Club Med Launches Splash Into Summer Sale
Between now and June 30, 2021, travelers can save big at Club Med properties located in the Caribbean, Mexico and… Read More »
Loews Hotels Gives Back To Educators
Loews Hotels & Co is donating money to fund local school projects for any two-night or more stay booked directly… Read More »
Carefree Family Fun Made Easy at Beach Enclave Turks & Caicos
With 27 private luxury villas spread across three intimate, beachfront, gated communities, Beach Enclave Turks & Caicos is the ideal… Read More »
Riviera River Cruises Offers FAMs, Onboard Credit for Travel Advisor Appreciation Month
In celebration of Travel Advisor Appreciation Month in May and National Travel Advisor Day on May 5, Riviera River Cruises… Read More »
Silversea Rewards Travel Advisors With Special Offers
Silversea Cruises is marking Travel Advisor Appreciation Month by rewarding its Very Important Partners (VIP) with a selection of rewards in… Read More »
Viking Plans To Operate Two Ships From Malta This Summer
Viking plans to operate two ships out of Valletta, the capital of Malta, starting in July. The new ocean voyages are… Read More »
American Queen Steamboat Company, Victory Cruise Lines Launch 2022 Spring Sale
American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines unveiled a spring sale for 2022 itineraries, affording guests savings of up to $2,000… Read More »
MSC Cruises Reveals Dining Details for MSC Seashore
MSC Cruises announced more dining experience details about its upcoming MSC Seashore ship. Debuting on July 31, MSC Seashore will feature… Read More »
NCLH Reports First Quarter Results
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has reported its first-quarter results, which ended March 31, 2021, citing great losses but hope for the… Read More »
easyJet Switzerland to add five A320neo in 4Q21
easyJet Switzerland (DS, Geneva) has said it will take delivery of its first five A320-200Ns in the fourth quarter of… Read More »
Florida’s Spirit Airlines cuts expenses by shifting finances
Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale Int’l) has announced that it entered into “a series of liability management transactions given the… Read More »
interCaribbean Airways set to make South American debut
interCaribbean Airways (JY, Providenciales) is set to make its mainland South American debut after the Guyanese government granted it fifth… Read More »
Australian regulator tentatively denies Qantas/JAL JBA
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has tentatively rejected a joint business agreement (JBA) between Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford… Read More »
Malawi Airlines to be recapitalised
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has opted for recapitalisation of technically insolvent national flag carrier, Malawi Airlines (3W, Lilongwe), rather than… Read More »
Alaska’s Northern Air Services orders four B767-300(ERBCF)s
Northern Aviation Services has placed an order with Boeing for four converted B767-300(ERBCF) freighters, which will be operated by the… Read More »
Mitsubishi SpaceJet manufacturer cuts capital by 99.6%
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MAJ, Nagoya Chubu), the subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries that put its SpaceJet M90 (nee MRJ) project… Read More »
Malaysia Airlines retires A380s, to take 737 MAX in 2024
Malaysia Airlines (MH, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) will try and sell all six of its A380-800s as it sees no place… Read More »
Mexico’s Interjet seeks $1.25bn debt restructuring
Interjet (AIJ, Toluca) has hired a Mexico City-based restructuring firm, Argoss Partners, to help it tackle a $1.25 billion debt… Read More »
Lufthansa shareholders approve $6.6bn capital raise
Lufthansa Group secured the approval of its shareholders to raise up to EUR5.5 billion euros (USD6.6 billion) in additional liquidity… Read More »
South Africa’s Mango gets $57mn gov’t life-line
Stricken Mango Airlines (JE, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has been allocated a life-line of ZAR819 million rand (USD57 million) from state… Read More »
Virtuoso: Demand for travel advisors is rising
Virtuoso reports that the number of consumers seeking a travel advisor through its website has jumped 50% since January. The… Read More »
2 Carnival ships return to Galveston
Two Carnival cruise ships — the Carnival Breeze and the Carnival Vista — have returned to Galveston, the fourth most… Read More »
Choosing a specialty
Last week, we asked why you chose your specialties. The most common factors in deciding were a passion for the… Read More »
Digital ticketing is new opportunity for advisors
The major shift to digital ticketing by attractions and other venues is an opportunity for travel advisors to add another… Read More »
What to do if a PPP loan forgiveness request is rejected
Paycheck Protection Program loans helped many restaurants and other small businesses stay afloat after the pandemic hit last year, but… Read More »
Hawaii hotel occupancy swells as pandemic ebbs
It’s not Paradise yet for Hawaii’s hospitality industry, but a growing influx of tourists pushed the occupancy rate to 49%… Read More »