HotelPlanner.com To Go Public Via SPAC
HotelPlanner.com, which is the parent company of Meetings.com, will go public through a merger with online travel agency Reservations.com and… Read More »
STR, Tourism Economics Upgrade 2021 U.S. Hotel Forecast on Demand Surge
STR and Tourism Economics have upgraded their 2021 U.S. hotel forecast for the second time in three months, citing a… Read More »
MGM Resorts seeks diversity via sale of Picasso art
MGM Resorts plans to auction off 11 Picasso paintings in an effort to make room for more work by underrepresented… Read More »
West Hollywood, Calif., law benefits hotel workers
The City of West Hollywood, Calif., has enacted a sweeping hotel worker protection ordinance that provides for personal security devices… Read More »
“Insurance trips” give travelers several options
The recent coronavirus surge and new mask and vaccine mandates has some travelers rethinking their plans. But others are booking… Read More »
Brands rethinking partnership with hotels
Brand partnerships with hotels were a good marketing strategy before the pandemic but suffered with the decline in tourism. Now… Read More »
BarrettSF, HotelTonight say give your homes a break
BarrettSF’s debut campaign for Airbnb-owned mobile hotel provider HotelTonight features three humorous Facebook videos that suggest homes need a well-deserved… Read More »
Leisure, travel, gaming hit hardest by online fraud
The leisure, travel and gaming industries are the new prime targets of increasingly aggressive cybercriminals, according to a study by… Read More »
Avoid the Crowds in These 10 Secluded National Parks
Under-the-Radar Protected Lands The National Park Service will celebrate its 105th birthday on August 25, 2021, marking the milestone with… Read More »
New Zealand To Begin Reopening for Foreign Travel in Early 2022
In a speech she made this morning, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the southwest Pacific nation plans to start reopening… Read More »
Tampa Bay Tourism Sets July Travel Record
Visit Tampa Bay has reported record-breaking hotel revenue in July, breaking the last record, which was set back in 2019 prior… Read More »
JetBlue Launches Flights Between New York City, London
JetBlue has officially entered the transatlantic market with new, nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and London… Read More »
Alaska Airlines Announces New Flights Between US West Coast, Mexico
Alaska Airlines announced new service connecting the San Francisco Bay Area to three new nonstop destinations in Mexico. With the… Read More »
Data Shows COVID-19 Delta Variant Impacting Air Travel Demand
Concerns related to the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus are impacting the demand for air travel. According to ABCNews.com, Southwest Airlines… Read More »
United Airlines Announces More Inclusive Changes to Employee Uniform Policy
United Airlines announced a more flexible uniform policy for flight attendants to allow for greater self-expression while working. According to CNN.com, officials from… Read More »
27 People Sailing Aboard Carnival Vista Test Positive for COVID-19
Twenty-seven people sailing aboard Carnival Vista in the Caribbean have tested positive for COVID-19, 26 of whom are crew members and the other a… Read More »
Celebrity To Offer Well-Being Cruises for Fall
Celebrity Cruises and goop today announced it is furthering its partnership by bringing some of goop’s favorite practitioners on board… Read More »
Oceania Cruises Reveals New Restaurants and Culinary Experiences
Oceania Cruises revealed the restaurants and dining experiences aboard its newest ship, Vista, due to debut in early 2023. “Vista… Read More »
Canada’s Iskwew Air launches scheduled services
Iskwew Air (Vancouver Int’l) – Canada’s only indigenous female-founded airline – launches its first scheduled service on August 16 with… Read More »
Republic of Gambia sells VIP Il-62M to Belarus
The Republic of Gambia (Banjul) has sold its only Il-62M, formerly used for government flights, to Belarus’s Rada Airlines (RDA,… Read More »
Vietravel Airlines asks for $44mn state loan
Nguyễn Quốc Kỳ, chairman of Vietravel Airlines (VU, Hue Phu Bai Int’l) and president of its tour operator parent Vietravel,… Read More »
Gov’t seeks foreign JV partner to rescue Maldivian
The Government of the Maldives is seeking a foreign partner to form a joint venture with state-owned Maldivian (Q2, Malé)… Read More »