All Sandals and Beaches Resorts Open in the Caribbean: A “Landmark Day”
Sandals Resorts International (SRI) Executive Chairman Adam Stewart announces the reopening of its two Barbados hotels – Sandals Barbados and… Read More »
World’s Largest Hotel Companies
Colossal Chains The hospitality industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year-plus, but the sector… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Suspends Global Cruising Until June 30
Royal Caribbean International is extending the suspension of its global fleet until June 30, 2021, citing health concerns and the… Read More »
CDC Adds New Cruising Guidelines for Return
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added two more guidelines for cruise ship companies to follow… Read More »
Corruption and mismanagement at SAA under the spotlight
A total of 84 South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) contracts and 44 of its aircraft leases involving millions… Read More »
India’s GoAir rebrands, shifts to ULCC model
As it prepares for its Initial Public Offering (IPO), GoAir (G8, Mumbai Int’l) has taken the step of shifting to… Read More »
Delta Becomes First Airline To Require Vaccine for All New Hires
Delta Air Lines has become the first U.S. carrier to mandate that all new employees be vaccinated for COVID-19, the airline… Read More »
MGM Resorts Rolls Out Huge Slate of Entertainment
For a long time, the only places to go in the U.S. to gamble legally were Las Vegas and Atlantic… Read More »
Alaska Airlines increases E175, B737 MAX orders
Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma Int’l) has ordered seventeen incremental E175s and, at the same time, has firmed options for… Read More »
Canada’s Air North adds first ATR freighter
Air North (4N, Whitehorse Int’l) has added its first non-quick-change (QC) dedicated freighter in the form of an ATR42-300(F). C-FVGY… Read More »
Pipeline crisis forces American Airlines to adopt tech stops
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) long-haul flights affected by a cyber attack-caused fuel supply shortage are to return to normal… Read More »
US’s Eastern Airlines drops transatlantic plans
Eastern Airlines (2D, Miami Int’l) has suspended its transatlantic ambitions after it dropped Sarajevo from its Summer 2021 schedule, ch-aviation… Read More »
CDC eases restrictions on outdoor masks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is easing mask requirements for ship passengers and crew who are fully vaccinated…. Read More »
Sea Cloud Spirit sets sail in Sept.
The new Sea Cloud Spirit will take its inaugural voyage beginning Sept. 14 for a 10-night voyage from Rome. The… Read More »
2 senators urge protection from travel fraud
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., are asking the Federal Trade Commission to do more to protect… Read More »
Hilton’s latest resort opens in Yucatan
Hilton’s new Yucatan Resort Playa del Carmen has opened in Mexico, catering to all-inclusive, adults-only tourists. The resort has 60… Read More »
Las Vegas casinos, not hotels, freed for full capacity
Some Las Vegas casino resorts, including all nine operated by Caesars Entertainment Inc., have been permitted by state authorities to… Read More »
Amadeus developing new products in incubator
Amadeus has launched a business incubator, NexWave, to develop new products for the travel tech industry. A 100-member team is… Read More »
Marriott’s new HQ will accommodate collaboration, remote work
Marriott International’s new headquarters under development has been redesigned to accommodate fewer individual workspaces and will instead emphasize collaboration and… Read More »
Owner of NYC’s Moxy Hotel surrenders lease
Tribeca Associates, owner of the Moxy Hotel in New York City’s Financial District, has returned the ground lease to the… Read More »
Airbnb reports $1B-plus loss, bookings bounce for Q1
Airbnb Inc. reported more than $1 billion in losses for the first quarter but saw more than $10 billion in… Read More »
Report: Hoteliers raising sights, many keeping guard up
A strong comeback for the hotel and resort industry, as well as widespread intent to continue health and safety precautions… Read More »
Delta volunteer aims to bring back the joy of flying
Zachary Warshaw, a Delta Corporate auditor, left a career in nursing to pursue a master’s degree in Aerospace Management and… Read More »
Pilots, aviation maintenance personnel in high demand
Airlines are now looking to hire pilots and maintenance specialists as the demand for air travel continues to recover, according… Read More »
FedEx offers e-commerce training for small businesses
FedEx is launching the E-Commerce Learning Lab, a program that will provide 150 diverse small business owners with five months… Read More »
United Airlines adds beverage options on longer flights
United Airlines is expanding its beverage options to include beer, wine and hard seltzer for sale on flights over two… Read More »