A comprehensive guide has been developed by ABTA to assist destinations and the wider travel industry during the transition to restarting travel. The Post Pandemic Recovery document, which is free to all ABTA members, is designed to help identify areas …
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The upcoming Independence Day holiday would ordinarily be a very busy one for vacationing Iowans, but a new estimate finds travel will be down about 15-percent this summer, compared to last year. Mark Peterson, a spokesman for AAA Iowa, says …
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Genting is taking that step: Its boats will sail with up to 40 percent fewer passengers. “We will not be able to make the same money anymore,” Mr. Zhu said. “As long as we can keep our operations going when …
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC), which plans to resume operations in July, will be offering a new flexible change policy. Guests can now have peace of mind when making reservations with AQSC’s flexible change policy, allowing passengers to change their …
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Is there good news on the horizon for travellers eager to get back sailing? Other than a coastal route starting in Norway, ocean cruising remains all at sea with Canada, the Cayman Islands, Australia, New Zealand and Spain extending their …
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When the COVID-19 outbreak began and President Trump declared a national emergency in early March, businesses shut down, citizens began staying home, cities looked like ghost towns … and I was on a cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic …
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Carnival Corp. executive Josh Leibowitz was named president of Seabourn Cruises, effective immediately. He will replace Rick Meadows, who left the company at the end of May. Reporting to Stein Kruse, Group CEO of Holland America Group, Leibowitz will oversee …
For obvious reasons, fewer of us will be traveling this summer. AAA of Michigan spokesperson Adrienne Woodland tells WSJM News the auto club’s travel forecast for the third quarter shows people being cautious. “Americans will take about 700 million trips, …
(10:15 a.m. EDT) — Everything seemed to be a go. As one of the small ship cruise lines exempt from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “no sail” order, American Cruise Lines had planned to be the first U.S. …
With Oregon Closed, Mississippi River Looks Like Best Bet for First US Cruise Read more »
Dream Vacations, a leading national travel agency franchise, believes in the future of travel. According to UBS research, 76% of people who had a canceled cruise have chosen a future cruise credit in 2021, while Cruise Critic reports that 92% …