The Latest Trends as Cruising Resumes
Summer Cruise Trends Online cruise marketplace CruiseCompete has released its CruiseTrends report for July 2021, shedding new light on the… Read More »
Costa Rica Prepares To Welcome Cruise Ships Back
Starting Sept. 1, Costa Rica will reactivate the cruise tourism for the 2021-22 season to stimulate tourism and employment in… Read More »
Moon Palace Cancun To Host Hootie & The Blowfish Vacation Concert
The Moon Palace Cancun resort announced it will host Hootie & the Blowfish’s first destination concert vacation event, a 4-day rock concert… Read More »
TAFER Hotels & Resorts Announces Resort Expansion in Mexico
TAFER Hotels & Resorts – a leisure and hospitality company with an ever-growing and evolving collection of award-winning hotels, luxury resorts,… Read More »
Viva Wyndham Breaks Ground on Viva Wyndham Miches Resort
Viva Wyndham Resorts officially broke ground on its newest $60 million resort, located in Miches, Dominican Republic on July 7, expected… Read More »
Hotel Worker Praised for Possibly Preventing July 4 Mass Shooting in Chicago
An employee at a Chicago hotel is being praised for potentially having prevented a mass shooting over the Fourth of… Read More »
Spirit Airlines To Add Domestic, Resume All International Routes From Orlando
Based in South Florida, ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is spearheading air traffic’s recovery at Orlando International Airport (MCO), with plans to provide more than… Read More »
Cunard Cancels Queen Elizabeth Cruises After Crew Members Test Positive for COVID-19
Cunard Line is canceling five upcoming sailings aboard Queen Elizabeth after revealing that multiple crew members have tested positive for… Read More »
AmaWaterways Expands Into South America
AmaWaterways is expanding into South America, its fourth continent. The river cruise expert will start operating cruises on the Magdalena River… Read More »
MSC Cruises Announces New Cruise Terminal In Miami
MSC Cruises announced that the cruise line will have a new $450 million mega cruise terminal to port out of PortMiami…. Read More »
Disney Cruise Line To Add Avengers-Themed Restaurant on the Disney Wish
The newest Disney Cruise Line’s ship, the Disney Wish, will come with its own Avengers-themed restaurant, called the Avengers: Quantum Encounter…. Read More »
Virgin Voyages Announces Additional Cruise Cancellations
Virgin Voyages has announced additional cancellations for two of its ships as it awaits final confirmation on official sail dates. On Wednesday,… Read More »
Jacksonville, Fla., panel keeps Four Seasons drive alive
A bid by Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Kahn to build a Four Seasons hotel cleared the city’s Downtown Investment Authority… Read More »
Host Hotels CEO discusses Fla. hotel acquisition, industry outlook
Host Hotels CEO James Risoleo talks about the recent acquisition of a property in the Florida Keys, noting that the… Read More »
Not coming back, most hospitality workers tell pollster
A new survey of about 13,000 idled US hospitality workers finds that more than half would not return to their… Read More »
Elvis’ Hawaiian movie resort lands on auction block
The Coco Palms Resort in Kauai, immortalized in the 1961 Elvis Presley film “Blue Hawaii” but closed since 1992, will… Read More »
Canada eases quarantine requirements for some visitors
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that Canada is easing travel restrictions for visitors from some countries, including the US…. Read More »
Marriott’s new campaign is brand’s largest so far
Marriott’s largest global campaign — “Where Can We Take You?” — will use Pinterest, storefronts and in-app quizzes to market… Read More »
Travel reps to White House: Lower access barriers
Representatives of 24 travel industry organizations ranging from lodging to airplane manufacturing urged the Biden administration Wednesday to relax restrictions… Read More »
Air travel surges over weekend, still down from 2019
The Transportation Security Administration screened 7,953,471 at airport checkpoints between July 2 – 5, including 2,196,411 on July 2, which… Read More »
Pressure mounts for US to lift travel bans
The travel industry is calling on the Biden administration to lift travel bans and open the US to international travel…. Read More »
Hawaii loosens pandemic travel restrictions
Hawaii is ending all restrictions on travel between the islands as of today, and vaccinated incoming travelers will not have… Read More »
Aviation mechanic gains satisfaction through mentoring
Lawrence Hanna, an aviation maintenance technician for American Airlines, mentors children in his off time, following the example of those… Read More »
UK travel could reopen this summer for vaccinated Americans
The UK is dropping quarantine requirements for vaccinated Britons returning home from medium-risk countries, such as the US, said transport… Read More »
FedEx debuts delivery robot in Japan
FedEx introduced its autonomous package delivery robot in Japan while software testing continues in the US. “The FedEx SameDay Bot… Read More »
United campaign celebrates Olympic and Paralympic athletes
United Airlines introduced an advertising campaign featuring members of the US Olympic and Paralympic teams, including a video and themed… Read More »