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Aug
01
2021
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By Troy Warren
Mexican Caribbean Not Requiring Vaccination Proof, Negative COVID Test

Mexican Caribbean Not Requiring Vaccination Proof, Negative COVID Test

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CLAUDETTE COVEY | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT   The Quintana Roo Tourism Board has debunked erroneous reports from several media outlets that the Mexican state’s Governor Carlos Joaquin enacted a policy that mandates proof of vaccination and a negative COVID for entry into hotels, restaurants and bars. “This is not a mandate,” the tourism board told TravelPulse. “Unfortunately, this information was misinterpreted by local news outlets and picked up by international media.” “The government stated that in order for restaurants and bars to operate at a higher capacity, they would have to create a ‘safe health space,’ which would mean vaccinating and testing…
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Aug
01
2021
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Los Angeles: LAX’s Luxury Private Terminal PS Debuts New Lounge Space

Los Angeles: LAX’s Luxury Private Terminal PS Debuts New Lounge Space

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BY SYDNEY ODMAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com Designed by celebrity interior design consultant Cliff Fong, the PS Salon offers the same feel of traveling private at a fraction of the price of the company's suites. Luxury travel just leveled up at LAX. Known as the luxury pitstop for high-profile, commercial airline travelers, PS — LAX’s private terminal — has just premiered a lounge space, The Salon, a more social and less expensive complement to its recently renovated suites. Described by PS as the “antithesis of overcrowded airport lounges,” The Salon is a social space for solo travelers or small groups to avoid the…
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Jul
31
2021
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New Details Revealed for Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Hotel

New Details Revealed for Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Hotel

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JANEEN CHRISTOFF | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT   The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is a new immersive hotel opening spring 2022 at Walt Disney World and Disney Imagineers are spilling the beans on some of what guests can expect to experience during their stays. Imagineers, who have been working on the project for approximately six years, discussed what the starship experience will be like, including that the journey starts by boarding a launch pod to a galaxy far far away, where guests connect to the Halcyon Starcruiser where their Star Wars adventure begins. The experience is two days and two nights…
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Jul
30
2021
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Saudi Arabia Set To Reopen to International Travelers

Saudi Arabia Set To Reopen to International Travelers

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LAURIE BARATTI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT   Saudi Arabia just announced that it will resume international tourism on August 1, and visitors from 49 countries are eligible for its tourism e-visas. Those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be allowed to enter the country without a quarantine. A web portal is available for travelers to register their vaccination status in advance. Foreign arrivals will also be required to provide proof of a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours prior to their departure, plus a vaccination certificate that’s been approved by the official health authorities of the issuing…
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Jul
30
2021
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Unruly passengers causing havoc on some flights

Unruly passengers causing havoc on some flights

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By Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT A survey of nearly 5,000 flight attendants found 85% had dealt with unruly passengers in the first half of this year. According to the Association of Flight Attendants union survey, 17% reported a physical incident and 58% had at least five confrontations with passengers. Mask compliance is the biggest contributor, but alcohol, flight delays and cancellations are also driving the incidents, according to the union. Airlines, including Atlanta-based Delta, have put hundreds of passengers on their no-fly lists for refusal to comply with mask requirements. In one incident in December, a passenger tried to open the…
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Jul
29
2021
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How Cruise Lines Are Handling the Return of Passengers

How Cruise Lines Are Handling the Return of Passengers

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CLAUDETTE COVEY | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT   The general consensus among travel advisors who’ve sailed in recent weeks is that cruise lines are meeting – and in some cases exceeding – passenger expectations. “Everyone I spoke with was just excited to be back on a cruise again. ‘I missed this’ was the common response,” said Chris Caulfield, a CruiseOne franchise owner based in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., who sailed on Royal Caribbean’sFreedom of the Seas from Miami.   “Royal Caribbean was clear about guidelines, so passengers knew before boarding what was expected.” He noted other than adhering to a handful of…
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Jul
29
2021
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Phoenix: Post-vaccination travel rebound: Here’s how busy the Phoenix, Mesa airports were in June

Phoenix: Post-vaccination travel rebound: Here’s how busy the Phoenix, Mesa airports were in June

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Melissa Yeager | Arizona Republic Troy Warren for PhoenixNewsAndTalk.Com   If airline passenger numbers are any indication, the pent-up demand for post-vaccination leisure travel has been unleashed. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport inched closer in June to a near return of its pre-pandemic traffic, while Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport saw its first increase in 2021 compared to 2019.  Sky Harbor reported 3.6 million passengers in June 2021. That's down just 5% from June 2019, when it welcomed 3.8 million. Overall, passenger traffic at Sky Harbor is still down significantly in 2021 compared to  2019. So far this year, 16.8 million passengers have used the airport,…
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Jul
28
2021
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Delta loosens ticket restrictions after customers can’t reach agents

Delta loosens ticket restrictions after customers can’t reach agents

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By Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Delta Air Lines is loosening restrictions on basic economy tickets to reduce the deluge of frustrated travelers facing hours-long waits on customer service phone lines. Basic economy tickets normally do not allow any changes to the itinerary, even for a change fee. The airline temporarily allowed more flexibility during the pandemic, but that policy ended earlier this year. Starting Wednesday, however, Delta will temporarily allow changes to basic economy tickets for travel through Dec. 31, 2021, “to help address call wait times as we increase staffing,” CEO Ed Bastian wrote in an update to customers.…
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Jul
28
2021
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Fear of Delta Variant Impacting Travel Plans

Fear of Delta Variant Impacting Travel Plans

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JANEEN CHRISTOFF | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT   The effects of the Delta variant are beginning to put a strain on travel plans. According to new research from Longwoods International and Miles Partnership, a quarter of respondents indicated that they are postponing travel because of the recent increased spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19. Support for opening communities to incoming travelers also dropped in light of the highly contagious variant, which is now the dominant strain of the virus in the U.S. The support for the reopening of communities peaked at 67 percent in early June but has now dropped…
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Jul
27
2021
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Now Airlines Are Concerned About Fuel Shortage

Now Airlines Are Concerned About Fuel Shortage

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RICH THOMASELLI | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT   After a pandemic, loss of income, and pilot and staffing shortages, you’d think the airlines have seen it all in the last year. Now there’s a new worry. U.S. carriers say there is a fuel shortage afoot, mostly at small to mid-size airports in the west, forcing them to add refueling stops or fly fuel into locations where the supply is tight. Delta Air Lines said Reno, Nevada, is the most affected location as pipelines have been devoting more space to gasoline and diesel and less to jet fuel during the pandemic. Nevada…
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