Travelport to roll out new distribution platform
Travelport is streamlining its airline ticket distribution system by consolidating Galileo, Worldspan and Apollo in to a single platform, Travelport+…. Read More »
Kansas City, Mo., will use hotels to shelter up to 500
Hotels will provide temporary housing to as many as 500 homeless people in Kansas City, Mo., under a unanimous City… Read More »
Genting Berhad in Malaysia outlines recovery strategies
Genting Berhad in Malaysia is putting long-term strategies in place as part of efforts to recover from the impact of… Read More »
Tokyo hotel to house Olympians with COVID-19 signs
A hotel with about 300 rooms will be set aside by organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics to house… Read More »
Opentable gets into the restaurant game in Miami
Online restaurant reservation platform Opentable is expanding with a brick-and-mortar restaurant called Layla that is opening in a Miami hotel… Read More »
Hotel chains’ interest in Middle East belies slump
Hotel construction in the Middle East languishes in a year-and-a-half-long decline despite newly announced expansion plans by such major players… Read More »
Kansas City airport announces artworks for new terminal
Kansas City International Airport has named four public art projects that will adorn the new $1.5 billion terminal now under… Read More »
TSA allows full-size sunscreen containers in carry-ons
The Transportation Security Administration is now allowing air passengers to carry full-size containers of sunblock in their carry-on luggage. Passengers… Read More »
Idaho airport unveils terminal renovation design
Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport has unveiled the design for its upcoming $49.2 million terminal renovation. The project is supported by two… Read More »
Delta partners with new W.Va. maintenance tech program
Delta Air Lines Technical Operations is partnering with a new aviation maintenance program being launched by Marshall University and Mountwest… Read More »
Southwest to take off from IAH; Santa Barbara, Calif.
Southwest Airlines will begin serving Santa Barbara, Calif., this week with five daily nonstop flights. The airline also resumed service… Read More »
Alaska Airlines increases presence in San Francisco
Alaska Airlines’ plans to open a lounge at San Francisco International Airport builds on its growing presence at the airport… Read More »
All-women flight crew inspires girls to pursue aviation
United Airlines recently celebrated the efforts of an all-women flight crew to inspire more young girls to consider an aviation… Read More »
Travelers upsizing in a fit of revenge
A Club Med analysis finds that travelers are indeed seeking travel revenge. The February analysis found that travelers are upsizing… Read More »
Virgin Voyages offers UK “staycations-at-sea”
Virgin Voyages is offering six cruises aboard the Scarlet Lady, which is sailing out of Portsmouth, England, instead of Miami…. Read More »
Universal Orlando targets 3 key safety features
Universal Parks and Resort executive Fernando Flores says Universal Orlando Resort is in high gear, enforcing “screening, spacing, and sanitization”… Read More »
Fla. files no-sail lawsuit against CDC
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is suing the CDC in an effort to force the agency to lift the no-sail ban… Read More »
Advisors see rise in questionable recruiting practices
Competition among travel agencies has become fierce, with some agencies saying their travel advisors are being poached. Some agencies are… Read More »
Legoland New York Resort to debut soon in Goshen
The public has been offered a sneak peek of the progress being made at Legoland New York Resort in Goshen…. Read More »
Spa at Fullerton Hotel Singapore combines tea, pampering
The spa-and-afternoon-tea event at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore “will do wonders for your overall well being,” writes reviewer Crystal Lee…. Read More »
New charter services West Coast
West Coast travelers wanting to visit Los Cabos, Mexico, now have Set Jet, a private jet service that can take… Read More »
Las Vegas sees big return of 65-plus gamers
Visitors aged 65 and up are beginning to return to Las Vegas casinos as a larger percentage of the demographic… Read More »
Laid-off workers get protections in San Francisco
A “back to work” ordinance that was passed in San Francisco this week and forwarded to the mayor for signature… Read More »
Hotel Denim in N.C. happily sings the blues
Hotel Denim in Greensboro, N.C., is living up to its name and the rich history of its fabric, with decor,… Read More »
Accor joins UK renewal effort with $357M plan
Hotel group Accor hotel group will invest $357 million in a dual-brand 14-story hotel that’s part of a revitalization project… Read More »
A4A: Health credential could expedite travel experience
A digital health credential “is really just digitizing a little piece of paper that has your vaccine information on it,”… Read More »