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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Daily Bulletin: Hotel strips Trump name | Viking orders 6 ocean ships

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DAILY BULLETIN

March 7, 2018

In a business dispute between the Trump Organization and the hotel's majority owner, Trump's executives were ousted from their management offices, under orders from Panamanian officials.

For cruise industry, the
best of times is now

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings CEO Frank Del Rio told panel moderator Peter Greenberg at the Seatrade Cruise Global trade show, "If this were Christmas and you were Santa Claus, I would ask for nothing."

Viking stacks Fincantieri order with deal for six more ships

Ten ships are on order for delivery starting in 2021, which would bring Viking's ocean fleet to 16 ships by 2027.

Two more expedition ships for rapidly expanding Ponant

Scheduled for delivery in 2020, Le Bellot and Le Surville will be the fifth and sixth ships in the Explorer class.

Six Senses resort
planned for St. Kitts

Scheduled to open in 2021, the resort will be built on the site of a former sugar cane plantation.

INSIGHT BY TOM STIEGHORST

The non-things competing
for vacation dollars

Are consumers really diverting money from buying luxury cars to take cruises? I'm not so sure about that.

IN THE HOT SEAT

Playa Hotels & Resorts'
Kevin Froemming

The company's chief marketing officer talks about its five newly acquired Jamaica resorts.

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Aeromexico rolls out branded fares, including a budget option

Meanwhile, joint venture partner Delta said it now offers basic economy on more than half of its flights to Mexico, including several new Mexico City and Guadalajara flights.

Destination Hotels
assumes management
of two Sedona resorts

L'Auberge de Sedona and Orchards Inn, two properties in Red Rock country, have joined the portfolio.

Expedia CruiseShipCenters getting bigger in Texas

The cruise retailer plans to open 19 new franchise locations in the state by 2023.

Emerald Waterways
to do yacht cruising

A series of weeklong, one-way cruises will sail between Croatian cities Dubrovnik and Split in 2019.

Amadeus pitches interactive videos as booking stimulant

To help travel brands, destination marketing organizations and online travel agencies facilitate travel searches and shopping, Amadeus has created an interactive video product.

ASTA looks to Passport Online
for chapter websites

Chapter presidents will have the chance to sign up for NexCite, Passport Online's customizable website solution.

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