Alaska Airlines teams with Boeing to test new technology
Alaska Airlines is partnering with Boeing to test new technologies on Alaska flights to improve fuel efficiency and boost sustainability…. Read More »
United suspends alcohol service on shorter flights
United Airlines will be limiting inflight alcohol purchases. Wine, beer and hard seltzer will be available only on flights longer… Read More »
Air Canada to offer COVID-tested flights to Rome
Air Canada will operate “COVID-tested” flights to Rome from Toronto and Montreal starting July 2. Passengers who test negative for… Read More »
Delta CEO anticipates return of business travel
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the company expects “to be solidly profitable” in June and predicted that business… Read More »
American generated cash for the first time in 15 months
American Airlines reported positive cash flow in May, taking in more than it spent for the first time since the… Read More »
A look back at Southwest Airlines’ roots
As Southwest marks its 50th anniversary, former employees and company associates reflected on the company’s heritage and growth while looking… Read More »
A4A’s Spicer shares tips for summer travel
As air travel continues to recover and domestic leisure destinations receive increased demand, Airlines for America’s Senior Vice President Rebecca… Read More »
South African Tourism Welcomes United’s Nonstop Service to Johannesburg
June 3 saw South African Tourism (SAT) and United Airlines celebrating the airline’s launch of new daily nonstop service between New York/Newark… Read More »
United Airlines To Give Vaccinated Flight Attendants Extra Days Off
As an incentive to get vaccinated, United Airlines will provide up to three extra vacation days to its flight attendants after the… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Reveals Full Summer 2021 US Cruise Restart
Royal Caribbean International’s top executives unveiled the company’s full summer 2021 cruise schedule, which includes six ships sailing from U.S…. Read More »
Carnival’s New Mardi Gras Makes US Debut at Port Canaveral
Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras made its U.S. debut on June 4, docking for the first time at Port Canaveral’s Cruise Terminal… Read More »
Princess Announces 2022-2023 Asia Cruises, Cruisetours Program
Princess Cruises announced its 2022-2023 season aboard Diamond Princess would feature sailings throughout Southeast Asia, the Malaysian Peninsula and Japan. The… Read More »
10 Cruise Ships Approved by CDC for Test and Revenue Sailings
The CDC has approved 10 cruise ships for sailings this year, eight as test sailings and two for revenue cruises… Read More »
Mediation Fails, Alaska Cruise Season at Risk as CDC Battles Florida
The federal lawsuit filed by the state of Florida against the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)… Read More »
Fox Aircraft to serve relocated Alaskan village
Alaskan air taxi operator Fox Aircraft may go ahead with plans to provide a scheduled charter service to Mertarvik, a… Read More »
Ultimate Jetcharters cancels seasonal Gulf Shores service
Ultimate Jetcharters (UE, Akron/Canton) has cancelled seasonal air charter services this summer to Gulf Shores, Alabama, that were to have… Read More »
India’s Vistara plans 70 aircraft by 2023, wins DOT approval
Vistara (UK, Delhi Int’l) aims to have 70 aircraft in its fleet by 2023 and has been exploring new avenues… Read More »
Australia’s Tasman Cargo Airlines debuts Asian ops
Tasman Cargo Airlines (HJ, Sydney Kingsford Smith), which operates cargo services on behalf of DHL Express, has entered the Australia-Asia… Read More »
Portugal, Ryanair draw battle lines over TAP
Portugal and Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) have drawn battle lines after the Irish budget carrier won its challenge in the… Read More »
Lufthansa Cargo orders one Boeing 777-200LRF
Lufthansa Cargo (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) has ordered one incremental B777-200F with delivery scheduled for later this year, when the carrier’s… Read More »
Best luxury spas within driving distance of NYC
Shou Sugi Ban House in Water Mill, N.Y.; Troutbeck in Amenia, N.Y., and Nemacolin in Farmington, Pa., top this New… Read More »
Travel advisors sought for annual survey
Host Agency Reviews is seeking input from travel advisors for its 2021 survey regarding advisor demographics, income and fees. This… Read More »
EEOC: Employers can legally incentivize vaccines
The federal Equal Opportunity Employment Commission updated its guidance to state that it’s legal for employers to offer incentives to… Read More »
Wyndham enters high-end market with Registry Collection
Wyndham Hotels’ newest brand, Registry Collection Hotels, is the chain’s entry into a higher-end market. Its first hotel in the… Read More »
Study shows 12-year high for China hotel rooms pipeline
China’s hotel construction pipeline reached its highest level in 12 years in the first quarter in terms of rooms, though… Read More »
Hilton seeing strong booking data
Nearly 93% of Hilton hotel rooms in the US were occupied on Saturday during the holiday weekend, and summer reservations… Read More »