Yotel has announced plans to open a 351-cabin property in downtown Atlanta.It will be located just off Peachtree Street in the heart of the Underground transformation – a historic four-block red…
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Space-tourism biz Virgin Galactic going public after merger
LONDON (AP) — Richard Branson’s space-tourism venture, Virgin Galactic, is planning to go public, creating the first listed human spaceflight firm.Virgin Galactic said Tuesday it is mergin…
Gran Destino Tower opens at Disney’s Coronado Springs
Walt Disney World has completed a multiyear revamp of the Coronado Springs Resort, with the new 545-room Gran Destino Tower as the centerpiece.Named for the Disney animated short film “Destino,&…
Hotel rates, development limiting access to California coast
Despite the California coast’s reputation as an iconic travel destination, rampant high-end real estate development and rising hotel rates have put overnight stays near the shoreline out of reac…
Discover Puerto Rico appoints Hills Balfour to global representation role
Discover Puerto Rico has appointed United Kingdom-based travel representation and PR consultancy Hills Balfour, an MMGY Global company, as its international representation agency.Hills Balfour will ov…
Carnival Vista to undergo floating repairs in Caribbean
Carnival Cruise Line has revealed that Netherlands-based Boskalis will deploy a transport vessel as a first of its kind “floating dry dock” facility to complete the repairs to Carnival Vis…
Royal Caribbean orders third Icon-class ship
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said its fleet of ships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) will expand to three by 2025 with a new order for another Icon-class ship.Royal’s first two LNG-powere…
59% of travel advisors have clients nixing D.R. trips
An ASTA survey finds that 59% of travel advisors have clients who are canceling or postponing trips to the Dominican Republic, presumably due to the highly publicized tourist deaths on the island.ASTA…
How Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency might fit into travel
Mainstream media headlines about the launch of Facebook’s cryptocurrency, known as Libra, have so far been dominated by government and regulatory implications.That’s not surprising given p…
Friends of the Earth questions environmental impact of cruise tourism
Friends of the Earth has released the 2019 edition of its cruise ship report card, documenting the environmental footprint of the cruise industry and grading 16 cruise lines and their 185 ships.The re…