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In this article CCL DIS RCL Maiden voyage of the Symphony of the Seas, the world’s biggest cruise ship delivered by STX shipyards in Saint-Nazaire to the American ship-owner Royal Caribbean cruise Ltd (RCCL). Andia | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the state will file a lawsuit against

In this article DIS Views of the Disneyland theme park, still closed due to COVID-19 on July 11, 2020 in Anaheim, California. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images It’s been more than a year since Disney’s two California theme parks were forced to shutter due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the company’s theme park

In this article DIS New superhero recruits will be able to experience Disneyland’s Avenger Campus on June 4, Disney said during a theme park webcast Thursday. The new area is an extension to Disney’s California Adventure theme park in Anaheim, California and features Marvel’s mightiest heroes from Earth and the stars. “What I can tell

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who advised cruise lines on Covid protocols, told CNBC on Friday he believes a safe environment can be created on the ships. Gottlieb’s comments came one day after Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state sued the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, demanding the public-health agency allow cruise lines to immediately resume

The Sueiros had it all — great careers, a community of friends and kids enrolled in a top-notch international school in Boston. Will was a corporate accountant, and Jessica ran a graphic design business from home. Life was “comfortable, uneventful and routine,” said Jessica Sueiro. “Life was good” for the Sueiro family before they began

In this article CCL Travelers trying to board the Carnival Panorama cruise ship for a 7 day trip were met with a delay in Long Beach on Saturday, March 7, 2020. The ship sent a letter to passengers explaining a non specific medical issue is preventing them from disembarking the ship and allowing new passengers

In this article UAL A pilot walks by United Airlines planes as they sit parked at gates at San Francisco International Airport on April 12, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images United Airlines started accepting applications for its flight academy on Tuesday, part of a push to hire 10,000 pilots by

In this article APR-CO NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Frank Del Rio said Monday he is confident the cruise line operator can safely set sail this summer for the first time in more than a year. Earlier in the day, the company sent a proposal to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on

In this article TVAG-FF Drazen_ | E+ | Getty Images Now that spring has sprung and it looks as if an end to the pandemic might be in sight, many Americans are again planning vacations — and they’re booking beach destinations in a big way, says Trivago. The online global accommodations platform, based in Dusseldorf,

In this article AAL American Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto via Getty Images American Airlines this month will stop using unionized pilots to perform certain test flights, a move the aviators’ union argues would reduce independence of these reviews. Starting Thursday, American will only assign non-union company pilots to test aircraft that

Google may be calling people back into the office, but many other companies — not to mention entrepreneurs — are still committed to remote work. From Croatia to Barbados, destinations provide vastly different experiences for foreigners who wish to work from new shores. The weather is usually better (save hurricanes), and costs can be cheaper

In this article WH The hotel industry is seeing a record uptick in occupancy levels this month as more people are traveling amid the nicer weather, according to the CEO of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. “These last two weeks … have been the highest two weeks of occupancy in our industry since last March and

In this article DAL Edward Bastian, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc., speaks during an interview in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. Christopher Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian on Wednesday blasted a controversial GOP-backed Georgia voting law after backlash on social media. The

In this article EXPE valentinrussanov | E+ | Getty Images Many Americans are thinking of travel again. And who can blame them? After all, it’s been more than a year of seesawing coronavirus infection rates, on-again, off-again lockdown restrictions, and simple quarantine fatigue. As anti-Covid-19 vaccination efforts gather steam nationwide, tourism suppliers are tracking increased

People walk along Ocean Drive on March 21, 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida. College students have arrived in the South Florida area for the annual spring break ritual, prompting city officials to impose an 8pm to 6am curfew as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fueled by Covid vaccines, flexible cancellation policies and people yearning to break free from home, the summer travel season is already booming for some parts of the travel industry. A survey from research company Toluna indicates Americans are gaining confidence to travel with each passing month, with 27% comfortable to travel in April and 42%

A United Airlines Holdings Inc. Bombardier CRJ-550 airplane sits at a gate at O’Hare International Airport (ORD) in Chicago, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images United Airlines is adding more than two dozen nonstop routes from the Midwest to coastal cities popular with vacationers for the summer season, a bet that travelers will

JetBlue Airways aircrafts are pictured at departure gates at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Fred Prouser | Reuters JetBlue Airways wants customers to book more than flights. The New York-based airline on Thursday launched a new site, Paisly, that offers travelers hotel rooms, car rentals and other add-ons, like tickets to theme

Billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht told CNBC on Wednesday the U.S. travel recovery is well on its way — at least in parts of the country like Florida — after a Covid-induced slowdown. “We see all of this pent-up demand coming back. It’s going to be a frenzy this summer,” the chairman and CEO of Miami-based

Could the reopening trade’s success come at a cost? Bank of America analysts brought that question into focus on Monday in a note upgrading Booking Holdings and downgrading Pinterest and Snap, citing changing tides on the interest rate front that could put a crimp on stay-at-home stocks’ valuations. “This is not a call that Snap