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Air Canada's long-lasting refusal to pay refunds for Covid-related cancellations drew the ire of travel agencies.

DOT seeks to fine Air Canada $25M over denied refundsSince March 2020, the DOT has received more than 6,000 complaints against Air Canada from consumers who said they were denied...

Focus on LGBTQ+ travel: Traveling while transgender

Focus on LGBTQ+ travel: Traveling while transgenderMembers of the transgender community face special challenges when traveling, and these determine what destinations they visit...

An Air Canada 737 Max 8 jet.

Travel agency groups lobby for reopening of U.S.-Canada borderASTA and its Canadian counterpart, the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies, sent a joint letter to federal government...

The European Parliament's approval Wednesday of a uniform EU Digital Covid Certificate will ease travel within Europe for EU citizens and residents.

EU's Digital Covid Certificate little benefit for U.S. travelersThe EU's program includes the ability to approve other countries' health passes, but the U.S. is not developing a federal...

The MSC Meraviglia will restart on Aug. 2 with three- and four-night cruises from Miami.

Four cruise brands, four plans to satisfy CDC requirementsThis month, the four largest cruise lines laid out plans for the summer in which they demonstrated that they are taking very...

The CDC has given the green light for vaccinated people to travel to Level 3 countries.

CDC relaxes Covid travel advisories for several countriesThe public health agency has removed 73 countries from Level 4, its highest Covid-19 travel advisory level.

Photo of Tulum courtesy of Jess Kraft/Shutterstock.

Mexico revives tourism promotionBilled as a "privately funded tourism marketing agency," the newly launched Visit Mexico has opened its first international...

It's time to lead by the power of our example

It's time to lead by the power of our exampleInbound tourism is returning safely to other parts of the world. AmericanTours International's Nick Hentschel says there's no...

The Freedom of the Seas was approved to conduct a simulated voyage from June 20 to 22 from PortMiami.

Royal says it has more than 250,000 volunteers for test sailingsThe cruise line thanks eager Volunteers of the Seas and says it is trying to figure out the logistics for trial cruises.

Carnival Cruise Line staff captain Riccardo Galazzo was vaccinated during a rally in Galveston, Texas. Ships where nearly all passengers and crew are vaccinated can drop mask and distancing rules, the CDC says.

CDC drops mask and distancing rules on ships where pax are vaxxedNew CDC guidance enables passengers and crew on ships with 95% vaccination rates to forego wearing masks or physical distancing...

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