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DAILY BULLETIN
July 11, 2018
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Expanding experiences:
Nontraditional players
in the tours market

The tours and activities market, traditionally the domain of travel advisers and tour packagers, is evolving, with OTAs, hotels and others claiming bigger shares of their customers' travel dollars by bringing often-complex products in-house and online.

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Le Laperouse marks
start of Ponant's growth

The 184-passenger ship was christened in Iceland on Tuesday. It is the first of six similar ships that by 2020 will double the size of the French luxury expedition line.

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Southwest to no
longer serve peanuts

The snack has been a consistent Southwest offering since 1980. But no longer.

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Senator introduces airfare transparency bill

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) proposes to synchronize airfare disclosure rules so that OTAs, metasearch sites and brick-and-mortar travel agencies with annual revenue of at least $100 million operate under the same airfare disclosure requirements as airlines.

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Dispatch, Le Laperouse:
Cozy like a river ship

Ponant's new expedition ship is intimate and manageable, and has a light, appealing look that makes passengers feel relaxed.

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IN THE HOT SEAT
Air Italy's Ron Glickman

The carrier's sales manager for the U.S. discusses the airline's expansion plans and its recent rebranding.

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Hotel Andaluz carries on Conrad Hilton's New Mexico vision

In New Mexico, the founder of the Hilton dynasty is remembered as the homegrown success who brought luxury and glamour to downtown Albuquerque with the development of his first hotel outside of Texas.

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Charleston imposes
short-term rental rules

The South Carolina city is cracking down on people who lack permits for offering rentals through Airbnb, VRBO, HomeAway and other companies.

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Airbus renames Bombardier C-Series aircraft

The planes are now called Airbus A220s.

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Booking.com gets rates
from other agencies

These rates have heavy restrictions, such as no special requests to the property, delayed confirmation, nonrefundable and no modifications to the reservation.

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