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

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Countries are reopening, and meeting planners are doing the same. 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. cities do the same.

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Airlines Are Shifting Flight Schedules, Complicating Meetings Travel

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In addition, Alaska Air has reduced its seat capacity into and out of California cities by nearly 25 percent, while flying more frequently to leisure destinations in Mexico and Central America. percent lower than they were in June 2019. There is, though, one bit of good news from the most recent batch of airline-passenger data: U.S.

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Mountain Festivals Beckon Groups

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A post shared by Wanderlust (@wanderlustfest) on Jan 9, 2019 at 9:00am PST. Alaska Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. One of the most famous outdoor festivals is Alaska Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race , held every spring come rain, shine or blizzards. The post Mountain Festivals Beckon Groups appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Honoring Indigenous Peoples in Seattle

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Visit Seattle has long recognized its native heritage through cultural components or land acknowledgements at the organization’s annual meetings, he said. And so we just didn’t want to not bring that up. We work with a number of different tribes.

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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. In 2019, Yousfi was awarded the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International Top 25 Award.

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Say Farewell to Virgin America

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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 ” Since the merger closed in December, Alaska has been striving to enhance the combinednetworks. However, in keeping with U.S.

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Alaska Airlines Wins First in Wallethub’s Newest Ranking

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Alaska Airlines came in “best overall” with a ranking of 56.54 Alaska Airlines was awarded “safest airline” with 20.55 Airlines displayed great flexibility by using innovative approaches, such as taking passenger aircraft and converting them to cargo operations to meet demand. Drumroll, please. and 55.76, respectively.