Hawaiian Airlines’ first airplane is 92 years old
Hawaiian Airlines is celebrating the 92nd birthday of the company’s first aircraft, a Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker, with a fabric-covered metal… Read More »
United passengers to have PayPal option in-flight
Starting in November, United Airlines passengers will be able to use PayPal QR codes, which process in-flight purchases with or… Read More »
Alaska Airlines to codeshare with Spain’s Iberia
Alaska Airlines has signed a codesharing agreement with Spain’s Iberia Airlines, giving Iberia passengers seamless access to Alaska’s domestic network…. Read More »
FedEx, UPS lead 2020 freight volume
FedEx and UPS remained the world’s largest freight carriers in 2020 as pandemic-related demand and reduced passenger flights boosted their… Read More »
United adds to domestic schedule ahead of holidays
United Airlines will fly 3,500 domestic flights a day in December, the most the airline has flown since the start… Read More »
Air New Zealand reels from Auckland curbs and Australia bubble loss
Air New Zealand Ltd (AIR.NZ) is operating less than one-third of its usual domestic capacity due to tough COVID restrictions… Read More »
Commentary: Report shows Hispanic travelers undersold
A new study crediting Hispanic consumers with $113.9 billion in domestic leisure travel spending in 2019 should be a wake-up… Read More »
Going natural without roughing it: “Landscape hotels”
The Piaule in New York’s Catskill Mountains and the Juvet in Norway with their sumptuous cabins in remote settings represent… Read More »
Hotel bookings rebound following weak showing in Aug.
Hotel bookings are headed upward and volatility has calmed after an August slump, Tripbam reports. The hotel reshopping firm projects… Read More »
Ohio city could get “Hollywoodland” riverfront destination
The Middletown City Council will decide whether to approve plans for a riverfront destination entertainment district and theme park called… Read More »
Owner: Renewable energy will set renewed hotel apart
Architect-developer Bruce Becker proclaims that his ongoing restoration of a historic building in New Haven, Conn., will result in the… Read More »
Proposed hotel-casino near Las Vegas Strip approved
The Clark County Commission in Nevada has approved construction of a hotel and casino by Red Rock Resorts southwest of… Read More »
N.C. casino-resort adds convention center, hotel tower
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee, N.C., has finished a $330 million project, with the final phase including a new… Read More »
Spa treatments part of Banyan Tree’s well-being initiative
Thailand’s Banyan Tree Samui and Banyan Tree Krabi resorts have designated “Wellbeing Sanctuary” sections that promote healthful activities. The program… Read More »
Price reduced for online renewal of TSA PreCheck
The Transportation Security Administration has lowered the cost to renew enrollment online in the TSA PreCheck membership program from $85… Read More »
Facial recognition will soon take off in travel
Facial recognition is coming to the travel sector as contactless identification grows in popularity. CEO Rob Watts of Corsight, a… Read More »
Congress considers vaccine mandate for domestic flights
Congress is considering legislation that would require full vaccinations for all passengers on domestic flights. The bill, which travel industry… Read More »
Delta: 84% of employees are vaccinated
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said 84% of its workforce is vaccinated, and shared that the airline is on… Read More »
United CEO confident in international, business travel returning
United Airlines retained more of its aircraft during the pandemic and placed one of the biggest aircraft orders in aviation… Read More »
Air Canada safety director on managing challenges
Before becoming director of flight operations safety at Air Canada, Robert Palmer served as director of safety at Jazz Aviation,… Read More »
German plant to make eco-friendly jet fuel
A new plant in Germany powered by wind farms will produce hydrogen, and combine it with carbon dioxide to create… Read More »
American adds redemption options to Business Extra
American Airlines is offering new redemption options under its Business Extra loyalty program. Changes to the program will let businesses… Read More »
Hawaiian CEO expects Asian market to reopen in 2021
Hawaiian Airlines CEO Peter Ingram anticipates that the airline will be able to resume international routes to Asian markets by… Read More »
Spa treatments part of Banyan Tree’s well-being initiative
Thailand’s Banyan Tree Samui and Banyan Tree Krabi resorts have designated “Wellbeing Sanctuary” sections that promote healthful activities. The program… Read More »
Noted hotel builder adds to asset sell-off string
Hotel development mogul Sam Chang’s divestment flurry continued recently with the sale of two of his McSam Hotel Group properties… Read More »
All-inclusive resorts seen by chains as safe bet
All-inclusive resorts are attracting major hotel companies as they anticipate a continuation of the pandemic-induced tendency of travelers to find… Read More »