Hyatt To Utilize VeriFLY Health Passport for Events
Hyatt announced that it plans to use the VeriFLY app with a new program, called VeriFLY + Stay, for in-person… Read More »
Google Drops Listing Fees for Hotel Booking Links
Google recently announced changes to how the website manages hotel booking links, including eliminating listing fees for hotels, online travel agencies… Read More »
Oceania Cruises Records Best Booking Day in Company History
Oceania Cruises had its best booking day in its 18-year history on March 2, when it opened sales for its winter 2022-23… Read More »
Avalon Waterways Outlines Its Sustainability Tourism Initiatives
In recognition of International Day of Action for Rivers on March 14 – which shines a spotlight on the importance… Read More »
Norwegian Cruise Line Launches Month-Long Women’s Empowerment Program
Norwegian Cruise Line announced the launch of a month-long effort encouraging team members to honor the 110th anniversary of International Women’s… Read More »
Sail Safely and Close To Home With American Queen Steamboat Company
American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) is setting a high bar for safety when it resumes operations. AQSC is devoted to the… Read More »
Thailand lowers quarantine period for travelers
Thailand is loosening restrictions on foreign travelers next month, reducing from 14 to seven the number of quarantine days for… Read More »
Valle de Guadalupe is for wine lovers
Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California is just 45 minutes south of the US border and is a destination for… Read More »
COVID-19 travel insurance becoming a necessity
COVID-19 insurance policies are becoming a standard part of travel and is mandatory in some countries. Coverage usually includes testing,… Read More »
Basketball tourney gives bounce to Indy hotel trade
Next week’s Big 10 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are giving the struggling downtown hotel business in Indianapolis a shot… Read More »
IHG’s Meet with Confidence program meets new normal
IHG Hotels & Resorts is expanding its meetings menu to take advantage of growing confidence in travel, with emphasis on… Read More »
EU reviewing airlines’ handling of cancellations
Passenger rights is one of the issues under review by the European Commission, which is looking to how air carriers… Read More »
How to prepare for the return of travel
Travel advisors need to prepare now for the return of traveling clients. The to-do list should include a strong social… Read More »
Hyatt Place OK in Portland, Ore., will be appealed
Opponents say they’ll appeal the Portland, Ore., City Council’s approval of a proposed 23-story Hyatt Place Hotel in the city’s… Read More »
Down the tubes? Not for hotels that join TV Land
The show has gone on, literally, for some hotels with pandemic-shrunken bookings, as they’ve transformed themselves into sets for television… Read More »
2024 pegged as full rebound point for hotel values
Distressed hotel assets will take until 2023 to surpass 50% of their recent value and until 2024 to reach full… Read More »
Bankruptcy ushers out guests of San Jose, Calif., hotel
The San Jose, Calif., Fairmont hotel closed without warning Friday after a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, but a spokesman voiced… Read More »
Foreclosure looms for Times Square upscale hotel
Foreclosure on a complex that includes the 42-story Times Square Edition hotel and retail property, once valued at $2 billion,… Read More »
Travel is becoming more vegan friendly
The increasing popularity of veganism is creating an opportunity for travel advisors to help vegan travelers find hotels and restaurants…. Read More »
67% of hotel leaders facing panic button mandates want this
Hotel panic buttons are a must-have for worker safety. While some brands and management companies have started mandating them, a… Read More »
Google unveils free booking links, enhanced options
Google is removing fees from its hotel booking links as of today in a shift that includes expanding choices for… Read More »
MFHA presents the Seva Global cultural competency workshop
MFHA invites you to join us on March 30, 2 p.m. ET, for the Growing Business Through Understanding Cultures webinar…. Read More »
3 key skills CEOS of the future will need
Curiosity, vision and the willingness to admit when you don’t know something are three traits CEOs of today need, says… Read More »
Want productivity? Protect employees, teach managers
The post-pandemic challenge for corporate America is to design hybrid and flexible work environments, ensure all job levels enjoy those… Read More »
Why diversity is about more than being nice
Conversations around culture, diversity, inclusion and other issues are difficult, yet everyone must contribute, says Silke Muenster, Phillip Morris International’s… Read More »
Airlines celebrate employees on International Women’s Day
US Airlines marked International Women’s Day by highlighting their female crew members. American Airlines assembled an all-female flight crew, mirroring… Read More »