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DAILY BULLETIN
September 7, 2017
New data show U.S.
inbound travel slumping badly

The declines were steepest in February (6.8%) and March (8.2%) and continued as recently as July, said the U.S. Travel Association.

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Vacations cut short,
Miami travelers head to
crowded airport to flee Irma

William Menegazzo, a 27-year-old physician from Porto Allegre, Brazil, managed to spend one night on South Beach before packing to leave.

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With Irma looming, tourists leave Florida Keys and hotels close

By 11 a.m. on Wednesday, the Key Largo Bay Marriott Beach Resort, one of the area's largest hotels, had closed, leaving a nearly empty parking lot as evidence.

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St. Maarten's airport takes
a beating from Irma

The hurricane ripped through Princess Juliana Airport, blowing over safety fences and battering nearby Maho Beach.

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On St. Maarten, widespread hurricane destruction

The three Sonesta resorts on the island sustained significant damage from Irma, and the resorts will no longer take reservations for the rest of 2017.

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Irma forces cruise lines to cancel voyages from Florida ports

Sailings out of Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Port Canaveral were canceled.

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They were once the sole province of airlines. American Express changed that in 2013 with its Centurion Lounge, sparking an "arms race" in the private day-access space that has the carriers playing catch-up.

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Obituary: Award-winning travel agent Susan Tanzman

A winner of Travel Weekly's Lifetime Achievement Award, Tanzman was a noted Hawaii travel seller and a key person of influence for the industry.

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United's profit margin hit
hard by Hurricane Harvey

The four-day closure of Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport, United's second-largest hub, will have an impact on the airline's Q3 financialresults.

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No evacuation order in Miami yet, but one could be coming

About 470,000 Miami-Dade County residents live in storm surge zones, where dangerous waves during a hurricane could cause fatalities.

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Bahamas evacuating southern islands in path of Irma

Prime Minister Hubert Minnis says the Category 5 hurricane poses a dire threat to the islands of Mayaguana, Inagua, Crooked Island, Acklins, Long Cay and Ragged Island.

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Tourism Cares in partnership
to help storm-ravaged
Texas destinations

Tourism Cares and the Texas Travel Industry Association have launched the Hurricane Harvey Tourism Recovery Fund.

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Marriott pledges support of children brought to U.S. illegally

The hotel company is in favor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a federal program that the Trump administration has decided to end.

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KLM enables customers to get boarding pass via WhatsApp

The Dutch carrier has become the first airline to partner with the popular messaging service.

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