The Minibar: Restarting International Travel, OTAs ramping up marketing spend, and Top Holiday Destinations for 2021
October 8th, 2021 | Duration 00:30:13 | Posted in The TIN Lounge by Korrine Johnson, Theresa Chu-Bermudez
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Discussion:
Online giants ramp up marketing spend
Here Are the Top Holiday Travel Destinations for Thanksgiving and Christmas
UNWTO: Vaccinations and Clear Regulations Will Restart International Travel
As heard on Excess Baggage:
More Carnival Cruise Line Ships Get Restart Dates
Wyndham Partners With Playa Resorts for New All-Inclusive Brand
Blue Diamond properties officially join Marriott’s Autograph Collection
Australia won’t welcome foreign tourists until at least 2022
Virgin Voyages embarks on first cruise from a U.S. port
Jamaica To Welcome Additional Cruise Lines in November
The Travel Institute Sees Significant Growth in New Agent Training Applications
Travel Insured Launches New Cruise Travel Protection Plan
The Cost of TSA PreCheck Renewal Just Dropped

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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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Theresa Chu-Bermudez
Theresa is the owner of Get Out! Custom Travels and was inspired to go into the travel industry after her solo trip to New Zealand in 2013 (although it would be another three years before she would actually launch her own agency). An avid Lord of the Rings fan, she…
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