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AC Hotel San Juan Condado opens

The 233-room AC Hotel San Juan Condado opened for business on April 19, the first AC Hotels by Marriott in the Caribbean.The contemporary property is in the center of San Juan’s Condado district, not far from Old San Juan, museums…

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United ends involuntary removals, reduces overbookings

United, on Thursday, said it would end involuntary removals from its planes and reduce its use of the controversial airline practice of overbooking.Those changes are among the eight that the airline announced as it completed its review of the now…

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in Europe

AAA survey shows interest in culinary travel growing

The popularity of culinary travel was highlighted via a recent AAA survey of travelers, which found that about 22 million Americans are expecting to take a “culinary-focused vacation” within the next year.Three-quarters of the respondents said that food is an…

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in Africa

Southern Africa leads occupancy growth rates

Of the top-five cities in Africa showing the highest growth in occupancy rates, four were based in Southern Africa, with three of them in South Africa. This is according to STR Global, as compiled in a summary report for 2016…

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in South America

AA, Delta chasing vacated Cuba slots

American and Delta have joined JetBlue in applying for the right to increase service to Havana.On Monday, American became the third carrier in four days to ask the Department of Transportation to award it some of the 21 weekly U.S.-Havana…

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in Oceania

Fiji: Calm after the storm

Janetta Mackay discovers how Fiji’s enticing northern resorts have recovered stronger than ever as off-the-beaten-track holiday havens.Staff at the Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort say feisty Australian operations manager Helen Regan “drives like she’s in the army”. It’s meant as a compliment,…

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Delta continues Boston growth

Delta will add five destinations from Boston in the late summer, continuing its Beantown expansion.Beginning Sept. 10, Delta will fly daily from Boston to Jacksonville; up to three times daily to Buffalo, N.Y.; and six times weekly from to Austin,…

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in Europe

Tough times for Turkish tourism, with no end in sight

Following a referendum vote that stands to give more power to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the country’s tourism industry, once a powerful economic driver, is struggling to remain hopeful despite being caught up in the struggles of a nation…

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