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Smart Travel: Universal Plans New Park Near London, Viking Launches First Hydrogen-Powered Cruise Ship and More

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As always, Smart Travel is here with the latest must-know updates in travel and tourism. As part of a larger growth plan, the company also signed contracts for four more ocean ships, with two confirmed for delivery in 2031 and two more under option for 2033. Cambodia calling? Once fully operational, the $1.5

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Smart Travel: Universal Plans New Park Near London, Viking Launches First Hydrogen-Powered Cruise Ship and More

Smart Meetings

As always, Smart Travel is here with the latest must-know updates in travel and tourism. As part of a larger growth plan, the company also signed contracts for four more ocean ships, with two confirmed for delivery in 2031 and two more under option for 2033. Cambodia calling? Once fully operational, the $1.5

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3 Extreme Accessibility Experts Share Their Accommodation Mandates

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Ask for Specifics Dominique DeWitt, CMP, senior event planner, Wounded Warrior Project Dominique DeWitt Dominique DeWitt grew up thinking about the importance of accessible travel accommodations. At the same time, meeting professionals have to be thoughtful about how they communicate what will be done with that information.

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Case Study: CVB Partnership Amplifies Impact at Lenovo Tech World 2024

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With a large number of attendees coming from Asia, the West Coast location provided an unmatched ease of travel, and its proximity to Seattle made it even easier, being less than a 30-minute drive from Seattle and SEA-TAC Airport. Scullin and Swank’s overarching goal was to make a memorable edition of an annual large-scale event.

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Can ‘Broken’ U.S. Airlines Be Fixed? Senate Hearing Spotlights Consumer Frustrations, Airline Accountability

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McGee, senior fellow for aviation and travel, American Economic Liberties Project, told the Committee that “the nation’s airline industry is broken.” Any travel credit if accepted in lieu of a refund should never expire. We also need to have real-time, real-person communication when a system breaks down like in the Southwest situation.

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Driving Change: How Inclusion and Accessibility Shape the Future of Events

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28-30, Destinations International (DI) held its 2024 Social Inclusion Summit in Spokane, Washington, where they shared insights and resources around inclusion in the travel and tourism industry. Planners can focus on integrating inclusive practices at every stagefrom venue selection, programming and communications to execution.

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What Happens When “Fear” Majeure Is Used to Postpone or Cancel an Event?

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Again, it depended on whether the applicable contract contained a force majeure provision and whether that provision was the “long” or “short” form (i.e. Read More : Flight Cancellations by the Thousands—Does Your Travel Insurance Cover the Cost? laundry list of specific events vs. broad catch-all language). March 22 at 11 a.m.

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