Each fall there is a rush on jewelry stores as the love-struck plan holiday proposals. According to reports, at least a third of marriage proposals occur between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. That means a plethora of newly committed couples …
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Many travel agents have a love affair with the destination wedding and honeymoon market, a niche that’s both lucrative and rewarding to sell. For those agents who haven’t yet broken into the niche – but want to—the Destination Wedding Honeymoon …
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Similar programs are being offered by other hotels and tour operators, including opportunities to clear debris from a river and, for scuba divers, to clean garbage deposited on the ocean floor by the storm. The island tourism board, Discover Dominica, …
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AmsterdamEvery city reimagines itself, but few shed skins faster than Amsterdam. While the Dutch capital used to be a byword for fast, louche fun — all hash cakes and beefcakes — it has worked hard to rebrand itself in recent …
A growing consensus that the Caribbean region impacted by hurricanes Irma and Maria has to rebuild differently this time was echoed by former President Bill Clinton at the launch of his Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery …
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Royal Caribbean is set to implement a new cancellation policy April 8. According to the unofficial Royal Caribbean Blog, the policy changes are aimed at encouraging guests to finalize their bookings earlier, with Royal Caribbean saying the adjustments “were decided …
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Last week, royal wedding watchers were set atwitter by the idea that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry might be planning a “minimoon” (a short honeymoon) in Dublin after their May nuptials. And thus, a sure-to-be-widely-copied trend was born. But that’s just …
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Ashley Morris knew that starting a home-based travel agency in a Kansas City, Missouri, suburb would require her to think creatively. But she was undaunted, having worked for several years in social media marketing in New York City. When she …
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Milwaukee-based The Mark Travel Corp. has agreed to merge with Newtown Square, Pennsylvania-based Apple Leisure Group. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the second quarter, were not disclosed. Mark Travel operates Funjet Vacations and sister …
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