The next Norwegian Cruise Line ship to be delivered for the North American market will sail from Seattle and be themed to Alaska.At a ceremony in Seattle with port officials, Norwegian president An…
Weeks After One Neighborhood Was Cleared, Miami Has a New Zika Zone
Health officials announced Thursday a new Zika zone in Miami — a setback less than a month after declaring the nearby Wynwood neighborhood cleared of the virus following aggressive mosquito s…
U.S. Eliminates Limits on Cuban Cigars and Rum that Tourists Can Bring Back
The Obama administration says it is eliminating a $100 limit on the value of Cuban rum and cigars that American travelers can bring back from the island.Cuban rum and cigars will now be subject to …
Norwegian Cruise Line Bets More on Alaska After Caribbean Disappoints
After a disappointing stretch for Mediterranean and Caribbean sailings, Norwegian Cruise Line on Thursday announced the operator is upping its game for the Alaska market.The Miami-based cruise line…
St. Louis Tries to Rebrand the City for Meetings With a New Music and Tech Festival
The inaugural Murmuration Festival last month in St. Louis explored the “convergence of art, music, science and tech,” where people debated things like the role of public sculpture and …
Trump says he’ll reverse Obama’s course on Cuba
Presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would undo the normalization of Cuba relations if he is elected.In a Twitter post, Trump tweeted, “The people of Cuba have struggle…
Alaskan Village Wages Reverse Tourism Campaign to Keep Visitors Away
Walruses gather to rest on the shores of the Chukchi Sea near the coastal village of Point Lay, Alaska in 2013. Residents are urging tourists to stay away this year. Ryan Kingsbery / United States …
Travel distribution entering period of ‘unprecedented change’
While it is “impossible” to tell how long it will take for things like artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality and augmented reality to affect travel distributors, those technolog…
Alaska cruises strengthen with higher capacity, Europe fears
The 400-foot-long pier at Icy Strait Point in Hoonah, Alaska, means cruise passengers no longer have to tender in to reach the port.Cruise lines in Alaska had their best summer in seven years and a…
Book-direct push failing to slow down OTAs
U.S. hotels’ booking and marketing costs are rapidly outpacing total revenue growth, while recent direct-booking efforts among the largest U.S. hotel companies appear to be doing little to st…