Greenwashing refers to making false or misleading claims about a product’s or service’s environmental benefits. It is a growing concern in the travel industry, as more and more companies try to capitalize on the increasing consumer demand for sustainable travel options. For business travelers to avoid using travel vendors that are greenwashing, it is important […]
Norwegian Prima Sets a High Standard for NCL’s New Ship Class
Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, Norwegian Prima, launched in 2022. With a capacity of 3,099 guests, the first of six Prima-class ships is smaller than Norwegian’s 4,000-passenger Breakaway-class ships that came before. Prima is a luxurious evolution for Norwegian with larger stateroom sizes, tons of activities, and some NCL firsts. It’s sure to delight families, […]
Meetings and Events Triumph Over a Roller Coaster Year
Business travel meetings have experienced quite the post-pandemic roller coaster in 2022. Covington’s Meetings & Events division (CM&E) took the wild ride in stride, ending the year with wind-tousled hair from the ups and downs, beaming with accomplishment, and excited for the next ride. In January, Covid restrictions were still in place and the Omicron […]
Luxury Vacation Trends for 2023 You Need to Know
Now that we’ve turned the page on the challenges and restrictions of the last two years, luxury vacation travel is surging. The post-pandemic term coined for this phenomenon is “revenge travel.” We want to spend time with loved ones and make up for the time and experiences lost during the pandemic. We’ve realized that we […]
5 Emerging Business Travel Trends to Expect in 2023
No one can definitively say what 2023 will bring to business travel but as post-pandemic travel resumed throughout 2022, we saw trends developing. Here are five business travel trends that are expected to strengthen in 2023. Biometrics will make travel more efficient. Biometrics, or unique physical characteristics such as fingerprints, are now common in payment […]
How To Become One of the First Space Tourism Pioneers
I’ve always been fascinated by pioneers. I marveled at the 15th and 16th-century sea captains who sailed into the horizon, navigating only by the stars, and not knowing when or where they would set foot on land again. I loved stories about the pioneers of the 1800s who packed all their possessions into wagon trains […]
