Carnival Cruise Line and PortMiami have held a ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion of the state-of-the-art Terminal F.The facility will eventually serve as the homeport of Carnival Celebration,…
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Sixt seeks to expand van rental internationally with new appointment
Sixt has added Daniel Marasch to the board of its new van and truck division as it seeks to expand the operation internationally.The company said it was responding to the increasing importance of the …
Amex GBT’s plan for Ovation? Don’t mess with success
Ovation Travel Group’s high-touch service attracted not only a growing client base to the agency but a corporate suitor. It has now found a new home as a division of American Express Global Busi…
Are virtual tours the future of Post-Covid tourism?
Faced with the constraints, many tourism sites have been able to show their inventiveness. Some projects, which could be perceived as too innovative or too atypical, were thus able to see daylight and…
Boeing wants all its aircraft to fly on sustainable fuels by 2030
Boeing has vowed to make flights using its planes more eco-friendly within the next decade: The aviation titan has announced its commitment to make sure its planes can fly on 100 percent sustainable f…
Azamara spins off from Royal family with growth prospects on the horizon
Azamara’s acquisition by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners may enable the three-ship brand to grow, something that mostly eluded the line under Royal Caribbean Group’s ownership.Th…
United Airlines reports $7.1bn loss for financial 2020
United Airlines has reported a $7.1 billion net loss for 2020, including $1.9 billion in the final quarter alone.Cash burn at the airline rose to $33 million a day over the last three months of the fi…
Polynesian Cultural Center prepares to reopen, cautiously
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…
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…