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March 15, 2010So I'm sitting at home last night, watching this chef deconstruct a chicken pot pie on the Food Network, while balancing my 4-year-old on my lap and going through some files from work. By the time I got up, I knew what I wanted to talk about this week.
March 05, 2010Citing an unprecedented increase in booking volume this year, Norwegian Cruise Line will raise cruise prices 7% on April 2.
March 09, 2010Costa Cruises will downsize its U.S. sales and marketing team from 120 to 40 employees over the next three months, and will target a smaller group of travel agents to sell cruises.
March 15, 2010For the third time in a month, the Celebrity Mercury has been stricken with a gastrointestinal-illness outbreak. Celebrity Cruises said the illness is believed to be caused by a norovirus.
March 15, 2010Still reeling from the demise of two of its major airlines two years ago, the Hawaii travel market welcomed Allegiant Travel Co.’s plans to extend its low-fare operations to the 50th state this year.
March 08, 2010Allegiant Air has agreed to acquire six Boeing 757s for the express purpose of serving Hawaii.
March 17, 2010Starwood Hotels & Resorts is testing a new rewards program that goes beyond the traditional focus on loyalty, targeting travelers based on their earning potential and ability to influence others to travel.
March 16, 2010The rapid growth in ancillary airline revenue has forced GDSs, travel agencies, customers and the airlines themselves to play catch-up in terms of setting standards for pricing, shopping, fulfillment and settlement.
March 05, 2010Tour operators are seeing customers book more international trips for 2010, indicating that U.S. travelers are starting to invest more in their vacations again and are feeling secure enough in their jobs to leave the office for longer.
March 14, 2010Groups pushing legislation to exempt online travel companies from hotel occupancy taxes have launched a preemptive strike — sending an open letter to hoteliers seeking talks on the matter. Meanwhile, the American Hotel & Lodging Association prepared for a day of lobbying against their proposal.
March 09, 2010French cruise company Compagnie du Ponant has opened its first U.S. sales office, as the line pushes into the North American market.
March 11, 2010At its annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, Walt Disney Co. introduced a $700 annual pass, good for admission to all parks at the Disneyland and Disney World resorts.
March 12, 2010Unite, the union representing British Airways’ cabin crew, scheduled a walkout after the two sides failed to reach a labor deal this week.
March 16, 2010The Celebrity Mercury will be grounded for three days after three of the ship’s last four sailings were hit with major outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness believed to be norovirus.
March 04, 2010Jamaica’s government plans to hand over operations of national carrier Air Jamaica to Caribbean Airlines on April 12.
March 11, 2010Several of Carnival Cruise Lines' booking functions for agents can now be done online only. The policy began March 1.
March 15, 2010Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood last week delivered a stern rebuke to aviation experts and executives who criticized the Obama administration’s interest and investments in high-speed rail.
March 10, 2010Hotel industry veteran Andrew Kwasniewski, president of Morgans Hotel Group Las Vegas and COO of Hard Rock Hotel Inc., was found dead in his Las Vegas home.
March 15, 2010As part of an ongoing strategy to create alliances with consumer media brands, Signature Travel Network has partnered with Architectural Digest magazine to launch design-focused itineraries.
March 16, 2010Calling Alaska’s cruise regulatory environment the "most burdensome and costly" in the world, Holland America Line’s CEO issued a strong condemnation of those policies in front of the state’s governor on Tuesday.
March 15, 2010Continental Airlines said it will begin charging economy passengers for onboard meals this fall on most domestic and Canada routes and many Latin America flights.
March 08, 2010The tourism industry along much of South America's west coast was regrouping last week in the wake of two devastating natural disasters: the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Chile last month hard on the heels of massive flooding in Peru that resulted in a two-month closing of Machu Picchu.
March 10, 2010The charming, colonial city of Antigua has long been Guatemala's top tourist draw, and for good reason. Actually, for several good reasons, including restored, and ruined, 16th to 18th century Spanish architecture; four volcanos (two active, two dormant); a host of world-class language schools; and a First World-worthy array of sleeping, dining and shopping options.
March 10, 2010Mexico President Felipe Calderon appointed Gloria Guevara as the country’s new secretary of tourism on Wednesday.
March 07, 2010Rain Forest Aerial Trams St. Lucia, an eco-adventure company in Chassin near Castries on the west coast of St. Lucia, launched its Adrena Line zipline tour.