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DAILY BULLETIN September 15, 2017   HURRICANE IRMA COVERAGE Baha Mar action reflects complexity of evacuation decisions Experts said the decision to remain open or evacuate is rarely clear-cut. READ MORE Hurricane Irma keeps travel agencies nimble and very busy Some, like Travel Leaders of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Fla., had to contend with riding out the storm and connectivity issues afterward. READ MORE St. Thomas and St. John face a lengthy recovery The Cyril E. King Airport was left in shambles and several resorts were heavily damaged by Hurricane Irma. READ MORE Tour operators working overtime this hurricane season While trying to assist large numbers of customers, tour operators and wholesalers have had to deal with many logistical challenges in a very short amount of time. READ MORE Carnival Corp. pledges $10 million for Irma relief "Hurricane Irma's impact strikes close to home both in our home state of Florida and across the Caribbean," said CEO Arnold Donald. READ MORE   Advertisement INSIGHT BY MICHELLE BARAN Marketing to younger clients Millennial-focused U by Uniworld has taken the most divergent marketing path we've seen before with river cruising as it attempts to engage an entirely new market. READ MORE   Advertisement IT'S LIKE THIS ... The lesson for Houston: Never give up By Charlie Funk It is inspiring to see how so many people and companies from so many walks of life have already stepped up to make a difference. READ MORE   Advertisement MORE NEWS New service lets Norwegian Air flyers connect with EasyJet The program will initially be for flights through London Gatwick. Norwegian Air serves Gatwick from nine U.S. cities. READ MORE Wow and Icelandair each will launch Dallas service The Dallas announcements portend an escalating transatlantic turf war between the two Icelandic carriers. READ MORE Jamaica promotes small hotels with new website The site, JamaicaInnsandHotels.com, lists more than 300 properties, all of which have 100 or fewer guestrooms. READ MORE Austin Adventures an independent company once again President Dan Austin has bought back the tour operator from Xanterra Parks & Resorts, the conglomerate that acquired Austin Adventures in 2013. READ MORE Signature links up with agency network in Australia The partnership gives Magellan Travel Network and its 130 agencies access to Signature's hotel program and destination specialists. READ MORE Georgia ambassador to be UNWTO's secretary general Zurab Pololikashvili will serve a four-year term beginning in 2018. READ MORE MORE FROM TRAVEL WEEKLY   Follow Travel Weekly on Instagram Want to find out what the editors at #TravelWeekly are up to these days? Managing editor @twrtobin and destinations editor @emtravelweekly will be curating the best in where, why and how to travel now at @twtravelnews.   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, 2nd Floor, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094   201-902-2000 Privacy Policy You can unsubscribe if you wish to stop receiving TW Daily Bulletin newsletter.