Hilton Announces Character Representing New Customer Service Chatbot
Hilton announced the winners of a recent competition to design a cartoon character to represent its newly launched AI customer… Read More »
MGM Resorts Reveals Reopening Date for The Mirage
MGM Resorts International will reopen The Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip on August 27, just in time for Labor… Read More »
Crystal Clean+ Protocols Introduced for Crystal Expedition and Crystal Yacht Cruises
Crystal Cruises unveiled its health and safety protocols for its expedition ship, Crystal Endeavor, and for its yacht, Crystal Esprit… Read More »
Carnival Cruise Line Previews Mardi Gras’ BOLT Roller Coaster
Anticipation continues to build for Carnival Cruise Line’s new Mardi Gras cruise ship slated to enter service next year and… Read More »
MSC Cruises Sets Sail on First Mediterranean Voyage Since COVID Shutdown
MSC Cruises set sail Sunday on what is being called the first Mediterranean voyage after Italy’s coronavirus pandemic lockdown. All crew members… Read More »
Following rapprochement, UAE, Israel target direct flights
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is eager to develop direct flights to Israel following the normalisation of ties between the… Read More »
Canada’s Flair Airlines ends B737 Classic ops
Flair Airlines (F8, Kelowna) has transitioned to an all-B737-800 fleet following the retirement and subsequent sale of its last four… Read More »
New Zealand carriers restrict ops as lockdown beckons
With New Zealand set to return to lockdown following a string of COVID-19 cases in Auckland earlier this month, Air… Read More »
Transavia France to enter domestic routes
Main pilots’ union SNPL at Transavia France (TO, Paris Orly) has agreed to the launch of the low-cost carrier’s domestic… Read More »
Iraq suspends flights to Turkey shortly after reopening
The Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) halted all flights from the country to Turkey on August 3 due to the… Read More »
IndiGo Airlines to raise $535mn through share sale
IndiGo Airlines (6E, Delhi Int’l) has announced in a stock market filing that the Board of Directors of parent holding… Read More »
Search Underway for Missing United Airlines Executive
Illinois authorities and volunteers began a massive search Friday for a missing United Airlines executive. Jake Cefolia, the carrier’s Senior… Read More »
Surprise! Cruise Bookings Continue to Rise for 2021
Devoted cruisers are chomping at the bit to return to the seas and rivers. Their options are extremely limited this… Read More »
Princess Cruises Says None of Its Crew Implicated in Ruby Princess Debacle
A day after an Australian commission eviscerated health officials over the Ruby Princess debacle, Princess Cruises released a statement expressing… Read More »
CDC Posts Public Comments on Cruise Ship Restart
The Centers For Disease Control has been posting the comments it sought from the public to help determine when to… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Group to Require Coronavirus Testing Before Sailings
The Royal Caribbean Group said during a conference call the company plans on requiring coronavirus tests before passengers are permitted to board… Read More »
UnCruise Challenges Assumptions About COVID-19 in Small Boat Settings
UnCruise Adventures made headlines last week after its first U.S. voyage to set sail amid pandemic conditions was forced to turn… Read More »
FBI Warns of Fake Airport Websites, Wi-Fi Networks
The FBI is warning travelers to be wary of potentially fake website domains spoofing U.S. airport websites that could result… Read More »
Brawl Breaks Out at Airport in Puerto Rico
A brawl broke out at an airport in Puerto Rico Monday after a flight was canceled due to the disruptive nature of… Read More »
US Airports Are Seeing a Spike in Gun Seizures
While passenger air travel volumes are still a far cry from what they were before COVID-19 struck, the number of… Read More »
United Airlines Flight Searched at Airport Due to Alleged Bomb Threat
A United Airlines flight that landed at a New York City area airport had to undergo a search by police after a… Read More »
MSC Chief Rick Sasso: Cruise Lines Will Overcome COVID-19
It may seem like cruise vacations have been around forever, but the modern cruise industry dates back only to the… Read More »
Bahamas Tourism Minister Encouraging Cruise Lines to Return ASAP
A government official in The Bahamas said the country is encouraging cruise lines to return as soon as sailing is permitted again…. Read More »
Viking Cancels Cruises Through 2020
In an open letter to Viking Cruises guests, Viking Chairman Torstein Hagen announced that the cruise line would be suspending sailings through… Read More »
What Cruise-Selling Travel Advisors Can Do Right Now
This week on the TravelPulse Podcast, co-hosts Eric Bowman and Dan Callahan were joined by Denella Ri’chard, former Senior Director,… Read More »
MSC Cruises Tells Passengers No Shore Visits Without a Chaperone
This one is straight out of the seventh-grade Sadie Hawkins Day Dance. MSC Cruises, which is set to resume sailing again in… Read More »