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Travelsavers reports explosive growth in luxury travel: Travel Weekly
The premium and luxury segments of travel are booming, according to Travelsavers. Luxury revenue is pacing 32% higher than 2022, according to the travel agency network. Expedition cruising is up 78%. Antarctica…
The elephant in the room: Overtourism in Africa: Travel Weekly
The reality, said Brar and other operators in Africa, is that uncontrolled growth isn’t sustainable unless one increases the size of the habitat for wildlife. “How many more vehicles can the Ngorongoro…
New tented safari camp is coming to Botswana: Travel Weekly
African Bush Camps is opening a new camp on the popular Khwai wildlife concession along the banks of the Khwai River near Moremi National Park in Botswana. Khwai Tented Camp will open…
A&K Travel Group eyes joint venture with Galapagos specialist: Travel Weekly
A&K Travel Group has entered into an equity partnership with Galapagos Islands specialist Ecoventura and its CEO, Santiago Dunn. The partners plan to form a joint venture, A&K South America, with Dunn…
Cruise Planners reserves Space Perspective spaceflights: Travel Weekly
Cruise Planners is ready for its franchisees to send their clients to new heights. The franchisor announced Wednesday it had reserved two Space Perspective capsules, enabling its agencies to sell seats on…
Great Lakes deep dive in Viking Octantis submarine: Travel Weekly
I feel like I could be in a spaceship looking at an otherworldly planet, perhaps the home of aliens. Small, shelled creatures cling to rocks in a world carved by ancient continental…
Dispatch, Norwegian Prima: Getting to the bottom of The Drop
ABOARD THE NORWEGIAN PRIMA — One by one, the thrill-seekers ahead of me in line climb into a vertical tube akin to a human-size drive-thru bank chute. And just like my bank…
Great Plains opens safari camp in Botswana’s Selinda Reserve: Travel Weekly
Great Plains has opened the six-bedroom Okavango Explorers Camp in the roughly 400-acre private Selinda Reserve in northern Botswana. Located at the intersection of two iconic ecosystems, the upper Okavango Delta water…
Seabourn Venture’s debut pushed back two weeks: Travel Weekly
Seabourn has canceled the July 15 inaugural sailing of the Seabourn Venture because the ship needs more time to prepare for service. The line expects the Venture will begin sailing with guests…