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  • Viking Ocean Makes a Hollywood Debut

    The International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles is most famously used for the annual Golden Globes, where the Hollywood foreign press names its best movies, TV shows and actors for the previous year. But last week, instead of such hosts as Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, or Ricky Gervais for that matter, another grand personality took to the stage. Read More

    By James Shillinglaw
    May 19, 2013 11:45 PM

  • NYC Neighborhood is Top Memorial Day Destination

    New York City's Midtown West neighborhood is the top destination for travelers over Memorial Day 2013, according to Priceline.com's Read More

    By Mimi Kmet
    May 19, 2013 6:36 PM

  • AmtrakConnect Being Added to Trains Throughout System

    Wi-Fi service is being upgraded on Amtrak with the installation of AmtrakConnect cellular-based Wi-Fi using 4G technologies. The upgrade Read More

    By James Ruggia
    May 19, 2013 6:27 PM

  • U.S. State Department Issues Travel Warning for Egypt

    The U.S. State Department issued another warning on travel to Egypt, based on “the continuing possibility of political and social unrest Read More

    By David Cogswell
    May 19, 2013 6:14 PM

  • Viking Ocean Cruises Set to Launch in 2015 with No NCFs Policy

    Viking Ocean Cruises, the new oceangoing cruise line launched last week as sister to Viking River Cruises all under the new Viking Cruises name, will align its policies by including port fees and taxes in its commissionable fares, meaning that it will effectively have no so-called non-commissionable fares (NCFs), according to Viking Chairman Tor Hagen. The new cruise line, which will introduce its first ship, Viking Star, in May 2015, also will include one shore excursion in every port of call as part of the fare, effectively making those trips commissionable. Read More

    By James Shillinglaw
    May 19, 2013 5:26 PM

  • Stacy Small’s Elite Travel Becomes Full Virtuoso Member

    Elite Travel International, the Los Angeles-based host travel agency owned by Stacy Small, has officially become a standalone full member of Virtuoso, the luxury travel network. The home-based host agency, with 12 outside travel agents, had previously been affiliated with Virtuoso through New York-based Smart Flyer. Read More

    By James Shillinglaw
    May 19, 2013 5:24 PM

  • Carnival Sunshine Arrives in Barcelona After Inaugural Voyage

    Carnival Cruise Lines’ Carnival Sunshine has arrived in its summer homeport of Barcelona, Spain, after a 12-day inaugural voyage from Venice, Italy. The ship, formerly known as Carnival Destiny, underwent a $155 million renovation. The ship will operate nine- and 12-day Mediterranean cruises through October. Read More

    By Theresa Norton Masek
    May 17, 2013 4:30 PM

  • Atlantic City Boardwalk to Travelers: I Did Survive!

    The week before Memorial Day weekend, which traditionally kicks off summer in the U.S., the Atlantic City Alliance is reminding travel trade and consumers that the AC Boardwalk is “NOT damaged and is opening new attractions, nightclubs and restaurants” for the big holiday weekend. Read More

    By Gretchen Kelly
    May 17, 2013 3:36 PM

  • United Launches MileagePlus Small Business Network

    United Airlines has announced the launch of the MileagePlus Small Business Network, a travel loyalty program that will allow businesses to earn and redeem miles. United says it is the first of its kind in the United States. Businesses can earn award miles when they buy goods and services from the program's vendor partners. These partners include printing, shipping, credit card payment processing, office supplies and computing services. Read More

    May 17, 2013 11:41 AM

  • TrustYou Sabre Red App Uses Single Score to Aggregate Guest Reviews

    TrustYou, the online reputation management (ORM) and travel technology company has announced a new app to travel agents. The TrustYou Sabre Red App, which will be available to travel agents through the Sabre Red App Centre, allows travel agents to see a hotel ranking through guest feedback across all major user-generated review sites in one score. The technology draws the scores and feedback from sites like TripAdvisor, Yelp!, Google+ and more, and brings it into a centralized “TrustScore.” Read More

    By Gretchen Kelly
    May 17, 2013 10:27 AM

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