$999 -- Mexico: 5-Star All-Inclusive Fairmont Escape for 2

It's one of the Most Luxurious All-Inclusive Resorts Around the World (Travel + Leisure) and no matter when your travels take you to the Rivera Maya this year, members can save up to 50% on an all-inclusive stay for two at the 5-star Fairmont Mayakoba.

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Bold and Outrageous Predictions for the Travel Industry in 2020

Airbnb CEO on stage at Airbnb Open in 2016 to announce its new products. Airbnb

Skift Take: One of our goals is to always surprise our readers. So we asked our editors to push the envelope on making predictions for the New Year. They did not disappoint, from Amazon buying Expedia to JetBlue going away. What we are really trying to do here is prepare our readers for more of the unexpected in 2020 — and we'll be there to cover it.

— Tom Lowry

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Fort Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival set for March 18 to 22

The festival will feature more than 100 local restaurants, spirits brands, wineries and breweries.

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Unpacking TUI’s New Hotel Strategy

A TUI Blue property. TUI Group intends to open up its new online ecosystem to independent hotels. TUI Group

Skift Take: Not only is TUI making a big bet on its own branded hotels, it wants to try and get independent hotels onto its new digital platform. How many are really going to want to get involved, and might it be better to try to fix its underperforming tour operator division?

— Patrick Whyte

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In-flight services -not ticket prices- boost passenger satisfaction on international flights, J.D. Power finds

In-flight services, such as food and beverage and in-flight entertainment, are the primary drivers of passenger satisfaction among international travelers.

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Best Travel Writing of the Year: Our Favorite Stories From 2019

Tourists ride Asian elephants around the Sanctuary of Truth in Pattaya, Thailand. Sergii Figurnyi / Adobe

Skift Take: We asked Skift's indefatigable team of reporters and editors to pick their favorite stories from the past year. Here's an inside look at how those stories came to be, how they were reported, and what it was like to put it down into prose.

— Tom Lowry

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'Top Choice' Dinner for 2 with 18th-Floor Skyline Views

Save nearly 45% dining at the members-only Citrus Club, called a "top choice" among Orlando's "best spots to splurge on New American food" (WKMG News 6).

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