www.blueribbonbags.com).

A single service fee, paid anytime before departure, covers all checked bags. If any of that baggage is lost by the airline, Blue Ribbon Bags will provide a dedicated representative who will work with the airline to expedite the return of the bag(s). On a website, the traveler can view real-time updates of his claim.

If they are unable to facilitate the...

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In northeastern Australia in May 2015, the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park (Cairns Western Arterial Rd., Caravonica, Queensland, 4878, Australia; phone +61 7 4042 9999, www.tjapukai.com.au) opened an art gallery and two theaters, including one offering a 360-degree interactive experience, including the floor. 

Owned and operated by the Tjapukai people, the park offers a self-guided “Tjapukai by Day” experience, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., in which visitors can choose among activities...

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Visitors to the town of Arviat, on the west coast of Hudson Bay in Canada’s northern Nunavut province, can enjoy Inuit-operated cultural activities, including traditional hunting, dogsled rides and storytelling, trying foods like caribou and musk ox, and seeing places of historical interest, such as Qikiqtaarjuk, with evidence of 800-plus years of human occupation. Seasonal tours focus on wildlife, including caribou and polar bear migrations.

There are three places to stay in Arviat:...

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Travelers in the North Cotswolds can visit a 400-year-old thatched “Secret Cottage,” and get a glimpse into 17th-century life, during a 6-hour tour put on by Cotswold Tourism Tours (call Becky Simpson at +44 1608 674 700 or visit www.cotswoldtourismtours.co.uk). 

Guests are picked up at 10:15 a.m. at the rail station in Moreton-in-Marsh and returned there at 4:30 p.m. At the cottage, furnished with antique furniture and decorated in an Elizabethan style, visitors enjoy lunch and...

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Focusing on Leipzig, Germany, the Leipzig Travel App includes city travel tips, directions to tourist information offices, maps that point out sites near your location, an events calendar, places to catch public transportation or taxis, emergency numbers and the ability to book day tours and accommodations. Free on Android and iTunes.