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• U.S. to increase inbound travel fee

  24-05-2022 08:00 via travelweekly.com
  
  The fee, on inbound international travelers from countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program, takes effect May 26.
  
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• American Queen immortalized in 'forever' stamp

  23-05-2022 23:45 via travelweekly.com
  
  American Queen Voyages' flagship vessel is represented in one of the U.S. Postal Service's new Mighty Mississippi Forever Stamps.
  
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• Delta partnership with Greek airline expands options beyond Athens

  23-05-2022 23:30 via travelweekly.com
  
  Delta's interline agreement with Sky Express will enable passengers to connect to 34 destinations in Greece and Cyprus.
  
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• Barbados drops Covid test for vaxxed visitors

  23-05-2022 21:40 via travelweekly.com
  
  Unvaccinated travelers are still required to present a negative test result for entry.
  
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• Avoya is seeing 'substantial growth' in land vacation sales

  23-05-2022 20:55 via travelweekly.com
  
  Among the pieces of good news for the host agency: commissions on year-to-date resort sales are up 80% compared with 2019.
  
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• Western Air now flying U.S.-Bahamas route

  23-05-2022 19:40 via travelweekly.com
  
  The Bahamian carrier has begun flying daily between Fort Lauderdale and Nassau.
  
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• ASTA's Entrepreneur of the Year Award is back

  23-05-2022 17:30 via travelweekly.com
  
  Applications to be in the running for the award — and its $10,000 cash prize — are due by the end of June.
  
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• Talking to clients about a Disney vacation

  23-05-2022 16:45 via travelweekly.com
  
  Know your client and know your destination, says Disney Destinations' Javier Moreno.
  
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• Immersive technology will drive travel and hospitality sector

  23-05-2022 13:39 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Building immersive technologies should be a core strategy of travel companies to keep up with the curve, according to a new study by Accenture.
  
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• IDS NEXT acquires ShawMan Software

  23-05-2022 13:25 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Smart hotel software provider, IDS Next, has acquired India-based ShawMan Software, specialist provider of food and beverage, leisure and wellness cloud solutions for the hospitality industry.
  
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• The world's true cradle of chocolate

  23-05-2022 09:14
  
  "Cacao is so important to our culture that it is our culture"
  
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• A local’s guide to Jaén, Spain: sunsets and sundowners in Andalucía

  23-05-2022 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Award-winning poet Begoña M Rueda reveals the best museums, bars and beauty spots in her quintessentially Andalucían home townJaén is one of the few cities in Spain where your tapa is included in the price of your drink – and if you want to eat well here, head to a tavern. My favourite is El Abuelo, which has amazing tapas: it is famous for delicious patatas alioli and alpargatas de tomate con bacon (toasted bread with tomato and bacon). Also good are La Manchega, foun
  
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• Crystal Cruises' ocean ships to go to auction, report says

  23-05-2022 00:50 via travelweekly.com
  
  The Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity will come up for auction in June, according to a report from Maritime Executive.
  
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• Mandarin Oriental to open second London hotel this winter

  22-05-2022 23:55 via travelweekly.com
  
  The Mandarin Oriental Mayfair is designed to be "a discreet, sleek and intimate sister property" to London's Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park.
  
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• Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group enters Greece

  22-05-2022 23:00 via travelweekly.com
  
  The company will manage a new luxury hotel in Costa Navarino, marking the company's first property in the country.
  
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• Semiprivate airlines rebound from pandemic turbulence

  22-05-2022 16:45 via travelweekly.com
  
  Operators have experienced mixed fortunes over the course of the pandemic. But as the travel industry revs back up, some of the sector's largest players see smooth skies ahead.
  
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• 10 of the best cycling trail holidays in the UK

  22-05-2022 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Popular bike trails for all, taking in canals, forests and seaside as well as cyclist-friendly places to stayStretching for 51km around the Isle of Thanet, the Viking Trail can be split into shorter, family-friendly day rides, while the entire route makes a great two-day trip, combining long stretches of coast and vibrant seaside towns including Margate and Ramsgate with quiet inland villages, 7th-century Minster Abbey and the spectacular chalk stacks at Botany Bay, this is a varied ride. Start
  
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• Two luxury hotels capture Dublin's best side

  22-05-2022 03:10 via travelweekly.com
  
  The level of service and hospitality at Dublin's hotels continue to be among the biggest draws for tourists to the Emerald Isle.
  
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• Ensemble agencies approved Navigatr acquisition by a wide margin

  21-05-2022 19:00 via travelweekly.com
  
  Of Ensemble Travel Group's 312 shareholders, 83% approved the acquisition.
  
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• My business partner said it, I didn't

  21-05-2022 18:05 via travelweekly.com
  
  The second, fictional half of Churchill & Turen has some thoughts to share.
  
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• How to get the VIP treatment at Universal Orlando

  21-05-2022 15:15 via travelweekly.com
  
  While Universal Orlando passholders are getting a red-carpet entrance as part of May bonuses, there are ways to get that type of treatment year-round.
  
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• Azamara president Carol Cabezas on the cruise line's growth plans

  21-05-2022 14:00 via travelweekly.com
  
  Cabezas discusses what's been going on at the brand since Sycamore Partners acquired it in 2021 and where the brand is heading.
  
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• 20 of the coolest holiday cabins in Europe

  21-05-2022 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From Scandinavian rustic-luxe to floating eco-cabins in the south of France, we pick cosy and stylish hideaways in forests and lakelandFor Big Foot types who want to occasionally come out of the forest to visit the Hendersons, the Stayokay Hostel Apeldoorn offers the best of both worlds: a designer cabin in woodlands on the edge of the small city of Apeldoorn in the Veluwe, a region known for its nature reserves, lakes and Hanseatic towns. The cabin is an off-the-shelf Wikkelhouse – wikkel
  
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• Finding a different kind of thrill on a Colorado hill

  21-05-2022 08:55 via travelweekly.com
  
  Coasting along Colorado's Copper Mountain: A downhill thrill ride minus the skis.
  
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• Mountain coasters from coast to coast

  21-05-2022 08:20 via travelweekly.com
  
  Copper's Rocky Mountain Coaster is just one of several mountain coasters that can be found around ski areas.
  
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• Truist Securities report details cruise industry's pricing problem

  21-05-2022 02:10 via travelweekly.com
  
  Cruise lines will have to lower prices in the second half of 2022 to fill ships because cumulative bookings are "in a deep hole" compared with 2019 levels, according to a report written by equity research analyst C. Patrick Scholes.
  
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• Network Rail announces Selmeston Solar Rail Connection project will not proceed

  21-05-2022 01:20 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Network Rail and Riding Sunbeams are regrettably unable to continue with the Selmeston Solar Rail Connection project to power electric trains from a community solar farm near Berwick, Sussex.
  
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• American Queen Voyages begins Great Lakes cruises from Chicago

  20-05-2022 20:15 via travelweekly.com
  
  A city that has long been limited to sightseeing cruises, Chicago is now an arrival and departure port for AQV's multiday cruises on the new Ocean Navigator.
  
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• Travel Advisor Resource Center launches a supplier directory

  20-05-2022 19:35 via travelweekly.com
  
  The Travel Supplier Directory houses not only supplier contact information but also a directory of rewards, education and events.
  
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• After 11 years, Sabre-US Airways case results in Sabre paying $1 in damages

  20-05-2022 18:25 via travelweekly.com
  
  A federal jury in New York found Sabre guilty of exercising monopoly power in airline distribution, but that the airline failed to prove that provisions in the contract restrained trade.
  
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• Dubai’s Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum establishes digital task force

  20-05-2022 14:20 via breakingtravelnews.com
  HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum is setting up Dubai Metaverse Strategy as the emirate sets its sights on being the world’s best city in the virtual space.
  
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• Margaritaville at Sea working to get Paradise shipshape

  20-05-2022 14:00 via travelweekly.com
  
  Like many other cruise brands, Margaritaville at Sea had recently found itself at the mercy of a snarled global supply chain.
  
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• American Airlines and Microsoft partnership aims to smooth travel experience

  20-05-2022 13:50 via breakingtravelnews.com
  American Airlines and Microsoft are partnering to use technology to create more connected experiences for customers and staff, supporting the robust operations of the world’s largest airline.
  
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• Agency on the hook after phishing scam

  20-05-2022 13:25 via travelweekly.com
  
  After authorities appeared to put a stop to the "Abidjan Phishing Fraud Scheme," the fraudsters are apparently back in business. ARC has two relevant rules in the agent reporting agreement.
  
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• The ancient mummies older than Egypt's

  20-05-2022 12:11
  
  Hundreds have been found just below the surface
  
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• Online Tour of smart city Tallinn proves a success

  20-05-2022 10:12 via breakingtravelnews.com
  One of the recent initiatives at Kuoni Tumlare involved setting up a virtual tour to Tallinn, Estonia, in the high-tech Ulemiste district, for WASEDA University, a research-intensive institution located in the heart of Tokyo.
  
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• Optibus becomes first public transportation unicorn with series D closing

  20-05-2022 09:10 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Optibus, the end-to-end software platform for public transportation planning and operations, announced today that it has closed $100 million in Series D funding, with investments from new and existing investors Insight Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Verizon Ventures, Pitango First & Pitango Growth, Tencent, SOMV Momentum, BlueRed Partners and others.
  
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• Mexico's Viva Aerobus to distribute through the Sabre GDS

  20-05-2022 09:00 via travelweekly.com
  
  The agreement includes implementation of Sabre's branded-fare technology.
  
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• A Dracula-themed walk to a great pub: Kilmarnock Arms, Cruden Bay

  20-05-2022 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Dracula is 125 this month. This walk takes in the castle and treacherous coast that inspired Bram Stoker, and ends in the pub where he began writing the book‘And here one day, to the sound of the sea on the Scottish shore, Count Dracula made his entry,” wrote Bram Stoker biographer Harry Ludlam.Dracula’s creator had never been to Transylvania when he fled London for the bracing North Sea wilds of Cruden Bay in the twilight of the Victorian era. In Aberdeenshire, Stoker finally
  
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• MSC Cruises unveils details about the World Europa

  20-05-2022 05:00 via travelweekly.com
  
  The 6,762-passenger MSC World Europa will have 22 decks and feature the longest dry slide at sea, the Venom Drop @ The Spiral. It will span 11 decks and plunge riders into a 250-foot drop.
  
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• Chile's desert town built on mummies

  20-05-2022 00:28
  
  The Egyptians may have the most famous mummies, but they weren't the first
  
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• Unions oppose proposal to raise pilot retirement age

  19-05-2022 23:25 via travelweekly.com
  
  The APA and ALPA have come out strongly against a reported plan by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to introduce a bill that would raise the mandatory retirement age for pilots.
  
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• Largest United club opens at Newark Airport

  19-05-2022 22:05 via travelweekly.com
  
  The 30,000-square-foot facility has more than 480 seats, six shower suites and a barista-staffed coffee shop.
  
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• Global Travel Collection refreshes its Learning Library

  19-05-2022 20:45 via travelweekly.com
  
  The updated online education program is accessible any time from any device and now has a new look and easy-to-navigate dashboard.
  
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• Spirit Airlines board lambastes JetBlue's takeover bid

  19-05-2022 19:35 via travelweekly.com
  
  Spirit and JetBlue are ratcheting up the rhetoric as the Spirit shareholder vote on the proposed Spirit-Frontier merger approaches on June 10.
  
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• Travel Allies Society launches travel advisor mentorship program

  19-05-2022 18:50 via travelweekly.com
  
  Advisors enrolled will work regularly with a Travel Allies Society member through one-on-one and group sessions.
  
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• National Geographic Expeditions redesigns Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia tour

  19-05-2022 18:10 via travelweekly.com
  
  The 17-day excursion will take guests on a sampan boat tour along the canals of Tan Phong Islet.
  
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• American Cruise Lines takes pride in its DIY approach

  19-05-2022 17:45 via travelweekly.com
  
  The Maryland-based cruise line builds its own ships at its own shipyard, something it's been doing since its founding half a century ago.
  
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• Surf Air Mobility to go public through $1.42B merger with Tuscan Holdings

  19-05-2022 15:25 via breakingtravelnews.com
  Surf Air Mobility and Tuscan Holdings have jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement resulting, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions, in Surf Air Mobility becoming a publicly listed company.
  
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• Covid restrictions still in place for UK travellers in Europe

  19-05-2022 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  While many rules have been lifted, holidaymakers must still comply with each European country’s varied, and extended, rulesFamilies from the UK who are heading abroad for the spring half-term break continue to face a complex array of Covid testing requirements as restrictions for popular destinations remain in place.While the UK has relaxed all Covid travel restrictions, many other countries have retained a variety of test requirements before holidaymakers can enter.On Sunday (15 May) Spai
  
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