Taiwan resumes cruise services amid pandemic, becomes the first country to do so While other countries are still struggling with lockdown pressure, border shutdowns and a rising number of positive cases, Taiwan has become the first country in the world …
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In late 2019, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) published its “Economic Performance of the Airline Industry” report. It contained a 2020 forecast of 4.1 percent growth in global air traffic demand and net post-tax profits for North American airlines …
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Luxury travel advisor Irving Betesh says that although many of his clients are eager to travel, he has convinced some not to because he just can’t offer the pre-Covid-19 experience they’d be anticipating. Another advisor, responding anonymously to a recent …
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Disney Cruise Line announced Thursday it has canceled all October sailings and select voyages in November to align with the Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) suspension of passenger operations. In addition to canceling sailings through October 31, Disney has abandoned …
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From behind the locked window of his 10th-floor hotel room, Paúl Córdova watches dozens of airplanes take off and land each day at Miami International Airport. He can’t get on any of them. An injured Royal Caribbean Group crew member, …
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Over the course of one week, four cruise ships that were among the first to resume service since the global cruise shutdown had to cut short their sailings after Covid-19 cases were reported onboard. And while some industry observers took …
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The cruise industry is fighting its way back into business. Within the space of 24 hours, however, there were two serious setbacks. First, Aida Cruises had to cancel the planned mini-cruises on the Baltic Sea for the first half of …
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TALLAHASSEE — International tourist spending in the United States might not return to pre-coronavirus levels until 2024, the former head of Florida’s tourism-marketing agency warned members of the Economic Club of Florida this week. And for a state more reliant than …
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It’s hard to believe that we’re almost three-quarters of a year into pandemic-related travel restrictions. August is typically the month for last-minute trips before a brand new school year. These are the closing weeks of the peak summer travel season …
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