Greece to allow vaccinated visitors
Greece is cracking the door open for tourists, allowing travelers from the US, UK and Europe who have been vaccinated… Read More »
Bookings rise as cruises shift overseas
Cruise lines are reporting that bookings are on the rise as they shift operations from US ports, which are still… Read More »
Princess offers great WiFi for remote workers
Remote workers now have a new option — working from a ship. Princess Cruises is tapping into the remote working… Read More »
Pandemic’s toll on US travel, tourism gauged at $766B
The US travel and tourism industry lost $766 billion in 2020, including one-third of its jobs, according to estimates in… Read More »
Travel Institute puts its training online
Travel advisors can now access the Travel Institute TRIPKIt training online. The platform includes 19 lessons with interactive exercises, quizzes… Read More »
Maldives offering vaccines to tourists
The Maldives has come up with a unique tourism campaign by offering to vaccinate tourists while they visit the islands…. Read More »
JetBlue sweepstakes promotes Earth Day
JetBlue has launched an “Earth Month sweepstakes,” giving away $17,000 in carbon-offset flights, including one pair of tickets in Mint… Read More »
Debit cards increasingly used for travel payments
Consumers are increasingly using debit cards to pay for travel expenses, which have traditionally been dominated by credit card payments…. Read More »
Finding the places where people can travel — now
Travel advisor Anne Scully of Embark decided to approach the pandemic travel problem as if it were a glass half… Read More »
How to meet today’s estimated tax deadline
Tax experts discuss how sole proprietors, partners and S corporations should figure and pay the first of the estimated quarterly… Read More »
Airline ticket sales skyrocket 82% in March
Airline ticket sales by travel agencies jumped 82% in March over February, ARC reports. Passenger trips rose by 54% for… Read More »
Holland America to offer “Have It All” cruises
Holland America will be offering special “Have It All” packages starting this week. The special is available on cruises from… Read More »
Destination marketer raises $3M in seed funding
Startup Bandwango has raised $3 million in seed funding. The startup, which has more than 200 clients, helps destinations market… Read More »
Los Angeles welcomes back tourists
The Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board created an in-house campaign, produced by Plus Plus, which is encouraging visitors by… Read More »
New ways for travel advisors to think about fees
A new survey by Travel Experts finds that travel advisors are changing their fee structures. The subscription model has a… Read More »
Adventures by Disney booking for 2022
Adventures by Disney is now booking for 2022 with excursions to England, France and Costa Rica, as well as private… Read More »
Israel to open its borders May 23
Israel is preparing to allow groups into the country starting May 23 now that vaccinations have helped reduce COVID-19 cases…. Read More »
Airlines, Carnival sign anti-voter suppression letter
Several members of the travel industry including United Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue and the CEO of Carnival Corp. have signed… Read More »
American plans 90% domestic capacity this summer
American Airlines plans to operate more than 90% of the domestic schedule and 80% of the international capacity it flew… Read More »
United drops fare discounts for travel advisors
United Airlines is discontinuing the 75% discount on fares it offered to travel advisors, citing low usage of the program…. Read More »
Podcast: What it’s like to be a travel nurse
Deanna Wallace has turned her love of travel and nursing into a career as a travel nurse that has taken… Read More »
Tauck fully restarting its US tours July 1
Tauck is resuming its US tours in full by July 1 including trips such as the New Orleans & Mississippi… Read More »