Travel Weekly

This May, the Walt Disney World Resort is celebrating travel advisors in a new way. There will be a Travel Advisor Appreciation Station in Disney's Animal Kingdom.

An airport expansion set to be completed this year in Nuuk, the capital city of Greenland, is driving new expedition itineraries in 2025 for Viking, Silversea and HX, formerly known as Hurtigruten Expeditions.

Princess Cruises has developed a ship-within-a-ship suite category on the recently debuted Sun Princess and its sister, the Star Princess, which is due out in October 2025.

Andrea Zelinski

Rock House, a relatively new Turks and Caicos resort located on Providenciales' north coast, isn't the first Caribbean property to draw inspiration from the Mediterranean. Nor is it the only one to ever serve up Italian-inspired cuisine.

Large cruise companies began running trials with biofuels two years ago, but their executives say they are far from being able to use it to power their ships regularly.

TOULOUSE, France -- A restored Notre Dame Cathedral, severely damaged in an April 2019 fire, will reopen to individual visitors daily from 7:45 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. beginning on Dec. 16. Continuing previous practice and in accordance with French law, entry will be free to all comers.

The competition to nab a highly coveted license to operate a casino in New York City is heating up, and as new names enter the fray, it's likely to get even hotter.

Last month, five travel advisors from four Dream Vacations franchises headed to France for AmaWaterways' Taste of Bordeaux wine cruise. The women, who describe themselves as a "tribe," didn't take the trip together just for fun: They were gathering photos, videos, experiences and memories with which to sell a partial charter of the AmaDolce's October 2025 sailing of the same itinerary.

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, an IHG Hotels & Resorts' brand, has planted its first flag in the Dominican Republic.

I am not someone who spends their fall Sunday afternoons or Monday nights on the couch watching NFL football, nor will you find me getting up at 3 or 4 a.m. to watch the Australian Open tennis tournament.

MIAMI BEACH -- While the cruise industry enjoys strong demand overall, cruise line executives said they are relying on social media influencers, word-of-mouth advertising and good storytelling about the cruise experience to attract new customers.

MIAMI BEACH -- Cruise and shipbuilding executives crowded into the Chantiers de l'Atlantique exhibition space at the Seatrade Cruise Global exhibit hall, and some craned their heads to watch a video announcing the name for MSC Cruises' next World-class ship.

A new upscale resort is coming to the Florida Keys' Islamorada Village this fall.

Hilton has acquired a majority stake in Sydell Group, with plans to add Sydell's NoMad brand to its portfolio.

American Airlines has loosened its rules for customers to carry on a pet.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has partnered to bring extended-stay brand WaterWalk's 11 properties into its portfolio.

American Queen Voyages founder John Waggoner has emerged as the highest bidder for the former company's two Great Lakes ships at a bankruptcy auction for AQV's assets, according to documents viewed by Travel Weekly.

JetBlue has begun charging higher checked-bag fees during peak travel periods.

InteleTravel (No. 26 on Travel Weekly's 2023 Power List) has launched a rewards program for travel advisors, IntelePerks.

In years gone by, railroads planned resort hotels along their routes hoping to stimulate more tourists to ride their rails.