Royal Caribbean International has not gotten information on when its test cruises will be able to operate, Vicki Freed, senior vice president of sales, trade support and service, said during her weekly Coffee Chat with travel advisors. As part of …
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Ocean views at the amazing spa at Curtain Bluff Resort in Antigua. Photo credit: Steve Bennett/UncommonCaribbean.com Quarantine fatigue combined with the public’s increasing ability to cope with the constraints of post-COVID life have more people longing to escape to the …
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To date, at least 33.2 million people in the United States have received one or both doses of a coronavirus vaccine since the start of distribution in December. But health experts stress that the vaccine is not a get-out-of-pandemic-free card …
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Friends of mine who had honeymooned in Japan in 2018 came back raving about Kurokawa Onsen, up in the mountains of Kyushu. The following summer, on a work trip in nearby Fukuoka, I hijacked their trip for myself. The Japanese …
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Honeymoon Tourism Market research report is the new statistical data source added by A2Z Market Research. “Honeymoon Tourism Market is growing at a High CAGR during the forecast period 2021-2027. The increasing interest of the individuals in this industry is …
How confident are travel advisors in selling their clients on the Covid-19 health and safety protocols touted by Caribbean resorts? I asked two travel advisors this question. Both had recently returned from a fam trip for a select group of …
Two advisors’ stories: Selling Jamaica with confidence after an in-person visit Read more »
As the Mexican Caribbean continues to be one of the most-searched destinations for 2021, the region is continuing to freshen up and celebrate new openings that will impress even the most experienced travelers to Cancun and the Riviera Maya. I …
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Princess Cruises—the original line featured in The Love Boat—does brisk business helping guests commemorate milestone wedding anniversaries. Set sail on one of its amorous voyages around the Caribbean and tack on an anniversary package with Champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries, spa treatments, …
The move, part of a series of restrictions announced to stave off a third nationwide lockdown, caused dismay in the islands that have been part of France since the 17th century and rely heavily on tourism from the mainland. The …
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The world’s largest hotel company Tuesday throttled forward its expansion into the all-inclusive resort sector, yet another reminder leisure travel will remain a dominant force in the hotel industry’s pandemic recovery. Marriott plans to add 19 all-inclusive resorts across Central …