A cruise venture between a big Chinese travel vendor and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is folding.Shanghai-based SkySea Cruise Line will make its last cruise this fall. The end of the venture may be…
Puerto Rico’s New Tourism Push Faces Another Kind of Storm Six Months After Maria
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Biggest U.S. Travel Lobby Praises Official Tasked to Build Trump’s Border Wall
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To agents’ delight, new cruise ships steaming for the West Coast
LONG BEACH, Calif. — For years, agents on the West Coast have pleaded with suppliers to put new cruise ships in ports near their clients. Now they’re getting their wish.This year, the N…
Eurail designs training program for U.S. agents
Eurail has launched a travel agent training program open to U.S. travel agents, the Eurail Academy.The academy’s courses cover topics like product information, sales advice and benefits of th…
Los Angeles Tourism Sees Travel as a Buffer Against Climate Change
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Pot Tourism to Expand Into San Francisco Lounges
In this March 1, 2018 photo, Rick Thompson, clockwise from bottom left, Keith Baskerville and Xavier Baskerville smoke marijuana while sitting in a booth in the smoking lounge at Barbary Coast Disp…
Grand Hotels Are Getting Long-Overdue Attention From Developers
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IHG to acquire stake in Regent, sees ‘enormous potential’
InterContinental Hotels Group has followed through on its plan to buy a luxury brand, agreeing to acquire a 51% stake in Regent Hotels and Resorts for $39 million in cash.When the transaction is co…
Royal Caribbean to pay commission on future cruise credits
Royal Caribbean International on April 1 will begin paying commission on future cruise credits as a standard policy.In a message to travel agents from Royal Caribbean senior vice president of sales…