Carnival’s Big New Ships and 8 Other Tourism Trends This Week
Photo Credit: Carnival is spreading its newest capacity around to several different ports to capture a bigger piece of the market. A rendering of a blimp, part of a new marketing campaign, is pictured here. Carnival Cruise Line
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This week in tourism, Carnival Cruise Line is spreading out its new ships to capture more customers. Travel Leaders Group settled its sexual harassment and wrongful termination suit, and tour operators in the black travel movement struggle with venture capital.
Tourism News Weekly Roundup
Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This weekend roundup examines tourism trends. For all of our weekend roundups, go here.
>>As cruise lines roll out new ships, they're showing them off to more markets. Carnival's approach — spreading its newest capacity around to several different ports — gives it the opportunity to reach a wide swath of the U.S.: Carnival Is Blanketing the U.S. With Its Newest, Biggest Ships
>>Venture capital has definite appeal for founders looking to scale faster, but some black travel entrepreneurs would rather avoid that discriminatory world: Black Travel Founders Wary of Investmen
