AmaWaterways Outlines River Cruise Restart Dates Throughout Europe
AmaWaterways revealed additional details about its return to river cruising in Europe during a “fireside chat” with travel advisors and media… Read More »
Lindblad Returns to Iceland in July
Lindblad Expeditions will be returning to Iceland with the National Geographic Explorer. The ship will return to the country for a… Read More »
NCLH Sets Next Phase of Cruising for NCL, Oceania and Regent Seven Seas
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. — the parent company of Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises… Read More »
Aerotranscargo NL declared bankrupt before lift-off
Aerotranscargo NL (Amsterdam Schiphol), which only announced its launch in February and was due to start flights this summer, has… Read More »
Norwegian exits restructuring, Swedish unit seeks bankruptcy
On schedule, Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) emerged on May 26 from its six-month restructuring process under bankruptcy protection, with less… Read More »
FAA downgrades Mexico to Category 2
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has downgraded Mexico’s safety rating from Category 1 to Category 2, following an audit… Read More »
United, American complete B737 MAX repairs
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) and American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) have completed repairs on B737 MAX aircraft grounded over… Read More »
Italy’s Blue Panorama secures Čedok charter contract
Blue Panorama Airlines (BV, Rome Fiumicino), which is in the process of rebranding as Luke Air, will base an A330-200… Read More »
Air France closes two B777F sale/lease-backs
Air France (AF, Paris CDG) has sold and leased back two B777-200Fs from Apollo Global Management and Merx Aviation Finance,… Read More »
Royal Eswatini plans regional schedules from 4Q21
State-owned Royal Eswatini National Airways (Manzini King Mswati III Int’l) (RENAC) plans to launch regional scheduled commercial operations by November… Read More »
Etihad Airways gears up for A350-1000 debut
In a sign the carrier may be planning to at last deploy the type into commercial service, Etihad Airways (EY,… Read More »
Court ruling allows SAA to proceed with planned 3Q21 restart
South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) says it is proceeding with its July/August launch plans after a labour court… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet wins reprieve from lessor in $25.6mn case
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) and Irish lessor Goshawk have been urged to mutually mediate by a UK court, as the… Read More »
DHL to turn UK unit into long-haul arm, targets Austrian AOC
DHL Express has announced it will transform its European airline operations with the United Kingdom’s DHL Air (D0, East Midlands)… Read More »
Can you break the 80/20 rule?
Travel advisors are all too familiar with the Pareto Principal, better known as the 80/20 rule. Though 20% of the… Read More »
Breeze takes flight Thursday from Tampa
Breeze, the new airline created by JetBlue’s founder David Neeleman, will make its maiden flight Thursday from Tampa, Fla. It… Read More »
Arizona dining figure Sam Fox plans Phoenix hotel
Internationally noted Arizona restaurateur Sam Fox plans to open an upscale hotel in Phoenix in 2023, featuring a cosmopolitan mix… Read More »
‘Explor-cation’ brings Hyatt guests up close and local
Hyatt Hotels is affording guests in-depth engagement in local destinations at select hotels across the globe through a program called… Read More »
Architects show off designs for sustainable floating hotel
Design firm Margot Krasojevic Architects has released its concept for the Recycled Ocean Plastic Resort, which would be built on… Read More »
Industrial heritage rests lightly in Pittsburgh hotel
Pittsburgh’s manufacturing history harmonizes with contemporary comfort in the city’s new Industrialist Hotel, once the site of American Standard’s downtown… Read More »
Plans unveiled for water park with hotel in Maricopa, Ariz.
PHX Surf LLC has announced plans to build a new entertainment development in Maricopa, Ariz. Plans for the 71-acre project… Read More »
Flexibility is key to sweeping Airbnb innovations
Airbnb has revamped its website, app and policies to afford greater flexibility to travelers in anticipation of a surge in… Read More »
Vaccine progress prompts new, improved hotel outlook
PwC has revised its earlier hotel recovery forecast upward in light of the faster-than-expected deployment of coronavirus vaccines. The firm… Read More »
How building trust can improve the economy
Trust is a powerful concept that affects business’ ability to invest, to increase productivity and ultimately to improve GDP, as… Read More »
Speak up for people to increase their loyalty
Bosses who advocate for employees and use creative ways to point out inequalities are not only doing the right thing… Read More »
Black communities had most startup growth during pandemic
During the coronavirus pandemic, startup growth was strongest in Black neighborhoods, particularly those in affluent areas of Atlanta, Houston and… Read More »