Delta’s first Propel graduate calls program “life changing”
Colton Gray, the first graduate of Delta Air Lines’ Propel pilot training program, says a chance encounter with a Delta… Read More »
Airlines offer rebooking amid winter storms
Airlines offered complimentary rebooking to affected passengers as a winter storm that first impacted the central US moved toward the… Read More »
Canary’s $15M joins $78M week for travel startups
Eight travel startups raised a total of $78 million this week, including a $15 million Series A funding round by… Read More »
Outdoor in crowd’s growth prompts new NAI venture
NAI Global is capitalizing on the burgeoning consumer appetite for lodging under the stars by launching a division devoted to… Read More »
Hotels still climbing in the West, report finds
A January dip blamed on COVID-19 failed to thwart the upward trajectory of Western mountain resort business, the DestiMetrics analytics… Read More »
City may sell indebted Grand Hyatt in San Antonio
The City of San Antonio has put the Grand Hyatt Hotel, adjacent to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, up… Read More »
$113M Israeli bond deal backs NYC’s Hotel Indigo reset
MRR Development has recorded one of the largest pandemic-era transactions by a US real estate firm on the Israeli bond… Read More »
Sky’s no limit for Four Seasons garden in Australia
The signature amenity of the Four Seasons hotel that’s coming to a Melbourne, Australia, skyscraper is a vertical garden stretching… Read More »
Strong Q4 sparks guarded hopes at Booking Holdings
The chief financial officer of Booking Holdings voiced cautious optimism about travel growth after the company reported fourth-quarter profit and… Read More »
Luxury Chicago hotel will cease housing homeless people
An unusual arrangement between the City of Chicago and the luxury Julian Hotel to house homeless people during the pandemic… Read More »
First high-speed rail integrated into a US airport
Brightline says it has achieved a US first at an active airport with completion of the Orlando International Airport section… Read More »
American serves Bundt cakes in first class
American Airlines is serving Bundt cakes in its premium cabin made by Chicago-area mother and businesswoman Tamara Turner, who started… Read More »
Delta upgrades travel app with personalization
Delta Air Lines is upgrading its FlyReady app that helps passengers access international travel requirements, offering a personalized interface that… Read More »
Air Canada offers premium meals for purchase
Air Canada has a solution to ensure each flight satisfies premium cabin passengers’ meal preferences: load more meals and offer… Read More »
FAA opens $1B in funding for airport terminals, towers
Airports nationwide can submit applications for a share of about $1 billion in discretionary funding for the fiscal 2022 Airport… Read More »
Canadian group to focus on sustainable jet fuel
Air Canada has joined other airlines, airports, research institutions and jet fuel producers to form the Canadian Council for Sustainable… Read More »
What to consider when resuming employee travel
Companies resuming business travel should determine what trips are necessary, understand other countries’ restrictions, determine which employees have the least… Read More »
JetBlue names V.P. for sales and revenue management
JetBlue Airways has promoted Jonathan Weiner from director of revenue management to vice president of sales and revenue management. Weiner… Read More »
Mont. officials preview new $67M Missoula airport terminal
Missoula, Mont., airport officials gave state and community leaders an early look at the new passenger terminal expected to open… Read More »
Local art will welcome passengers to Delta’s N.Y. terminal
Local artists will create large-scale works to be displayed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport when the new Terminal C opens… Read More »
US Airlines cancel 100s of flights as storms approach Dallas
As winter storm Oaklee makes its way across the country, American Airlines has canceled over 500 flights in and out… Read More »
Air India started evacuation flights from Ukraine
The first of the three scheduled Air India evacuation flights from Ukraine landed in Delhi on Tuesday Feb. 22. Amid… Read More »
Execs weigh in on popularity of independent hotels
Unique, culturally sensitive ambience is a key driver of the accelerating growth of independent hotel and resort collections, executives leading… Read More »
Lodging tech firm Operto gains $12M in Fuse-led round
The Seattle-based Fuse company led a $12 million Series A funding round for Operto, a Vancouver, B.C., startup providing software… Read More »
Great Wolf Lodge resort proposed for Visalia, Calif.
Plans to open a Great Wolf Lodge water park resort at Sequoia Gateway Commerce Center in Visalia, Calif., have been… Read More »
Europe hotel pipeline slippage offset by renewal rise
Europe’s hotel construction pipeline continued to shrink in the fourth quarter, but renovations and conversions set records in both total… Read More »