Delta adjusts winter schedule to western ski destinations
Delta Air Lines has adjusted its planned schedule of winter flights to ski destinations in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Idaho…. Read More »
Alaska Airlines to focus on increasing frequency
After expanding its route map over the past two years, including six destinations added during the pandemic and new flights… Read More »
United CEO optimistic on continued travel recovery
While leisure travel continues to recover due to pent up demand, full recovery remains dependent on lifting international travel restrictions… Read More »
Ponant Announces Winter 2022 Itineraries With Smithsonian Journeys
Ponant announced new winter 2022 itineraries in collaboration with Smithsonian Journeys, the travel program of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s… Read More »
Luxury Expedition Yacht Crystal Endeavor Departs Shipyard
Crystal’s first luxury expedition yacht, Crystal Endeavor, is en route to Iceland after departing the German shipyard on July 10…. Read More »
Norwegian Cruise Line Gives Away Free Cruises to 100 Teachers
Norwegian Cruise Line is giving away free seven-night cruises for two to 100 teachers as part of its “Norwegian’s Giving Joy” contest. The… Read More »
What it’s like cruising the Greek Isles right now
I’m a worrier by nature, so although I was very much looking forward to a Greek Isles sailing aboard Celestyal Cruises’ Celestyal… Read More »
Three Test Positive for COVID-19 on American Constellation
American Cruise Lines has canceled the July 14 departure of the American Constellation in Alaska after three passengers tested positive for… Read More »
NYC’s $370M Margaritaville Resort makes debut
The $370 million Margaritaville Resort Times Square hotel has opened in Manhattan’s entertainment district, complete with the city’s only year-round… Read More »
Hard-pressed hotel workers suffer hard time from guests
The New England hospitality industry is making formal pleas for courtesy to the public and mapping coping strategies for personnel… Read More »
Daily housekeeping ended at most of Hilton’s US hotels
Housekeeping at Hilton hotels in the US will be done daily only at the request of guests, except for the… Read More »
Walt Disney World Resort hotels in Fla. to reopen soon
Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., will reopen its Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort on July 19 following an extensive… Read More »
Pittsburgh pandemic hotel nears end of year-plus run
A county- and nonprofit-run hotel in Pittsburgh that’s been a free refuge from the pandemic for the vulnerable since April… Read More »
Serve yourself, buyer beware: Buffets back, carefully
The all-you-can eat buffet, once considered a permanent casualty of the pandemic, is re-emerging to a highly limited extent and… Read More »
RevPAR snapshot shows first pre-pandemic leap for hotels
Revenue per available room for US hotels rose 5.7% last week compared to the same period in 2019, according to… Read More »
Exec pioneered frequent-flyer programs at American
Thomas Plaskett, who died June 24 at the age of 77, created the first comprehensive frequent-flyer program as an executive… Read More »
Southwest exec: Pandemic altered plans, accelerated expansion
Southwest Airlines launched Hawaii service in 2019 with the intent to expand in 2020, but as a result of the… Read More »
A look inside New Orleans’ mostly abandoned airport
As the old New Orleans airport awaits a combination of demolition and repurposing, it maintains eerie signs of life with… Read More »
Alaska Airlines offers travel tips for vaccinated travelers returning to Hawaii
Alaska Airlines has some useful information for those planning a return to Hawaii after the state lifted travel restrictions for… Read More »
Air Canada exec lauds travel agent partners for pandemic dedication
Lucie Guillemette, executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Air Canada, posted video messages thanking the airline’s travel agent… Read More »
Delta releases safety video featuring “Queer Eye” Fab Five
While a safety video that Delta Air Lines filmed with the “Fab Five” from “Queer Eye” was pre-empted because of… Read More »
Air freight demand stabilizing as capacity rebounds
Freight companies such as Atlas Air, FedEx and UPS continue to reap the benefits of high air cargo rates as… Read More »
American Airlines ships vaccines to Guatemala in global White House effort
As part of a White House initiative to share 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses with underserved countries, American Airlines shipped… Read More »
Air travelers benefit from robust airline industry competition
Consumers can credit robust competition for driving the airline industry’s unprecedented levels of affordability and accessibility. Over the past decade,… Read More »
American Jazz Riverboat Stuck on Sandbar in Kentucky Lake
American Cruise Lines’ modern riverboat American Jazz ran aground on a sandbar on July 7 in Lake Barkley, Ky., during its July… Read More »
Large Cruise Ships Return to Alaska
Alaska welcomed its first large cruise ship of the season. Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas called in Ketchikan, marking nearly… Read More »