Alaska Airlines to fly vets free from Pacific islands
Alaska Airlines is joining with the Honor Flight Network to offer veterans living in Hawaii and on other Pacific islands… Read More »
Airlines seek clarity from FAA on upgraded altimeters
Airlines are concerned about a lack of specificity, transparency and formal regulation regarding requirements for commercial aircraft altimeters to be… Read More »
Buttigieg visits United Aviate Academy
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited United Aviate Academy in Goodyear, Arizona on Friday to spend time with future aviators. Aviate,… Read More »
Emirates will reintroduce its A380 flights to Perth
Emirates will reintroduce its flagship A380 to Perth on December 1 as part of the airline’s ramp up of services… Read More »
Hotel room rate, revenue forecast revised upward
STR and Tourism Economics bumped up their June forecast for hotel room rates and revenue per room this week but… Read More »
Aman New York raises posh pricing bar: $5.5K per night
The Aman New York, which opened Aug. 2 in the century-old Crown Building in Manhattan, boasts the Big Apple’s most… Read More »
Construction set to begin on $650M casino resort in Va.
Construction is scheduled to kick off this week on a $650 million casino-entertainment center in Danville, Va. The project, a… Read More »
Figures show robust but uneven global hotel rebound
The hotel industry worldwide is riding a wave of rising prices and occupancy even as travelers confront inflation and other… Read More »
$675M Radisson buy boosts Choice Hotels’ diversity
The $675 million sale of Radisson Hotels Americas to Choice Hotels International that was agreed upon in June has been… Read More »
Caribe Hilton in P.R. may go on block, source says
Park Hotels & Resorts is reported to be seeking more than $200 million in a planned sale of the historic… Read More »
Brown Hotels: The little Israeli engine that could
The low-profile Brown Hotels group has reached the neighborhood of Israel’s leading hospitality chains in its 12 years of existence,… Read More »
Delta names Antilla to Latin America VP role
Delta Air Lines has named Alex Antilla its Vice President for Latin America. Antilla, who has spent the last 16… Read More »
United invests in electric air taxi company
United Airlines made a $10 million investment in Archer Aviation, which manufactures short-haul electric aircraft resembling helicopters. The airline plans… Read More »
Atlas Air extends Qantas partnership
Atlas Air has extended its cargo partnership with Qantas Freight and will continue providing capacity to the Australian company. “We… Read More »
Air Canada expands cargo fleet
Air Canada’s aggressive investment in expanding its cargo fleet has resulted in a 42% annual increase in second-quarter freight revenue,… Read More »
Dallas hotel tax hike proposal placed on Nov. 8 ballot
Dallas voters will decide Nov. 8 whether to raise the city’s hotel tax by 2%, a move estimated to yield… Read More »
Hotels devise multiple ways to bring many happy returnees
Enhanced loyalty perks, deals on extended stays and promotion of properties as workspace are among innovations hotels have devised to… Read More »
Hyatt makes sweeping upgrade of rate-setting tech
Hyatt Hotels is turning to the Minnesota-based tech firm IDeaS to accelerate automation of its room rate-setting system. More than… Read More »
Hyatt buys idle Irvine, Calif., hotel for $135M
Hyatt Hotels has purchased the defunct Hotel Irvine for $135 million, completing the Irvine, Calif., owner’s departure from the hotel… Read More »
Sofitel Philadelphia Hotel buyers land $56.3M loan
A joint venture by Oaktree Capital Management and Clearview Hotel Capital has secured a $56.3 million loan from real estate… Read More »
Developer grounds Atlanta airport hotel venture
A hotel project for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that once was scheduled for completion in 2020 has been canceled by… Read More »
Hotel, airline prices expected to rise with business travel
Hotels and airlines will greet rebounding business travel with cost increases next year, according to a new travel industry report…. Read More »
TSA expands upgraded checkpoint scanning system
The Transportation Security Administration is expanding its use of the Credential Authentication Technology system, which allows agents to obtain flight… Read More »
Indianapolis airport begins $190M runway reconstruction
Indianapolis International Airport has begun a $190 million runway reconstruction project that is expected to be completed in late 2024…. Read More »
Air Canada adds Denmark to Quebec destinations
Air Canada will launch a new route between Montreal and Copenhagen, Denmark, next June. By next summer, the airline will… Read More »
FedEx, UPS join federal program to ease supply chain
FedEx and UPS are among 36 companies joining the Transportation Department’s Freight Logistics Optimization Works, or FLOW, pilot program, which… Read More »