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DAILY BULLETIN February 22, 2024 TOP STORIES American Queen Voyages shutdown no shock to travel advisors Cruise.com president Anthony Hamawy said things have been "brewing for a while," with AQV paying commissions late, or not at all, over the last few months. READ MORE United will resume Israel service in March The airline initially will fly one-stop service from Newark to Tel Aviv via Munich, hoping to resume nonstop flights shortly afterward. READ MORE Safari lodges refocus on families With the Covid-era boom in multigenerational travel sticking around, Africa's lodges and camps are increasingly offering family-friendly accommodations and activities. READ MORE Hornblower Group lays out plans without American Queen Voyages Investment firm Strategic Value Partners will acquire Hornblower, which will continue to operate tour companies City Experiences and Journey Beyond. READ MORE London's BT Tower will become a hotel MCR, the company that redeveloped the TWA terminal at New York's JFK Airport into a hotel, bought the tower for about $347 million. READ MORE Breeze Airways is working toward an all-A220 fleet for scheduled flights The airline plans to be flying only Airbus A220s for scheduled operations by the end of this year. Breeze will use its Embraer 190s for charters. READ MORE Advertisement HOME-BASED AGENT INSIGHT Why advisors should embrace generative AI By Jamie Biesiada Cruise Planners' Brian Shultz says the technology "will change the way you operate almost every aspect of your business." READ MORE Advertisement OPINION: FROM THE WINDOW SEAT Scaling space tourism By Arnie Weissmann Space Perspective's test capsule, Spaceship Neptune, has been delivered. And in the time it took to construct it, the company's business model has been fine-tuned for growth. READ MORE Advertisement MORE NEWS Avalon Waterways will sail Bordeaux cruises in 2025 Cruises will be on the 128-passenger Avalon Artistry II. READ MORE Emirates to launch service to Colombia The airline currently flies from Dubai to Miami, and on June 3 it will add a Miami-Bogota leg. READ MORE After an exceptional 2023, IHG will return $1 billion to shareholders The hotel company reported full-year revenue of $4.62 billion, a nearly 19% increase. READ MORE Expedia for Business replaced with two new divisions Alfonso Parades becomes president of Private Label Solutions and Greg Schulze president of Travel Partners and Media. READ MORE Classic Vacations names Angela Showley VP of marketing Showley comes to Classic Vacations from Marriott. READ MORE FEATURED TRAVEL WEEKLY PODCAST Two big cruise ship orders and what it means for the business Carnival Corp. placed its first cruise ship order in five years and Royal Caribbean Group wants another Oasis-class ship. We discuss what the orders mean for the business and the love of big ships. LISTEN NOW DAILY BULLETIN Editor: Jerry Limone Email the editor Follow us on: Subscribe to Travel Weekly For promotional opportunities in this newsletter, contact sales@travelweekly.com 301 Route 17 North, Suite 1150, Rutherford, NJ 07070  201-902-2000 Privacy Policy You can unsubscribe if you wish to stop receiving TW Daily Bulletin newsletter.