New York.– Punta Cana has been listed as one of the hot 2012 destinations for Canadian and U.S. tourists, according to an annual survey of 640 travel agents and owners from Travel Leaders. For top 10 international destinations based on 2012 booking data, the Travel Leaders survey listed Caribbean cruises; Cancun and Playa del Carmen, [...]

SF learns: Bay Voyager offers discount for winter charters (photos) Here in San Francisco, any world traveler, or even anyone who lives here, should know that, for anyone who loves to cruise on the San Francisco Bay, the Bay Voyager is offering discounts. A trip on the Bay Voyager is perfect if you have friends or relatives [...]

New York.– Punta Cana has been listed as one of the hot 2012 destinations for Canadian and U.S. tourists, according to an annual survey of 640 travel agents and owners from Travel Leaders. For top 10 international destinations based on 2012 booking data, the Travel Leaders survey listed Caribbean cruises; Cancun and Playa del Carmen, [...]

More travel for Americans in 2012 Details Published Date Written by EDE News Staff 2012 looks like it will be a good year for the travel industry, as Americans are budgeting for big trips in the coming year. Nearly half of those questioned in a survey by Travel Leaders Franchise Group say they will spend [...]

(CNN) — With all the signs pointing to travel costs rising in the New Year, what’s the money-conscious traveler to do? You can still cut expenses if you strategize ahead of time, whether your travel dates and destinations are fixed or not. If you must travel to a certain place at a certain time, it’s [...]

Atlantis Events does things in a big way. It bills itself as the world’s largest travel company specializing in the gay market and for 20 years it has been organizing cruises, tours and gay weeks at resorts. Next year it is organizing what it says is the largest gay cruise in history. The company has [...]

AS I mentioned last week, the world of cruising will be dominated by anniversaries in 2012. Not least by the centenary of the Titanic disaster. Fred Olsen’s Balmoral and Azamara Journey have both been chartered for memorial cruises and will be together over the wreck site on April 15. Marking a happier event – the [...]

‘Ghost Protocol’ : Mission incredible! You’re going to want to spring for IMAX tickets to “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol.” If Tom Cruise is willing to hang off the walls of the tallest building in the world, where do you get off going cheap? “Ghost Protocol” is the most action-packed, most jokey and self-aware, most [...]

Companion flies free The buy: Sunquest is offering a second person flies free promotion for MSC cruises in the Mediterranean. The savings: $750 for the second person. The catch: You have to book by Jan. 11 for travel between Jan. 28 and May 31. Why it’s worth it: With this promotion, the companion pays from [...]

Award-Winning Cruise Line Taps into Consumers’ Connection with the Sea to Help Them Escape on a Best-in-Class Vacation Download image MIAMI, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Caribbean International today launched a new brand campaign that embodies the most inspirational element at the very core of the global cruise line’s offering … the sea. The campaign [...]