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This Week in Travel: Relaxed Mask Mandates, Alaska Airlines Debuts Subscription-Based Flight Pass

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The group reports that the jump occurred as governments announce more relaxation of Covid restrictions: 18 markets (comprising about 20% of 2019 demand) are open to vaccinated travelers without quarantine or pre-departure testing requirements. This comprises about 50% of 2019 demand. Annual plans start at $49 per month.

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Smart Moves in Chicago, Mexico and More

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In her 15 years of hospitality experience, Avery has worked with Wild Dunes, a Destination Hotel in Isle of Palms, South Carolina, McKinley Chalet in Denali National Park, Alaska, and The Shores Resort and Spa in Daytona Beach, Florida. Boyett is director of sales and marketing for The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands.

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Say Farewell to Virgin America

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The time has come to say goodbye to perhaps the hippest airline on the market. On March 22, Alaska Airlines announced its plan to eliminate the Virgin America brand, with an official termination to occur in 2019. Last year Alaska purchased Virgin for $2.6 The billionaire originally objected to the Alaska-Virgin merger.

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More Associations Are Sounding the Climate Alarm

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Catastrophic wildfires in Australia, heat waves in Alaska, and frequent floods on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. Case in point: In 2019, the U.K.-based In April, the Glasgow Convention Bureau became the first DMO to join Tourism Declares Climate Emergency. Nine other bureaus have signed on since then. Why the discrepancy?

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20+ Cannabis Events That Are Shaping A New Industry

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Event marketers of cannabis events are undeterred by regional restrictions. A post shared by The Hemp & Cannabis Fair (@thcfair) on Apr 23, 2019 at 3:28pm PDT. wearedaytrip spreading the good vibes at the 2019 Cannabis Drinks Expo. A post shared by Cannabis Drinks Expo (@cannabisdrinksexpo) on Dec 6, 2019 at 10:20am PST.

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How Travel Changes Us

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A newly released Incentive Research Foundation 2019 Trends Study showed that incentive travel is an increasing priority in a world where acquisitions are creating bigger companies, and getting teams producing together quickly is essential to making the deal pencil out. Market Driven. market volatility and a tightening U.S.

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20 Must-Attend Machine Learning Conferences in 2019

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Below, we've listed 20 of the top machine learning conferences in 2019. So without further ado, here are the top 20 machine learning conferences in 2019: 1. Start Date: June 9th - June 15th, 2019 in Long Beach, California. Start Date: April 15th - April 16th, 2019 in New York City. August 9, 2017. Source: Twitter.

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