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2 days ago | travelweekly.com | Brinley Hineman

Pope Francis' death will affect tour operators as they adjust itineraries and prepare for closures and crowds. Travelers may also witness historic events, particularly around the Vatican.

2 days ago | travelweekly.com | Jerry Limone

The fuel combines conventional marine fuel with a biofuel derived from recycled used cooking oils. Celestyal said the blend is credited with reducing carbon-dioxide emissions by 21%. Celestyal COO George Koumpenas said, "This initiative marks a meaningful shift toward sustainable cruising.

3 days ago | travelweekly.com | Jerry Limone

"We've seen a recent decrease in demand on our routes between San Francisco-Washington Dulles and Los Angeles-Washington Dulles, potentially connected to economic uncertainty and a decrease in government-related travel," the airline said in an email. The last scheduled flight on both routes is Aug. 19. Service until then is daily. Alaska also flies daily to Washington Reagan National Airport from San Francisco and Los Angeles and will continue those routes.

4 days ago | travelweekly.com | Robert Silk

Latam currently assesses a surcharge of $13 per segment for GDS bookings made with legacy technology. But starting May 12, the fee will jump to $15.96 for North American bookings made through Amadeus and $14.19 for Sabre. For bookings made via Travelport, the surcharge will decrease to $11 per segment. A different charge will apply depending on the GDS used, with the goal of recovering the cost for each booking, the airline wrote in an update.

5 days ago | travelweekly.com | Andrea Zelinski

"We don't want to go crazy. We've hit a certain niche in this industry with smaller yacht-style cruising, so we don't want to move out of that niche for us," Rodriguez said. The luxury expedition line currently sails three ships that each carry less than 200 passengers to the poles as well as what it calls "epicurean expeditions" in Europe and "cultural expeditions" in destinations like the Caribbean, South America and Northern Europe.