Holland America’s Eurodam Extends 2021 Med Cruise Season
After four cruises to Greece in summer 2021, Holland America Line’s Eurodam will assume the previously scheduled cruises of Westerdam in… Read More »
Crystal’s Luxury Expedition Ship Nears Completion
Crystal Expedition Cruises said its new luxury expedition yacht successfully completed its second and final sea trial on May 23, marking… Read More »
Alaskans Thrilled With New Law That Helps Cruising Resume
Alaska officials are understandably thrilled that President Biden signed legislation on May 24 that greatly helps cruising resume this summer in the… Read More »
Riviera River Cruises To Restart in Portugal on July 2
Riviera River Cruises plans to restart European river cruises on July 2 on Portugal’s Douro River. The eight-day “Douro, Porto and… Read More »
Crew Members Disembark After Testing Positive for COVID-19
Royal Caribbean International’s Odyssey of the Seas disembarked five crew members who tested positive for COVID-19, although all were asymptomatic…. Read More »
Royal Caribbean CEO Says US Cruises Might Resume Next Month
Royal Caribbean Group Chairman and CEO Richard Fain released an uplifting video message for travel advisors, saying large-ship cruises could… Read More »
Brazil’s Azul explores acquisitions as LATAM p’ship ends
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (AD, Sao Paulo Viracopos) is looking for acquisition and partnership opportunities after LATAM Airlines Brasil (JJ,… Read More »
Indonesia’s Super Air Jet gets Lion Air funds – report
Lion Air Group appears to have injected a total of IDR968 billion rupiah (USD67.5 million) into both Indonesian low-cost start-up… Read More »
Alaska’s Servant Air loses interstate certification again
For the second time in as many years, the United States Department of Transport (DoT) has revoked Alaska’s Servant Air… Read More »
Malawi Airlines to resume full operations after bail-out
Malawi Airlines (3W, Lilongwe) has announced the resumption of full network operations effective mid-June 2021 after its shareholders – the… Read More »
Philippine Airlines seeking to raise $500mn – report
As speculation intensifies that PAL Holdings may be about to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States,… Read More »
Wizz Air challenges Romanian state aid to Tarom, Blue Air
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) has filed a complaint at the General Court of the European Union against the European Commission… Read More »
Mexico’s Mas Air to lease A330-300(P2F)s
Mas Air (M7, México City Int’l) is set to diversify its fleet further, having signed a commitment for two A330-300(P2F)s… Read More »
AirAsia X makes staff cuts, eyes late 3Q21 resumption
As it posted a ballooning loss for the first quarter of 2021 on May 20, AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur… Read More »
Iberojet Portugal takes first A330-900
Iberojet Portugal, formerly known as Orbest (Portugal) (6O, Lisbon), began the commercial operation of its first A330-900 on May 23,… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia considers halving fleet
Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) is contemplating a significant fleet reduction as a cornerstone of its post-COVID restructuring strategy, which… Read More »
Norwegian raises new capital in “oversubscribed” measures
Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) expects to exit its restructuring process this week once it completes the raising of NOK6 billion… Read More »
US, Canada and Mexico borders to remain closed until June 21
The borders between the US, Canada and Mexico will remain closed to nonessential travel at least until June 21. They… Read More »
Alaska Tourism Restoration Act awaits Biden’s signature
The Alaska Tourism Restoration Act, which would allow foreign-flagged cruise ships to sail to and around Alaska from the US… Read More »
Hygiene, kid-friendly rank high in Expedia traveler study
Cleanliness is the number one criterion for booking lodgings and “room for improvement in ‘kid-friendly’ hotels” is cited by seven… Read More »
Disneyland Paris sets reopening, hotel debut
Disneyland Paris, including its Newport Bay Club Hotel, will reopen June 17 after the pandemic brought on two lockdowns that… Read More »
Travel executives now have ALLIES
Travel executives are building a network through the new leadership group Travel ALLIES. The members are benefiting from mentoring and,… Read More »
The Farnham Hotel touted as catalyst for Omaha, Neb.
City leaders hope The Farnam Hotel, Autograph Collection in downtown Omaha, Neb., will provide a shot in the arm for… Read More »
Recovery resides on walls as art hotels woo public
Operators of art hotels are banking on their collections to lift finances — and spirits — by attracting the general… Read More »
Work, sleep, stay at D.C.’s adapted Mandarin Oriental
The Mandarin Oriental hotel in Washington, D.C., is embracing the work-from-home movement by converting some rooms into hybrid spaces that… Read More »
Financing flow outlook brightens for lodging
Investment prospects are accelerating for the hospitality industry, a banking expert says, though new construction money will ramp up relatively… Read More »