Ready to emerge from its Covid-19 hibernation, the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) is reopening with limited services on Jan. 18 with plans to restore more operations in March.The attraction is one o…
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Azamara president has a message for travel advisors
Carol Cabezas, president of Azamara, wants travel advisors to know that the line’s acquisition by a private equity firm will not mean any changes in terms of the line’s relationship with t…
Royal Caribbean sells Azamara
Royal Caribbean Group will sell its Azamara brand to private equity firm Sycamore Partners for $201 million in cash.Royal said the move will enable the company to focus on expanding its three other br…
Delta reports $15.6bn loss for financial 2020
Delta Air Lines has reported a pre-tax loss of $15.6 billion for financial 2020, representing a loss per share of $19.49 on total revenue of $17.1 billion.In the December quarter alone, the carrier sa…
Fred Olsen. Cruise Lines delays return until May
Fred Olsen. Cruise Lines has become the latest operator to pushed back the date for its expected return to the seas.New ship Borealis will still be the first of the fleet to set sail, with her maiden …
Airbnb cancels reservations in D.C. during inaugural week
Airbnb is canceling all bookings in the Washington D.C. metro market during inauguration week, as local, state and federal officials cited safety concerns and urged travelers to avoid the area.D.C.-ar…
IATA Travel Pass digital health solution to be rolled out to major airlines in March
IATA’s head of airport, passenger and security products, Alan Murray Hayden, says fast progress is being made to bring its Travel Pass digital health credential solution to market, and “mo…
CHTA asks Canada to reconsider Covid-19 testing plans
The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) has made its case to the government of Canada to reconsider new pandemic testing rules.The body argued the move will strain already stressed Caribb…
Boeing fined $2.5bn for 737 Max fraud
Boeing has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle criminal charges in the United States centred on the troubled 737 Max.Officials argued the manufacturer hid information from safety inspectors about the…
U.K. broadcaster named godmother of the Viking Venus
British journalist and broadcaster Anne Diamond will be the godmother of Viking’s seventh ocean ship, the Viking Venus, which is scheduled to debut this spring.The 930-passenger Venus was floate…