The ID Travel Group began to hear demand from clients for family summer vacation options with "social distancing, high standards of hygiene and cleaning and lots of activities for kids."
Resort owner Pacific Beachcomber said the decision was made to preserve its other three resorts in French Polynesia, which are closed temporarily due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
While the Covid-19 travel recovery is largely expected to start locally and grow regionally, few advisors are reporting a rise in domestic bookings since the pandemic shut down global travel.
The openings of the Fairmont Banff Springs, Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge and Fairmont Chateau Whistler will include golf courses and some food and beverage venues as well as limited spa services.
Wide-open spaces. Exclusivity. Nature. An opportunity to give back to a destination. Suppliers see these as major selling points when travel returns, and they believe the continent has those qualities in abundance.
Jack Anderson, a consultant and former sales executive with Crystal Cruises, Seabourn and Holland America Line, said that for the upscale cruise lines, keeping agencies afloat is considered a matter of survival.
Villas of Distinction is taking reservations for its 120 villa properties in Turks and Caicos effective June 1, the same date that the airport in Providenciales is scheduled to reopen.
Any hope of a fast travel recovery from coronavirus appears to have faded, with representatives of some the country’s top tour operators saying that a 2021 rebound is more realistic.
As countries around the world begin easing their shutdowns, the big question on the minds of consumers and travel companies is how and when countries will reopen their borders.
U.S. Travel CEO Roger Dow said he wants political leaders and the public to know the industry is setting a very high standard for reducing the risk of coronavirus.
While European river cruise operators remain largely in wait-and-see mode about when the Covid-19 pandemic will ease enough to open their season to international travelers, domestic cruise lines are preparing to resume sailing in June.
Unlike cruise ships that were stuck at sea with coronavirus outbreaks, the Azamara Pursuit’s saga has stayed under the radar. Still, the crew, led by Capt. Carl Smith, was resourceful and creative in caring for guests.
In a Washington Post editorial, CEO Sven Lindblad said that his company is "not able to qualify for other government loans, and access to capital for a company our size is challenging and costly."
The travel shutdown has exposed the delicate balance of the travel ecosystem, with many suppliers struggling or just declining to offer customers refunds on trips that the companies have been forced to cancel.
Thirty-eight percent of respondents in the latest round of MMGY's biweekly survey said they were likely to take a vacation in the next six months, vs. 31% in the previous poll.
The strength of 2021 cruise bookings has been widely discussed by both Wall Street and the consumer media as a barometer of the industry's ability to bounce back.
Safari operators are digging deep into their pockets to continue to support and protect both wildlife and the nearby communities that rely on tourism to survive.
Although the 58-room, two-villa Bequia Beach Hotel stands empty today due to Covid-19, there is much activity taking place within the charming boutique property.
The private aviation intelligence company Argus says the number of private flights was down more than 30% year over year for March, and it predicts a 67% drop for April.
Pimentel stepped down to help Azamara “bear the impact” of job cuts announced Wednesday, said Richard Fain, chairman of parent company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
In a huge blow to Alaska tourism, Princess Cruises and Holland America Line scrapped most of their Alaska voyages this summer and all of their land-based products.
The unprecedented shutdown in travel from the Covid-19 pandemic has created confusion and, in some cases, tension between advisors and suppliers over commission payments for canceled and postponed travel.
Although a pandemic has paused most of the travel industry, travel advisors and suppliers still serving clients who are sheltering in place -- and in luxury -- in less-populated areas.
The likelihood that Americans will plan a leisure trip in the next six months has dropped more than 50% due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey from MMGY Travel Intelligence.
With a large portion of the global population under lockdown, wellness hospitality brands are leveraging digital platforms to forge new connections with guests and followers.
The Viking Mississippi will be able to accommodate 386 guests, about double the capacity of the modern riverboat series of ships introduced in 2018 by American Cruise Lines.