Atlas Air widens Asia-Latin America schedule
Atlas Air is expanding its partnership with Cainiao, the logistics arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba, launching daily service between Hong… Read More »
American grows footprint in Texas capital
American Airlines is expanding its presence in Austin, adding flights to Denver and Albuquerque, extending the dates for seasonal service… Read More »
Delta expands code sharing agreement with LATAM
Delta Air Lines and the LATAM Airlines Group are adding over 20 new routes between the US and South America… Read More »
Southwest has added 17 cities to network in past year
Southwest Airlines has added 17 new destinations to its route map in the past year, and the number will grow… Read More »
Passengers increasingly embrace biometric screening
A survey by the International Air Transport Association found that 73% of passengers are willing to participate in biometric screening… Read More »
Health elsewhere won’t cure China ills for Western firms
Resurgent coronavirus issues have brought a halt to China’s strong emergence from the pandemic in hospitality, raising concerns for Western… Read More »
Feds continue funding for L.A. hotel program for homeless
A Los Angeles initiative that has housed thousands of homeless people in hotels to curb the spread of the coronavirus… Read More »
States ante up for jackpots via casino resorts
States throughout the US are considering and pursuing the addition and expansion of casino resorts in light of the gaming… Read More »
Trump International lease bought by Miami REIT
The former president’s family business has sealed a deal to sell leasing rights to its controversial flagship Trump International Hotel… Read More »
Getaroom will join Booking Holdings in $1.2B purchase
Booking Holdings Inc. has announced plans to purchase the hotel reservation site Getaroom for about $1.2 billion and fold it… Read More »
Hotel Properties-led group sweetens acquisition bid
The consortium headed by husband-and-wife hoteliers Ong Beng Seng and Christina Ong has upped its offer for Singapore Press Holdings… Read More »
Wynn, prospective partner back away from $3.2B merger
A merger that would have created a $3.2 billion company was called off last week by a subsidiary of Wynn… Read More »
Delta increases schedule from Minneapolis
Delta Air Lines is expanding routes from its hub in Minneapolis next summer. New destinations from the city will include… Read More »
Newark, Chicago and Houston next Polaris lounges to reopen
United reopened its first Polaris lounge in October at Washington Dulles and plans to reopen the Newark, N.J., location before… Read More »
Delta partners with veteran career transition group
Delta Air Lines is partnering with FourBlock, an organization that helps veterans transition to civilian careers, with the intent of… Read More »
United adds extra Las Vegas flights for electronics show
United Airlines will add 44 flights to its schedule to accommodate passengers traveling to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics… Read More »
American Airlines resumes India route
American Airlines continues to adjust its routes to meet changing demand, including resuming service between New York and New Delhi…. Read More »
Southwest exec: Committed to meeting changing demand
Southwest Airlines has added 18 new leisure-oriented destinations in the last 20 months and is now adjusting to restore key… Read More »
Southwest donates $1M in flights to nonprofits
Southwest Airlines is donating 100 one-way domestic flight passes worth about $1 million to each of 52 nonprofit organizations. The… Read More »
CEOs foresee historic hotel revenues in pandemic shadow
Resumption of international travel to the US and rising business bookings herald a strong 2022 for the hotel industry in… Read More »
Honolulu hotel tax proposal passes 2nd of 3 tests
A bill to impose a 3% tax on Oahu hotels is scheduled for a final vote Dec. 1 after preliminary… Read More »
Las Vegas Fontainebleau casino-resort project resuming
The original plan for the resort Fontainebleau Las Vegas is back on track as developers say they plan to follow… Read More »
Kunming, China, to get Paramount theme park resort
A Paramount theme park resort is expected to debut in June 2024 at Dianchi Lake in Kunming, China. The $8… Read More »
$850M Texas development shows signs of life
Plans have been filed to begin preliminary infrastructure for the long-promised Spring Creek Frisco 45 mixed-use development on State Highway… Read More »
Massive hotel bookings breach unreported, book claims
Thousands of Middle East hotel reservations were exposed in 2016 by a hacker working for a US intelligence agency in… Read More »
Airline execs optimistic about recovery of US-Asia travel
Airline executives are confident that demand for flights between the US and Asia will bounce back quickly once travel restrictions… Read More »