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DAILY BULLETIN
March 6, 2018
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Omega World Travel making
noise with Alexa products

The agency's first capability in voice technology enables corporate travel managers to access duty-of-care information. But other possibilities abound.

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Radisson introduces premium brand, overhauls loyalty program

Radisson will do away with the struggling Quorvus Collection, a soft brand that launched in 2014 but produced just three hotels, and replace it with the Radisson Collection in June.

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Florida House kills
airline tax break, says
it's unrelated to the NRA

The move came one day after the Georgia legislature nixed a proposed $50 million jet fuel tax exemption in response to Delta's recent decision to end its discount program with the National Rifle Association.

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United scraps new bonus plan after employees react angrily

The plan was to eliminate quarterly bonuses in favor of a prize lottery, and it didn't go over well.

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Days Inn plays along with
Jimmy Kimmel's Oscars joke

The Oscars host said the winner with the shortest speech would get a free stay at the Days Inn in Lake Havasu, Arizona. The economy brand turned the gag into a promotional opportunity.

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Tourism Cares hires new CEO

Paula Vlamings is the former executive director of the Planeterra Foundation, G Adventures' philanthropic organization. She replaces Mike Rea, who will remain as senior program adviser.

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CLIA partners with
Singapore Tourism Board

The organizations will collaborate to do travel agent training and augment destination marketing efforts.

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Trafalgar promotes women empowerment in March campaign

The campaign is launching during the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements that have shone a spotlight on women's safety and equality issues.

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Park Hyatt to occupy top floors
of Kuala Lumpur skyscraper

The hotel will occupy the top 17 floors of the 118-story PNB 118 Tower.

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Disney to sail its first
roundtrip cruise from Rome

The Disney Magic cruise, departing June 14, 2019, will have stops in Salerno, La Spezia, Villefranche, Marseilles and Barcelona.

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