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DAILY BULLETIN April 13, 2017 TOP STORIES Focus on Cruise: Cuba abierta! When President Obama began chipping away at the decades-old Cuba embargo, the biggest industry winner was the cruise sector. But new realities are dulling the excitement. READ MORE Disconnected: FCC won't allow in-flight phone calls The Federal Communications Commission has put an end to a proceeding over whether to relax rules that ban in-flight phone calls. READ MORE Lawmaker plans to introduce bill in response to United incident Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) wants to ban airlines from forcibly removing passengers from a plane after boarding due to overbooking or in order to facilitate movement of airline crews. READ MORE Sandals increases agent pay The resort company is paying a 1% bonus for luxury rooms, 2% for club and concierge rooms, and 3% for butler and Love Nest suites. READ MORE Delta CEO discusses big blow delivered by Atlanta thunderstorms Ed Bastian said the airline will focus on improvements to its customer information system and its crew-tracking processes after canceling nearly 4,000 flights over a five-day period last week. READ MORE Advertisement INSIGHT BY TOM STIEGHORST For travel agents, technology means no time off On two recent cruises in Europe with elite agents, many of the conversations turned to the 24/7 nature of work today. READ MORE Advertisement LEGAL BRIEFS Ten points to establish fair tour operator-agency agreements Q: Can you give me a guide for drafting an agreement between a tour operator and a retail travel agency? To operate tours, do we need any state or federal license or registration? READ MORE Advertisement MORE NEWS Alaska Airlines expanding at Dallas Love Field The carrier is adding flights to Seattle, Portland, San Diego and San Jose. READ MORE New joint venture to buy Mammoth Resorts Aspen Skiing Co. and KSL Capital Partners earlier this week formed a joint venture to acquire Intrawest. READ MORE Carnival visiting agents on bus tour A first for Carnival, the "Agentpalooza" tour will go to six southern U.S.cities. READ MORE Cruise Planners launches 'Cruisitude Academy' learning platform Content is designed to be digested quickly with an average run time of 15 to 20 minutes. READ MORE Central Gardens opens at Dunn's River Falls The complex is an alternative source of recreation at the Jamaica attraction. 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.