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Breaking News

Court orders Uber, Lyft to classify drivers as employees

Prop. 22 ballot could be last chance to overturn it
Delta Air Lines receives the first American made A220 jet

Jets are assembled at Mobile, AL plant
Southwest will start selling full capacity flights again

It will no longer block seats from December
Sabre teams up with Google to develop AI travel tech platform

Sabre Travel AI will tap artificial intelligence and advanced machine-learning
Oneworld expands reach in Japan

JAL regional carriers become affiliate members
Princess accelerates transfer of two ships to P&O Cruises Australia

Golden Princess and Star Princess will sail down under in 2021
US investigators bust USD50 million Aeroflot smuggling ring

Ten Aeroflot staff charged
Live shows coming back to Las Vegas Strip

MGM Resorts will resume live entertainment from early November

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IATA claims only one in 27 million air passengers develop Covid in flight

Remorseful tourist returns 'cursed' artifacts stolen from Pompeii

Colombia sees its post-Covid future in eco-tourism

American facing jail in Thailand for scathing TripAdvisor hotel review

Cruise lines extend cancellations until 2021

US officials pushing for transatlantic travel corridor to UK

CLIA cruise lines to test every passenger for Covid

Disney cutting 28,000 theme park jobs

US, Europe travel could be off-limits to Australians until late 2021

United first US airline to offer Covid testing program

Business is booming at the cruise ship boneyard

ASTA slams travel agency 'Ponzi scheme' article

Congress probing political interference over CDC's No Sail order

TUI cruise ship crew being tested after Covid-19 scare

The Travel Corporation Launches How We Tread Right

California theme park reopening guidelines slammed by Disney, Universal

US investigators bust USD50 million Aeroflot smuggling ring

Trump demands swift agreement for airline bailout

Marriott misses payments on 122 hotels

SUNx Malta Launches Climate Friendly Travel Registry

American Airlines allows crew to wear Black Lives Matter pins

AIRLINE

Passenger traffic tops one million for first time since March

But it's still 60 per cent down from last year
Scientist challenges IATA's Covid safety claim

Author of research paper says claim was 'potentially misleading'

HOTEL AND RESORT

AHLA teams up with the Latino Hotel Association

LHA becomes AHLA Member Association
CHTA names new President

Pablo Jose Torres Sojo is GM of Puerto Rico's Caribe Hilton

DESTINATION

Canada plans to keep US border closed

US infection rates still too high, Canada PM says
Sen. Elizabeth Warren hits out at Disney mass lay-offs

She calls out top executives' pay and share buybacks

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BUSINESS TRAVEL

American Airlines launches group booking platform

Streamlined group booking for travel agents
BA CEO Alex Cruz to step down

Aer Lingus CEO to take over helm at BA

TRAVEL AGENT

ASTA announces Latin America expansion

It is starting with Peru and Costa Rica
NYC & Company launches travel trade webinar series

NYC tourism updates for agents, meeting planners

CRUISE

Congress probing political interference over CDC's No Sail order

White House allegedly forced CDC to allow cruise restart before election

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Three Carnival cruise brands were impacted in recent cyberattack

Data compromised at Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line and Seabourn

LUXURY

Boosting travel agent engagement with The Travel Corporation Velvet Collection

Velvet Collection sales team integrates all TTC luxury brands
The luxury travel lanscape according to Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold

Jon Grutnzer, President of Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold discusses Covid trends

TECHNOLOGY

ATPCO chief to retire at year-end

Rolf Purzer will be replaced by Orbitz founder Alex Zoghlin
Brand USA Global Marketplace launches

B2B marketplace is an always-on, virtual platform for seller-buyer interaction

GREEN TRAVEL

Launch of Charitable Travel Fund

Support for tourism communities worldwide
ABTA puts sustainability at heart of travel recovery

It's become more important for consumers, says Association

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PARTNER NEWS

SUNx Malta Launches Climate Friendly Travel Registry

Supporting 2050 Climate Neutral & Sustainability Ambitions of Travel & Tourism
Climate Friendly Travel - The Green & Clean Future We Need

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The Travel Corporation Launches How We Tread Right

A 5-Year Sustainability Strategy for a Regenerative Return to Travel, and an Industry-First E-Assessment Tool to Measure Impact of Make Travel Matter Experiences