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Destinations
Antigua and Barbuda wins The Magellan 'Travel Destinations' Gold Award
The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority’s creativity during the Covid-19 pandemic and response to consumers growing demand for space has been recognised and awarded by the Travel Weekly Magellan…
— Loop Cayman
Cruise
Cruise bookings rise on coronavirus vaccine news, Norwegian Cruise Line CEO says
Pfizer’s encouraging vaccine news Monday gave some consumers enough comfort to book cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Frank Del Rio said…
— CNBC
Why Carnival Just Axed Sailings Over Seven Nights Long
Carnival Cruise Line has removed all sailings from its website that are over seven nights from US-based ports through October…
— Cruise Radio
Assembly Begins on China's First Domestically Built Large Cruise Ship
Assembly work is being on China’s first domestically built large, ocean-going cruise ship. The ship, which is part of a joint venture between China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and Carnival Corporation, is viewed as the first step for the Chinese to enter the cruise ship construction business that is currently concentrated in Italy, Germany, France, and…
— The Maritime Executive
Transportation
American Airlines launches new WiFi subscription plans – PaxEx.Aero
Over the summer American Airlines promised new WiFi subscription plans were coming. Now they're here, with the company selling them directly rather than depending on a third…
— Paxex.aero
American Airlines Reviewing Wheelchair Policy After Blogger Refused on Flight
A new weight limit on wheelchairs boarding certain American Airlines flights inherently prevents many disabled travelers from…
— Travel+Leisure
World’s first airlines to receive COVID-19 safety rating announced
Amid the world trying to make travel coronavirus-free, it seems like airlines and airports have to work extra hard — even harder if they want to get a good safety rating. A review and ranking agency Skytrax has recently started certifying airlines with COVID-19 safety and hygiene…
— Kiwi.com
Lodging
Despite inauguration unknowns amid COVID-19, hotels are selling out in Washington, DC
President-elect Joe Biden's Inauguration Day is set for Jan. 20, 2021, and while many things are still up in the air in terms of how inaugural festivities will come together in the age of COVID-19, it appears one thing is for certain: people have already booked up hotel…
— USA Today
Disneyland Hotels No Longer Taking Reservations As California’s Coronavirus Shutdown Deepens
One day after Disneyland announced a new round of furloughs, all three Disneyland hotels stopped taking reservations through December…
— Deadline
Other and Odd
Study says 56% of Americans still plan to travel on Thanksgiving
Whether or not travel is on the menu for your family this Thanksgiving, a surprising number of Americans still plan to hit the road for Turkey Day this year, a new study…
— The Yucatan Times
Two Travelers on Tracing Their Roots Through Africa, Episode 19 of Travel + Leisure’s New Podcast
Every week on Let’s Go Together, the first podcast from Travel + Leisure, we bring you incredible stories of people breaking boundaries and redefining what it means to be a traveler. Last week we introduced you to a lesbian couple traveling the world together and documenting their journeys to help other LGBTQIA+ travelers explore.…
— Travel+Leisure
Today in History
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was born on this day in 1922. Vonnegut is arguably one of the finest novelists of the 20th century, one whose works will be remembered and read for generations to come. Vonnegut's sense of irony and black humor found its way into the literary psyche via novels such as Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), Cat's Cradle (1963), and Breakfast of Champions (1973). Mr. Vonnegut died on April 11, 2007.…
— Travel Research Online
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