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Founders Camp, part of the Classic Portfolio, overlooks the Matlabas River in South Africa.

Latest luxe safari amenity is exclusive useThe Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced a demand for exclusive-use accommodations from a much wider demographic of travelers and...

The CDC's guidelines require mask usage and social distancing protocols.

CDC cruise guidance includes mask, excursion protocolsNorwegian Cruise Line Holdings CEO Frank Del Rio says he's "disappointed" with the regulations.

Sunrise at the Haleakala Crater on Maui. Entry requirements have tightened for visitors to the island.

Maui now is requring an additional Covid test for arrivalsAll those arriving on Maui, Lanai or Molokai must now test negative upon arrival in order to avoid a 10-day quarantine. This is...

Amadeus revenues halve in early 2021; vaccine programs offer hopeBookings through the GDS in the first quarter of 2021 were hit particularly hard in Western Europe, as new lockdown...

Budget leisure airfares will keep climbing, Hopper predicts

Budget leisure airfares will keep climbing, Hopper predictsIts forecast calls for budget airfares to leisure markets to climb to within 2% of 2019 prices by August.

A crowded flight, pre-Covid. But as the pandemic has worn on, the FAA has invoked a zero-tolerance policy against unruly-passenger incidents.

FAA proposes $58K in fines in civil cases against unruly flyersThe announcement is part of a campaign by the agency to push back against what it says has been a surge in unruly passenger...

IATA tracks domestic air traffic surge in MarchThe traffic improvement was due largely to a domestic rebound, which bounced back to 67.7% of March 2019 levels.

An AmaWaterways ship on the Danube. River cruise lines are increasingly enthusiastic about their ability to offer European river cruising this summer.

A reopening for the EU is welcome news for river cruise linesThere's renewed optimism about getting Americans back on Europe's waterways this summer, and possibly sooner than was widely...

The Norwegian Epic. Norwegian Cruise Line's parent company says the summer cruising season in the U.S. could be in jeopardy.

Norwegian says a summer restart for U.S. cruising could be in jeopardyCEO Frank Del Rio said that a July restart from the U.S. was "just not possible" due to the time it takes to prepare ships to...

Royal Caribbean International crew waiting to be vaccinated at PortMiami earlier this month, part of a partnership between the port and the line to vaccinate crew ahead of major ship relaunches.

Cruising's next challenge: Vaccinating thousands of crew before ships relaunchIt's not a problem specific to the U.S., but the CDC's decision to allow cruise lines to skip test sailings if 98% of a ship's...

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