flydubai launches online store, eShop
flydubai has launched its new online eShop which provides passengers with the option to pre-purchase a selection of duty-free products… Read More »
International Space Station thrown out of control by misfire of Russian module
The International Space Station (ISS) was thrown briefly out of control on Thursday when jet thrusters of a newly arrived… Read More »
Bombardier reaches deal in hopes of ending strike at Toronto plant
Bombardier Inc said on Friday it expects work to resume at a Toronto business-jet assembly plant soon, after reaching a… Read More »
Boeing scrubs its space capsule launch and blames the Russians
Otherworldly investors will have to wait a little longer for the next dramatic step in commercial space travel: Boeing had to push back Friday’s… Read More »
Teacher of the Year recipient claims she faced discrimination by American Airlines in Huntsville Airport
When the American Samoan Teacher of the Year came to attend Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, alongside her decorated colleagues,… Read More »
New survey shows most flight attendants have dealt with unruly passengers
Verbal attacks. Seat kicking. Throwing trash at crew. Those are some of the incidents flight attendants have faced this year… Read More »
Hilton: Business Transient, Led by SMEs, Increased Throughout Q2
Hilton Worldwide’s business transient segment improved throughout the second quarter, with June revenue per available room increasing 20 percentage points… Read More »
Accor: First Half of 2021 Profitable, Recovery Varied
Accor during the second quarter continued to see sequential monthly key performance indicator improvements, but the recovery “remains heterogeneous,” according… Read More »
Wyndham: Blue-Collar Business Travel Solid in Q2
Business travel demand related to logistics and infrastructure, including trucking, in the second quarter increased from levels in the second… Read More »
Long-halted Tulsa, Okla., hotel tax resumes Sunday
About 30 hotels in Tulsa, Okla., will begin paying a 3% room tax on Sunday thanks to a vote this… Read More »
Law says Texas hotel staff must learn trafficking signs
Texas hotel and motel workers have begun training on how to spot and report human trafficking as the industry prepares… Read More »
Don’t undersell new builds, IHG CEO declares
Tight money and pandemic exhaustion may seem to favor conversions as the path to hotel growth, but IHG Hotels &… Read More »
Citigroup to lead bond sale for N.J.’s Showboat water park
Citigroup Inc. is set to replace Janney Montgomery Scott as the underwriter of the $95 million municipal bond sale that… Read More »
Hotel featured in Churchill Downs’ $76M growth plan
A five-story, 123-room hotel will be part of a 135,000-square-foot expansion of Derby City Gaming in Louisville, Ky., Churchill Downs… Read More »
Sorenson award will honor hoteliers who go extra mile
The late Marriott International President and CEO Arne Sorenson will be memorialized in a national award to be presented annually… Read More »
Saudi Arabia Set To Reopen to International Travelers
Saudi Arabia just announced that it will resume international tourism on August 1, and visitors from 49 countries are eligible for… Read More »
Marseille to Mauritius this winter thanks to Corsair!
The french carrier Corsair announced the launch of a twice-a-week service between MRS and MRU starting W21. As of October,… Read More »
Tourism Authorities Highlight the Declaration of the Chinchorro Culture as World Heritage
As “a great pride”, the Undersecretary of Tourism, José Luis Uriarte, described the declaration released by Unesco regarding the inscription… Read More »
Mexico Hotspots Now Requiring Vaccination, Testing To Enter Hotels, Bars, Restaurants
Mexico is now reporting its highest rate of new infections seen since January’s peak, averaging nearly 14,000 new cases daily—a 27 percent… Read More »
85% of Flight Attendants Experienced Unruly Passengers in 2021
A new study found that around 85 percent of flight attendants in the United States have dealt with an unruly passenger incident… Read More »
Avelo Airlines Continues To Expand in the West
Avelo Airlines continues its westward expansion. The airline is adding four new nonstop flights from Burbank, California. Avelo will fly to Monterey,… Read More »
United Airlines To Offer Food & Beverage Pre-Order Option
United Airlines became the first airline to offer the ability for passengers to pre-order snacks, meals and drinks up to five… Read More »