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Destinations
Las Vegas casinos reopening, bringing hope for economic recovery
Well before Thursday’s reopenings, casino companies had to adjust reopening plans to keep up with visitor demand. On May 29, Caesars Entertainment Corp. announced it would reopen Harrah’s Las Vegas on Friday, following Flamingo and Caesars Palace’s reopening on…
— Las Vegas Review Journal
Barcelona locals reclaim city from tourists during coronavirus pandemic. But what's next?
For the first time in decades, locals won’t feel outnumbered by the throngs of foreign visitors that flood Spain’s top tourist destination each…
— USA Today
Tours and Activities
Europe braces for summer tourism revival, borders reopen
As the summer season approaches, European tourist hotspots have, one after another, eased travel restrictions in a bid to revive a tourism industry battered by the COVID-19…
— CGTN
Cruise
CDC debuts color-coded system for identifying cruise ships with recent COVID-19 cases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has debuted a color-coded system for identifying cruise ships based on their recent history of COVID-19 infection. The system, which is currently outlined on the CDC’s website, will be utilized to grade cruise ships under U.S.…
— Fox Travel News
Supporting the cruise industry bounce back
The Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) recent announcement that it is developing a new health framework to uphold the safety of guests and prepare for future operations in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis is welcome…
— Cruise and Ferry
Transportation
American Airlines and other carriers are adding summer flights as passengers slowly return
American Airlines says it plans to fly 55% of its domestic schedule in July, up dramatically from May when it flew 20% of its schedule from a year…
— CNBC
China Loosens Flight Restrictions, But U.S. Airline Ban Could Still Proceed During Coronavirus
China will allow more international passenger flights but the slight policy loosening provides far less access than what U.S. airlines want. That friction culminated with the U.S. proposing to ban Chinese passenger airlines under a notice formally sent to China Wednesday evening local time. China the next morning announced the loosened…
— Forbes
How Air Travel Is Starting to Rebound Around the Globe
As cities around the world reopen after the coronavirus, the number of planes and available passenger seats in the sky are gradually rebounding from record low levels during the peak of the pandemic. The latest, albeit small, uptick in passenger confidence is due in part to the extraordinary efforts that airlines and airports worldwide are taking to re-instill consumer confidence in air…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Lodging
London's 10 Best Affordable Hotels, According to Hotels.com
Strolling the centuries-old streets of London, passing iconic landmarks like Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge, you’ll feel as if you’re a character in a Charles Dickens novel or Richard Curtis…
— Travel+Leisure
Outdoor Swiss hotel ‘rooms’ give new meaning to light and airy
WALENSTADT, Switzerland – Two Swiss conceptual artists are offering seven open air “hotel rooms” this summer across a “performance space” encompassing eastern Switzerland and…
— New York Post
Other and Odd
Where Are We Going? Travel Experts Reveal Their Thoughts On The Future Of Travel
Despite most of us still being ‘grounded’, with no travel plans ahead, there suddenly seems to be a faint whisper of change in the air. Emails are arriving daily in my inbox, revealing opening dates of…
— Forbes
Has the UK just canceled summer by imposing a 14-day quarantine?
Europe is readying for its first socially distanced foreign visitors amid hopes that peak tourist season can be salvaged. But for the UK, new rules quarantining arrivals for 14 days could still see summer cancelled and the tourism industry at…
— CNN
Today in History
Congress Passes the 19th Amendment
On this day in 1919, the United States Senate passed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting government from denying any citizen the right to vote because of that citizen's sex and thus granting suffrage to women - the right to vote.…
— Travel Research Online
Spotlight
Poland Announces Online Guide for Meeting Planners
by Joseph DeLoach
Thursday June 04, 2020
While the numbe rs of people suffering the worst of COVID-19 have dramatically decreased, much of the world is still cautious about travel in the near future. Poland is no different and, as mentioned in a previous article about their #CityWillWait and #PolandWilllWait campaign, it has created the first issue of Poland: Online Site Inspection – created to keep the Travel Industry updated on spaces for meeting and event…
— Travel Research Online
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Mike’s 1-Minute Marketing Memos
Testimonials? Effective or Not?
 I was recently asked to give the old “once-over” to a document which was going to be used as a selling tool. Over all, I really liked the content, layout, coloring system and ease of reading. It was a solid…
— Travel Research Online
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