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  • Viking River Cruises Delays Christening for Two of Four Newbuilds

    Viking River Cruises announced that two of the four newbuilds scheduled for a March 21 christening are being delayed. The company said shipyard delays mean the Viking Freya and Viking Njord now have a scheduled delivery date of mid-April. The Viking Odin and Viking Idun will be christened as planned on March 21 in Amsterdam. Two more of Viking’s “Longships” class Viking Embla and Viking Aegir – are still scheduled for delivery in July and August 2012. Read More

    By Theresa Norton Masek
    February 22, 2012 12:50 PM

  • Amadeus Study Examines Consumers’ Online Travel Shopping Behavior

    A new study released by Amadeus, “Empowering Inspiration: The Future of Travel Search,” focuses on consumers’ behavior and motivations when they shop for travel online and identifies their experience during the destination selection, shopping and booking processes. The Amadeus study also details how consumers want to be able to search for travel online in the future. Read More

    By Kate Rice
    February 22, 2012 11:12 AM

  • Costa Concordia Confirmed Death Toll Rises to 25 with 7 Still Missing

    Italian rescue crews have found eight more bodies aboard Costa Cruises’ capsized Costa Concordia, bringing the death toll to 25 with seven still missing. Identities were not immediately available. The partially submerged Costa Concordia ran aground Jan. 13 after striking rocks as it sailed near the Italian island of Giglio. Costa said salvage crews have been pumping fuel from the ship around the clock since Feb. 12. Read More

    By Theresa Norton Masek
    February 22, 2012 11:11 AM

  • Vail Resort to Buy Kirkwood Mountain in Lake Tahoe for $18 Million

    Vail Resorts said it is buying Kirkwood Mountain Resort in Lake Tahoe for $18 million, giving it three resorts in the popular ski region. It already owns Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe and Northstar California on the north shore. Read More

    By Kate Rice
    February 22, 2012 11:09 AM

  • MGM Resorts Sees Better Fourth Quarter, Full Year Results

    Las Vegas casino giant MGM Resorts International reported improved financial results for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011. According to the company, the loss per share was $0.23 compared to a loss of $0.29 per share in the prior year fourth quarter. In particular, the improved results were due to the newly included MGM China unit and much better results at CityCenter. Read More

    By James Shillinglaw
    February 22, 2012 11:07 AM

  • Disney Fantasy in the Spotlight

    How do you turn a three- to five-day cruise ship into a seven-day ship? That’s the challenge Disney Cruise Line (DCL) faced with Disney Fantasy, which is currently sailing across the Atlantic with a crew of “cast members” trying out every system and service on the vessel in time for the Fantasy’s March 1 christening in New York City. Read More

    By James Shillinglaw
    February 21, 2012 11:45 PM

  • Costa Concordia House Hearing Scheduled for Feb. 29

    The U.S. House of Representatives has scheduled a hearing on cruise ship safety in the wake of the Costa Concordia tragedy at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 29 in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building. Read More

    By Theresa Norton Masek
    February 21, 2012 10:02 PM

  • Frankfurt Airport Controllers Strike to Disrupt Travel Through Feb. 24

    Lufthansa and other airlines said a Frankfurt Airport air traffic controllers strike that began on Feb. 20 is expected to disrupt air travel through 11 p.m. German local time on Feb. 24. Read More

    February 21, 2012 10:00 PM

  • Merged Thompson-Joie de Vivre Rebrands as Commune Hotels & Resorts

    JT Hospitality co-chairs John Pritzker and Jason Pomeranc and CEO Stephen Brandman announced that their lifestyle hotel company has been rebranded as Commune Hotels & Resorts. Formed in October 2011, the company was formed by the merger of the luxury lifestyle Thompson Hotels brand and Joie de Vivre, an eclectic collection of more than 30 independently branded hotels. Read More

    By Kerry Medina
    February 21, 2012 6:25 PM

  • Cruise Analyst Farley Finds Cruising Ticket Prices Still Holding Firm

    Robin Farley, a leisure analyst with UBS Investment Research, reports that cruise pricing is still holding with no significant declines about halfway through Wave Season, despite the Costa Concordia accident. “We note that price changes, which is what we are able to track for 7,000-plus sailings, are a lagging indicator to volume changes,” Farley wrote in the UBS Cruise Data Tracker. Read More

    By Theresa Norton Masek
    February 21, 2012 12:55 PM

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