For the first time in 20 years, AAA, with 60 million members, will not issue a Memorial Day travel forecast, as the accuracy of the economic data used to create the forecast has been undermined by COVID-19. They report that the annual forecast which estimates the number of people traveling over the holiday weekend will …
Sandals has announced that all of their resorts (with the exception of our Bahamas resorts) are scheduled to re-open on June 4th, 2020. (This includes Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia and Turks & Caicos.) The Bahamas locations have a scheduled opening date of July 1st, 2020. There have been several ongoing travel restrictions, airport …
For 24 years, Condé Nast Traveler has compiled its Hot List, a compendium of the best new hotels and cruises in the word—but never before has the leading travel magazine published the annual list at a time when most of us are staying close to home, and many on this list have had to, at …
AMResorts has announced a new travel trade promotional campaign for the month of May. To celebrate agents and their success through the theme of Inspiring the Future of Travel, AMResorts’ Amazing May with feature month-long promotions for agents including: Commission Bonus (extra commissions for select club-level room categories across brands and resorts) Amazing May Giveaway …
Seabourn, has announced that it will extend the voluntary pause of global operations for its five cruise ships. The pause will apply to each of Seabourn’s five ships differently with each having a different “effective through” date in either October or November. Specific details are as follows: Seabourn Odyssey: paused through the Europe season, with …
The Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp (CVC) announces the addition of Jennifer Sullivan to the sales team as Director, Mid-Atlantic Regional Office. She is based in Mid-Atlantic region and will serve as an in-market rep for Washington, D.C. based clients interested in booking Nashville as a convention destination. She will connect with both new and …
In an effort to keep destination Turks and Caicos Islands in the forefront of the minds of potential visitors, the Turks and Caicos Tourist Board has launched a new marketing campaign. The campaign, which is part of a comprehensive promotional strategy, was launched starting with a destination video titled ‘We Are Turks and Caicos’. online …
The Barnard family of Saint Lucia has donated £100,000 to match the donations already raised by past guests and supporters in the fundraising initiative launched to support SunSwept Resorts’ team members during the turmoil of the Covid-19 outbreak. The personal donation by the entire family, generations of which have lived in Saint Lucia for over …
Silversea Cruises has introduced new measures to offer unprecedented flexibility to travelers, enabling them to start planning future trips by taking away the uncertainties of today. REDUCED DEPOSIT & $1,000 ONBOARD SPENDING CREDIT FOR EVERY BOOKING UNTIL JUNE 30TH Silversea has reduced its deposit requirement $1,000 per suite for any new booking made before June …
In celebration of Earth Day 2020 Lindblad Expeditions founder and CEO, Sven Lindblad shares a short video message. Twenty million people took to the streets on April 22, 1970 to celebrate the first Earth Day. Obviously, that is not an option for us today. So in lieu of encouraging you to celebrate in the streets, …