Swedish-owned Stena Line makes a hard decision

Swedish-owned Stena Line recently announced that it plans to furlough 600 employees and make 150 redundancies across the UK and Ireland. This is a sign of things to come in the days ahead for the cruise industry, says a leading data, and analytics company. Ben Cordwell, Travel and Tourism Analyst comments: “Making redundancies are one […]

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Tokyo Narita Airport quarantines arriving passenger in a cardboard box

All passengers arriving in Japan at Tokyo Narita airport among others are tested for Coronavirus upon landing.  Tokyo Narita Airport baggage claim has become a cardboard box hotel for arriving international passengers, awaiting their coronavirus test result. The cost for travelers to stay in the boxes is 15,000 yen (US$140) Passengers arriving in Japan, from coronavirus-stricken […]

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Did Norwegian Cruise Line Officials engage in Security Fraud?

An investigation of whether Norwegian Cruise Line Holding and certain of its officers or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices is being conducted by a U.S. Law Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Paris is planning a class-action lawsuit. On March 11, 2020, the Miami New […]

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Air Canada converts unused passenger jets to transport cargo

Air Canada is reconfiguring the cabins of three of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to give them additional cargo capacity. The first aircraft conversion is complete and is now in service, with the second and third aircraft to be completed shortly. “Bringing critical medical and other vital supplies rapidly to Canada and helping distribute them across […]

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Tourism Recovery now has a plan called “HOPE”

Dr. Taleb Rifai was the former UNWTO Secretary-General. Dr. Rifai is chairing the new African Tourism Board COVID-19 Task Force. Co- chair is Alain St. Ange, former minister of Tourism for the Seychelles. The task force group has been attended by known tourism leaders like Najib Balala, Edmund Bartlett, Hisham Zazou, Moses Vilakati, Cuthbert Ncube, […]

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Royal Caribbean Cruise Founder died in Palma de Mallorca

Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen, a founder of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) and a visionary strategist of the modern cruise industry, died Saturday, April 11, 2020, in Palma, Spain. He was 90. The entire Royal Caribbean family extends its heartfelt condolences to the Wilhelmsen family. Wilhelmsen was a constant influence on the company from its […]

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Homelessness in New York is no longer a death sentence for some

About 6,000 homeless New Yorkers who are suffering from coronavirus or are at risk of getting the disease are going to taken out of shelters and put into hotels, Mayor de Blasio announced Saturday.  The mayor said during a press conference from City Hall. “We will use those hotels aggressively as a tool to support […]

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The Answer is Brunello: The Grape Is?

Sangiovese in the Vineyard? Brunello (brown one) in the Glass Sangiovese is considered one of the most widely planted grape varieties in Italy (one in every 10 vines). You will find these grapes in 67 percent of Tuscan, Italy vineyards and it is the main grape in 25 DOC(G)s. The total Brunello production of Brunello? […]

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Admiral Fell Inn: 4-Story-High Skyscraper

Fell’s Point was founded in the early 1700s when the Fell Brothers arrived from Lancaster, England. Edward was a shopkeeper and his brother William was a shipbuilder. The old street names in Fell’s Point are unchanged: Fell, Thames, Bond, Bank, Caroline, Fleet, Aliceanna, Wolfe, Lancaster, Shakespeare. They are still paved mostly with Belgian stone blocks […]

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Air Canada modifying its 777-300ER planes to transport cargo in passenger cabin

Air Canada today said it is re-configuring the cabins of three of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to give them additional cargo capacity. The first aircraft conversion is complete and is now in service, with the second and third aircraft to be completed shortly. “Bringing critical medical and other vital supplies rapidly to Canada and helping […]

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