All-Inclusive Resorts Great for Social Distancing
Socially Distant All-Inclusive Resorts Due to the way all-inclusive resorts operate, many are uniquely set up to make social distancing… Read More »
Windstar Postpones Some Cruises, Plans to Restart in June
Windstar Cruises postponed a number of sailings while releasing a timeline that shows it plans to restart in June with two ships in… Read More »
Florida Gov. Threatens Legal Action Over Cruise Restart
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has had enough. DeSantis and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said Friday that unless federal regulators… Read More »
Cruise Industry Lobbies To Undo Key West Vote
Last November, the citizens of Key West, Fla., troubled by the number of cruise ships and tourists descending on their… Read More »
The Hilton Aventura Miami Officially Opens
The new Hilton Aventura Miami hotel opened on March 23, 2021, with close proximity to two major airports, beautiful beaches, world-class shopping,… Read More »
Noble House Hotels and Resorts Launches Tropical Distancing Program
Noble House Hotels & Resorts, Ltd., a hotel ownership and management group with an upscale portfolio of 18 distinct and… Read More »
AmaWaterways’ Rudi Schreiner Provides Updates on River Cruise Operations
AmaWaterways’ founder and co-president Rudi Schreiner joined Travel Leaders Group president John Lovell for its latest virtual Fireside Chat. Schreiner… Read More »
Carnival Will Maintain US Homeports, Uncertain on Vaccine Mandate
Carnival Cruise Line is not developing plans for voyages entirely outside the U.S., as some other lines are, President Christine Duffy said in… Read More »
Disney Cruise Line Announces New UK Staycation Sailings
Disney Cruise Line announced a series of brand-new Disney Magic at Sea “staycation” sailings from United Kingdom ports this summer. Disney… Read More »
Luxury Hospitality To Come Back ‘With a Vengeance’
Luxury hotels will be “coming back with a vengeance,” according to Jack Ezon, managing partner of Embark Beyond, speaking on… Read More »
Venice, Florence Push Back Against Airbnb, Short-Term Rentals
Officials in Venice and Florence, Italy want to see Airbnb hosts and short-term rental properties play by the same rules… Read More »
AMResorts To Open Mazatlan Dreams Property in December 2022
AMResorts will debut Dreams Estrella del Mar Mazatlan – its 35th property in Mexico – in December 2022. Construction on the… Read More »
Cruise Lines Battling for High Seas Return
Desperate to embark from U.S. ports after more than a year of inactivity, cruise lines were once again disappointed this… Read More »
New Parlor Suites Now Available at Trump International Beach Resort
The independently owned and operated Trump International Beach Resort, situated on South Florida’s Sunny Isles Beach, has introduced a new… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Plans Greek Isles Cruises From Cyprus
Royal Caribbean International will operate new seven-night cruises to Greece and Cyprus on the Jewel of the Seas starting July 10…. Read More »
American Cruise Lines Introduces Last-Minute COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement
American Cruise Lines is requiring all passengers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to board its initial sailings this spring. The last-minute… Read More »
Celebrity Cruises Sets Summer Debut in Greece for Celebrity Apex
Celebrity Cruises will resume cruising in Europe this summer with the brand-new, 2,910-passenger Celebrity Apex, the second ship in the ground-breaking… Read More »
CDC Sticks To November Timeline for Conditional Sailing Order
Trade groups did not make much headway after calls for the CDC to lift its Framework for Conditional Sailing Order… Read More »
Royal Caribbean CEO Provides Updates on Vaccines, the CDC and More
Royal Caribbean Group Chairman and CEO Richard Fain addressed a variety of questions from travel advisors during the March 24… Read More »
CLIA Latest To Call on CDC To End Cruise Restrictions
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has joined a growing list of trade groups calling on the Centers for Disease… Read More »
Trump International Beach Resort Introduces New Kosher Wedding, Event Options
The Trump International Beach Resort on Miami’s Sunny Isles Beach is further enhancing its wedding and event offerings with the introduction of… Read More »
Virtuoso Drops Trump Hotels From List of Hotel Partners
Virtuoso, a global network of more than 1,100 travel agencies encompassing approximately 22,000 travel advisors spanning 50 countries, has dropped… Read More »