Couples Resorts Updates COVID-19 Refund Policy
Adults-only Jamaica all-inclusive operator Couples Resorts will honor refunds within 24 hours prior to arrival for all guests who report… Read More »
Kimpton Announces New Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants announced March 9, 2021, that it will open the Kimpton Goodland Hotel – Fort Lauderdale Beach in April…. Read More »
Three New Itineraries Await Guests Aboard Riviera River Cruises
Riviera River Cruises will debut three new itineraries when its ships resume cruises on the rivers of Europe. Travel the… Read More »
Princess, Holland America Line, Seabourn Cancel More Sailings
Carnival Corp. sister companies Princess Cruises, Holland America Line and Seabourn canceled more cruises through June 30, 2021, or later. Princess canceled cruises from Los… Read More »
Royal Caribbean International Suspends Cruising Through May 31
Royal Caribbean International extended the suspension of cruising through May 31, 2021 – excluding sailings onboard Quantum, Spectrum, Voyager, and Odyssey… Read More »
Crystal River Cruises To Return Crystal Mozart To Service in 2022
Crystal River Cruises will redeploy the Crystal Mozart double-wide river ship in Europe in 2022. Crystal announced in 2019 that it was moving… Read More »
Need a refund? Create a paper trail
Travel advisors with clients who are having trouble getting a refund should tell them to create a paper trail, with… Read More »
Zanzibar is enforcing nudity ban with big fines
When visiting Zanzibar modesty is a must or be prepared to pay hefty fines, especially for public nudity, which can… Read More »
Dude Rancher portal is a horse lovers dream
The Dude Ranchers’ Association has launched a new platform to help travelers find the right ranch for a vacation. The… Read More »
Travel is becoming more vegan friendly
The increasing popularity of veganism is creating an opportunity for travel advisors to help vegan travelers find hotels and restaurants…. Read More »
Google it: Travel is much on consumers’ minds
Analysis of activity via Google, the world’s leading search engine, indicates that interest in travel coupled with optimism over vaccine… Read More »
Poll finds vast majority forgoing spring break travel
Only 12% of Americans plan spring break trips despite widening availability of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a survey by… Read More »
Meetings firm identifies cutting-edge tendencies
Vaccine availability has set the meetings business on the road to recovery, while regional gatherings reached by car remain ahead… Read More »
Maritime travel a lucrative niche for agencies
As business and leisure travel lags, travel agencies are finding a lucrative niche — maritime travel, helping workers to far-flung… Read More »
Hotels-for-homeless effort won’t grow, L.A. County says
Los Angeles County officials have decided not to expand a program using hotels to house homeless people at risk of… Read More »
Lag in business travel may become permanent
The effect of the pandemic on the business travel industry has been 10 times more serious than both the Sept…. Read More »
IHG’s Meet with Confidence program meets new normal
IHG Hotels & Resorts is expanding its meetings menu to take advantage of growing confidence in travel, with emphasis on… Read More »
Foreclosure actions hit 3 Chicago hotels
Two downtown Chicago hotels and another in the suburb of Schaumburg face foreclosure suits as the pandemic continues to batter… Read More »
Vinpearl hopes to build $2.2B casino-resort in Vietnam
Vinpearl has submitted a proposal for a $2.2 billion casino-resort in Vietnam, which, if approved, would be the ninth casino… Read More »
Hard-hit property sectors showing signs of recovery
The FTSE Nareit All Equity Index total returns rose 2.72% in February, and Nareit EVP of Research and Investor Outreach… Read More »
RFP issued for development of NYC site
Empire State Development has issued a request for proposal for a hotel-centered commercial or mixed-use development as part of a… Read More »
Southwest donation in action at the local level
100 Black Men of America shared how Southwest Airlines’ investment in its community is making a difference, including providing internet… Read More »
American Airlines pilot publishes poetry book
American Airlines pilot, Linda Pauwels, is the force behind “Beyond Haiku: Pilots Write Poetry,” an anthology that includes the contributions… Read More »
Southwest plans service to 3 new cities
Southwest Airlines is launching three more cities to its route map: Bellingham, Wash.; Eugene, Ore.; and Myrtle Beach, S.C. The… Read More »
Air Canada recognized for workplace diversity efforts
Air Canada has been included on the list of Canada’s “best diversity employers” for the sixth straight year by Mediacorp… Read More »
US airlines prepared to facilitate employee vaccinations
American and United Airlines are set to start vaccinating their workforce at O’Hare International Airport this week. Meanwhile, Delta Air… Read More »