That’s a sharp contrast to the $20,000 minimum you’ll spend to book venue space for a more traditional, 100-person wedding at the same hotel. What’s more, the bigger, $20,000 price tag also doesn’t include many extras you’ll inevitably pay for, …

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Sir Richard Branson told CNBC on Tuesday he hopes so-called Covid vaccination passports will be available for prospective airline passengers who have been inoculated, potentially allowing them to bypass other virus mitigation measures before traveling. “Vaccination is everything. Once vulnerable people, …

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“Two thousand twenty-one is a great time to remind ourselves that a honeymoon is about sharing a one-of-a-kind experience with your new spouse—even if that’s a road trip through your own state,” says Harmony Walton, The Bridal Bar founder. They …

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In opposite outcomes, MSC Cruises announced on Sunday that MSC Grandiosa will return to sea starting on January 24, while Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings on Tuesday extended its “operational pause” for all three of its brands—Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas …

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Celebrating a long-time maritime tradition, Carnival Cruise Line and Meyer Werft commemorated the first steel cut for a new ship, Carnival Celebration, at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland this week. Participating were Ben Clement, Carnival’s senior vice president of new builds, and Tim Meyer, CEO, …

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One day after he was sworn in as Canada’s new transport minister, Mississauga MP Omar Alghabra finds he is confronted by what one industry representative calls “an existential crisis” for the airline sector amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Citing “increased travel …

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