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KDHE adds state to travel quarantine list, removes others
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has added one state to the quarantine list: Maryland, and removed two states from the list: Colorado and Louisiana. This includes removal of the specific Colorado counties listed …
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Caribbean governments told to cut passenger taxes on air travel
Describing travel as being in a “free fall” and the airline industry as being “bare bones” due to the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19), the trade association for the world’s airlines, is advising Caribbean governments to cut passenger taxes if they …
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CARICOM Planning to Open Borders for Intra-regional Travel
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Members states with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) plan on reopening borders to intra-regional travel in the first instance, hopefully by next month. This is according to Grenada’s cabinet minister with responsibility for CARICOM, Oliver Joseph. “What …
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Norwegian Cruise Line CEO shares his plan for a cruising comeback — and it isn’t what you think
How long will it be until cruising resumes? The short answer, says Frank Del Rio, the president and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, is maybe in a few months — maybe longer. Nothing is for sure. “I believe it’s …
Aruba Tourism Authority First to Offer Couples ‘Happily Ever After Guarantee’ Pandemic Postponement Policy
“With nearly 316 million people under lockdown in the U.S. alone, the travel and weddings industry has been massively impacted2. We understand couples at home who dreamed of a destination wedding and honeymoon have been left wondering if booking their …
Why A Private Equity Firm Backed By Bernard Arnault Is Putting $400 Million Into Norwegian Cruise Line
Has COVID-19 delivered a death blow to the cruise industry? The luxury brand buyout specialists at L Catterton think not. As shares of Norwegian Cruise Line continued to sink like the Titanic—down 80% from the end of 2019 to $12 …
Cruise firm Carnival UK ‘to cut 450 jobs’ at Southampton HQ
Cruise company Carnival, which operates the PO and Cunard lines, is understood to be planning to cut about 450 jobs at its UK arm, equal to more than one in four of its workforce. The world’s largest cruise company employs …
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Hotels.com Is Giving Away $5,000 in Honeymoon Funds to 4 Couples Whose Weddings Were Postponed or Canceled
From now until May 17, couples can apply to win a virtual ceremony officiated by “Chaplain” Obvious — otherwise known as Captain Obvious from the Hotels.com commercials — and a wedding gift of $5,000 to spend on a future honeymoon. …
How coronavirus, Covid-19 will change cruise ship travel
That could spell new demand for smaller operators that can weather the storm, such as expeditions and river cruises, according to CruiseTipsTV’s Griffiths. Indeed, Steve Ebsworth, co-founder and CEO of luxury yacht operator Rascal Voyages, thinks the pandemic could accelerate a …
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