Passenger screening count hits lowest point since May
The Transportation Security Administration screened 1.345 million people at airport checkpoints on Tuesday, Aug. 31, the lowest daily count since… Read More »
IRS updates business travel per diem rates
Allowances for determining deductions for lodging, meals and incidental costs are slightly higher than before.
Denver weighs expansion of hotel use for homeless
Denver city officials want to broaden a pandemic-spurred program that deployed hundreds of hotel and motel rooms to house homeless… Read More »
US wellness resorts embrace CBD
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Fla.; California’s Edgewood Tahoe Resort and Vermont’s Topnotch Resort are among leading US wellness destinations that… Read More »
Airstream trailers take flight as upscale hotel rooms
The glamping company Autocamp is enhancing its array of tents and cabins with a set of Airstream trailers transformed into… Read More »
Hotel management startup H2O Hospitality raises $30M
H2O Hospitality, a startup that automates hotel management functions, raised $30 million in its Series C funding round. The company,… Read More »
Sabre: August proves cruel month for hotel, air trade
The pandemic is far from finished slowing the movement of Americans, Sabre Corp. reports. August saw hotel reservations fall 22%… Read More »
Fear of capacity loss follows Dayton, Ohio, hotel sale
The sale of the former Crowne Plaza hotel attached to the Dayton, Ohio, convention center has prompted concern on the… Read More »
Mo. decision offers inside look at Essential Air Service
The US Department of Transportation’s decision to extend a contract supporting United Express service to Cape Girardeau, Mo., illustrates how… Read More »
Delta partnership aims to improve analysis of SAF emissions
Delta Air Lines has an agreement with Chevron to produce a test batch of sustainable aviation fuel for the airline’s… Read More »
Alaska Airlines offers priority boarding to football fans
Alaska Airlines will offer early boarding on flights from Seattle and Everett, Wash., to passengers wearing a Russell Wilson jersey… Read More »
Southwest resumes flights between San Jose and Reno
Southwest Airlines has resumed daily flights between San Jose, Calif., and Reno, Nev., a route that had been paused since… Read More »
JetBlue names Ursula Hurley CFO
JetBlue Airways has appointed Ursula Hurley to chief financial officer permanently. Hurley, who has filled the job on an interim… Read More »
Air Canada expands online Travel Ready Hub
Air Canada has expanded Travel Ready Hub, an online portal that allows passengers to review travel requirements for their itinerary,… Read More »
US airlines invest in building pilot hiring pipeline
As US airlines look toward the future, carriers are investing in building career pipelines for pilots and increasing hiring efforts…. Read More »
Boutique resorts destined for socially distanced
Boutique resorts are filling a travel niche for tourists who want a vacation where they can socially distance. For instance,… Read More »
Blackstone said to be seeking $5B-plus for Cosmopolitan
The New York investment firm Blackstone Inc. is trying to sell the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas resort for the second… Read More »
Hilton, Honeyfund partnership a sweet deal for couples
Couples who use Honeyfund, gift registry site, to raise money for their honeymoon can now get perks through a partnership… Read More »
Entrepreneur hopes portable rooms start a movement
The New York hospitality startup Moliving has introduced modular, freestanding hotel rooms that can be moved around by proprietors as… Read More »
Hotels, green groups take global shot at food waste
The world’s top hotel chains are partnering with World Wildlife Fund and sustainability consultancy Greenview to employ the first comprehensive… Read More »
Witkoff’s EDITION hotel buoyed with $230M refinance
Witkoff Group has obtained $230 million in refinancing for its EDITION Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif., from J.P. Morgan and… Read More »
Report: Trump D.C. hotel near change of hands
Former President Donald Trump is close to a deal to sell leasing rights to his flagship Trump International Hotel in… Read More »
Air Canada resumes flights to Toronto Island Airport
Air Canada is resuming daily service between Montreal and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. “We look forward to welcoming our… Read More »
Southwest helps lead Fresno, Calif., airport to record travel
After launching service to Fresno Yosemite International Airport this spring, Southwest carried about 16% of departing passengers in May —… Read More »
Alaska, American encourage employees to get vaccinated
Alaska Airlines is rewarding vaccinated employees with a $200 bonus for providing proof of vaccination while also ceasing COVID pay… Read More »
Airline crews share Afghanistan evacuation stories
American Airlines flight attendant Lorin George, United Airlines pilot Zak Khogyani and Artemis Bayandor, a former flight attendant who works… Read More »