Return trips: Heritage travel takes hold as world opens
A recent survey affirms that heritage travel — getaways that include explorations of one’s roots — is gaining favor among… Read More »
Extended-stay driver Highgate creates Select arm
The select-service properties that predominate in Highgate Hotels’ portfolio have inspired the launch of Highgate Select, a new division focusing… Read More »
Western Australia reopens after 697 days
Western Australian has reopened its border after being closed 697 days. Australians filled the first flights into the area, and… Read More »
Air Canada’s St. Louis-Toronto route to resume
After two years of suspended service due to the pandemic, Air Canada will resume flights between St. Louis and Toronto… Read More »
Council authorizes San Antonio Grand Hyatt sale
The San Antonio City Council has approved a deal that will allow for the sale of one of the city’s… Read More »
Delta AmEx offers extra bonus miles on eco-friendly card
Until April 13 Delta Air Lines is offering up to 110,000 bonus miles when signing up for one of their… Read More »
Cincinnati airport debuts autonomous delivery robot
Passengers waiting at their gate or in the lounge at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport may now order food or… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines to resume Oakland-Kona service
Hawaiian Airlines is resuming seasonal daily service between Oakland, Calif., and Kona on the big island of Hawaii this summer…. Read More »
Delta partners with National Women’s Soccer League
Delta Air Lines is the first airline sponsor of the National Women’s Soccer League, serving as its official airline, and… Read More »
US airlines ramp up Ukraine relief efforts
US airlines are contributing to the global relief response to refuges displaced by the war in Ukraine. United Airlines will… Read More »
Southwest to invest $230M in Houston airport expansion
Southwest Airlines will invest $230 million to expand its operations at William P. Hobby Airport, while Houston’s City Council is… Read More »
United Airlines debuts bag drop shortcut at key airports
United Airlines now offers passengers to skip the check-in line and check a bag on its mobile app. “Our initial… Read More »
American Airlines offers new complimentary upgrade
American Airlines’ AAdvantage elite members now will automatically be eligible for a complimentary upgrade along with other AAdvantage members, as… Read More »
How American’s CEO leads with emotional intelligence
When American Airlines’ CEO Doug Parker flies, he travels largely incognito and does not speak up when he sees lapses… Read More »
JetBlue opens applications for pilot training programs
JetBlue is accepting applications for its Gateway programs, which give selected applicants a conditional job offer while they train as… Read More »
Travel group sends White House SOS after bad jobs news
The US Travel Association asked the Biden administration Friday to take several measures to boost travel in light of a… Read More »
Overlooked bright spot in hotel recovery: Middle East
The Middle East, favored with high vaccination rates and low travel restrictions, emerged as one of the best-performing regions for… Read More »
Tubs, cribs, kitchens rise as post-COVID hotel amenities
Bathtubs and kitchens are hot while Wi-Fi and business facilities have cooled according to a Hotels.com survey of changed consumer… Read More »
Host Hotels & Resorts and Noble create JV
Host Hotels & Resorts and Noble Investment Group have formed a joint venture, and Host has invested $90.7 million for… Read More »
Wyndham unveils first Women Own the Room agreement
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has signed the first deal in its Women Own the Room program, designed to bolster financial,… Read More »
UK sommelier treasures the flavors of his native Italy
Giorgio Scavarelli, sommelier at London’s The Colony Grill Room at The Beaumont hotel, talks about his introduction to the world… Read More »
Calif. resort fined $3.3M under rehiring law
The upscale Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes is the first business to be cited under a California law that… Read More »