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Tauck Plans To Bloom In 2022 With Floriade Cruises
With demand expected to be strong, Tauck is setting a course to the Floriade International Horticultural Expo with its river cruises in 2022. In 2012 – Floriade is held once every 10 years -- Tauck offered just a single itinerary visiting the expo, however, next year the event will be featured on a total of four different river cruises. According to Tauck CEO Dan Mahar, the basis for the company’s bullish enthusiasm is two-fold. “Our excitement is rooted in both our past experience with Floriade, and in the really incredible plans we’ve seen for the 2022...
Carnival Picks Discover The World In Argentina, Brazil
Carnival Cruise Line has named Discover the World as its new General Sales Agent (GSA) in two key Latin American markets, including Argentina and Brazil. The appointment was effective March 15 and Adolfo Perez, Senior Vice President – Global Sales and Trade Marketing for Carnival Cruise Line, said: “We are very pleased to launch this new partnership in Argentina and Brazil with Discover the World, which offers wide-ranging technological capabilities to support their impressive marketing and digital media platforms. We’re looking forward to working with the team at Discover the...
Proof Of Vaccination Required To Sail With Windstar Cruises
Until further notice, Windstar Cruises will require proof of a current COVID-19 vaccination for all guests sailing aboard Windstar’s yachts. The cruise line said that it made the decision in the best health and wellness interests of its guests, crew, and the places the yachts visit. It pointed out that many Windstar destinations and some airlines have already announced or are considering vaccine mandates, providing further support for the new Windstar policy. Andrew Todd, CEO, Windstar and parent company Xanterra Travel Collection, explained that: “Looking at the science...
Set A Course To Restart Cruising: U.S. Travel
The U.S. Travel Association has joined calls to urge that the CDC’s conditional sail order be lifted and that there should be a phased-in resumption of cruise operations ‘as quickly as possible.’ In a statement, U.S. Travel Association President and CEO, Roger Dow said that: “The standard of evidence should be exceptionally high for rules that effectively single out certain industries as other parts of the economy are allowed to reopen. Restrictions have taken a disproportionately heavy toll on the travel industry and our millions of workers, and the rule preventing cruise...
Royal Caribbean Set For Summer UK Sailings
Royal Caribbean International is returning to the United Kingdom this summer, announcing that Anthem of the Seas will begin sailing from Southampton, England as early as July 7. It will offer a combination of 4-night Ocean Getaways in early July and 5- to 8-night British Isles cruises, starting July 15, that feature visits to destinations such as Liverpool, England, Kirkwall in Scotland and Belfast, Northern Ireland. Plus, in recognition of the tremendous efforts of the emergency services, National Health Service (NHS), social care sector and armed forces over the last year, Royal...
Celestyal Picks Bacon As BDM In The West
Celestyal Cruises has appointed Eric Bacon as its new business development manager, Western U.S. and Canada. Based in Los Angeles, Bacon will be responsible for cultivating relationships with Celestyal’s travel advisors and growing the company’s key distribution channels, through maximizing awareness, training, development of co-operative marketing strategies and representing the company at industry events. He will report to Gordon Dirker, vice president, business development - North America. Dirker said that: “The Western U.S. and Canada markets are increasingly...
Cruising Into A Bright Future
After a long, treacherous and tumultuous journey during the pandemic, the cruise industry finally felt some positive waves this month as multiple cruise lines confirmed upcoming plans to resume operations. Hear from Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO of Celebrity Cruises; Wybcke Meier, CEO at TUI Cruises; Dan Blanchard, CEO of UnCruise Adventures; Beth Weldon, the Mayor of Juneau and Alaska’s Governor Mike Dunleavy about the unique ways they are all creating opportunities during a challenging time. It’s all in the latest issue of TRAVEL...
Trillion Dollar Impact
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s annual Economic Impact Report (EIR) reveals the full and devastating impact of COVID-19 had on the global Travel & Tourism sector last year, which suffered a massive loss of almost US$4.5 trillion. The annual EIR from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, shows the sector’s contribution to GDP dropped a staggering 49.1%, this compared to the overall global economy which dropped by just 3.7% last year. Vast losses run up during 2020, paint the first full picture...