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Personal experience counts when it comes to encouraging young black South Africans to pack their suitcases and discover their own country, say the co-founders of Traveling Cheapskates. The co-founders feel like they intimately understand their customers.

Senior travel is a lucrative and growing segment, but many seniors stay home because they don't want to go solo. A travel advisor's new matching site for seniors is a modest solution.

The incoming Cruise Lines International Association CEO knows her way around Washington, D.C. and has a background in travel and tourism. That should be enough for a good start, but the cruise industry is complicated enough that she'll have plenty of work ahead.

Well-heeled newlyweds are hoofing to destinations far beyond the beach for their honeymoons these days. Influenced by Instagram and luxury travel advisors, couples with means are looking for more meaningful, adventure-filled, post-wedding getaways.

Starwood Preferred Guest elite members thought that not getting full stay credits would be the absolute worst of this mega-merger. However …

Celebrity Cruises wanted its newest ship to be transformational for the brand and for the cruise industry. With reimagined staterooms, technology, and even hot tubs, the cruise line is following through on that goal.

Wow Air has delighted passengers with low fares since 2011. But its creditors have not been as happy. Will that change if this investment goes through?

Bottom line for hotels? They haven't hit the top in terms of growth just yet, and probably won't for at least another year or two. Let the good times roll.

Alaska Airlines is evolving its business as it tries to think more globally. But unlike Canada's WestJet, which went out and bought Boeing 787s, Alaska is thinking much more prudently. That's probably the right move.

The United Kingdom and European Union have finally agreed on a Brexit deal — but the drama isn't over yet. The UK parliament still needs to give its approval and at the moment, that isn't looking likely.