Scenic Group Suspends European River Cruises Through April 30
The Scenic Group will temporarily suspend all European river cruise operations on its Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Emerald Cruises and Evergreen Cruises… Read More »
NCLH Suspends Cruising for Three Brands Through April 11, 2020
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) on March 13 announced a voluntary suspension of all cruise voyages embarking through April… Read More »
Canada Bans Cruise Ship Stops Until July 1 Due to Coronavirus
The Canadian government is banning cruise ships that carry more than 500 people until July 1, 2020, at the earliest,… Read More »
Royal Caribbean’s Richard Fain Again Addresses Travel Advisors About Virus
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Chairman and CEO Richard Fain released another video designed to encourage and reassure travel advisors during the coronavirus pandemic…. Read More »
Cunard Unveils Interim Cancellation Policy
Cunard has put into place a flexible interim cancellation policy for passengers with bookings scheduled to depart through July 31, 2020,… Read More »
MGM Resorts’ Statement On COVID-19 Case Involving Guest At The Mirage
On March 11, 2020, MGM Resorts International (the “Company” or “MGM Resorts”) informed guests and employees that the Southern Nevada Health District… Read More »
Airbnb Rolls Out More Flexible Reservations
Airbnb is working to provide hosts and guests added flexibility and peace and mind amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The home-sharing… Read More »
Windstar Cruises Pauses Ship Operations Worldwide
Small-ship operator Windstar Cruises will temporarily suspend operations worldwide for cruises embarking March 14 through April 30, 2020, due to the unpredictable… Read More »
AmaWaterways Delays Start of Europe Season to April 26, 2020
AmaWaterways has joined numerous other companies in delaying the start of its 2020 European sailing season until April 26. The company also is… Read More »
Mazatlan Building New Cruise Ship Terminal
Officials have confirmed a new cruise terminal for Mazatlan. The new facility, set to be completed by 2022, will feature three… Read More »
Celestyal Suspends Cruise Operations Until May 1, 2020
Celestyal Cruises, the Athens-based cruise line specializing in the Greek Islands and the Mediterranean, is suspending cruise operations until May… Read More »
Uniworld Suspends European River Cruises Through April 23
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection has suspended all European itineraries until April 23 and will let guests rebook any 2020 or… Read More »
Azamara Enhances Travel Insurance Program
Azamara has implemented a revised travel insurance program to cover all booking cancellations, regardless of the specified reason, in an… Read More »
Virgin Voyages Postpones Inaugural Season Until Summer
Virgin Voyages has announced it will postpone its inaugural season due to the global impact of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak…. Read More »
Princess Cruises Halts Ship Operations for 60 days
Princess Cruises is temporarily halting global operations of its 18-ship fleet for 60 days, which will affect itineraries scheduled to… Read More »
Hurtigruten Updates Policy to Allow Travelers to Rebook Through July 1, 2021
Guests booked on departures between March 12 through June 30, 2020, can rebook any Hurtigruten expedition or Norwegian coastal cruise… Read More »
UK’s Loganair to assume 16 former flybe. routes
Loganair (LM, Glasgow Int’l) has reacted to the closure of flybe. (BE, Exeter) by revealing plans to serve 16 routes… Read More »
Covid-19 outbreak threatens Korean Air survival – president
Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) has warned in a note to employees that the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak may threaten its… Read More »
Korean Air owner denies pocketing Airbus tax rebate
On March 8, Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) parent Hanjin KAL denied a claim made by an alliance of minority… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic accelerates A340 phase-out due to COVID-19
Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) ended A340-600 operations on March 8, 2020, as the quadjets have proven surplus to demand… Read More »
LATAM pauses Colombia growth amid Brazil optimism
LATAM Airlines Group has paused its growth in Colombia given the country’s poor macroeconomic situation which has affected the group’s… Read More »
Cathay Pacific deploys passenger widebodies for cargo ops
Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) has confirmed it is using A330-300s, operated by its subsidiary Cathay Dragon (KA, Hong… Read More »
Siam Seaplane set to partner Florida’s Tropic Ocean Airways
Siam Seaplane (Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) has signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with Tropic Ocean Airways (TI, Fort Lauderdale Int’l), a… Read More »
How Much Hotel Hospitality Is Too Much?
I was recently in residence at the Rosewood Hotel Georgia in Vancouver when I returned to my room to find a note… Read More »
Hilton Expands Presence in Central America with Signing of Premier Property in El Salvador
Hilton today announced the signing of an agreement to debut a Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotel in El Salvador. The 198-room… Read More »
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Announces First Project in Fort Worth
Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants announced today it will open a boutique hotel in downtown Fort Worth, an adaptive reuse of the… Read More »