Jim Byers

Jun 3, 2020 2:21 PM ET

Silversea Unveils New Cruise Itineraries for 2021/22

Silversea has unveiled 86 new itineraries for the 2021/22 cruise season.

Jun 1, 2020 9:26 AM ET

Jamaica Re-Opening for International Visitors June 15

Jamaica's tourism minister says his country will re-open for overseas visitors starting June 15. It's a major improvement for Caribbean tourism.

May 28, 2020 2:13 PM ET

Expedia Group Lends a Hand With $275 Million Program

Expedia Group has announced its commitment of $275 million USD to help partners rebound from the impact of COVID-19 and fuel industry-wide recovery efforts.

May 20, 2020 4:47 PM ET

G Adventures Cancels Tours Through July 31

G Adventures has suspended all tours departing up to and including July 31, 2020. They will also be suspending all G Expedition departures up to and including August 31, 2020.

May 15, 2020 11:11 AM ET

Jamaica Hires Crisis Recovery Expert to Aid COVID-19 Tourism Rebound

The Jamaica Tourist Board has hired international crisis recovery expert Jessica Shannon to the COVID-19 Tourism Recovery Task Force’s secretariat to help with a tourism rebound.

Apr 29, 2020 4:30 PM ET

Royal Caribbean's Vicki Freed on Facebook Live: A Cruise Rebound and Love for Agents

Royal Caribbean SVP Vicki Freed took part in our Facebook Live chat on Wednesday, talking about where cruising is going and the value of travel agents

Apr 22, 2020 5:00 PM ET

Intrepid Travel Plants 100,000 Trees in Africa

Intrepid Travel used Earth Day 2020 to reveal it has planted 100,000 trees in Kenya.

Apr 19, 2020 10:08 AM ET

Caribbean Tourism Launches Caribbean Dreaming Campaign

The Caribbean Tourism Organization has launched a #CaribbeanDreaming campaign to encourage travel to the region when the time is right.

Mar 30, 2020 9:45 PM ET

Royal Caribbean Extends Cruise With Confidence Package

Royal Caribbean says the decision has been made to extend their “Cruise with Confidence” policy to include all sailings departing on-or-before September 1st, 2020.

Mar 20, 2020 5:34 AM ET

Major Layoffs at Air Canada as Worldwide COVID-19 Woes Continue

Air Canada says the worldwide COVID-19 crisis and their significantly reduced network is forcing them to make temporary layoffs. An Air Canada union website says 3,600 mainline workers and 1,549 Rouge employees are being declared surplus.