Alaska Air adds former FAA chief to its corporate board
Alaska Air Group has added Daniel Elwell, who has been deputy and acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, to… Read More »
Air Canada will resume flying 737 Max Feb. 1
Air Canada plans to resume flying the Boeing 737 Max on Feb. 1. The airline has 24 of the jets… Read More »
American Airlines to sell its onboard wines online
American Airlines is expanding its prestigious Flagship wine program into an online program, Flagship Cellars, that makes its onboard wines… Read More »
Southwest makes plans to vaccinate employees
Southwest Airlines is working with third-parties to develop its COVID-19 employee vaccination plan. The airline will be covering administrative costs… Read More »
Airlines affirm support for Biden mask order
Airlines for America expressed appreciation for President Biden’s executive order mandating face coverings in airplanes and other modes of transportation…. Read More »
W.Va. city funds quarantine spaces for homeless people
City Council members in Charleston, W.Va., have earmarked $35,000 in federal grant money to provide safe quarantine spaces for people… Read More »
Boutique hotel in Mexico returns guests to 1693 in style
An American-born designer has transformed a 17th-century house in Guanajuato, Mexico, into a luxury boutique hotel with three distinctive suites… Read More »
Compact-but-classy weddings help hotels feel the love
Luxury hotels are capitalizing on the pandemic’s discouragement of elaborate weddings by offering intimate “elopement” packages whose price tags can… Read More »
Hotel group owner’s bankruptcy filing viewed as omen
Eagle Hospitality Trust, owner of 18 US hotels, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as the pandemic continues to claim… Read More »
Blackpool, England, could get new entertainment complex
Blackpool (England) Council is planning to acquire a 10-acre plot of land through a compulsory purchase order to allow for… Read More »
Developers pitch casino projects in NYC
Some developers are looking to create casinos in New York City, with sources saying that Vornado Realty Trust has proposed… Read More »
Hawaii’s losses in lodging will lead nation, study says
Hawaii will fare the worst of any state in a US hotel industry that’s expected to continue taking a beating… Read More »
Unused frequent flyer rewards may help refugees
Travelers who aren’t utilizing frequent flyer miles, credit card points and other rewards but don’t want them to go to… Read More »
New federal rules increase import of passenger test options
Under new federal rules requiring COVID-19 testing for all passengers on incoming international flights, tests have to be taken within… Read More »
Opinion: Disruptive passengers need permanent ban
Delta Air Lines’ proposal to permanently ban disruptive passengers is the only way to deal with the problem that can… Read More »
Boeing Commits to Producing Planes Powered by 100-Percent Sustainable Fuels
Boeing has just publicly made a bold commitment geared toward advancing the long-term sustainability of commercial aviation and contribute to conquering… Read More »
Vaccine tourism is new travel bubble
A new travel niche has emerged — vaccination tourism. Thousands of Americans are seeking states where to get coveted coronavirus… Read More »
Del. rolls out Biden Driving Tour
The Delaware Tourism Office didn’t waste any time capitalizing on their favorite son’s rise to the White House. The Biding… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Will Vaccinate Its Employees Against COVID-19 for Free
Southwest Airlines revealed yesterday that it plans to provide employees with COVID-19 vaccinations for free, once vaccines become widely available in the U.S…. Read More »
American extends complimentary rebooking
American Airlines is extending complimentary rebooking on basic economy tickets to cover travel booked through March 31 to provide additional… Read More »
Spirit Airlines Launches New Loyalty Program
Spirit Airlines launched a new loyalty program on Thursday to provide customers with more opportunities to earn reward travel between flights…. Read More »
American Airlines Adds At-Home Wine Delivery Service
For the first time ever, American Airlines is making its award-winning wine program available to anyone 21 years or older from the… Read More »
Chefs serve up tasty alternatives in empty hotel rooms
Hotels in Minneapolis-St. Paul are repurposing some vacant rooms as private venues for fine dining, replenishing starved budgets while addressing… Read More »
Atlantis Paradise Island Offers Free Onsite COVID-19 Testing
Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas joins a number of other resorts in the Caribbean in offering free, onsite COVID-19 testing…. Read More »
Carnival Cancels US Departures Through April 30
Carnival Cruise Line has canceled U.S. departures through April 30, 2021, and delayed the first Mardi Gras cruise from Port Canaveral from April… Read More »
Pierfrancesco Vago of MSC Cruises Named Global Chairman of CLIA
Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman of MSC Cruises, has been appointed to a two-year term as Global Chairman of Cruise Lines… Read More »