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DAILY BULLETIN April 19, 2017 TOP STORIES United hopeful that PR troubles won't hurt business Airline president Scott Kirby said United hasn't changed its second-quarter forecast. READ MORE IHG reports major breach of card data The company said that 1,161 U.S. hotels may have been affected, or nearly one-third of its 3,600 franchised properties in the Americas. READ MORE New travel agency tool tracks bookings without insurance Travel Insured International now enables agency owners to quickly identify any upcoming trips that do not have an insurance component, and automatically send quotes to the client or booking agent. READ MORE CEO calls bumping incident 'watershed moment' for United "It is obvious from recent experiences that we need to do a much better job serving our customers," Oscar Munoz said. READ MORE Viking orders two more ocean ships The vessels would increase the line's ocean fleet to eight when they are delivered in 2021 and 2022. READ MORE Advertisement INSIGHT BY SARAH FELDBERG Las Vegas ranks high with LGBT travelers Sarah Feldberg About a decade ago, the Convention and Visitors Authority started promoting the city as an LGBT destination, and that has paid off.  READ MORE Advertisement IN THE HOT SEAT Norwegian Air's Lars Sande The low-cost carrier's senior vice president of sales discussed the airline's new routes launching this summer. READ MORE Advertisement TRANSFORMING TRAVEL PURCHASING New technologies and retail trends are changing the way consumers want to purchase travel. Find out about the latest retail purchasing trends—and the challenges and opportunities for travel agents in this fast-changing marketplace. Sponsored by Sabre. Read More MORE NEWS Windstar launches campaign, puts Europe cruises on sale Windstar has reduced prices on about 20 voyages in Northern Europe, Italy, Greece and the Mediterranean. READ MORE Norwegian Joy's go-carts get Ferrari brand Norwegian Cruise Line had previously disclosed that the two-level track with electric go-carts would be a feature of the ship. READ MORE CroisiEurope joins USTOA The family-owned company has a staff of 1,350 and operates 50 ships on canals, rivers and oceans. READ MORE Jet Airways codesharing with Virgin Atlantic on U.S. flights Beginning Wednesday, Jet Airways passengers flying from India can connect on one itinerary with Virgin Atlantic routes between London and nine U.S. cities. READ MORE MORE FROM TRAVEL WEEKLY 'Like' Travel Weekly. Follow @TWtravelnews. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. "Like" Travel Weekly on  Facebook and have links to news reports, industry opinions and destination trends delivered to your news feed. For breaking news, follow  @TWtravelnews on Twitter. 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.