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Articles tagged “cruise”

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

News Blog

A&K Travel Group Acquires Crystal Cruises Ships

The A&K Travel Group — the company owned by Geoffrey Kent, CEO of tour operator Abercrombie and Kent, and industrial holding corporation Heritage — has acquired cruise ships Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony in addition to the Crystal Cruises brand. Both Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony were acquired at an auction with the former ship…

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Tour Operators

TUI Musement’s New CEO Tries to Use the Operator Legacy to Advantage in Tours and Activities

TUI Musement is an up-an-comer in the tours and activities space because of the parent company's huge base, and it knows how to run a tour. Now it has to execute on the digital challenge.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

TUI Musement’s New CEO Tries to Use the Operator Legacy to Advantage in Tours and Activities

Cruises

Carnival CEO Arnold Donald Is Stepping Down

Donald has had to deal with the biggest crisis ever to hit the cruise industry, and leaves the company in still-uncharted waters with an uncertain path to recovery.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Carnival CEO Arnold Donald Is Stepping Down

Tour Operators

TUI to Finance an Ambitious Hotel and Cruise Ship Expansion

This doesn't seem like an auspicious moment to build up to six new cruise ships. But, weighed down in debt, TUI claims to have investors willing to finance hotels and ships.

Miranda Murray, Reuters | 2 years ago

TUI to Finance an Ambitious Hotel and Cruise Ship Expansion

Online Travel

Expedia Consolidates 3 Loyalty Programs With New Rewards for Vacation Rentals

With Marriott Bonvoy making loyalty inroads, and subscription programs having a moment, Expedia Group is consolidating its far-flung loyalty programs in a move that coincides with its strategy to simplify its operations.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Expedia Consolidates 3 Loyalty Programs With New Rewards for Vacation Rentals

Business Travel

Remote Workers Take to the Seas

Cruise ships turned into floating harbingers of doom during the pandemic. Now they have a chance to reposition themselves for the remote working boom.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Remote Workers Take to the Seas

Coronavirus

Spain Slated to Drop Ban on Cruises to Its Ports in Early June

The cruise industry gets a major lift with Spain, home to several popular destinations, dropping its cruise ban early next month. The biggest uncertainty is how much of a long-term impact the pandemic had to the industry's reputation and ability to win over returning travelers.

Jessica Jones, Reuters | 3 years ago

Spain Slated to Drop Ban on Cruises to Its Ports in Early June