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New research helps to increase understanding of the impact of COVID-19 for pregnant women and their babies
Pregnant women with COVID-19 are less likely than non-pregnant women with COVID-19 to have symptoms, but more likely to need intensive care if severely ill – according to new findings…
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Palladium Hotel Group Announces Fall Openings in Mexico and the Caribbean
After more than a month of summer reopenings, Palladium Hotel Group will resume operations in Riviera Maya and the Dominican Republic this fall. Reaffirming the company’s commitment to guests’ wellbeing,…
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American, Delta Match United, Announce No Change Fees
United Airlines is permanently getting rid of change fees all standard Economy and Premium cabin tickets for travel within the U.S., effective immediately, it announced over the weekend. Now, American…
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American Jazz Passes Sea Trials, Joins American Cruise Lines
American Cruise Lines announced that its 190-passenger American Jazz, the third “modern riverboat” class of vessel in the small-ship line’s fleet, successfully passed sea trials. It’s been accepted into the line’s…
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Can travel become less dependent on Google in a post-pandemic world?
Little more than six months ago, the one topic that kept travel executives awake at night was Google increasingly siphoning off industry profits by moving deeper and deeper into the…
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Togo is first African country to end sleeping sickness as a public health problem
Togo has received validation from the World Health Organization (WHO) for having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or “sleeping sickness” as a public health problem, becoming the first country in Africa…
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Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 – Sudan
On 9 August 2020, the Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan notified WHO of the detection of a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in the country. According to the notification,…
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Viceroy Los Cabos Adds Two to Sales Team
Viceroy Los Cabos has announced the appointment of Marta Hagan as director of sales and marketing and Lorrianne Mesina as director of leisure sales for the San José Del Cabo oceanfront resort. With…
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United Airlines Permanently Eliminates Change Fees
United Airlines announced over the weekend that it is permanently getting rid of change fees on all standard Economy and Premium cabin tickets for travel within the U.S., effective immediately.…
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Atlas Ocean Voyages Appoints Seven New Sales Team Members
Atlas Ocean Voyages, which will offer new, all-inclusive luxury adventure cruises on the 196-passenger World Navigator in 2021, has appointed six new sales directors to support and assist travel advisors. Here’s the…