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The CTN Take: what we learned from 2024
In a year that saw a new Labour government and the reunion of two brothers...

6 trends from CLIA Conference 2024 to help...
Shifting demographics, an uptick in expedition popularity and consumers booking earlier are just some of...

“Luxury river will benefit from ocean’s capacity constraints”,...
Ellen Bettridge, CEO of Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, believes the river sector is in a...

Expedition cruising roundtable: Investigating the evolution of the...
Expedition cruising is one of the fastest-growing segments of the cruise industry, but how is...

Princess Cruises reports boost in all-inclusive bookings
Princess Cruises has seen an 18 per cent increase in the number of all-inclusive packages...

Emerald Cruises launches 2024 Europe river cruise itineraries
Emerald Cruises has said that strong demand for longer holidays has prompted it to focus...

Cunard reports ‘strongest start’ to wave season
Cunard has reported that in the first week of January it booked more guests than...

Wave Awards 2022 roundtable: ‘It makes you realise...
Winners at the Wave Awards 2022 highlight what their respective victories meant to them and...

Tech talk: The importance of using cruise data
Traveltek chief commercial officer Cressida Sergeant highlights how, according to the data, last year showed...

Demand for cruise ‘continues to rise’, states CLIA
CLIA has released results from a new consumer sentiment survey showing that the demand for...

Solo travel ‘becoming more popular’, says NCL research
Solo travel is becoming a more popular choice for holidaymakers, according to new research released...

Star Clippers announces record-breaking sales
Star Clippers has announced it achieved record-breaking sales for the first booking week in January....

Uniworld research shows strong desire to switch to...
Research by Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has shown that a third of guests who took...

CLIA RiverView 2022: Education, sustainability and longer itineraries
At the 2022 CLIA RiverView conference – held in Budapest last weekend – agents were...

Trade experiencing more demand as world cruise numbers...
CLIA’s latest report reveals little surprises: that cruise travel is on the rise. A projected...