Global Travel News
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WTTC: U.S. Set to Lose 9.2 mio Jobs in 2020 due to COVID-19
Washington DC, United States, November 12, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / A staggering 9.2 million jobs could be lost in the U.S. Travel & Tourism sector in 2020 if barriers to…
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Aruba Partners With JetBlue on Entry Testing
JetBlue announced Aruba has become the first Caribbean nation to partner with the airline for entry testing through its testing partner, Vault. Aruba made the decision to begin accepting the…
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SeaDream I Has COVID-19 Scare; Passengers Isolating in Cabins
SeaDream Yacht Club, which recently developed new health and safety protocols and a comprehensive, multiple-testing process, apparently has at least one COVID-19 (coronavirus) case onboard SeaDream I, which is sailing…
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Lindblad Expeditions Names New Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings has named David Goodman as its new chief commercial and marketing officer. In his new role, he’ll oversee all revenue production and will lead marketing, sales, digital product…
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Coral Expeditions Releases Expanded 2021 Kimberley Season Schedule
Coral Expeditions, Australia’s small-ship expedition line, has released a revised expanded sailing schedule for the 2021 Kimberley season. Forty sailings are planned on three Australian-flagged vessels—Coral Discoverer, Coral Adventurer and the new Coral Geographer.…
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Austin Adventures Acquires Wildland Adventures
Austin Adventures, a family-owned adventure travel outfitter, has announced the acquisition of Wildland Adventures, an ecotourism company providing custom travel for small groups, safaris, family adventure vacations, small-boat adventure cruises…
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Dream Vacations, CruiseOne & Cruises Inc. Conference Goes Virtual
More than 800 travel advisors from Dream Vacations, CruiseOne and Cruises Inc. are virtually attending the 2020 Vision Conference this week. Originally scheduled to unfold on Celebrity Apex, the four-day conference for the World…
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Skål International Participate at the UNWTO Affiliate Members Plenary Session
Madrid, Spain, November 11, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The 42nd Affiliate Members’ Plenary Session is being held on November 5-6, 2020, in Madrid under the unprecedented circumstances due to the…
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Asteroids Provide Sustainable Resource
Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States, November 10, 2020 / TRAVELINDEX / The prospects of a robotic manufacturing base operating off Earth is not as far-fetched an idea as it…
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Celebrity Cruises Unveils New “Always Included” Pricing Model
Vacations should be effortless from the start—that’s why Celebrity Cruises has announced a new approach to cruising called “Always Included,” putting an end to what the cruise line calls “confusing promotions, complicated add-ons and…