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Three More Major Cruise Lines Resume Departures

July 25. Add Holland America, Princess Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line to the list of cruise brands that finally have restarted departures after a 16-month-long, COVID-19-related hiatus. Holland America resumed…

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Record Demand for Ultra-Luxury Cruising

July 18. A luxury round-the-world cruise costing over $100,000 per-passenger has sold out in under three hours. All 750 places on the Seven Seas Mariner sold out in record time,…

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Unvaccinated Travelers Beware!

June 22. A small but growing list of travel destinations is either closing its doors to unvaccinated travelers or reopening only to vaccinated ones. Either way, the unvaccinated are seeing…

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Airbus Unveils Inflight Covid-19 Quarantine Tent for Commercial Flights

June 21. As more airplanes return to the skies, airports and airlines continue to enforce measures designed to keep passengers as safe as possible while Covid-19 remains a problem. On…

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Antigua and Barbuda’s Tourism Sector Vaccination Push

In a move out of the pandemic playbook of the D.R. and Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda has taken an aggressive vaccination push in the tourism sector. As it stands today,…

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Portugal Reopens to US Travelers, Effective Immediately

June 15. Americans desirous of European post-pandemic summer vacations now have a new option, as Portugal announced today that U.S. visitors are once again welcome with proof of a negative…

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Air France Is Expanding Its Caribbean Flights This Summer

In yet another sign that he French travel economy is expected to grow in time for the annual holiday season, Air France announced the expansion of its service to the…

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IATA Indicates Optimism about Resumption of Travel Volume Post Boarder Reopenings

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Tourism Economics released a long-term view for post-Covid-19 passenger demand recovery which demonstrates that people remain eager to travel in the short and…

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Reopening International Travel Could Create 2 Million Jobs – Says the WTTC

June 2. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) released data that suggests more than two million jobs could be created if international travel reopens before the busy summer period.…

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IATA Warns About Looming Disaster Unless COVID-19 Health Credentials Are Standardized

May 31. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned of potential airport chaos unless governments move quickly to adopt digital processes to manage travel health credentials (COVID-19 testing and vaccine…