Top Travel Stories of the Week on “Travel in Ten” (8/17/20)

Join Insider Travel Report’s James Shillinglaw and Alan Fine as they review the top stories of the week on the third edition of ITR-TV’s “Travel in Ten” newscast. Top stories this week include UnCruise Adventures' cancellation of its season even though a guest ended up testing negative not positive for COVID-19, why major U.S. cruise lines are "pausing" operations well into December, how European cruise lines are restarting sailings this month, why the U.S. Virgin Islands is closing its borders once again because of spikes in the virus, why the travel industry and ASTA are pushing Congress to return from its recess to pass relief legislation, what top cruise and hotel companies posted major losses for the second quarter, a look at  the virtual version of Virtuoso Travel Week, why Barry Diller is buying a big stake in MGM Resorts, our memories of veteran travel executive Jim Smith who passed away last week, and why we are celebrating our own 1,000 Insider video. Email james@insidertravelreport.com or alan@insidertravelreport.com with your comments and suggestions on future newscasts. 

If interested, the original video of this podcast with pictures of many of the locations can be found on Youtube by searching for the podcast's title.