Episode 1
August 24th, 2020 | Duration 00:57:30 | Posted in The TIN Lounge by
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On today’s episode, we’ll cover some of the current trends in travel, what to look for as domestic and international destinations are re-opening for tourism, and so many new rules!
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Excess Baggage
https://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/Viking-Cruises-Suspends-Sailings-through-August
https://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/American-Airlines-Extends-Change-Fee-Waivers-for-Summer-Travel
https://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/Canadas-Cruise-Ship-Ban-Extended-Into-the-Fall
https://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/Seabourn-Cancels-Sailings-into-November
https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Marriott-extends-furloughs-and-plans-job-cuts
https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Expedia-assisting-hotels-in-their-recovery
https://www.travelpulse.com/news/tour-operators/g-adventures-cancels-tours-through-july-31.html
https://www.travelpulse.com/news/tour-operators/apple-leisure-group-joins-buy-one-give-one-campaign-to-jump-start-travel.html
https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Southwest-the-top-airline-in-JD-Power-survey
https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/Victory-Cruise-Lines-2020-itineraries-canceled
https://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/bahamas-announces-borders-reopening-to-travelers-on-july-1.html
https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Sabre-says-bookings-still-down-90-percent
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-airlines-to-cut-nearly-a-third-of-management-and-administrative-jobs/
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/cruise-stock-prices-reopening-hopes-royal-caribbean-norwegian-carnival-lines-2020-5-1029238408
https://www.afar.com/magazine/slovenia-becomes-first-european-country-to-declare-coronavirus-under-control
https://skift.com/2020/05/28/easyjet-shrinks-fleet-and-cuts-jobs-to-stay-competitive/
Articles discussed (and some we didn’t get to):
https://www.afar.com/magazine/can-we-book-an-airbnb-summer-vacation-rental-during-coronavirus
https://www.afar.com/magazine/tsa-changes-rules-around-liquids-and-id-due-to-coronavirus
https://www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/When-and-How-Will-Domestic-Destinations-Reopen-
https://www.forbes.com/sites/willmcgough/2020/05/26/covid-19-travel-heres-the-latest-on-mexico-and-its-reopening/#5c4fca266cd2
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-transportation/2020/05/28/airlines-united-against-hypothetical-distancing-mandate-787937
https://www.afar.com/magazine/first-caribbean-islands-to-reopen-for-tourism-in-june
https://www.travelpulse.com/news/impacting-travel/with-states-reopening-which-now-require-travelers-to-quarantine.html
Vacation Express information page: https://www.vacationexpress.com/travel-update/

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Korrine Johnson
Korrine is the creator of Travel Biz Boss and co-owner of Journeys Travel Company. She always wanted to be in the travel industry and finally made the jump in 2007. When she had the idea to create a travel industry news podcast, she knew there was only one person who…
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