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IGLTA presents global snapshot of LGBTQ+ traveler sentiment
Harry S. Johnson- May 26, 2020The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) recently surveyed members of the LGBTQ+ community to gauge their attitudes toward leisure travel ... Read More
LGBT Americans: Strong travel needs and definite travel plans despite COVID-19
Harry S. Johnson- May 20, 2020Not surprising to observe, most American adults surveyed this month by The Harris Poll, express reservations and go-slow attitudes towards ... Read More
Caribbean Cruise Tourism and the impact of COVD-19
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 19, 2020Globally, cruise tourism has been significantly affected by COVID19 which has forced border closures in major cruise tourism destinations in ... Read More
Carnival strengthens ability to manage through extended pause in operations
Harry S. Johnson- May 14, 2020Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest leisure travel company and cruise operator, announced today a number of additional actions ... Read More
Cruise Ships banned for two years to avoid second COVID-19 outbreak
Alain St.Ange- May 13, 2020The Seychelles Minister Didier Dogley announces a ban on cruise ships for two years.? Dagley's message reported on the island's ... Read More
Q&A: Relaunching Tourism in Hawaii – You Are Invited
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- May 12, 2020Tourism wholesale organizations are demanding answers on relaunching tourism in Hawaii. With the possibility of Hawaii Governor Ige “reopening" Hawaii ... Read More
Most of recent US cruisers would go on a cruise right now despite COVID-19
Harry S. Johnson- May 12, 2020A groundbreaking “Back-to-Normal” survey comparing travel and leisure attitudes in September 2001 and July 2009 to today finds that a ... Read More
Increased early demand: AmaWaterways opens 2022 bookings
Harry S. Johnson- May 12, 2020Luxury river cruise company AmaWaterways?today announced the majority of its 2022 deployment is now open for group and individual bookings ... Read More
Hurtigruten?cruise line extends suspension of operations
Harry S. Johnson- May 11, 2020As a response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Hurtigruten – the world’s largest expedition cruise line – will extend the ... Read More
16,000 Stranded Indians: Rescue Trains, Planes and Ships
Anil Mathur - eTN India- May 8, 2020It is for sure that no other tourism promotion exercise except India has undertaken a massive repatriation venture called Vande ... Read More
Holland America Line cancels all 2020 Alaska, Europe and Canada cruises
Harry S. Johnson- May 7, 2020With travel restrictions continuing for the near future due to global health concerns, Holland America Line has decided to extend ... Read More
Executive Response to the Changes in Cruises
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- May 7, 2020Two executives from Cruise Planners, Michelle Fee, CEO and Founder, and Vicky Garcia, COO and Co-Owner, shared their response to ... Read More
Royal Caribbean extends ‘Cruise with Confidence’ policy
Chief Assignment Editor- May 6, 2020To provide peace of mind in vacation planning, Royal Caribbean Group is extending its?"Cruise with Confidence"?cancellation policy to sailings through ... Read More
Carnival Cruise Line update
Chief Assignment Editor- May 4, 2020Carnival Cruise Line issued the following update to our news release today concerning a further delay of operations for most ... Read More
Hot and Trending in 85 Countries is rebuilding travel
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 3, 2020Generation C are all of us in the travel and tourism industry and the traveling public. Generation C is the ... Read More
Can Travel and Tourism Rise again as Smart Destinations?
Frank Haas- April 29, 2020The global travel and tourism industry is experiencing a TOURISM MELTDOWN As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic hotels in ... Read More
WTTC: Over 100 million Travel & Tourism jobs losses estimated
Chief Assignment Editor- April 24, 2020The Travel & Tourism sector faces a staggering 100 million jobs losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the ... Read More
Luxury cruise line Cunard extends pause to voyages
Chief Assignment Editor- April 23, 2020Luxury cruise line Cunard, announced today that, as a result of the continued impact of COVID-19, it will be extending ... Read More
COVID-19 impact on US Travel & Tourism nine times worse than 9/11 attacks
Chief Assignment Editor- April 20, 2020The travel industry has lost a full third of all the jobs lost in the U.S. and is experiencing a ... Read More
Holland America Line celebrates its 147th anniversary
Chief Assignment Editor- April 18, 2020Holland America Line is commemorating its 147th anniversary today, Saturday, April 18, 2020, by honoring its rich legacy, taking care ... Read More
Post COVID Challenges Ahead for Travel and Tourism
Anil Mathur - eTN India- April 18, 2020As expected, the travel and tourism industry is looking forward to a post-virus era when tourism is likely to get ... Read More
From the Bahamas with Love
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 17, 2020Travel and Tourism are a dream right now. The world is staying at home these days. Memories of sitting at ... Read More
Princess Cruises canceling all voyages through June 30, 2020
Chief Assignment Editor- April 14, 2020In continued response to the impact of the COVID-19 global outbreak and the recent order from the United States Centers ... Read More
Hawaii tourism is the ‘Most Affected’ by COVID-19 in US
Chief Assignment Editor- April 14, 2020The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on many of America’s “non-essential” industries. That includes tourism, as countless attractions have closed ... Read More
Cruise ban: US Centers for Disease Control extends ‘no sail order’ for 100 days
Chief Assignment Editor- April 13, 2020In the move that effectively bans cruise lines from boarding passengers or returning to sailing in the near future, the ... Read More
Swedish-owned Stena Line makes a hard decision
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 13, 2020Swedish-owned Stena Line recently announced that it plans to furlough 600 employees and make 150 redundancies across the UK and ... Read More
Did Norwegian Cruise Line Officials engage in Security Fraud?
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 12, 2020An investigation of whether Norwegian Cruise Line Holding and certain of its officers or directors have engaged in securities fraud ... Read More
Royal Caribbean Cruise Founder died in Palma de Mallorca
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 12, 2020Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen, a founder of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) and a visionary strategist of the modern cruise ... Read More
Centers for Disease Control extends No Sail Order for all cruise ships
Chief Assignment Editor- April 10, 2020The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today the extension of a No Sail Order for all cruise ... Read More
Hawaii officials: Oahu residents allowed to disembark cruise ship in Honolulu
Chief Assignment Editor- April 10, 2020The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division notifies the public the Pacific Princess cruise ship is scheduled to arrive ... Read More
Expedition cruise line Hurtigruten extends suspension of operations
Chief Assignment Editor- April 6, 2020As a response to the continuing global coronavirus outbreak, Hurtigruten, the world’s largest expedition cruise line, will extend the temporary ... Read More
April cruise trends: Significant changes in booking window for cruise travel
Chief Assignment Editor- April 4, 2020CruiseTrends report for the month of April 2020 was released today. This report details a picture of consumer behavior for ... Read More
Port Canaveral furloughs cruise and recreation business employees
editor- April 3, 2020The impact of COVID-19 is continuing to unfold across our region, state, nation and the world. These unprecedented times are ... Read More
At sea on a cruise ship? You may be doomed
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 1, 2020A war against the global cruise industry with innocent tourists on board as the target is unfolding not only in ... Read More
Carnival Cruises opts not to rely on COVID-19 relief package
Chief Assignment Editor- April 1, 2020Following the news that Carnival Corporation is securing finances of at least $6 billion to combat the effects of the ... Read More
Holland America Line pauses its global cruise operations for 30 additional days
Chief Assignment Editor- March 30, 2020Due to the continued port closures and travel restrictions surrounding global health concerns, Holland America Line has made the decision ... Read More
