Hotel, other improvements coming to Australian safari park
Monarto Safari Park in Australia has announced several of its new and upcoming projects aimed at improving guest experience. These… Read More »
Clouds intrude on sunny boutique hotel investment outlook
Boutique hotels enjoy a popularity with investors that analytics firm STR predicts will continue, but headwinds may come in the… Read More »
Biden tourism plan wins qualified plaudits from USTA
President Biden’s new National Travel and Tourism Strategy is a welcome step toward reversing the massive loss of international tourism… Read More »
VICI Properties CEO discusses impact of S&P 500 inclusion
The inclusion of hotel and casino specialist VICI Properties in the S&P 500 is the “latest chapter in the institutionalization… Read More »
Regulators advance Blackstone’s $6.3B Crown Resorts bid
Blackstone Inc.’s impending $6.3 billion buyout of the Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd. has moved closer to fruition with… Read More »
Premium perks offered in new business class fares
American Airlines’ new Flagship Business Plus fares are enticing business travelers with perks such as use of a private check-in… Read More »
Making the most of business trips
Booking flights for the beginning of the week and early spring or fall is often less expensive than traveling during… Read More »
Atlanta to offer over $535M of airport bonds
Atlanta plans to come to the market this week to sell more than $535 million of 10-year bonds for improvements… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines works with local refiner on SAF
Hawaiian Airlines will work with Par Hawaii to study the commercial viability of locally produced sustainable aviation fuels. “This is… Read More »
Austin, Texas, airport goes carbon-neutral
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas is one of only three US airports to achieve carbon neutrality, and the only medium-sized… Read More »
Delta to debut innovative flight information screen
Delta Air Lines will premiere new technology at Detroit Metro Airport that allows as many as 100 passengers to simultaneously… Read More »
American offers new “Flagship Business Plus” fare
American Airlines is offering a new “Flagship Business Plus” fare that gives business class passengers first class perks such as… Read More »
American Airlines launches code share in India
American Airlines is launching a codeshare arrangement with IndiGo, which will eventually give passengers the ability to book seamless connections… Read More »
Mayors urge White House to lift preflight testing requirement
A bipartisan group of 38 mayors sent a letter to White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Ashish Jha urging immediate repeal… Read More »
Hotel execs have positive outlook, with caveats
Hospitality CEOs were buoyant in their near-term outlook for revenue but wary of headwinds as they opened the 44th annual… Read More »
From hotel janitor to hotel app tycoon: Lee Su-jin’s saga
A 44-year-old former hotel janitor has entered the pantheon of South Korea’s self-made billionaires by hatching a lodging and travel… Read More »
Eastern US hits heights as world hotel prices soar
Nantucket, Mass.; The Hamptons, N.Y., and Miami ranked among the leading seven destinations for hotel price hikes in a Google… Read More »
Pop-up Hilton hotel plays along with Toronto links
Visitors to St. George’s Golf and Country Club in Toronto will see an unusual site: the Hilton on the Green…. Read More »
Urgo acquisition flexes HHM bargaining muscle
HHM’s purchase of Urgo Hotels & Resorts increases the Philadelphia-based firm’s 30,000-room portfolio by about 30% and reflects a general… Read More »
Robots no longer a novelty under new normal of short staff
Use of robots for room service, cleaning and other functions has accelerated since the onset of the pandemic and during… Read More »
NYC hotel conversion to housing gets boost from new law
A new law passed by the state legislature last week removes some of the regulatory obstacles to conversion of distressed… Read More »
Boeing, FAA work together toward 787 deliveries
Boeing has submitted requested information to the Federal Aviation Administration to move toward resuming deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner and… Read More »
UPS “superfan” makes deliveries to classmates
A Sacramento, Calif., UPS driver brought a miniature truck and packages to deliver to Drew Bausman’s classmates, a 7-year-old UPS… Read More »
New round of federal funding headed to airport projects
New facilities and airfield maintenance are among the 416 airport projects across the country to receive $518 million in grants… Read More »
American Airlines offers in-flight workout videos
Virtual fitness brand Obe has created 10 travel workout videos for American Airlines’ inflight entertainment network. The videos include stretches… Read More »
Air cargo operator to serve as FedEx feeder
FedEx new feeder airline, AirDialog, will begin cargo operations. The company will provide air freight service in the Southwest US.