Bar managers trim menus, cross-train staff amid challenges
Bar managers and beverage directors grappling with the effects of the pandemic and labor shortages are streamlining cocktail menus and… Read More »
Mohegan withdraws from casino-resort project in Greece
Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment is no longer planning to develop a casino-resort in Athens, Greece, at a former airport site… Read More »
STR: Hotel metrics picking up pace toward 2019 levels
A report this week from STR and Tourism Economics projects a nominal return to 2019 levels of demand and average… Read More »
Qantas’s Project Sunrise still on the horizon
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the airlines still hopes to offer ultra long-haul flights from Australia to London, but probably… Read More »
Families reconnect as US reopens international travel
Scenes of joyful and heartfelt reunions played out across the country Monday after the US reopened borders to international travelers…. Read More »
Washington, D.C., rail extension reaches milestone
Washington, D.C., region’s Silver Line extension to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County, Va., is set to enter the testing… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines upgrades premium seating on new aircraft
Hawaiian Airlines is upgrading business class seating on the 787 Dreamliners due to be delivered in 2022.
Delta Air Lines plans transatlantic service expansion
Delta Air Lines is planning a significant transatlantic expansion in the spring and summer of 2022, resuming some pre-pandemic routes… Read More »
American Airlines grows presence in Latin America
American Airlines has expanded its operations and market share in South America and the Caribbean. Through the pandemic, we’ve increased… Read More »
Alaska program to help HBCU students become pilots
Alaska Airlines’ “True North” program aims to increase diversity in the cockpit by providing financial assistance and a career… Read More »
FedEx Express to build new hub in Dubai
FedEx Express plans to build a hub at Dubai World Central Airport. The facility will support growing demand for FedEx’s… Read More »
Atlas Air says e-commerce shift likely to persist
Atlas Air CEO John Dietrich, whose company has benefitted from the consumer shift to e-commerce during the pandemic, believes that… Read More »
UPS revamps hiring process to attract holiday workers
In preparation for the busy holiday shipping season, UPS is offering sign-on bonuses, additional benefits and creative incentives as part… Read More »
JetBlue CEO welcomes travelers returning to the US
Appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes said his airline is ready to welcome international travelers returning to… Read More »
US airlines reconnect families as international travel reopens
Scenes of joyful and heartfelt reunions played out across the country Monday after the US reopened borders to international travelers…. Read More »
Luxury hotels treat guests to big-screen viewing
Upscale hotels around the globe are adding private cinemas to their roster of amenities, offering VIP guests wider variety than… Read More »
Foxwoods Casino in Puerto Rico plans soft opening in fall
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation will unveil its first casino outside of the mainland US when it opens Foxwoods El… Read More »
Contemporary concierges confound conventional concept
An “Instagram concierge?” A “carbon offset concierge?” A “concierge of weird?” Hotels and resorts around the world are getting creative… Read More »
Robust hotel trading fueled by unleashed money flow
Pandemic-era inhibition is giving way to enthusiasm on the hotel investment scene, with recent highlights including Lone Star Funds’ purchase… Read More »
Historic W.Va. hotel will live again in upscale style
The Hill Top House in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., built in 1888 near where abolitionist John Brown raided a federal arsenal,… Read More »
Aloft hotels reawaken breakfast, for a price
Breakfast will be back in January at more than 150 Aloft hotels, parent Marriott International announced. Unlike the return of… Read More »
Hospitality warms as Delta chill recedes
Hotels are repopulating and airports are swarming as the Delta variant loosens its grip on leisure travel, boding well for… Read More »
Bookings up as US reopens to international travelers
Today, the United States reopened its borders to international travelers, ending 18 months of travel restrictions and reuniting families and… Read More »
Main construction finished on Seattle airport project
Roughly four years of major construction concluded last week on the North Satellite Modernization Project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in… Read More »
US airlines join sustainability coalition
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines are among the founding members of the First Movers Coalition, a public-private partnership designed… Read More »
Pilot demand estimated to reach 30-year high in 2022
US airlines are expected to hire some 9,000 pilots in 2022, making it the busiest year for hiring in three… Read More »