In response to surging demand, active-travel specialist Backroads has added 13 new trips to its North America offerings for 2022, including a mix of biking, walking and multi-adventure tours. The newly added…
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Expedition lines adapt to salvage Antarctica cruise season: Travel Weekly
Cruise lines that offer Antarctica sailings are slowly beginning to confirm their 2021 seasons, which had been mired in uncertainty due to the border closure in Argentina, whose southernmost city of Ushuaia…
Hurtigruten’s Antarctica cruises to depart from Chile instead of Argentina: Travel Weekly
Hurtigruten Expeditions confirmed it will return to Antarctica with two ships this year, both departing from Punta Arenas, Chile, instead of the line’s usual homeport of Ushuaia, Argentina. Hurtigruten is the second…
Seabourn’s second expedition ship will be the Pursuit: Travel Weekly
Seabourn will name its second purpose-built expedition ship the Seabourn Pursuit when it debuts in 2023. Construction for the Seabourn Pursuit began last fall, and the vessel is slated for delivery…
Mantis launches hands-on rhino conservation experience: Travel Weekly
Conservation-focused hotel group Mantis has recently announced the launch of its Rhino Conservation Experience, which offers travelers a four-day immersion into the world of rhino conservation at Mantis Founders Lodge in South…
The family safari is a hot ticket for 2022: Travel Weekly
Dorine Reinstein Africa is the perfect destination for families, with vast open spaces, rich cultures and bucket-list wildlife experiences. Now that travel is slowly but surely recovering across the world, travel experts…
God’s Window Skywalk opening in 2023 in South Africa: Travel Weekly
The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency this month unveiled the God’s Window Skywalk project in the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve in South Africa. Once complete in 2023, the project will allow…
Dominica’s Fort Young offers all-inclusive with off-resort experiences: Travel Weekly
Fort Young Hotel & Dive Resort, Dominica’s only downtown hotel located on the waterfront in Roseau, is the destination’s first all-inclusive resort. Beyond the offerings of a traditional all-inclusive property with food…
New suite living at Holland America’s McKinley Chalet Resort in Alaska: Travel Weekly
When Holland America Line (HAL) held a grand opening ceremony for a new accommodations building at the McKinley Chalet Resort in June 2019, the company had no idea that many of the…
Crystal Esprit buyer Lindblad will operate the yacht in the Galapagos: Travel Weekly
Lindblad Expeditions plans to operate the former Crystal Esprit in the Galapagos after it is refurbished, eventually replacing the National Geographic Islander. Lindblad Expeditions Holdings said in an 8K filing that it…