The Brief
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Cruise — Ocean
Storms Redraw the Map as Royal Caribbean Buys Into Land
6 stories4 min
  1. SupplierRoyal Caribbean Takes a Stake in Sandals & Beaches
  2. NewsNor'easter Scrambles Oasis, Independence, Sunshine, Venezia, and Escape
  3. NewsCategory 5 Hurricane Polo Scraps Mexican Riviera Ports
  4. NewsIcon of the Seas Loses a Day to Unspecified Maintenance
  5. NewsCarnival Reorders, Doesn't Cut, Hawaii Ports Ahead of Nolo
  6. SupplierCelebrity Swaps Concierge Canapés for a Room-Service Waiver
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Corporate & Business Travel
Airlines Cut Capacity and Cabins as Fuel Costs Bite
8 stories5 min
  1. NewsFuel Costs Force American, United and Southwest to Pull Back Capacity
  2. SupplierFlying Blue Strips Perks From Base Business Awards
  3. SupplierBritish Airways Pulls A380s From Seven Routes for Cabin Overhaul
  4. NewsMidway Atoll's Airport Faces Closure Fight With Transpacific Stakes
  5. SupplierDelta Unlocks Nonstop Aspen Access With E175 Software Fix
  6. SupplierSouthwest Tightens Flight Credit Expiration as Customer-Friendly Model Erodes
  7. DestinationAvelo Launches Denver and Three More Routes at Dallas's New McKinney Airport
  8. SupplierHilton Weighs a Tier Above Diamond Reserve
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Israel
Friction at Every Checkpoint — Dutch Customs, Ben Gurion Gridlock, and an Airline Undeterred
7 stories4 min
  1. NewsDutch Customs Searches El Al Passengers as Israel Pulls Diplomats' Credentials
  2. NewsBen Gurion Parking Full, Delays Stretch Past an Hour Through Sukkot
  3. NewsEU Moves to Reinforce Red Sea Escort Mission as Houthi Threat Persists
  4. SupplierIsrair Eyes Tokyo and Miami, Locks In Marrakesh for November
  5. Data pointHaifa Occupancy Edges Past Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in August
  6. NewsTourism Ministry Breaks Ground on West Bank 'Biblical Trails'
  7. SupplierJoseph Hotel TLV Returns to Tourist Market After 2.5 Years Housing Evacuees
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