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DAILY BULLETIN April 28, 2017 TOP STORIES Southwest to no longer overbook flights CEO Gary Kelly acknowledged that the decision to end overbooking was spurred by the David Dao incident on United Express. READ MORE Tales from WTTC: Carlson Wagonlit offers Airbnb, Apple rankled by Mexican corruption What does one learn when interviewing, in the space of 40 minutes, nine top executives overseeing tens of billions of dollars of travel transactions? Plenty. READ MORE Baha Mar opening doors to public earlier than planned The Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, the Bahamas resort's largest hotel, is now taking reservations starting May 8. READ MORE United settles with passenger dragged off plane The amount of settlement is confidential, the Chicago law firm of Corboy & Demetrio said. READ MORE Malala Yousafzai named Celebrity Edge godmother The 19-year-old Pakistani woman received the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy of girls' education. READ MORE David Cameron warns travel industry not to dismiss immigration concerns In a keynote address at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit, the former U.K. prime minister said that the industry must recognize "the concerns that ordinary voters have." READ MORE Advertisement INSIGHT BY TOM STIEGHORST Overbooking happens for ships, too Since cruises, unlike airlines and hotels, rarely have cancellations or no-shows, it's hard to understand how overselling can occur. READ MORE Advertisement REALITY CHECK Which door: Agent, consultant or adviser? By Richard Turen Any serious analysis of the growth of our industry, or our potential for growth, is hampered by the fact that we all call ourselves something different. READ MORE Advertisement MORE NEWS With Norwegian Joy, NCL races to China "Norwegian Joy's delivery is an exciting milestone for us, signifying our official entry into the Chinese cruise market," said Andy Stuart, president and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line. READ MORE WTTC poll: Travel industry could do better job addressing overcrowding More than half of the attendees polled at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit thinks that the industry does not do a good job tackling issues surrounding the impact of too much tourism. READ MORE Wall Street does not like AA's pay hike for cabin crew The airline's stock plunged Thursday following an announcement of raises that will amount to $350 million annually for pilots and flight attendants. READ MORE Sabre appoints executives to lead Travel Network, Airline Solutions Wade Jones, who had been serving as interim president of Sabre Travel Network, got the permanent gig. READ MORE Online Vacation Center agent wins $1 million in Viking Cruises sweepstakes Marie White will receive 10 annual payments of $100,000 over the next 10 years. READ MORE National Geographic grows travel business Among other projects, National Geographic Traveler magazine will launch its first luxury edition. READ MORE Florida agency owner forges a link between travel and art What started out as something of an accident, as Annie Davis described it, has turned into an innovative concept. READ MORE MORE FROM TRAVEL WEEKLY Travel Weekly's beat reporters are on Twitter Follow Travel Weekly's reporters on Twitter for news on cruise, hotels, tours, agent issues and destinations. In addition, Editor in Chief Arnie Weissmann tweets travel industry news and insight from @awtravelweekly. READ MORE DAILY BULLETIN Editor: Kimberly Scholz Email the editor Follow us on: Subscribe to Travel Weekly For promotional opportunities in this newsletter, contact sales@travelweekly.com 100 Lighting Way, 2nd Floor, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094   201-902-2000 Privacy Policy You can unsubscribe if you wish to stop receiving TW Daily Bulletin newsletter.