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Miami mayor says plan advancing to pay city employees in Bitcoin

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said it’s “a major priority” for the city to be able to pay government employees in Bitcoin. “I want us to differentiate ourselves as a crypto capital of the United States or of the world,” Suarez said Tuesday in an interview with Bloomberg Technology’s Emily Chang. → Read More

Wall Street's crypto embrace shows in crowd at Miami conference

At the massive Bitcoin conference in Miami this past weekend, artists peddled frightening anti-establishment paintings, including portraits of Janet Yellen and Steve Mnuchin with blood running down their faces. → Read More

Royal Caribbean says CDC resumption talks advancing

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. shares rose Thursday after the company said in a business update that it has made some recent progress in talks with the U.S. government over a return to sailing. → Read More

Carnival sees cruise bookings surging even with fleet sidelined

Carnival Corp.’s bookings are accelerating, reflecting pent-up demand for cruising even as the industry remains essentially on hold. → Read More

Canada says no cruises until 2022, shutting down Alaska trips

Canada is extending its ban on cruise ships through February 2022 because of Covid-19, effectively shutting down popular summer trips to Alaska for another year. → Read More

Carnival loses US$1.9 billion, but says 2022 demand is high

Carnival Corp. posted an adjusted fourth-quarter net loss of US$1.9 billion, but the world’s largest cruise operator also said that demand is surging for 2022. → Read More

Carnival joins American Airlines in cashing in on vaccine rally

Two battered giants of the travel industry -- Carnival Corp. and American Airlines Group Inc. -- are taking advantage of the coronavirus vaccine rally to sell stock. → Read More

Virus cases are spiking just when they could hurt Trump the most

Record-setting levels of U.S. coronavirus cases are coming at the worst possible time politically for Donald Trump. → Read More

Cruise health panel recommends COVID-19 tests for guests, crews

A cruise-industry health panel jointly convened by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. is recommending COVID-19 tests for all guests and crew members. → Read More

Carnival's Princess cancels some world cruises in early 2021

Carnival Corp.’s Princess line canceled some early 2021 voyages, the latest sign that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to weigh on the cruise industry for many more months. → Read More

Carnival CEO says U.S. 2020 cruises possible, but 'it's early'

Carnival Corp. could resume U.S. cruises this year, but Chief Executive Officer Arnold Donald said it’s too “early” to make a determination with public health restrictions still in place. → Read More

CDC extends no-sail order for cruises through end of September

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended its “no-sail order” for cruise ships through the end of September, preventing vessels from sailing in U.S. waters out of concern over the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More

Rival cruise lines create panel to advise for COVID-19 era

The companies asked former Utah governor Mike Leavitt and Scott Gottlieb, ex-commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, to serve as co-chairs of an 11-member group called the “Healthy Sail Panel.” → Read More

Miami ranks as pandemic's most vulnerable U.S. luxury market

Miami, Honolulu and Las Vegas are emerging as America’s most vulnerable luxury retail markets, according to a new study, which predicts that the Covid-19 pandemic will hit economies dependent on overseas tourists especially hard. → Read More

Virus surges across U.S., throwing reopenings into disarray

Newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19 and other indicators of the pandemic’s spread soared in hot spots across the U.S., driving city and state officials to consider slowing or reversing reopening plans. → Read More

Cruise lines to suspend voyages from U.S. until mid-September

Major cruise lines agreed to suspend voyages from U.S. ports until Sept. 15, marking another setback for an industry trying to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More

Masks are mandated even in red states, with COVID cases soaring

The sharp resurgence of COVID-19 in Sunbelt states is prompting a new spate of face-mask mandates as governments try to curb the pandemic without reverting to lockdowns that wrought havoc on their economies. → Read More

Universal Studios' crowds look severely thin after reopening

Comcast Corp.’s Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure reopened in Florida last week, but the public’s willingness to ride Doctor Doom’s Fearfall is still eclipsed by concerns about the coronavirus. → Read More

Trump golf resort cuts jobs on unexpected duration of shutdown

The company said some parts of Trump National Doral Miami were now expected to stay closed for longer than originally believed, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed in Florida. → Read More

Disney, SeaWorld surge on Florida’s steps to reopen theme parks

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis asked theme parks to submit plans to the state on how to safely reopen, boosting the shares of Walt Disney Co. and SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. → Read More