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Viking announced new cruise ship for the Mekong River
Harry S. Johnson- July 15, 2020Viking today announced it will launch a new ship next summer for its popular Magnificent Mekong cruise tour. Currently under ... Read More
Norwegian Cruise Line appoints Scott Dahnke to Board of Directors
Harry S. Johnson- July 15, 2020Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. today announced the appointment of Scott Dahnke to its Board of Directors as a new ... Read More
Carnival Corporation expects to resume operations ‘in a phased manner’
Harry S. Johnson- July 10, 2020Carnival Corporation & plc? provides a business update and additional financial information for the second quarter ended May 31, 2020. ... Read More
Port Canaveral awarded federal grant for security upgrades
Harry S. Johnson- July 10, 2020The Canaveral Port Authority has been awarded $908,015 in federal funding by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal ... Read More
Canada joins Global Ocean Alliance
Harry S. Johnson- July 10, 2020Canada is an ocean nation with the longest coastline in the world. Canadians rely on healthy marine ecosystems to sustain ... Read More
Carnival Corporation names new President of Holland America Line
Harry S. Johnson- July 9, 2020Carnival Corporation & plc?today announced two important moves within its global leadership team as part of the company's broader efforts ... Read More
Carnival will be notifying guests and travel agents on Tuesday
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 7, 2020Carnival Cruise Line will be notifying guests and travel agents on Tuesday of revisions to the delivery of its newest ... Read More
Travel advisors expect business to drop more than 50% this year
Harry S. Johnson- June 24, 2020The results of the COVID-19 Sentiment Barometer, an online industry tracking survey designed to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 ... Read More
70% of Americans support more economic stimulus for travel industry recovery
Harry S. Johnson- June 24, 2020A new survey?commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) found that while Americans remain hesitant about traveling, they ... Read More
If Living is a Priority, Should You Cruise?
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- June 23, 2020Although it is hard for me to believe, each and every year approximately 30 million people spend time and a ... Read More
Virgin Voyages purification system: Bold yet necessary statement
Harry S. Johnson- June 22, 2020Following the news that Virgin Voyages claims its air purification system can kill 99.9% of viruses, industry experts and analysts ... Read More
CLIA announces voluntary suspension of cruise operations from US ports
Harry S. Johnson- June 20, 2020Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) issued the following statement today to announce that the association's ocean-going cruise line members will ... Read More
Carnival Corporation & plc names new Chief Operations Officer
Harry S. Johnson- June 19, 2020Carnival Corporation & plc today announced that Josh Weinstein has been named chief operations officer, effective immediately. Reporting to Carnival ... Read More
Paul Gauguin resumes Tahiti and French Polynesia cruises in July
Harry S. Johnson- June 17, 2020Paul Gauguin Cruises, operator of the m/s Paul Gauguin, is pleased to announce the resumption of its Tahiti and French ... Read More
Cruising back on: Germany takes the lead
Harry S. Johnson- June 16, 2020Cruise experts say, it will be a year or more before the next cruise ship will go on a voyage. ... Read More
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism Set for Phase 1 Reopening on June 15
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- June 12, 2020The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation has announced the destination will begin Phase 1 of the Tourism Readiness and ... Read More
Prime Minister’s support for UK cruise industry is only short-term solution
Harry S. Johnson- June 12, 2020Following the news that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the UK Government will support cruise companies in any ... Read More
Hurtigruten launches new Dover and Hamburg expedition cruises
Harry S. Johnson- June 10, 2020From 2021, the world’s largest expedition cruise line offers guests a new way to explore the Norwegian coast - with ... Read More
Travel intermediaries need transparency to restore consumer confidence
Harry S. Johnson- June 9, 2020Transparency will be the key to provide service to the future tourists. During this COVID-19 pandemic, many aspects of future ... Read More
UN chief: Tourism can be a platform for overcoming the pandemic
Harry S. Johnson- June 9, 2020As UNWTO leads the restart of tourism, the?Secretary-General of the United Nations?has sent a?landmark message?to the world, highlighting the sector’s ... Read More
Ready to go on a cruise? Why it may become the safest way to travel?
Bruce Nierenberg- June 8, 2020Dr. Peter Tarlow or safertourism.com? and Bruce Nierenberg? of Bruce Nierenberg & Associates will be discussing why cruises could emerge ... Read More
Seychelles Travel Restrictions from COVID-19 Gradually Lifted
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- June 4, 2020Seychelles has announced a gradual and cautious easing of travel restrictions, which will see the recommencement of travel to the ... Read More
Travel journalist survey reveals promising outlook for tourism recovery
Harry S. Johnson- June 4, 2020Flight bans and country-wide lockdowns due to COVID-19 have grounded most travel activities around the world – including travel reporting. ... Read More
Italy Welcomes Regional Travel But is No One Welcoming Italy?
Mario Masciullo - eTN Italy- June 2, 2020From June 3, Italy welcomes regional travel, and Italians shall gain freedom of travel between regions. There will be no ... Read More
IGLTA presents global snapshot of LGBTQ+ traveler sentiment
Harry S. Johnson- May 26, 2020The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) recently surveyed members of the LGBTQ+ community to gauge their attitudes toward leisure travel ... Read More
LGBT Americans: Strong travel needs and definite travel plans despite COVID-19
Harry S. Johnson- May 20, 2020Not surprising to observe, most American adults surveyed this month by The Harris Poll, express reservations and go-slow attitudes towards ... Read More
Caribbean Cruise Tourism and the impact of COVD-19
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 19, 2020Globally, cruise tourism has been significantly affected by COVID19 which has forced border closures in major cruise tourism destinations in ... Read More
Carnival strengthens ability to manage through extended pause in operations
Harry S. Johnson- May 14, 2020Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest leisure travel company and cruise operator, announced today a number of additional actions ... Read More
Cruise Ships banned for two years to avoid second COVID-19 outbreak
Alain St.Ange- May 13, 2020The Seychelles Minister Didier Dogley announces a ban on cruise ships for two years.? Dagley's message reported on the island's ... Read More
Q&A: Relaunching Tourism in Hawaii – You Are Invited
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- May 12, 2020Tourism wholesale organizations are demanding answers on relaunching tourism in Hawaii. With the possibility of Hawaii Governor Ige “reopening" Hawaii ... Read More
Most of recent US cruisers would go on a cruise right now despite COVID-19
Harry S. Johnson- May 12, 2020A groundbreaking “Back-to-Normal” survey comparing travel and leisure attitudes in September 2001 and July 2009 to today finds that a ... Read More
Increased early demand: AmaWaterways opens 2022 bookings
Harry S. Johnson- May 12, 2020Luxury river cruise company AmaWaterways?today announced the majority of its 2022 deployment is now open for group and individual bookings ... Read More
Hurtigruten?cruise line extends suspension of operations
Harry S. Johnson- May 11, 2020As a response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Hurtigruten – the world’s largest expedition cruise line – will extend the ... Read More
16,000 Stranded Indians: Rescue Trains, Planes and Ships
Anil Mathur - eTN India- May 8, 2020It is for sure that no other tourism promotion exercise except India has undertaken a massive repatriation venture called Vande ... Read More
Holland America Line cancels all 2020 Alaska, Europe and Canada cruises
Harry S. Johnson- May 7, 2020With travel restrictions continuing for the near future due to global health concerns, Holland America Line has decided to extend ... Read More
Executive Response to the Changes in Cruises
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- May 7, 2020Two executives from Cruise Planners, Michelle Fee, CEO and Founder, and Vicky Garcia, COO and Co-Owner, shared their response to ... Read More
