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Articles tagged “cruise”

Cruises

UK Conglomerate Saga Struggles Despite Cruise Demand

Revenue for its travel business is expected to increase tenfold, but winning business doesn't come cheap and marketing and administrative costs will partly hinder Saga's recovery.

Radhika Anilkumar, Reuters | 1 year ago

UK Conglomerate Saga Struggles Despite Cruise Demand

Startups

HotelRunner Raises $6.5 Million for Low-Cost Hospitality Software Offerings

Funding announced this week went to a wide variety of travel tech startups, with involvement in hotels, cruises, messaging, and sustainability.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

HotelRunner Raises $6.5 Million for Low-Cost Hospitality Software Offerings

Airlines

United CEO: Things Have Changed

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at what United’s CEO thinks about the state of the industry, car rental companies’ very good year, and a new booking site for cruisers.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago

United CEO: Things Have Changed

Tourism

Saudi Arabia Details Plans for One of World’s Largest Airports: Middle East Travel Roundup

With an ambitious strategy to increase visitors to more than 100 million annually by 2030, Saudi Arabia clearly doesn't want to be caught off guard with inadequate infrastructure.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Saudi Arabia Details Plans for One of World’s Largest Airports: Middle East Travel Roundup

Tourism

The Arctic Emerges as a Serious Destination for Post-Pandemic Times

As demand has increased, the Arctic has expanded its visitor infrastructure. It just needs to ensure that it has the personnel to preserve the experiential part of it.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

The Arctic Emerges as a Serious Destination for Post-Pandemic Times

Announcements

State of Travel 2022: New Skift Research

So much has happened in the travel industry in recent years. This new report by Skift Research puts perspective on those dizzying changes by providing definitive and data-driven insight into the current state of the travel industry, and the trends that will shape the future.

Varsha Arora, Seth Borko & Wouter Geerts, Skift Research | 2 years ago

State of Travel 2022: New Skift Research

News Blog

Norwegian Cruise Line Reports $509 Million Net Loss for Second Quarter

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd reported a net loss of $509.3 million for the second quarter of this year, as the company benefits from relaxed Covid protocols and navigates through inflation and higher fuel costs. The company reported a reported a net loss of $1 billion in the last quarter. Revenue was $1.2 billion, up…

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

News Blog

Norwegian Cruise Will Drop Covid Test Requirement

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd will no longer require vaccinated travelers to take a Covid test before sailing on its cruises, effective September 3. Unvaccinated travelers will have to provide proof of a negative Antigen or PCR test no more than 72 hours prior to boarding. “The relaxation of protocols coupled with continued easing of…

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

News Blog

CDC No Longer Tracks Cruise Ship Covid Outbreaks

The Center for Disease Control has retired its Covid-19 Program for Cruise Ships, effective Monday. Under the program, the CDC monitored Covid outbreaks on cruise ships. Under the program's color-coding system, cruise ships were coded with colors indicating the number of positive Covid-19 tests among the crew who boarded within a 14-day span.  "While cruising…

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

Tourism

Turkey and Greece’s Historic Aegean Dispute Flares Up Over Tourism Marketing

What may have passed off as tourism promotion has now snowballed into a geopolitical issue as Greece raises objection to Turkey tourism's recent "TurkAegean" campaign. With both countries going to the polls in 2023, the issue might prove to be a big draw for both the ruling parties.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Turkey and Greece’s Historic Aegean Dispute Flares Up Over Tourism Marketing