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Harmer: “Cruise travel agent landscape is evolving”
Following Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) Destination Showcase in Gibraltar last week, Cruise Trade News...
5 rules of email marketing to drive growth...
Want to know what the most important mistakes to avoid are when devising an email...
The CTN Take: Barcelona cruise tax hike isn’t...
Barcelona’s decision to increase its tourist tax on cruise passengers visiting for less than 12...
Three ways cruise is answering the climate question
As eco-friendly solutions like liquified natural gas (LNG) continue to come under closer scrutiny, what...
Watch: are cruise lines doing enough to incentivise...
From Taylor Swift tickets to all-expense paid cruises, today’s agent reward schemes have seen cruise...
The CTN Take: Why cruise needs a seat...
The cruise industry should welcome a Labour majority, says Cruise Trade News deputy editor Will...
Cruise Summit 2024: Leaders share predictions for future...
Travel agents, marketing experts and tech leaders shared their predictions for the future of cruise...
10 key takeaways from the 2024 Cruise Summit
Sustainability, how to engage younger travellers and the implications of a new government were some...
Is the cruise industry still in the midst...
The pandemic, among other things, forced many high-skilled workers to seek employment outside of the...
How to stop your email marketing strategy from...
Force24 founder and CEO Adam Oldfield shares his strategy guide to email marketing, revealing the...
CTN Investigates: are cruise travellers getting younger?
Once regarded as exclusively for the elderly, cruises are suddenly attracting a younger clientele. Dave...
Opinion: what do the latest cruise stats tell...
CEO of digital marketing agency Adido Andy Headington dives into the latest cruise stats to...
Is the Red Sea still safe to travel...
As cruise lines cancel and reroute popular voyages, Jack Carter examines how the conflict in...
CTN Investigates: can port cities cope with the...
The cruise industry is often praised for its ability to transport thousands of people in...
CTN Investigates: Why 2024 could be the ‘year...
The cruise industry bounced back to (almost) pre-pandemic levels in 2023. Courtesy of larger ships...