Four Seasons Hotel Chicago Transforms into a Contemporary Cultural Icon
The Four Seasons Hotel Chicago just announced that it will return this Fall to unveil its hotel-wide transformation, which commenced last year… Read More »
COVID-19 Updates From Palladium, Quintana Roo and Delta Vacations
The Palladium Hotel Group, the Quintana Roo Tourism Board and Delta Vacations joined forces to provide information on health and safety protocols,… Read More »
Cambria Hotels Continues Coast-To-Coast Expansion in Top Leisure Destinations
Cambria Hotels, an upscale brand franchised by Choice Hotels International, Inc., continues its expansion across popular United States destinations with openings… Read More »
Riviera River Cruises’ Solo Trips Offer Social Distancing, No Single Supplement
As a new era of travel begins to get underway, Riviera River Cruises’ dedicated departures for solo travelers offer the opportunity… Read More »
Singer Kesha Forced to Postpone Her ‘Weird and Wonderful Rainbow Ride 2’ Cruise
Pop star Kesha has been forced to postpone her own eponymous cruise this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The… Read More »
Cayman Islands Will Remain Closed to Cruise Tourism Through 2020
The Cayman Islands will remain closed to cruise tourism for the remainder of 2020. In a brief notice sent to cruise industry… Read More »
Disney Cruise Line Extends Cruise Date Flexibility Offer
Disney Cruise Line is providing travelers with added flexibility and peace of mind after recently canceling all sailings through October 31,… Read More »
Victoria Cruise Lines Resumes Sailings on China’s Yangtze River
Victoria Cruise Lines has resumed its “Three Gorges Highlights” river cruises on the Yangtze River in China. The first sailing… Read More »
Carnival CEO Says It’s Too Early for US Cruises to Return
Carnival Corporation & plc Chief Executive Officer Arnold Donald said he thinks its too early to begin planning for cruises to resume… Read More »
LOT Polish Airlines retires only B737-700
LOT Polish Airlines (LO, Warsaw Chopin) retired its sole B737-700 on August 12, 2020, following a near five-month-long grounding at… Read More »
TAP Air Portugal selects consultancy, boosts N America ops
Following the European Commission’s approval of state aid to TAP Air Portugal (TP, Lisbon), the airline has now settled on… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet to add an A340 makeshift freighter
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) will add an A340 freighter to its existing cargo fleet of three B737-700(BDSF)s, two B737-800(BCF)s, and… Read More »
Cape Air grounds P2012 Travellers pending regulatory review
Cape Air (9K, Hyannis) has voluntarily grounded its fleet of six Tecnam P2012s amid a dispute between US and European… Read More »
Nigeria’s Air Peace recalls sacked pilots after union threat
Air Peace (P4, Lagos) has agreed to recall “some” of over 70 pilots it sacked earlier in August after the… Read More »
easyJet to shutter three UK bases in late 3Q20
easyJet (U2, London Luton) has confirmed the closure of bases at each of London Stansted, London Southend, and Newcastle, GB… Read More »
Wizz Air UK to open Doncaster/Sheffield base in 4Q20
Wizz Air UK (W9, London Luton) will open a new base at Doncaster/Sheffield airport, its second in the United Kingdom, with the onset of… Read More »
Thai carriers demand gov’t aid, Thai AirAsia returns to BKK
Thailand’s ailing low-cost carriers have dispached a follow-up letter to the country’s prime minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, repeating an earlier appeal… Read More »
Vietnam Airlines finalising $518mn capital injection
Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi) Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi) is finalising procedures on a VND4 trillion dong (USD173 million) government loan… Read More »
Aeroméxico secures $1bn DIP loan from investment firm
Aeroméxico (AM, México City Int’l) has secured USD1 billion in Debtor-In-Possession (DIP) financing – a form of funding for companies… Read More »
Avianca Holdings seeks $1.2bn in fresh DIP financing
Avianca Holdings has outlined its proposed debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing, wherein it aims to raise around USD1.2 billion in fresh capital… Read More »
Auditors refuse to sign off on Thai Airways’ report
Trading in Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) shares on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) was suspended between August… Read More »
Second businessman enters race to buy El Al
Real estate tycoon Meir Gurvitz has filed a request with the secretariat of El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv… Read More »
American Airlines eyes second-tier network cuts in 4Q20
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) is pondering suspending routes to as many as 30 second- and third-tier cities in the… Read More »
Nashville Airport Launches Touchless Biometric ID Tech at Security
Last week, on August 12, Nashville International Airport became the first in Tennessee and thirty-fifth in the nation to debut ‘Clear’ biometric identity scanners,… Read More »
Blue Ribbon Bags Stamps Partnership With MakeMyTrip
Blue Ribbon Bags (BRB), one of the fastest-growing ancillary services in the travel market and world leader in delayed luggage… Read More »
Choice Hotels’ Midscale, Upper-Midscale Brands Outpace Industry In 2020’s First Half
Known for their segment leadership, all of Choice Hotels International, Inc.’s popular select service midscale and upper-midscale brands saw material year-over-year… Read More »