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Oct

07

2021

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Carnival Outlines Ship Restarts For January & February 2022

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THERESA NORTON | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel Carnival Cruise Line outlined which ships will resume cruising in January and February as it works toward the return of its full fleet sailing from U.S. homeports in spring 2022. Seventeen ships are scheduled to be operating by year’s end, and Carnival Sunshine will restart from Charleston on Jan. 13 and Carnival Liberty from Port Canaveral on Feb. 11. Carnival’s operations will cover the following homeports and ships by February, and represents 90 percent of Carnival’s U.S.-based capacity: -- Galveston: Carnival Breeze, Carnival Dream and Carnival Vista -- Miami: Carnival Freedom, Carnival…

Oct

02

2021

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Australia Announces Plan to Reopen International Travel

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DONALD WOOD | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel Australia announced on Friday that’s its COVID-related international travel banwill be gradually lifted, starting in November. According to Reuters.com, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed that reopening the international border for citizens and permanent residents would be part of the country’s home quarantine program across its eight states and territories. The first phase of the reopening process will focus on citizens and permanent residents being permitted to leave Australia after an 18-month closure, with further phases expected to eventually allow foreign travelers to visit the country. As part of the plan, fully vaccinated Australians…

Sep

30

2021

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Disney Announces Opening Date for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser

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DONALD WOOD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel Officials from the Walt Disney World Resort announced Thursday that its upcoming Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser attraction is scheduled to debut on March 1, 2022. General bookings for the Star Wars attraction open on October 28, but Disney Vacation Club members, Disney Passholders and Disney Visa Cardmembers should be on the lookout for a special booking opportunity in the coming weeks. During a 50th anniversary celebration event, Disney crew members revealed new details of the first-of-its-kind vacation experience, which transports guests on a two-night adventure onboard a Halcyon starcruiser. Visitors will…

Sep

28

2021

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American Queen Steamboat Co. Is Now American Queen Voyages

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THERESA NORTON | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel American Queen Steamboat Co., which purchased Victory Cruise Lines in 2018, has merged those two brands under the new umbrella brand name of American Queen Voyages. The new brand also will encompass the company’s expedition product to launch in April 2022 in Alaska and Central America. Part of Hornblower Group, American Queen Voyages is comprised of American Queen Voyages River, American Queen Voyages Lakes & Ocean (encompassing the Victory fleet) and American Queen Voyages Expedition. The 202-passenger Victory ships – formerly Victory I and Victory II – are being renamed Ocean…

Sep

26

2021

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Delta pushes airlines to share no-fly lists names

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By Kelly Yamanouchi, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Travel #Business Delta Air Lines shared with the Federal Aviation Administration the names of more than 600 passengers it has banned for unruly behavior, and asked other airlines to also share their no-fly lists. “A list of banned customers doesn’t work as well if that customer can fly with another airline,” Atlanta-based Delta wrote in a memo in advance of a Congressional hearing this week on air rage. The airline said sharing of no-fly lists would “further protect airline employees across the industry.” Such a practice could increase the ramifications of bad behavior on planes.…

Sep

26

2021

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Crystal Cruises Becomes First Line To Resume Sailing From New York

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LAURIE BARATTI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel Crystal Cruises today becomes the first in the industry to return to sailing from New York City since the pandemic shut down all cruise operations 18 months ago. This evening, the luxury liner Crystal Symphony will set sail for the first in a series of nine seven-night ‘Luxury Bermuda Escape’ voyages. These itineraries will take guests on a round-trip sailing from New York’s Manhattan Cruise Terminal to Bermuda’s Royal Naval Dockyard, with departures every Friday, now through November 19, 2021. This series picks up from the ‘Luxury Bermuda Escape’ series that Crystal Symphony…

Sep

24

2021

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Nobu Expands Partnership With Caesars, Adds New Restaurants and Hotels

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BY MELINDA SHECKELLS | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Lifestyle #Travel The hospitality group plans to open a restaurant and lounge at Paris Las Vegas in 2022, with plans to also bring Nobu to New Orleans and Atlantic City. Does a city need three Nobus? If we are talking about Las Vegas, the answer is yes. It will be the second place in the world to have a Nobu trifecta, behind London. Nobu Restaurant and Lounge at Paris Las Vegas will open in early 2022, joining Nobu Restaurant and Lounge, and Nobu Hotel at Caesars Palace, Gary Selesner, president of Caesars Development, tells The Hollywood…

Sep

24

2021

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Thailand Postpones Reopening of Key Cities To Foreign Tourism

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LAURIE BARATTI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel Thailand has found it necessary to postpone its previously planned October reopening of Bangkok and a few other major tourism areas to international travelers until November. As recently as early September, the Thai government was planning on opening its capital city and a few other key destinations—namely, Hua Hin, Pattaya and Chiang Mai—to foreign tourists on October 1 under a special program. But, the nation has fallen short of intended vaccination targets. “Cities we’ve targeted have not reached 70 percent vaccination rates and so we have to push out the date to November,”…

Sep

21

2021

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Airline Bookings Down in August and Early September

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RICH THOMASELLI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel Airline bookings fell by almost a quarter month-over-month from July to August, and the low bookings have carried over to September as the surge in COVID-19 cases has caused a fear of the delta variant strain of the virus. According to an article in the Washington D.C.-based publication The Hill, online customers spent $4 billion on flights within the U.S. in August, down 24 percent from July and 35 percent below pre-pandemic levels. Through the first 10 days of September, flight bookings remained weak, down 39 percent from the same period…

Sep

18

2021

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UPDATE: United Airlines lifts nationwide ground stop

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By Rich Barak, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Travel Delays expected due to earlier outage, according to Jacksonville airport United Airlines has lifted a nationwide ground stop that was due to a systems outage, according to reporter Janet Shamlian. United was experiencing a systemwide outage that prevented boarding at some airports nationally, including Denver, Shamlian reported. Delays are expected at some airports, including Jacksonville, Florida, due to the earlier systemwide outage. United’s app and website also were down for many people, Shamlian said. Some travelers were unable to check in or board flights, including at Birmingham’s airport. The ground…

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