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• AHLA Relaxes Mask Guidance for U.S. Hotel Employees, Chains Following Suit

  22-06-2021 22:42 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  The American Hotel & Lodging Association has eased its Safe Stay guidelines regarding mask wearing for U.S. hotel employees In response to updated Covid-19 guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the association announced. AHLA relaxed its masking requirements for guests in May.  
  
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• Delta, Kenya Airways Add More Codeshare Flights

  22-06-2021 22:17 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  Delta Air Lines and Kenya Airways have expanded their codesharing agreement to cover a total of 39 cities in Africa and North America.  
  
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• FCM to Launch New Platform in China

  22-06-2021 19:46 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  FCM will roll out a new proprietary travel technology platform in China, with plans to begin piloting the system with corporate clients in July, the travel management company announced.   
  
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• Airlines ramping up service to Germany and the Netherlands

  22-06-2021 13:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Star Alliance airlines United and Lufthansa will increase service between the U.S. and Germany in July following Germany's reopening to Americans on June 25.
  
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• Two Silversea ships make debut

  22-06-2021 07:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Silver Moon is doing 10-day cruises in the Greek isles. The Silver Origin, an expedition ship, is sailing the Galapagos year-round.
  
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• Kempinski complaints dismissed

  22-06-2021 02:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  German authorities have closed their investigation into several individuals connected to luxury hospitality group Kempinski, citing no evidence of any wrongdoing.
  
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• Freedom of the Seas conducts a test cruise

  22-06-2021 01:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Royal Caribbean CEO Michael Bayley in a Facebook post explained why the line chose a return-to-service path that required a simulated voyage.
  
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• Windstar cancels Star Breeze cruises

  22-06-2021 00:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The line cited crew vaccination levels as the reason for scrapping the next two sailings and said it expects the ship to return to sea with a fully inoculated crew by July 10.
  
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• Larger and redesigned, LaGuardia Centurion Lounge reopens

  21-06-2021 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The lounge is 10,000 square feet, double the size of the previous one. 
  
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• New FAA program strengthens protections for whistleblowers

  21-06-2021 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Under the Voluntary Safety Reporting Program, engineers, safety inspectors and other aviation safety employees can confidentially report safety-related issues without fear of retribution.
  
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• Holland America Line unveils expanded restart plan

  21-06-2021 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Its newest ship, the Rotterdam, will enter service in Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 3, sailing Caribbean cruises.
  
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• Industry presses on with Save Act lobbying efforts

  21-06-2021 22:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The measure would include travel agencies in the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program.
  
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• TAMS Chooses Six Inaugural Incubator Participants

  21-06-2021 22:05 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  The Travel and Meetings Society incubator committee has chosen the first six participants for its startup program, confirmed committee co-founder and co-lead Hansini Sharma. The program was announced in March and applications opened in April.  
  
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• AHLA says vaccinated hotel workers may opt to forgo masks

  21-06-2021 21:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The policy change was made in response to increasing vaccination rates across the country as well as recent updates in guidance from both the CDC and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
  
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• Norwegian Names Geir Karlsen CEO

  21-06-2021 21:32 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  Norwegian Air Shuttle has announced that CEO Jacob Schram would be replaced by current chief financial officer Geir Karlsen, effective immediately.   
  
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• La Compagnie will fly to Tel Aviv, Milan

  21-06-2021 21:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The all-business-class carrier resumed service to Paris from Newark and will add new routes to Tel Aviv and Milan from Newark later this year.
  
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• Lufthansa will accept vaccination QR codes for flight check-in

  21-06-2021 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The airline says it will soon be possible to scan QR vaccination certificates with the Lufthansa app or to load them digitally into the app.
  
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• Celebrity Apex sets sail on maiden cruise

  21-06-2021 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The ship departed Athens on June 21, more than a year after it was delivered.
  
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• United Eases Loyalty Program Restrictions with Future Business Travel Demand in Mind

  21-06-2021 21:02 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  United Airlines has loosened restrictions in its MileagePlus program, a move the carrier hopes will help stimulate business travel demand later in the year.
  
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• Staffing shortfalls force American to cut back schedule

  21-06-2021 20:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The carrier canceled approximately 150 flights on Saturday and 188 flights on Sunday, in part because of staffing problems.
  
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• Uniworld welcomes back Americans to European river cruising with new ship

  21-06-2021 20:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The S.S. La Venezia set sail on Monday as the first European river cruise for Americans since the pandemic.
  
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• Dispatch, Italy: When traveling internationally in the Covid era, expect the unexpected

  21-06-2021 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With four fresh stamps on her passport, you might consider Travel Weekly senior editor Jeri Clausing a "seasoned" Covid-era traveler. But even she encountered a few anxious moments on her way to Europe this weekend.
  
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• Borgata pursues fly-in guests with charter deal

  21-06-2021 19:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Atlantic City hotel-casino has launched a charter program with Sun Country Airlines.
  
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• Concur Survey: Travelers Want Post-Pandemic Policy Changes

  21-06-2021 18:40 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  As business travel begins to resume in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the vast majority of travelers are willing to get back on the road, but they expect their companies to support them by adopting more flexible travel polices, according to a new survey from SAP Concur.   
  
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• STR: U.S. Hotel Recovery Accelerates in May

  21-06-2021 18:16 via businesstravelnews.com
  
  All three key performance metrics for the U.S. hotel industry—occupancy, average daily rate and revenue per available room—improved from April and reported their best monthly figures since February 2020, according to STR.  
  
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• Expect the unexpected? Florida prevails in CDC case

  21-06-2021 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The news that the CDC's restrictions on cruising could be invalidated by a Florida court must have come as a huge surprise to many legal experts.
  
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• A new tennis pro is holding court at the Four Seasons Lanai

  21-06-2021 16:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Spanish-born Andres Durandegui is bringing a lifetime of passion for the sport and decades of experience teaching it to the resort. He has big plans for the program.
  
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• Micah Akau accepts marketing post at Mauna Kea Resort

  21-06-2021 15:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The appointment marks a return to the Big Island resort for Akau, who began his career there in 2016.
  
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• Delta, Sabre deal: GDS is paid on booking's value, not flat fee

  21-06-2021 13:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A revamped distribution agreement has the potential to disrupt the standard commercial payment model between airlines, GDSs and travel advisors.
  
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• Margaritaville Beach Resort Nassau's Larry Magor on the resort's opening

  21-06-2021 13:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The hotel's GM talks about the resort, cruise ship homeporting and the Nassau port redevelopment.
  
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• As travel restarts, let's get social

  21-06-2021 12:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Travel is slowly but surely restarting, and social media is a great tool to use to let clients (and prospects) know you're open for business.
  
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• News: Israel welcomes first post-Covid-19 tour group

  21-06-2021 12:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Israel has welcomed the first British group of tourists since the Covid-19 outbreak as part of its process of gradually reopening borders to vaccinated international visitors.
  
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• News: Tourism growth contributes to UK economic recovery

  21-06-2021 11:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Businesses that have borne the brunt of Covid-19 restrictions helped the economic recovery to accelerate in the UK during May, according to the latest Lloyds Bank UK Recovery Tracker.
  
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• News: New part-time rail season tickets launch in UK

  21-06-2021 11:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New rail tickets, designed to match evolving working habits, will be available to commuters across England from today. They are aimed at commuters who only travel to work two or three days a week.
  
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• News: Local fans permitted to attend Tokyo Olympics

  21-06-2021 10:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Up to 10,000 Japanese fans will be permitted at venues at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics officials have confirmed today. Fans from overseas had already been banned from the event.
  
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• News: Jestin appointed executive vice president with Airbus

  21-06-2021 10:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Airbus has appointed Catherine Jestin as executive vice president digital and information management. She will join the executive committee and report to Guillaume Faury, Airbus chief executive.
  
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• News: Karlsen to lead Norwegian after Schram sacked

  21-06-2021 10:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Geir Karlsen has been appointed new chief executive of Norwegian Air Shuttle, effective immediately. Karlsen has held the position of chief financial officer with Norwegian since early 2018.
  
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• News: Radisson Hotel Djibouti to open in 2024

  21-06-2021 09:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This new-build 144-room hotel will comprise not only of modern standard rooms and suites, but will also have accessible rooms, designed for wheelchair access.
  
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• News: Boeing begins testing 737-10 Max

  21-06-2021 07:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Boeing has completed a test flight of the 737-10 Max, the largest variant in the family. The airplane took off from Renton Field, Washington, and landed at Boeing Field in Seattle.
  
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• News: Celebrity Apex makes long-awaited debut in Greece

  21-06-2021 07:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Celebrity Apex has sailed out of the Port of Athens to begin her maiden voyage and first summer season in the Aegean. The line had originally planned to introduce its newest ship in March last year.
  
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• News: Jet2.com boosts Newcastle capacity for next summer

  21-06-2021 07:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jet2.com will add an extra aircraft to its capacity in Newcastle next year, allowing the leisure carrier to add over 300 extra flights to a range of popular destinations.
  
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• Martinique and Guadeloupe have reopened to Americans

  21-06-2021 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Vaccinated travelers are not subject to quarantine measures.
  
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• Travel to Hawaii is about to get a whole lot easier

  21-06-2021 03:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Island-hopping travel regulations have been lifted, restrictions on public gatherings and business activities have eased, and the governor is confident all protocols will be eliminated by late summer.
  
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• Tarte Tatin lives on at the new La Maison Tatin

  20-06-2021 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The boutique hotel in France's Loire Valley is located at the former Hotel Tatin, where the apple dessert was created.
  
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• Expedia Cruises seeks to reach new heights

  20-06-2021 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The company has updated its technology and aspires to be the top cruise agency in North America.
  
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• The CDC lowered its travel advisories for several Caribbean countries

  19-06-2021 23:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Newest Level 1, lowest-risk Caribbean destinations include Saba and the British Virgin Islands as of June 14.
  
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• Two groups work to encourage travelers to 'stay Black'

  19-06-2021 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Targeting the summer travel season, the #StayBlackExperience platform seeks to funnel Black travel dollars toward Black-owned and -managed hotels, resorts and bed-and-breakfasts.
  
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• Ships on order already have advisors talking

  19-06-2021 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Advisors offer their take on some of the large ships on order.
  
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• Luxury resorts on Anguilla: Openings and expansions

  19-06-2021 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Zemi Beach House, a member of Hilton's LXR Hotels & Resorts, reopens July 1; Frangipani Beach Resort has added three oceanview rooms and a penthouse.
  
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• Judge rules for Florida on CDC order blocking cruise ships

  19-06-2021 15:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday wrote in a 124-page decision that Florida would be harmed if the CDC order, which the state said effectively blocked most cruises, were to continue.
  
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