Rapid Travel Chai

On my mind: The fun of unexpected visitors and an evening at Congee Bowery in New York caused a jumbling of my publishing today. Now from Orlando, let’s dive in.

Events:

• Ted Cruz endorsed Donald Trump last week. Naked ambition over (staged) principle.

• A Maine town wrestling with maintaining a fading past and a luxury travel future, it hinges on a vote over a traffic roundabout.

• Why do famous people get paid $250,000 to give a speech?

Ideas:

• How Canada got immigration right. Somehow this sensible pieces made it past the WSJ’s opinion editors.

• US playgrounds removed of fun.

• The misinformation Age.

Travels:

• Qatar is introducing free 96-hour transit visas. More than enough. I didn’t mind the fee so much as sticking a bar code sticker on my passport face page.

• Watch the Skift Global Forum live feed for travel and TED Talks mash-up.

• Desks are returning to those Marriott brands that had removed them.

Hacks:

• Restaurant discounts with SPG Cravings.

• View from the Wing has a $500 hotel credit giveaway tied to a new luxury discount booking website.

• Here’s how to get a Chinese-Chinese dictionary on your Kindle.