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DAILY BULLETIN
June 21, 2017
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After Warmbier's death, U.S. considers North Korea travel ban

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who has the authority to cut off travel to North Korea with the stroke of a pen, has been weighing such a move since late April.

Warmbier's tour operator halts North Korea trips for Americans

"The devastating loss of Otto Warmbier's life has led us to reconsider our position on accepting American tourists," Young Pioneer Tours wrote in a statement on its website.

Agents not surprised Crystal swung and missed on air cruises

Charlene Fialla of Alice Travel in Fairfield, N.J., said the fixed dates didn't always fit with her clients' busy schedules.

Uncertainty hovers over
Cuba, but agents still
expect group tours will sell

Several agents who frequently sell Cuba travel were cautiously optimistic that their businesses wouldn't see much of an impact from Trump's tightening of regulations.

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"Yes, he went after individual self-certified travel," said InsightCuba's Tom Popper. "We knew that would be the first thing to go, but everything else remains the same as before."

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IN THE HOT SEAT
Crystal Cruises' Edie Rodriguez

Senior editor Tom Stieghorst spoke with the company's CEO to discuss switching its $159K air tours to custom charter flights.

Victory Cruise Lines
gets Cuba approval

CEO Bruce Nierenberg said that he is in Havana to negotiate port specifics.

Royal Caribbean to use
Snapchat for underwater tour

The tours use Snapchat Spectacles in tandem with a custom-designed underwater mask Royal Caribbean is calling the "SeaSeeker."

Mobile travel bookings surging

Better apps, bigger smartphone screens and a plethora of last-minute deals are boosting mobile bookings to 40% of all digital travel sales, says eMarketer.

Boeing revises up forecast
for aircraft demand

The company predicts that aircraft manufacturers will deliver 41,030 new planes in the next 20 years, a 3.6% increase from last year's forecast.

Allegiant adds 28 routes
and three new cities

The ultra-low-cost carrier's route map will add Milwaukee; Gulfport, Miss.; and Norfolk, Va.

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