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Lack of temporary workers stymying US tourism rebound
US Travel Association urges US government to address barriers to filling 1.7 million leisure and hospitality vacancies
New UK-US carrier to reveal first details of winter schedule this month
Norse Atlantic Airways hopeful of transitioning to profitability by the end of the year
Cunard unveils Queen Anne's maiden transatlantic voyage and world cruise
In January 2025, the vessel will embark from Southampton to New York
New budget airline adds four new US routes to summer '23 schedule
Norse Atlantic now has seven US destinations on sale, including new additions Washington DC, Los Angeles and San Francisco
Gray Dawes Travel enters US market with new appointments
Michel Botbol has joined the brand as chair of the board and Carolann Martini has taken the role of chief customer officer, based in New York
Navigating the hotel v villa conundrum for families in Orlando
Match family accommodation in Florida’s theme park capital to your clients’ needs
First Class Holidays overcomes staffing issues to start 2023 strongly
Luxury specialist’s average booking value has increased to around £11,500 in the new year, with enquiries running 20% ahead of 2020 levels – despite a shortfall in reservations staff
Qantas reveals ultra long-haul first and business class cabins
The aircraft will fly passengers non-stop from Australia to New York and London from late 2025
Agents urged to capitalise on new budget routes to Florida
Visit Lauderdale hosted a dinner at The Ivy Brasserie in London this week for its agent partners after Norse Atlantic confirmed a new Gatwick route to the city
Fort Myers prepares to reopen following Hurricane Ian devastation
Dog Beach and Boca Grande beach accesses are set to reopen in mid-March
Norse Atlantic to put two new Gatwick-US routes on sale this week
New transatlantic carrier to reveal ’substantial increase’ in their airline’s presence in the UK this month
US House votes to end Covid-19 vaccine requirement for tourists
The requirement is one of the few remaining Covid-19 protocols
US Kenya terror warning to tourists prompts Foreign Office update
The US Embassy in Kenya has warned locations visited by tourists in Nairobi and elsewhere in Kenya continue to be attractive targets to terrorist
'Outdated' US Covid vax mandate 'delaying pandemic rebound'
US government urged to bring forward from May an end to the requirement for international visitors to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination
Orlando rebounds from pandemic to become top US city destination
The city is expected to have had an economic contribution of over $31 billion in 2022
US Tyre Nichols demonstrations prompt Foreign Office travel warning
FCDO warns Brits in the US or heading to the US to be ’mindful’ of the potential for there to be protests
Hurricane Ian: Is Fort Myers on the road to recovery?
Last September, Hurricane Ian ripped through southwest Florida, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Madeleine Barber visits Fort Myers Beach four months on to assess its recovery and find out if the destination is ready to welcome back Brits
The smart reason why Florida holidays should always be twin-centre

“My key message when talking to agents is this,” says Gill Standeven, travel trade account director for Visit Florida. “If a first-timer stays one or two nights outside the theme parks, they are five times more likely to rebook. Add extra nights at the beach and they will come back to Florida.” 

Bungled backup blamed for US flight system chaos last week
Contractors ’unintentionally deleted files’ while trying to sync the US Notice to Air Missions system, grounding all US flights for several hours, US Federal Aviation Administration reveals
Brand USA reveals details of next agent 'mega fam'
The firm will host 60 agents from the UK and Ireland across six itineraries
Watch: Universal Studios unveils new Super Mario themed ‘power band’
It comes ahead of the launch of Super Nintendo World on 17 February
Marriott boss urges US govt to prioritise cutting visa wait times
Anthony Capuano said the long wait times for interviews for visa applicants is leading to lost revenue
US flight system outage 'could impact 21,000+ flights'
The Federal Aviation Administration’s ’Notice to Air Missions’ system crashed on Wednesday
JetBlue to switch one of two Gatwick-New York frequencies to Heathrow
New transatlantic carrier to alter its UK schedule in late March with additional Heathrow-JFK flight at the expense of a Gatwick-JFK service