Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Reopens April 29
Disneyland, Disney’s California Adventure and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa are all reopening before the end of the month. Reservations… Read More »
MGM Resorts in Las Vegas Add In-Room COVID-19 Testing For Guests
MGM Resorts has amplified its Convene with Confidence program, adding COVID-19 rapid testing as an option for events. Guests staying at MGM Resorts… Read More »
Summer Vacation Rentals Already at a Premium
If you’ve thought about booking a summer vacation rental, it already might be too late. Across the country, a pent-up… Read More »
Loews Hotels & Co Receives WELL Health-Safety Rating
Loews Hotels & Co. announced that they are one of the first hospitality brands to achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating… Read More »
CLIA Execs Ask Travel Partners To Lobby For The Return Of US Cruising
Top officials of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) joined Vicki Freed’s Coffee Talk for travel agents to urge them to lobby… Read More »
Carnival Corp. Discusses Leaving US Homeports, Rising Sales
Carnival Corporation & plc addressed the possibility that Carnival Cruise Line, initially planning to stick with U.S. ports, might book homeports outside of… Read More »
Norwegian Cruise Line To Launch Docuseries About Cruise Restart
Norwegian Cruise Line is preparing to return to service on July 25, 2021, and has created a new docuseries called “EMBARK… Read More »
CDC Signals Some Cruising Could Return By Midsummer
For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has signaled that some cruising could restart from… Read More »
Carnival Cruise Line Officials Threaten To Sail Outside US Ports
Officials from Carnival Cruise Line announced they are considering moving their ships out of ports in the United States due… Read More »
Florida Resort Abruptly Closes, Kicks Out Guests
Guests booked at a Central Florida resort were forced to pack their bags and leave with little warning after the… Read More »
Riviera River Cruises To Require Full COVID-19 Vaccination or Negative Test Results
Riviera River Cruises today announced that it will require all passengers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or present a negative test prior… Read More »
Seabourn Approved To Relaunch Luxury Cruises From Greece in July
Luxury line Seabourn and the Greek government are developing plans to restart cruises in the Mediterranean with a series of sailings round-trip out of… Read More »
Carnival Cancels Cruises From US Through June 30, 2021
Carnival Cruise Line is notifying guests of additional cruise cancellations and is canceling all operations from U.S. ports through June 30, 2021. Booked… Read More »
Viking Expands Restart With New Cruises From Bermuda, Iceland
Viking is expanding its return to cruising with a collection of sailings around Bermuda and Iceland beginning in June 2021. The company already… Read More »
Disney Cruise Line Extends Suspension of Operation Through June 2021
The CDC released guidelines for the next phase of cruising this past Friday. As a response, many of the major cruise lines… Read More »
2021 Travel Restrictions: The Latest Restart Dates for Every Major Cruise Line
Cruising’s Long-Awaited Return It’s been an entire year since cruise lines were forced to suspend operations due to the onset… Read More »
Norwegian Cruise Line Announces Return to Service in Caribbean, Europe
Just hours after sending a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requesting approval to restart U.S…. Read More »
Kaua’i Hotels Ready for Safe Travels Program Return
At the Sheraton Kaua‘i Coconut Beach Resort, General Manager Chris Machorek shares feelings of relief that the county has rejoined… Read More »
Marriott Offers Three New Hotels Near National Parks
National parks have become incredibly popular this year, as they present areas with little human interaction and all the beauty… Read More »
Marriott Announces Contactless Kiosk, Marketplace Test Programs
Marriott International announced the debut of a pilot program for contactless arrival kiosks and the launch of a proof-of-concept for contactless… Read More »
Cruise Industry Frustrated By ‘Burdensome’ CDC Requirements
The mood in the cruise industry on April 2 was one of frustration and even anger that the path to… Read More »
NCLH Submits Plan To CDC To Restart Cruising From US Ports July 4
In a bold move to resume cruise operations from U.S. ports, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. sent a direct letter… Read More »
Crystal Cruises To Start Cruising in July With Luxury Iceland Expedition
Crystal Cruises will deploy its newest and most expensive ship, the Crystal Endeavor, on its first Crystal Expedition Cruise, a ten-day… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Unseats Carnival as Cruise Line With the Largest Fleet
Royal Caribbean has just come to dominate the ocean-going cruise scene by surpassing longtime industry leader, Carnival Cruise Line, in terms of… Read More »
Pendry Hotels & Resorts Opens Pendry West Hollywood
Pendry Hotels & Resorts added its first property in Los Angeles – the 149-room Pendry West Hollywood – to its growing list… Read More »
CDC Releases Next Phase of Its Conditional Sail Order for Cruise Industry
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) let slip more news today, this time announcing its issuance of… Read More »