Luxury travelers booking RV road trips this summer
Luxury travelers booking RV road trips this summer
With the Covid-19 crisis stalling international travel and driving anxiety about flying, some luxury travel sellers have...
Eden Rock-St. Barths targets October opening
The luxury boutique property on St. Jean beach initially reopened in November 2019 following a two-year renovation and...
Reuse, renovate, redefine: Recycling historical buildings into hotels
Reuse, renovate, redefine: Recycling historical buildings into hotels
There are obstacles to recycling historical buildings into hotels, but for many developers, the charms of adaptive reuse...
Comeback trail: Rebuilding indigenous tourism in North America
Comeback trail: Rebuilding indigenous tourism in North America
Before the pandemic, indigenous tourism in North America was enjoying healthy growth, a powerful economic engine that helped...
Glamping's next level
Glamping's next level
From tented pavilions to Jungle Bubbles, resorts are adding inventive, cost-effective glamping options. And guests are willing...
MSC Cruises' Ken Muskat on booking trends, Ocean Cay and travel advisors
MSC Cruises' Ken Muskat on booking trends, Ocean Cay and travel advisors
Muskat spoke about the line's reopening plans, the importance of private cruise destinations and why looking out for travel...
Messages of support on the Wynn and Encore casino-hotels, which might reopen by late May.
Las Vegas heavyweights are betting on a comeback
With a reopening of the Las Vegas Strip likely just around the corner, some of the market's biggest casino-hotels are preparing...
Focus on Cruise: Sailing into the Wind
Focus on Cruise: Sailing into the Wind
Buffeted by negative media attention and a crippling shutdown, the cruise industry is trying to figure out how to safely return...
Riviera River Cruises is offering agents gift cards and onboard credits for bookings made through May 8.
Suppliers roll out offers for National Travel Advisor Day
Some initiatives extend beyond this week and are valid throughout May.
Consumer Editors Roundtable: The Godfather, Part 2
Consumer Editors Roundtable: The Godfather, Part 2
Influential hotelier Ian Schrager joined top travel editors in a wide-ranging discussion. Here he talks about his sometimes...
Consumer Editors Roundtable: The Godfather, Part 1
Consumer Editors Roundtable: The Godfather, Part 1
Hotelier Ian Schrager joined Travel Weekly's Consumer Editors Roundtable to share his thoughts on emerging hospitality trends...
“The call center has been challenging across the industry,” Carnival's Adolfo Perez said, citing wait times that can reach more than an hour.
Carnival bumps up online booking commission, scraps 2020 sales thresholds
Carnival Cruise Line has made enhancements to its Onboard with You pledge to help travel advisors navigate the coronavirus...
Marilyn Brown and her husband, Claude, with their son Steven in London. Steven survived the influenza pandemic in 1968 when he was three months old.
California travel advisor recalls 1968 Hong Kong flu pandemic
Marilyn Brown, owner of See the World Travel & Tours in Harbor City, was personally affected by that pandemic.
Wet & wild: East Africa safaris are always in season
Wet & wild: East Africa safaris are always in season
Summer is peak safari season in East Africa, but wondrous wildlife encounters can occur year-round.
Ted Turner's legacy
Ted Turner's legacy
After acquiring three New Mexico parcels totaling more than a million acres over the years, the media-mogul philanthropist...
Viking entering U.S. market in a big way
Viking entering U.S. market in a big way
The Viking Mississippi will be able to accommodate 386 guests, about double the capacity of the modern riverboat series of...
Richard Fain to agents: Get ready for better times ahead
Richard Fain to agents: Get ready for better times ahead
In his latest video message to travel advisors, Royal Caribbean's chairman said that when the coronavirus crisis subsides,...
The latest travel cancellation, change and refund policies
The latest travel cancellation, change and refund policies
Many travel companies have introduced flexible cancellation and rebooking policies and have temporarily suspended or limited...
Hotel MedSpa: A growing trend in wellness travel
Hotel MedSpa: A growing trend in wellness travel
Increasingly, the hospitality sector is offering medical spa services ranging from nonsurgical cosmetic procedures to...
Team USA during the double buck competition at the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show in Ketchikan.
Competition and comedy at Ketchikan attraction
Eric Moya writes: "I can honestly say that the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show is indeed a "rowdy good time" -- rain or shine."


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