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Destinations
Covid-Safe Travels: Stamp Of Approval For Mexico
The coronavirus brought tourism to a standstill. Now that travel is very slowly restarting, the virus is bringing questions about safety protocols and standards. But how do you know what’s safe, what protocols are followed, and who approved…
— Forbes
South Africa luxury hotel invites guests to sleep on a train permanently parked on a bridge
Though luxury hotel openings have slowed to a trickle this year, there are still a few exciting new properties opening their doors to guests in 2020. Among these is the stunning Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge, now under development in South Africa.…
— CNN
Cruise
Royal Caribbean, Norwegian create panel to make cruising safe from the coronavirus
Two major cruise companies have created a joint blue-ribbon task force to try to find comprehensive solutions to the industry's most vexing problem: how to keep ship passengers and crew safe from the…
— USA Today
P&O Cruises Has Sold the Oceana; Buyer Not Named
P&O Cruises announced that the Oceana has been sold and will leave the fleet.
It makes the 2000-built 2,016-guest ship the first "modern" cruise ship sold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A buyer or a sales price was not…
— Cruise Industry News
Cruise Line Bringing Back 14 of 16 Cruise Ships To Service
A cruise line has announced plans to bring back 14 of 16 cruise ships to service over the next few months after the cruise line saw a successful return to service. Hurtigruten, the world’s largest expedition cruise line, will return 14 of 16 cruise ships to service in August and September. In addition, the cruise line will launch a series of new itineraries in the British Isles over the coming…
— Cruise Fever
Transportation
Struggling Austrian Airlines swaps planes for trains
(CNN) — Austria's flagship airline is replacing one of its flights with a more frequent train service, in order to meet the environmental criteria of its recent government bailout.
The company will no longer fly between capital city Vienna and Salzburg, operating a rail service…
— CNN
Delta Airlines to Bring Back Alcoholic Beverages on Select Domestic Flights
Delta Airlines is raising a glass as they announce they will once again be serving alcoholic beverages on certain domestic flights. Last week, the airline said they would bring back "complimentary beer and wine on all flights greater than 500 miles" starting July…
— People Magazine
United Airlines adds more international routes for September
United Airlines said on Monday it was further expanding its international schedule in September by bringing back service between Chicago and Hong Kong and Los Angeles and Sydney, and adding new nonstop flights between Chicago and Tel…
— Reuters
Lodging
Sleep Under The Stars With Switzerland’s Stellar New Hotel Concept
In an effort to draw visitors to less-known regions throughout the summer, Switzerland Tourism has launched the brand new accommodation concept, Million Stars Hotel. Consisting of around 50 hotel ‘rooms’ dotted throughout the country, this accommodation offering enables you to sleep under the starry sky in locations showing Switzerland’s true…
— Forbes
Data Shows Negative Hotel Guest Reviews Increase During Pandemic
Lodging Interactive, a full-service digital marketing, social media engagement, and reputation management agency exclusively serving the hospitality industry shares its findings on guest reputation management during the COVID-19 pandemic and the results show negative guest reviews are on the…
— HopitalityNet
Other and Odd
'N95 mask and hand sanitizer at the ready': The COVID-19 pandemic affects the future of Gen Z travel
Clarissa Fisher, 23, is nowhere near ready to hop on a plane. She used to fly regularly to visit her boyfriend in the U.K. "This past week, I have seen so many people return to their normal activities like nothing has happened," says Fisher of Frankfort,…
— USA Today
Sustainable Tourism: A Positive Outcome of the Covid-19 Crisis
Sustainability is no longer simply interpreted as anything to do with the environment alone. It now has a much broader connotation and includes the social, cultural, economic, and physical aspects of a…
— Business World
Press Releases of Interest
The Roswell Incident
On July 8, 1947 The Roswell Army Air Field issued an unusual press release indicating that on July 7th, the day before, some of its personnel had located and removed a crashed “flying disc” from a local ranch. A second press release corrected “flying disc” to “weather balloon.” One of the great conspiracy theories of the 20th century was born. A government commission convened in reaction to the media uproar concluded the findings were debris from a secret government program called Project Mogul which used high altitude weather balloons as listening and surveillance…
— Travel Research Online
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