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DAILY BULLETIN

February 28, 2018

TOP STORIES

Focus on culinary travel:
Exclusive dining and
Instagrammable meals

From Disney's theme parks to up-and-coming hot spots like Portugal and South Africa, the foodie traveler seeks exclusive dining experiences, menus with local flavor, renowned chefs and, of course, meals that look as good on Instagram as they do on the plate.

With park attendance continuing to sink, SeaWorld CEO resigns

Hired to turn around SeaWorld Entertainment in 2015, president and CEO Joel Manby failed to achieve that goal, and he stepped down on Tuesday.

Playa buying five Jamaica
resorts for $300 million

The resort company is acquiring four Jewel-branded properties and the Hilton Rose Hall.

Hurtigruten and Victory Cruise Line ships will be delayed

Hurtigruten's new Roald Amundsen won't enter service until 2019, and the remodeled Victory II won't cruise until late July.

Debut Voyages seeks to host
top luxury travel sellers

Managing director Samantha Jervis said there is a need for an "elite and exclusive independent luxury travel designer network in our industry."

Carnival Corp. demonstrates Medallion's bandwidth potential

During a demonstration on the Regal Princess, the cruise company attempted to harness 1.5 gigabytes per second of bandwidth to show that connectivity is a rapidly fading concern on ships.

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MORE NEWS

New York flight a
milestone for St. Vincent

Caribbean Airlines will launch the first nonstop service between the U.S. and St. Vincent on March 14.

Disneyland Paris expansion includes Star Wars area

The $2.5 billion project also calls for Frozen and Marvel areas, all surrounding a new lake.

Carnival to sail Miami
cruises to Havana

The Carnival Sensation will add Cuba as a regular destination in 2019.

Accor selling majority stake
in real estate business

The Paris-based hotel company is selling a 55% stake for $5.4 billion, and intends to use the proceeds to continue its expansion.

American Cruise Lines
starts construction on second
European-style riverboat

It will be sister ship to the American Song, which is launching on the Mississippi this October.

Intrepid launches
tours for single parents

The tour operator reported that 16% of its family bookings were made by single parents for the year ending September 2017.

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