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Tuesday August 25, 2020

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Destinations

7 Awesome Travel Destinations for Your Well-Deserved Vacation
Here are seven awesome travel destinations for your long overdue…

Long delays at U.S.-Mexico border crossings after new travel restrictions
Americans who regularly cross the border from Mexico reported long wait times to re-enter the United States on Monday after U.S. officials imposed new COVID-19-related restrictions on cross-border travel by U.S. citizens and permanent…

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Cruise

Cruise trips are back. This is what they look like now
Boarding in the Italian port of Genoa for a seven-day Mediterranean cruise on August 16, travel agent Valeria Belardi prepared herself for a voyage like no other. Belardi was one of some 3,000 pioneering cruisers on board MSC Grandiosa, the first cruise liner to return to the Mediterranean following the global shut down of the multi billion-dollar cruise industry in the midst of the coronavirus…

MSC's Strict Screening Processes Are Already Working
MSC Cruises' host of new health and safety protocols are already working, as the cruise line has denied boarding to a group of guests following COVID-19 testing, according to a…

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Transportation

Other Forms Of Communication Are Evolving. Airline Travel Is Not.
Changes. Disruption. Those terms pretty much describe the situation facing the U.S. airline industry in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. But there is one other dynamic in play that hasn’t yet been completely grasped or even identified by the airline…

Airlines have one message for travellers: 'Keep the masks on'
“This is a call for common sense and taking responsibility,” Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director-General and CEO. “The vast majority of travellers understand the importance of face covering both for themselves as well as for their fellow passengers, and airlines appreciate this collective…

This product kills COVID for 7 days—and just got EPA approval for some American Airlines planes
The Trump administration on Monday gave American Airlines Group Inc. emergency approval to deploy a new weapon against Covid-19: a surface coating that kills coronaviruses for as many as seven…

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Lodging

Report card: Which hotel brands have adapted best to COVID-19?
We rated major hotel chains on their health and social distancing policies, along with their flexibility on…

Universal Orlando Unveils New Ticket Pricing, Temporary Hotel Closures, and More
Theme parks are continuing to adapt amid the coronavirus pandemic, adding new mask rules, scaling back hours, and changing ticketing systems to better fit the ever-evolving situation. Since reopening in June after closing in…

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Other and Odd

Will Travel Businesses Be In The Next Round Of PPP Stimulus?
Even though more people are traveling for leisure and business, travel volumes are still below their pre-pandemic levels. As a result, many travel businesses are struggling to stay open until tourism recovers. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) can be a lifeline for many companies, yet it's unclear if the travel industry qualifies for…

Vacation police: Travelers posting trip photos or asking for tips risk social media wrath amid pandemic
Vacationers traveling during the pandemic risk social media wrath from those who don't think anyone should be taking nonessential…

How Travel Brands Are Using Pinterest To Inspire Travel Again
Some good news on the travel front: People are starting to move again. More than 850,000 travelers passed through US airport security checkpoints on August 16—nearly 10x the number in early April when shelter-in-place mandates began.1 While it's still just one third of the volume compared to a year ago, we're beginning to see signs of…

Today in History

The Liberation of Paris
The Liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation reached its climax in late August, 1944. Nazi Germany had occupied and administered Paris since June, 1940 in collaboration with the puppet Viche regime. The French Resistance continued to conduct its guerilla warfare bravely, but against overwhelming odds. As the Allies moved closer to Paris, the end was in sight. Free France General Leclerc ordered a column of heavy artillery into the French capital. An ultimatum of surrender was sent to German General Dietrich von Choltitz, the commander of the Paris German troops. Hitler sent orders to von Choltitz to destroy Paris. Weighing his options and recognizing the end was near, Von Choltitz surrendered on August 25, 1944. The next day, Charles DeGaulle entered Paris and took…

Supplier Profile

Help your Clients Design their Next American Road Trip

With the Covid-19 pandemic persisting throughout this summer travel season and into the fall, many Americans have decided to social distance while hitting the road to rediscover America’s natural wonders. The road trip has long been an American past time and given the ongoing restrictions from the pandemic, a road trip that traverses America’s iconic wide-open spaces has become an essential experience in 2020 and will continue in…

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Mike’s 1-Minute Marketing Memos

The Ideal Sales Strategy

The state was New Mexico. The time was a few years back. The place, an automobile…

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Taking Control

Hate Tripadvisor? For the Sake of Your Business, You Might Want to Reconsider
by Richard D'Ambrosio
Tuesday August 25, 2020

Early this summer, Tripadvisor launched its Reco website and app, designed to match Tripadvisor users with a select list of vetted travel advisors, including hundreds who are part of Signature Travel Network and Internova Group’s Travel Leaders…

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