UK removes final 7 countries from travel hazard list
The UK will remove quarantining restrictions on fully vaccinated travelers from the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Haiti, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and… Read More »
Hard Rock in Cincinnati to build $70M hotel
Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati in Ohio will take on a $70 million project to build a hotel with up to… Read More »
Chicago attracts 4 bidders to open first casino resort
Four companies have submitted five proposals to develop the first integrated casino resort in Chicago, the city announced last Friday…. Read More »
US airlines receive overflight permission from Russia
The US State Department said the Russian government has approved US airlines’ request to fly over Russian air space, an… Read More »
Delta Air Lines provides grant to Detroit school
Delta Air Lines has issued a grant to Detroit’s Cornerstone Schools. “The 75,000 people of Delta are proud to support… Read More »
United Airlines partners with high school to mentor aspiring aviators
United Airlines is partnering with the Houston Independent School District on a mentoring and career development program for aspiring aviators…. Read More »
Denver airport marks milestone in terminal renovation
Officials gathered to mark completion of the first phase of Denver International Airport’s $770 million terminal renovation. The project is… Read More »
Air Canada requires vaccine in return-to-workplace plan
Air Canada has unveiled its plan to transition employees working remotely during the pandemic, or on leave, back to the… Read More »
American Airlines offers payment option through Affirm
American Airlines is partnering with Affirm to provide passengers new payment options. Customers can book flights and use the service… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines increases holiday schedule to West Coast
Hawaiian Airlines is adding flights from Seattle and San Francisco to Honolulu and between Los Angeles and Maui for the… Read More »
JetBlue expands terminal operations at LaGuardia Airport
JetBlue is now operating out of terminals A and B at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport as the airline expands… Read More »
Delta CEO discusses diversity with recruitment startup CEO
In the latest episode of the Gaining Altitude podcast, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian discussed the importance of recruiting… Read More »
Qatar and Rolls-Royce to invest billions of pounds into green tech startups
Qatar and Rolls-Royce (RR.L) will team up in a multi-billion pound project to develop and invest in green technology start-ups… Read More »
Emirates strips its first ever A380 for furniture and memorabilia
Dubai’s Emirates, which championed the Airbus A380 as the backbone of a global airline network built around the Gulf, has… Read More »
Ryanair plans to drop London listing as trading volumes fall post-Brexit
Ryanair (RYA.I), is planning to delist from the London Stock Exchange in coming months due to a fall in trading… Read More »
Return reportedly near for San Francisco’s Drake Hotel
The near-century-old Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco’s Union Square is poised to reopen with near-completion of a wholesale… Read More »
Housing needs drive growth in apartment conversions
Conversions of office, retail and hotel properties into multifamily buildings are on track to produce 20,100 new apartments this year,… Read More »
Report says Americans are in the mood to travel
A new NerdWallet report says that 43% of Americans plan to travel during the holidays, a 24% increase over last… Read More »
Hotelier’s $2.5B bid spices courtship of Singapore firm
Billionaire hotelier couple Ong Beng Seng and Christina Ong have offered about $2.5 billion in cash for the commercial properties… Read More »
North Carolina’s Ghost Town in The Sky to be revived
Ghost Town in the Sky LLC has selected Storyland Studios to revive and redesign the shuttered Ghost Town in The… Read More »
Hotel Zena celebrates women
Hotel Zena on Logan Circle in Washington, D.C., is the first hotel to celebrate everything female and was designed by… Read More »
Hoteliers go high-tech for air quality
Guest concerns about air quality in the COVID-19 era have spawned an array of cutting-edge filtration and purification systems for… Read More »
Delta’s first Propel pilot realizes boyhood dream
Mike Farinas, the first graduate of Delta Air Lines’ Propel Pilot Career Path program, has been working in aviation for… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines grew from interisland roots
Over the last 90-plus years, Hawaiian Airlines has grown from a small interisland carrier to an airline that flies to… Read More »
American Airlines details sustainability progress
American Airlines improved its fuel efficiency over the past year and is on track to reach net-zero carbon emissions by… Read More »
American CEO condemns unruly passenger behavior
“This type of behavior has to stop. American Airlines will not tolerate airport or inflight misconduct of any kind,” CEO… Read More »