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Americans intend to keep their holiday trips on the calendar this year, but they plan to pay considerably less for them. Expected holiday travel spending has dropped to an average of $419 per consumer, down 24% from $553 a year ago, according to PwC’s Holiday Outlook 2026, which surveyed 4,093 U.S. consumers in mid-June. The […]

Travel advisors have until September 24 to cash in on ALG Vacations‘ Friends & Family Event, a September campaign that stacks prize drawings, boosted production credit, and client-facing discounts into one selling push. Where May’s Travel Advisor Appreciation Month was about applause, ALGV positions this one as the working version — incentives meant to put […]

Time is running short for travel advisors to get in on Royal Caribbean‘s fall booking sweepstakes, which closes September 22. Five advisors will walk away with a free short Caribbean cruise for two — and every eligible booking made before the deadline counts as a ticket in the drawing. The mechanics are simple. Any new […]

Panamá is launching Tourist Insurance, an initiative that aims to provide care and support to international visitors from the moment they arrive. Funded by the State through the Panamá Tourism Authority, the benefit provides free coverage to foreign tourists and Panamanians residing abroad who legally enter the country. The policy applies during the first 10 days […]

Radisson Blu Mall of America has wrapped a top-to-bottom renovation of all 500 guestrooms across its 13 floors, the property’s most significant update since it opened. The four-year project, designed by global firm Baskervill, gives advisors a refreshed product at a hotel directly connected to the Mall of America and minutes from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International […]

Holland America Line is pulling Oosterdam‘s Evolution transformation forward by five weeks, citing guest demand for the reimagined ship, and the accelerated timeline comes with immediate booking implications for advisors. Several previously published voyages from September 11 to December 9, 2027, have been canceled, and the line says affected guests and travel advisors are being […]

Tamarind, Barbados, an Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort, has reopened on the island’s Platinum West Coast following an extensive redesign — and with it, the Barbados Collection has wrapped a two-year, multi-million-dollar renovation of all seven of its resorts on the island. Long a favorite among families, Tamarind now offers 111 refreshed guestrooms and suites with […]

UnCruise Adventures is more than doubling capacity on its “Aleutian Islands Adventure with Dutch Harbor & Kodiak” itinerary for 2028, swapping the 36-guest Safari Explorer for the 74-guest Wilderness Explorer after three years of sellouts. Bookings are open now, and advisors have a runway on the early booking offer: Clients who reserve by October 31 […]

Hard Rock Hotel Malta has officially opened its doors to the public following a celebratory guitar smash ceremony marking the group’s first hotel on the island. Located in lively St George’s Bay, just 20 minutes from Malta International Airport and UNESCO World Heritage Site Valletta, the luxurious hotel is also within a short drive of […]

The American Society of Travel Advisors has opened its Hotel Watch List to the public for two weeks, giving the wider industry another look at the properties its members have reported for failing to pay earned commissions. The list, normally an ASTA member exclusive, will remain publicly available through September 22. The roughly 50 properties […]