Southwest CEO focuses on reliability, staffing
Bolstering reliability and meeting ambitious hiring goals are top priorities, Bob Jordan explained at his first annual meeting as Southwest… Read More »
United exec: “Aggressive” fuel policy needed
“Aggressive policy” designed to lessen the country’s dependence on foreign oil and support production of sustainable aviation fuel would reduce… Read More »
All-inclusive offerings are breaking out all over
All-inclusive vacationing is gaining in popularity and cachet as hotel companies expand into the sector and add refinement to a… Read More »
Q&A: Tru by Hilton stays true to plan, keeps growing
The appeal of new construction and streamlined design have been keys to the robust growth of Tru by Hilton, says… Read More »
Guests should want daily cleaning, hotel union argues
The hotel industry says guests largely approve of the suspension of daily housekeeping that arose during the pandemic, but the… Read More »
How COVID-19 made hospitality smarter, stronger
The devastation of the pandemic was a test of resilience for the hotel industry that produced a spate of healthy… Read More »
$2.8B P3 project with hospitality, retail advances in N.Y.
The biggest commercial or residential development on New York’s Long Island in a half-century has won the approval of the… Read More »
Steve Wynn targeted by Justice Dept. in China case
The US Justice Department is seeking to force former Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn to register as an agent of… Read More »
Legoland Korea Resort in South Korea partners with DEI
Legoland Korea Resort in Chuncheon, South Korea, has reached a multiyear partnership agreement with Digiphoto Entertainment Imaging. As part of… Read More »
Is a desert in Colombia the next Las Vegas?
A Las Vegas-style casino oasis is being envisioned in La Guajira, a desert region in Colombia, by Evert Montero Cardenas,… Read More »
Delta to fly WWII vets to France for D-Day events
Delta Air Lines will fly 30 World War II veterans from Atlanta to Normandy, France, on June 1 for the… Read More »
FedEx D.C. facility donates solar credits to nonprofit
FedEx Express’ facility at Eckington Place in Washington, D.C., will donate part of the electricity credits generated by the building’s… Read More »
Miami airport to fully implement biometric tech by 2023
Miami International Airport will have biometric boarding available at all its gates by 2023, the most widespread implementation of the… Read More »
Observers see business, convention travel coming back
The experience of companies that handle corporate travel and conventions, as well as the frequent travelers who are active members… Read More »
Southwest crew stages 95th birthday celebration
When the crew aboard Jack Pratt’s Southwest Airlines flight learned that he was celebrating his 95th birthday that day, they… Read More »
IATA: Strict COVID policies limit air travel recovery
Air travel is making a strong comeback, with traffic in most regions back to at least 60% of pre-pandemic levels,… Read More »
Alaska Airlines delivers first Copper River salmon
Alaska Airlines delivered the year’s first Copper River salmon shipment May 17, flying 17,200 pounds of fish from Alaska to… Read More »
Air Canada returns aircraft to passenger service
Air Canada has made its last all-cargo flight using a temporarily converted aircraft and the Airbus A330-300 will return to… Read More »
New Southwest fare offers flexibility, same-day changes
Southwest has enhanced its fare lineup and added its new Wanna Get Away Plus fare that will allow passengers to… Read More »
A4A joins in supporting rules to enable SAF production
In a letter to National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, Airlines for America joined a coalition of aviation groups in urging… Read More »
Tourism is up, and so are London’s upscale hotel numbers
Steady tourism recovery in the UK is reflected in London’s luxury hotel market, with nearly half of the 26 properties… Read More »
Hotels figure in sharp commercial mortgage rise
Mortgage loan originations for commercial and multifamily properties were up 72% in the first quarter on a year-over-year basis, according… Read More »
Study: Travel, tourism in N. America to hit $3.1T by 2032
A new analysis projects the North American travel and tourism industry will attain a value of $3.1 trillion by 2032,… Read More »
Used hotel soap finds new lodgings worldwide
Shawn Siepler started Clean the World in a Florida garage in 2009 to address the problem posed by partially used… Read More »
Why Best Western is focusing on OOH, social marketing
Best Western shifted its ad strategy amid pandemic lockdowns and now relies heavily on real-time data points to deliver messaging… Read More »
Airbnb CEO commits $100M to Obama Foundation
Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky has pledged $100 million to Barack and Michelle Obama’s charitable foundation to fund scholarships… Read More »