Israel’s flag carrier El Al airlines requests $100 million in government aid
Israel’s flag carrier El Al airlines (ELAL.TA) said on Thursday it requested $100 million in compensation from the government for… Read More »
GOL orders 250 Avolon electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, Brazil’s largest airline, in conjunction with Grupo Comporte, an entity of its controlling shareholder, announce that… Read More »
British Airways has 74 aircraft inactive jets in storage
British Airways was forced to send a considerable portion of its fleet into long-term storage as the effects of the… Read More »
Cracks found on the International Space Station are a ‘fairly serious issue’ a former NASA astronaut says
Former NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd gave Congress new details about cracks on the space station. About half a dozen cracks… Read More »
U.S. FAA wants airlines to do more to address unruly passengers
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday urged U.S. passenger airlines “to commit to take more action” to address reports… Read More »
Hyatt Ziva Riviera Cancun Welcomes First Guests Upon Official Opening
Playa Hotels & Resorts and Hyatt Hotels Corporation celebrated the official opening of the all-inclusive Hyatt Ziva Riviera Cancun in… Read More »
Marriott International Expands Plans to Go Net-Zero Emissions
Marriott International announced the submission of its letter to the Science-Based Targets initiative. In the letter, Marriott committed to setting… Read More »
Homeless Vermonters granted reprieve from hotel ouster
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott announced Tuesday that 30 more days will be granted the more than 540 homeless people who… Read More »
Bahamas tourism head bullish in face of Moody’s doubts
Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association President Robert Sands insists the territory can recover “much of its pre-pandemic volumes” of visitors… Read More »
Wynn pledges deep cuts in emissions, fossil fuels
Wynn Resorts says it intends to reduce or offset all carbon dioxide from its operations by 2050 and to increase… Read More »
Expedia plans unification of loyalty programs
Expedia Group says it will carry out a long-planned unification of its loyalty programs, opening up rewards accumulation across a… Read More »
Universal Beijing Resort in China opens to public
Universal Studios officially opened its fifth theme park in Beijing, China, today. Universal Beijing Resort features themed areas based on… Read More »
Caesars-Nobu team hits ground running in US
Two new hotels with restaurants, the addition of a restaurant to another hotel and renovation of yet another hotel are… Read More »
Senators sent SOS by travel, lodging industry
A US Senate panel heard pleas for federal assistance Tuesday from travel industry representatives who cited “unprecedented devastation” from the… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Receives Approval to Build New Italy Cruise Terminal
Royal Caribbean will be able to construct a new cruise terminal in Ravenna, Italy. The Ravenna Port Authority awarded the… Read More »
Celebrity Cruises Sending Celebrity Edge to Australia, South Pacific
Celebrity Cruises announced plans for Celebrity Edge to sail in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific on a series… Read More »
MSC Group Pledges Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas From Cruises by 2050
MSC Group’s Cruise Division announced a new commitment to sustainability by pledging to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Group Touts Success in Latest ‘Seastainability’ Report
The Royal Caribbean Group’s 13th annual sustainability report revealed the company has met or exceeded nearly all of its 2020… Read More »
Travel Advisors React to Government’s Proposal to Revamp Cruise Refund Policies
One of the biggest complaints from travel advisors and their clients about the cruise industry during the pandemic was the… Read More »
United Airlines has become a thriving freight company during the pandemic
During the pandemic, many airlines shifted their focus to flying freight to make up for lost passenger revenue. But no… Read More »
State bank may back Tata bid for Air India
State Bank of India, the country’s biggest public sector bank, will support Tata Sons’ privatisation bid for Air India (AI,… Read More »
Brazil’s GOL, UK’s Bristow sign potential XA-V4 eVTOL deals
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, Sao Paulo Congonhas) has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with lessor Avolon to… Read More »