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DAILY BULLETIN
July 19, 2018
TOP STORIES
Built for China, the Norwegian Joy is headed elsewhere

Norwegian Cruise Line will pull its year-old ship from the China market starting in spring 2019, sending it to Alaska to sail with the new Norwegian Bliss.

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Breaking bottles and
norms: The evolution of
cruise ship godmothers

The role of the cruise ship’s godmother, once an honor regularly bestowed upon nobility, the wives of political elites and the families of cruise line chiefs, has evolved to include groups, entertainers and men.

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Marriott International
banning plastic straws

The world's largest hotel company plans to remove disposable plastic straws and stirrers from all of its 6,500-plus properties worldwide within one year.

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MGM sues Las Vegas shooting victims in push to avoid liability

The company argues that it has "no liability of any kind" to survivors or families of slain victims under a federal law enacted after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

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Wall Street pleased with
United's Q2 performance

The carrier's quarterly revenue of $10.78 billion beat expectations by $60 million.

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NAACP lifts travel advisory
for American Airlines

The organization said the airline has "taken substantive action to begin to address implicit bias."

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MORE NEWS
Carnival comes back to Dominica

The cruise line on July 15 returned to the Caribbean island for the first time in eight years with the arrival of the Carnival Fascination.

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Nigeria Air scheduled to
start flying in December

The Nigerian government said that it would own no more than 5% of the airline.

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Sabre alters company structure

Sabre has created a new organization, Travel Solutions, that encompasses its Travel Network, Airline Solutions and data and analytics solutions units.

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Avoya reaches content
deal with Mark Travel

Mark Travel's vacation packages and promotions will be available in AgentPower, Avoya's operating system.

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Busabout launches operations
in U.S. and Canada

Travelers can create their own itinerary using the operator's hop-on hop-off coaches on the U.S. West Coast, or they can choose from among 11 guided adventure trips.

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TW Chats on Twitter today:
The power of travel sellers

Inspired by our Power List of the biggest travel agencies, we'll tweet about the best ways to pick a travel agent and how travelers need an adviser in their corner. The chat is July 18 at 3 p.m. Eastern.

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