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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Daily Bulletin: Royal Caribbean sticks with Falmouth | Qatar boss insults U.S. flight attendants

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DAILY BULLETIN
July 12, 2017
Royal Caribbean not
leaving Falmouth, but
fewer calls scheduled

Reports in the Jamaican press have said Royal Caribbean is leaving or may leave the port, which the cruise company developed in 2011.

Qatar Airways CEO calls U.S.
flight attendants 'grandmothers'

Akbar Al Baker also boasted that the average age of a Qatar flight attendant is 26. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA said it was "disgusted but not surprised" by the CEO's crack.

New entrants shaking
up midscale hotel sector

New brands from Hilton and InterContinental Hotels Group are moving aggressively to take on traditional players Choice Hotels International, Best Western and La Quinta.

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INSIGHT BY SARAH FELDBERG
Recreational cannabis
comes to Las Vegas

As of July 1, it became legal to purchase marijuana at permitted dispensaries in Nevada, including one on the Strip, though the product still can't be consumed in public.

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IN THE HOT SEAT
Tru by Hilton's Alexandra Jaritz

The hotelier's global head discusses launching the midscale brand and explains its target market.

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Patagonia line Australis
makes U.S. sales push

The cruise line expects to begin sailing the 210-passenger Ventus Australis in January 2018, when it will join a sister ship, the Stella Australis.

Silversea opens training academy for expedition tour leaders

Participants will be invited to train for approximately six weeks aboard the refurbished Silver Cloud when the ship joins the expedition fleet in mid-November.

Obituary: Corporate agency
owner Harold Stevens

The longtime owner of Stevens Travel Management in New York died June 27 at home in Saugerties, N.Y.

TMCs using Mezi travel chatbot

App users type their travel needs in a chat -- for instance, "I need a flight and hotel in New York Sept. 1-5" -- and Mezi uses the traveler's previously stored preferences to return travel options that can then be booked via the service.

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