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  TOURISTS EAGER TO RE-VISIT VIETNAM’S TROUBLED PAST
  - Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and history books. And thousands of Americans and Vietnamese know them as the graveyards of loved ones who died fighting more than a half-century ago.

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  CRUISE CLUES: CLIA breaks down sector’s wave of success
  - By Wallace Immen/    First-time cruisers are driving fast growth in cruising, with 31% of passengers in the last two years being new to cruise. But there’s also a rising tide in repeat cruising, the latest annual report of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) finds.
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  CARIBBEAN NEEDS MORE FLIGHTS FROM CANADA
  - By Michael Baginski/    Despite a 16 percent increased forecast for flights to the Caribbean from Canada this summer, a new study says lift from this country to the region is not keeping up with travel demand that is peaking due in part to travellers seeking alternatives to travel to the U.S.
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  ACTA SETS OUT AGENDA FOR NEW GOVERNMENT
  - With Canada’s new parliament now reconvened after the federal election and throne speech Tuesday, ACTA has laid out its list of key priorities for the incoming federal government, which includes presenting the priorities of travel agencies and independent travel advisors.
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  RETAIL ROUND-UP: Agent news, fams & incentives
  - This week: TRAVELSAVERS owners were in full “retreat” mode – in a good way; Nexion members cruised to success at an inaugural conference; Transat hosted “rookie camp” for travel advisors; and Trevello revealed the anticipated location of its next annual conference in 2026.
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  WHAT MOMS WANT: Spoiler alert, it’s a nap
  - As "sleepmaxxing" searches hit an all-time high in 2025 and with the month of May designated as "Better Sleep Month" by the Better Sleep Council – Sandals Resorts has uncovered what moms really want: a nap. According to a recent survey by the Sandals Institute of Romance, nearly all moms (94%) agree that more sleep would benefit not only themselves, but their families.
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  NEW HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HONOURS OSCAR SCHINDLER
  - A dilapidated industrial site in the Czech Republic where German businessman Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews during the World War II is coming back to life. The site, a former textile factory in the town of Brněnec, about 160 km. east of Prague, was stolen by the Nazis from its Jewish owners in 1938 and turned into a concentration camp. In May it welcomed the first visitors to the Museum of Survivors dedicated to the Holocaust and the history of Jews in this part of Europe.
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  IRISH EYES SMILE ON CANADIAN TRAVEL TRADE
  - Tourism Ireland recently hosted its ‘Senses of Ireland’ roadshow in Canada, with over a dozen partners taking part (banner photo) and close to 200 travel advisors in attendance at events in Victoria, Kelowna, Edmonton, and Ottawa.
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  AN INDUSTRY FIRST: Hawaii taps tourists, cruise ships to fund climate change fight
  - Lawmakers in Hawaii have passed a first-of-its-kind legislation that will increase the state’s lodging tax to raise money for environmental protection and strengthening defenses against climate change-fueled natural disasters.