Travelocity has cut its work force and closed offices in San Francisco and New York to consolidate its team under one roof in Dallas. Some customer and partner-facing employees will remain in those cities and will become home-based. Travelocity said it made these changes in its organizational structure to drive speed and efficiency.

Chilean airline LAN's takeover of Brazil's TAM could be completed by the end of this year, chief operating officer Ignacio Cueto said. Decisions by two other anti-trust authorities are still pending.

Carnival Corp. is financing a $65 million docking facility at Maimon Bay, just west of Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. Carnival signed a memorandum of understanding with a Dominican joint venture partner, the Rannik family, to build the cruise facility that will accommodate two post-Panamax size cruise ships.

American Safari Cruises has acquired the 86-passenger Spirit of Endeavour, which was formerly operated by now-defunct Cruise West, and will renovate and rename it Safari Endeavour. The ship will re-enter service in summer 2012 in Southeast Alaska.

The Tourist Office of Spain has contracted with New York-based Global Advertising Strategies to carry out digital communications and social media initiatives in the United States. With Global Advertising Strategies’ help, the Tourist Office will beef up Spain’s position as one of the leading destinations for upscale travelers.

Norwegian Cruise Line reported adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011, increased 29 percent to $123.5 million from $95.7 million for the same period in 2010. Net revenue for the quarter increased 19.8 percent to $418 million from $349 million last year as a result of a 14.9 percent increase in capacity days, due to the addition of Norwegian Epic to the fleet in June 2010, along with an improvement in net yield of 4.2 percent.