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Palladium Hotel Group has announced the appointment of
Stefany M. Jones as its director of retail affairs. In her new role, Jones will lead sales revenue, business relations and brand recognition for strategic accounts in the
North
America market.
Jones is a sales and marketing professional with over 18 years of experience in the travel agency industry specializing in account management, marketing and business development. Her accomplishments, according to Palladium, include working with internal and external partners to strategically grow the business accounts exponentially every year from different points of sale around the globe. Jones joins the Palladium Hotel Group team with extensive experience in fast-paced and high-volume
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The
Government of Barbados has updated its travel protocols required for entry to the country as it continues to manage the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic and protect its citizens and visitors alike. As a result, due to the global on-going vaccination process, there have been a few changes to the quarantine and COVID-19 testing processes.
Fully Vaccinated Travelers
AstraZeneca,
Pfizer-BioNTech and
Johnson & Johnson vaccinations for entry into Barbados and effective May 8, 2021. Travelers who are considered to be fully vaccinated are required to:
Provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test result three days prior to travel
Provide a vaccination certificate on arrival to Barbados
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For travelers who missed the eclipse in Chile in December 2020, there is a rare opportunity to not only have a mulligan, but to make it even more special than the original. To note: Classic Journeys has partnered with Silversea Cruises to create a solar eclipse-themed itinerary. Over 18 days this November and December, travelers can experience Antarctica, Easter Island and Patagonia and also includes witnessing the total solar eclipse from the path of totality in the Southern Ocean.
Starting in Chile, travelers will explore the wilds of Patagonia with Classic Journeys naturalist guides in the Torres del Paine National Park. Guests will enjoy walks to turquoise lagoons, views of the southern ice field and a day spent with Patagonian gauchos on a working estancia. From Chile, travelers will move to the Argentinian city of Ushuaia on Tierra del Fuego Island. After enjoying the sights and local seafood, travelers will journey through the
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In a joint virtual press conference with the Honorable Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation for the Bahamas, Crystal Cruises announced its plans to restart cruising with new close-to-home “Bahamas Escapes” beginning July 3, 2021. A series of 16 seven-night will sail round-trip cruises from Nassau aboard
Crystal Serenity. In addition to its Nassau itineraries, Crystal will also offer 16 seven-night voyages round-trip from Bimini beginning on July 4, 2021 (this will be
Serenity s first stop after boarding guests in Nassau, which then begins a continuous loop of the islands).
With her new Bahamas Escapes cruises,
Crystal Serenity becomes the first ship to homeport in the Bahamas, as well as the first ocean ship to sail from the Americas since the cruise industry’s voluntary halt in operations almost a year ago.