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DAILY BULLETIN December 11, 2018 We will begin sending our Travel Weekly eNewsletters from a new domain over the next few weeks. To ensure you continue to receive your newsletters directly to your inbox, please add @news.northstartravelgroupmail.com to your safe sender list. Please click here for additional instructions on how to whitelist our new domain. TOP STORIES Alive and well: Phocuswright report portrays agencies as thriving The research firm said its first analysis of the agency landscape in 2006 "assumed travel agency extinction -- and we were proved wrong." READ MORE Travelport to go private in $4.4 billion deal Siris Capital Group and Evergreen Coast Capital Corp. have agreed to acquire the travel technology company in an all-cash transaction. READ MORE MSC debuts U.S.-Cuba sailings The seven-day Caribbean sailings, out of Miami aboard the MSC Armonia, will include an overnight in Havana. READ MORE Delta adding business-focused routes from Boston The airline will launch service to Chicago, Newark and Washington Reagan. READ MORE Uber IPO could come in Q1 Uber's filing was confidential and the number of shares and price range have not been reported. READ MORE Advertisement INSIGHT BY JAMIE BIESIADA Reaping the fruits of marketing Scott Kertes of Vacations by Design shares a recipe for success with three ingredients: "marketing, marketing, marketing." READ MORE Advertisement FEATURED STORY LVCVA's chief on Sin City's changing landscape Travel Weekly caught up with Steve Hill, the organization's new CEO, to talk about projects on the horizon, key market segments and making it easier to get to Las Vegas. READ MORE Advertisement MORE NEWS Hyatt opens convention hotel in Seattle The 1,260-room Hyatt Regency Seattle is the city's largest hotel. READ MORE Goodbye, Shrek: Royal Caribbean parts ways with DreamWorks Royal Caribbean will replace ice shows and parades that feature the DreamWorks characters with in-house programming. READ MORE Passport Online's Marilyn Macallair retiring Macallair will step down as vice president of business development but stay on in a consulting role for the first half of 2019. READ MORE Delta website allows flyers to use miles for seat upgrades The carrier will offer the same functionality on its mobile app beginning early next year. READ MORE Road Scholar to operate its own ship The operator, which specializes in enrichment tours for older travelers, will offer European itineraries aboard the 350-passenger Aegean Odyssey beginning in 2020. READ MORE MORE FROM TRAVEL WEEKLY     TW Chats on Twitter this week: Luxury Our annual chat about the creme de la creme of travel options: What's best, and what's next. The chat is Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. Eastern. READ MORE DAILY BULLETIN Editor: Kimberly Scholz Email the editor Follow us on: Subscribe to Travel Weekly For promotional opportunities in this newsletter, contact sales@travelweekly.com 100 Lighting Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094   201-902-2000 Privacy Policy You can unsubscribe if you wish to stop receiving TW Daily Bulletin newsletter.