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What’s Trending
01/ On Google
Google saw over 500K+ searches this week for ‘2/22/22’ as the impressive palindrome fell on ‘Twosday’
‘Is it safe to travel to Europe’ trended +700% this week following Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
02/ With Media
Journalists this week expressed story interest in pregnancy travel tips, Women's History Month vacation ideas and spring break travel.
The Washington Post rolled out a new column called 'The Upgrade' highlighting travel hacks and hot takes. Travel pros and frequent fliers can submit tips to the site and if selected, will be asked to write a short article for the column.
03/ In The Zeitgeist
Months after 5-year-old Ezekiel Burnett of Euless, Texas lost his beloved teddy bear while traveling, the team at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport discovered the bear and took action utilizing social media to track down and finally reunite the beloved stuffed animal with his faithful owner.
U.S. Soccer and the U.S. Women’s National Team have reached a landmark agreement to end a long-running legal dispute over equal pay. Male and female players will be paid the same at all future tournaments, including the World Cup.
Industry Insights
Beginning May 2023, American citizens and travelers from 58 other countries, will be required to obtain a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) visa waiver to travel to any of the Schengen-zone countries for short stays.
Delta Air Lines is teaming up with online grocery delivery site Instacart to give SkyMiles members even more ways to earn. Loyal travelers can link their SkyMiles number to their Instacart account and start earning 1 mile for each dollar they spend.
Disney Cruise Lines' new onboard sweet shops will pay tribute to the Pixar film Inside Out– designed to resemble the emotional control room featured in the popular children’s film.
Cruise travelers and fans of the Golden Girls can enjoy a special themed Golden Fans at Sea Mexico cruise onboard a Celebrity Cruises ship this April.
To celebrate 2/22/22, the destination of Reno Tahoe launched the ultimate pop-up elopement opportunity with wedding altars staged across the most-loved spots around the city.
Best Practices
01/ The Bad
Facebook is under fire after employees of Sama, an “ethical AI” outsourcing company in Nairobi, who work as outsourced Facebook content moderators, reported the workplace culture as ‘mental torture.’ The job consists of speaking 11 languages and viewing and removing illegal or banned content from Facebook before it’s seen. These workers are among the lowest-paid for the platform anywhere in the world.
Covid-Related Updates
Beginning March 1, Israel will begin allowing both vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers to enter the country after submitting a pre-departure negative PCR test and negative PCR test taken upon arrival.
Each of the three largest cruise operators — Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Lines — has either already stopped requiring that facial coverings be worn in most indoor settings or will do so beginning in March. This week, 110 cruise ships from 18 cruise lines officially enrolled in the voluntary CDC's Covid-19 Program for Cruise Ships operating in U.S. waters.
All remaining legal Covid restrictions in England have been removed as part of the prime minister's"Living with Covid"plan. People who test positive for Covid are no longer legally required to self-isolate, although they are still advised to do so. The European Councilis also recommending that EU nations lift all testing and quarantine requirements in March for people who received vaccines authorized in the EU or approved by the World Health Organization.
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