Browsing by Author "Baratti, Laurie"

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    Alaska Airlines Restarts In-Flight Food and Drink Service
    Baratti, Laurie (Travel Pulse, 2021-05-21)
    Alaska is resuming service of hot, fresh in-flight meals for its first-class passengers on transcontinental flights and flights to Hawaii. They’ll be offered a full meal, along with an appetizer and their choice of two hot entrees, with the option of pre-ordering a fruit-and-cheese platter. Currently on the menu is miso-marinated cod with vegetables, a side salad, bread roll, and dessert. Meals will be served on a single tray to minimize the amount of close contact that passengers have with flight attendants.
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    As Travel Momentum Increases, Safety Is Top-of-Mind for Many
    Baratti, Laurie (Travel Pulse, 2021-05-18)
    The latest wave of Longwoods International’s American travel sentiment tracking study has revealed that 90 percent of U.S. travelers are planning to travel within the next six months. That’s the highest percentage observed since Longwoods began its biweekly survey series as the pandemic became full-fledged in March 2020.
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    Disney Parks Honor Black History With ‘Celebrate Soulfully’ Events
    Baratti, Laurie (Travel Pulse, 2022-01-31)
    Walt Disney World Resorts and Disneyland Resort are celebrating Black History Month with music, art, and entertainment for the "Celebrate Soulfully" event in 2022. The event is returning again this year at Disneyworld and will be featured for the first time at Disneyland in California.
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    IGLTA Promoting LGBTQ+ Social and Economic Inclusion in the Caribbean
    Baratti, Laurie (2020-11-25)
    The IGLTA is supporting a new initiative called the Caribbean Influencer Program in a multi-year effort to form a strong network of business leaders to advance LGBT rights and inclusion in the region.
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    New Study Examines EDI Efforts of Destination Organizations
    Baratti, Laurie (Travel Pulse, 2022-02-25)
    Destinations International has released its 2022 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Study on Destination Organizations.
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    NYC Temporarily Eliminating Hotel Room Occupancy Tax To Boost Tourism
    Baratti, Laurie (Travel Pulse, 2021-05-21)
    New York City Mayor, Bil de Blasio, has announced the halting of hotel occupancy tax starting on June 1, 2021. de Blasio and the rest of the New York City tourism sector is hopeful the decrease of 5.875% of hotel costs will encourage hotels to drop room rate prices to spike tourism demand across the city. New York City is also in the process of launching a $30 million campaign to bring back domestic tourism to the city. There were roughly 257,000 jobs lost in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the city is on the path towards recovery as major historic New York City hotels begging to open up for the summer months and hopefully for good.
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    Russian War on Ukraine Is Making Americans Rethink European Travel
    Baratti, Laurie (Travel Pulse, 2022-03-08)
    It had been expected that Americans would be turning out in large numbers for post-covid vacations, however, the war in Ukraine has impacted the travel plans of many. European countries, with the conflict in their own backyard, have thrown the prospect of a great post-covid travel season into doubt.
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    Southwest Airlines Will Vaccinate Its Employees Against Covid-19 for Free
    Baratti, Laurie (Travel Pulse, 2021-01-22)
    Southwest Airlines had announced they will offer free vaccinations to their employees when the vaccines become more widely available.
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    Tourism Diversity Matters Celebrates 1st Anniversary and Welcomes New Board Members
    Baratti, Laurie (Travel Pulse, 2022-03-10)
    Established in February of 2021, Tourism Diversity Matters has had a tremendous year focusing presentations with apprentice programs, workforce development strategies, and industry partnerships.
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    The Travel Industry Faces Challenges of Racial Diversity, Inclusion
    Baratti, Laurie (Travel Pulse, 2021-08-01)
    The widespread awareness about systemic racism in America, in particular, has brought to the forefront some of the issues that Black travelers face in today's travel industry. The manner in which travel companies recognize and meet these challenges makes a difference in participants' perceptions and the choices they make regarding travel.
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    Turns Out, ‘Workcations’ Don’t Solve Vacation
    Baratti, Laurie (Travel Pulse, 2022-02-02)
    Americans struggle to unplug during the era of flexible work arrangements- The results of a new study reveal that the rise of flexible work arrangements is also robbing us of quality vacation time and that the trend towards taking a “workcation” isn’t as beneficial as it seems.The Expedia's 22nd annual Vacation Deprivation edition found out that Americans took six fewer vacation days (less than 12 days) than the global average of 18 days per year in 2021
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    Virgin Voyages’ New Ship Valiant Lady Launches from London
    Baratti, Laurie (Travel Pulse, 2022-03-11)
    Virgin Voyages, the cruise line from Sir Richard Branson, had set sail with its latest vessel Valiant Lady. The ship boasts a 2,770-passenger capacity.