Trip.com just published its annual Rising Star list for the emerging year, and we agree it has some interesting names. They are in rank order: Adelaide, Australia; Havana, Cuba; Medellin, Colombia; Cairo, Egypt; South Padre Island, Texas; Bucharest, Romania; Malta; Bath, England; Stuttgart, Germany and Tblisi, Georgia.

Travel4seniors.com editors are not only very old, but also very old-fashioned. We took a poll of other wandering seniors, and here’s our top 10 go-visit list in 2017, not necessarily in rank order: Las Vegas NV; London UK; Paris, France; Venice, Italy; New York NY; San Francisco CA; Honolulu HI; Singapore; Miami Beach FL and Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Agree? If not, and you can boast a very long lifetime of travel, what’s on your kick-the-bucket list for 2017?

Huh? Some regular seasoned visitors may not quite agree, but the popular internet travel site lists Circus Circus as the top hotel in town.

Of course, in-demand first place doesn’t mean best for quality, service and cleanliness. According to Expedia, the list is for the 20 most booked hotels. In second place is Excalibur another vintage Vegas hotel that has seen better days and nights.

Luxor is 3rd, Treasure Island 4th and Stratosphere 5th. Mandalay Bay, one of the most luxurious in town, managed to earn 10th place, and ARIA, a newer posh hotel, was 16th.

It was a horrible moment at the Fort Lauderdale airport recently when the terrorist randomly murdered people waiting at the baggage area. The panic and police takeover caused hundreds of waiting passengers hours of delay, and in some cases lost luggage.

If anything positive can be gained by senior travelers from the tragedy, it’s to avoid carrying heavy luggage for flights whenever possible. Unlike many younger air passengers, seniors traditionally take more clothing, footwear and other bulky items when they fly. They dress more stylishly and change clothing more frequently. Maybe the time has arrived in this violent era when older flyers should cut back on the heavy stuff.

There are some magnificent cities in Europe that evolved along great rivers. Before mechanized transportation, the river was the main way to get from one place to another. Structures along the river were designed to appeal to people sailing by in boats. It's why Paris, Amsterdam, Venice and other great cities grew and prospered.

Perhaps the most obvious water-oriented city is the amazing canal city of Venice, Italy. The city is truly one of the most beautiful in the world, and it can all be enjoyed along the canals from any gondola. Artviva offers a good private Grand Canal tour from about $100 per person.