While travel advisors are saying that Wave season is off to slow start, Royal Caribbean has not noted a demand slowdown to start 2025.
With 2025 well booked, cruise's Wave season has been anticlimactic
Compared with last year's Wave, there are fewer available cabins, said Signature Travel Network CEO Alex Sharpe. And prices are...
Focus on Culinary Travel: Navigating celebrity chef partnerships
Cruise lines are taking a fresh look at how they work with big-name chefs.
If there is a luxury contraction coming, it's not yet reflecting on SmartFlyer's 2025 business.
Will luxury travel slow down? One expert expects a dip in hotel rates
Addressing attendees at the SmartFlyer Core conference, MMGY executive chairman Clayton Reid said he thinks "rates are going to...
Edward Mahoney, the director of astronomy at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, talks to guests about what they are seeing in the sky.
The star attraction at the Hyatt Regency Maui
The resort's Tour of the Stars astronomy program brings guests awe-inspiring views of the cosmos.
A cruise ship sails into PortMiami, the world's busiest cruise port.
Cruise port space race
Cruise companies are rolling out more and bigger ships, and Florida's big three cruise ports are doing all they can to keep up....
More than a third of respondents to Travel Weekly's 2024 Travel Industry Survey who are 45 or younger said they use TikTok to communicate with clients.
As the pendulum swings on TikTok, advisors and suppliers wait and wonder
Travel advisors who rely on TikTok say the app's regulatory roller coaster has been a lesson to not put all their eggs in one...
Clockwise from top left: Aviation editor Robert Silk, host Rebecca Tobin and Scott Keyes, the founder of Going, talk about the status of airfares on this week's Folo podcast episode.
Airfares in 2025: Do higher average fares mean fewer deals?
Why are fares trending upward? What does that mean for airfare bargain-hunters? And when is the best time to book a flight (and...
A Hopper survey found that 76% of Americans plan to spend as much or more on travel this year than they did in 2024.
Higher airfares expected in the first half of 2025
Compared with 2024, Hopper projects prices will be 19% higher in May and 12% higher in June.
The Aqua Nera sails the Peruvian Amazon.
Ponant acquires Aqua Expeditions
Aqua Expeditions will continue to operate under the Aqua brand in a deal that was backed by Ponant's parent company, Artemis...
ASTA urges incoming Trump administration to avoid travel bans
ASTA urges incoming Trump administration to avoid travel bans
The travel advisor advocacy group sent a letter to the incoming administration outlining its priorities, and said travel bans...
From boomers to zoomers: Travel that spans the generations
From boomers to zoomers: Travel that spans the generations
Seven generations of travelers will be flying, cruising and touring in 2025, and knowing how to speak and sell to these...
Smoke from the Palisades Fire, seen from Santa Monica.
L.A. tourism attractions stay closed as fires blaze on; residents flock to hotels
The latest in our coverage: Visitor attractions in Los Angeles remained shuttered Thursday as fires continued to tear through...
How and why river cruise ships have gone Green in Europe
How and why river cruise ships have gone Green in Europe
The Green Award was first given to a river cruise ship, the AmaKristina, in 2020. Five years later, 193 river ships are...
No mind left behind: How travel embraces neurodiversity
No mind left behind: How travel embraces neurodiversity
The industry is making strides in its efforts to serve every traveler, no matter how they perceive and navigate the world.
San Francisco has launched initiatives to enhance the visitor experience.
After tough year, San Francisco prepares to revitalize tourism
Last year, San Francisco's visitor industry hit its lowest point since the pandemic, but insiders say that 2025 will be the...
Lava fountains erupt at Kilauea Volcano, as seen from the Kupinai Pali lookout at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
What to know about the Kilauea Volcano eruption
The eruption inside Halemaumau Crater is visible from various overlooks at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Capt. Kate McCue with her cat, Bug Naked, in 2021 on the bridge of the Celebrity Edge. Bug was a well-known personality among crew and passengers.
Remembering Bug, Celebrity Cruises' biggest feline celebrity
As the oceangoing companion of Capt. Kate McCue, master of the Celebrity Beyond, the hairless cat Bug Naked was known and loved...
The Bahia Principe Grand Jamaica.
Hyatt and Grupo Pinero finalize joint venture
The partners will manage Bahia Principe-branded hotels and resorts as well as jointly own the Bahia Principe brand.
U.S. government finalizes hotel junk fee rule
U.S. government finalizes hotel junk fee rule
The Federal Trade Commission has established a rule banning hotels, vacation rentals and other short-term lodging providers...
Illustration by Jenn Martins
2024, a year in review
"Normalization" was perhaps the word of the year in travel, but the industry also saw much that was out of the ordinary, from...


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