Royal Caribbean Embarks on First Simulated Voyage
The cruise ship industry is a step closer to reopening. The first simulated voyage has set sail from Miami. This… Read More »
Holland America Line Announces Fall Cruise 2021 Plans
Holland America Line announced it is preparing for the restart of sailing out of Port of San Diego in California beginning… Read More »
How Quickly Can The Cruise Industry Rebound?
The cruise industry has been buffeted by the pandemic this year, rising to meet several distinct challenges as it begins… Read More »
Carnival, Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen Unveil Home Delivery of Straight Up Burger
For a limited time, Carnival Cruise Line is joining forces with Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen to offer home delivery of… Read More »
Carnival Cruise Line Reveals New Protocols for Mardi Gras Sailings
Carnival Cruise Line sent the latest coronavirus-related protocols to customers booked to sail on the company’s new Mardi Gras ship… Read More »
Florida’s Spirit Airlines to launch Miami base in 4Q21
Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort Lauderdale Int’l) has announced it will open a base at Miami Int’l airport on October 6,… Read More »
Capital Group cuts stake in Brazil’s GOL to 4.95%
Capital International Investors has cut its shareholding in GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes (G3, Sao Paulo Congonhas), the carrier announced in… Read More »
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi to make European debut in early 3Q21
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi (3L, Abu Dhabi Int’l) will make its European debut next month with flights to Bosnia &… Read More »
Estonia’s Xfly opens Stockholm line station, plans Vilnius
Xfly (EE, Tallinn Lennart Meri) has opened a line maintenance station at Stockholm Arlanda Airport and is also in the… Read More »
Norwegian eases Spain layoffs, reopens Finland
Norwegian (DY, Oslo Gardermoen) has tempered plans, reported in early May, that it was about to dismiss 1,191 employees, or… Read More »
Air New Zealand defers B787-10 deliveries
Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland Int’l) has delayed the delivery of its first B787-10s by up to one year citing… Read More »
Italy’s Sky Alps launches after delivery hiccups
Following a five-day delay caused by the postponed delivery of its chartered DHC-8-Q400, Sky Alps (Bolzano) began commercial operations on… Read More »
Motels take on cachet thanks to COVID-19 fears
Traditional motels with their less-than-stellar image have enjoyed elevated demand during the pandemic as road trips have displaced flying and… Read More »
Internova touts travel advisors over algorithms
To promote the value of travel advisors, Internova has launched a marketing campaign, dubbed “Go Human. Book Human,” in the… Read More »
Hackers may have Carnival Cruise data after breach
Cruise company Carnival says that information about its crew and customers on multiple cruise lines may have been accessed by… Read More »
Car rental prices skyrocket due to low stock
Travelers can expect to pay up to around twice as much to rent a car as they did before the… Read More »
Delta Air Lines launches digital health credential
Passengers flying Delta Air Lines between the US and UK this summer will be among the first to use Delta… Read More »
Reopening announced for Walt Disney World hotels in Fla.
Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., is reopening three of its hotels soon. The reopening of Disney’s BoardWalk Inn… Read More »
Osage Nation breaks ground on relocated Okla. casinos
Construction has started on two locations for Osage Nation casinos in Bartlesville and Pawhuska, Okla., with both sites expected to… Read More »
Study shows service, engagement win on social media
Customers in a Sprout Social study reported valuing engagement, transparency and service when dealing with brands on social media. The… Read More »
San Antonio hotel will serve homeless under city deal
The San Antonio City Council has voted to use federal relief funds to lease a downtown Days Inn for homeless… Read More »
Leisure, retail park coming to Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
A proposal to build the Lakelands Retail & Leisure Park in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, has received approval from Fermanagh and… Read More »
Hyatt CEO: Business travel will return in the fall
Hyatt CEO Mark Hoplamazian asserts that the leisure travel that’s led a resurgence of the lodging business soon will be… Read More »
Hotel, airline app downloads soar as travelers return
As travelers gear up for long-delayed vacations, downloads of hotel apps were up 258% and airline apps 311% in May… Read More »
Breakthrough for hotels: Court victory vs. insurers
A New Hampshire court has granted a partial summary judgment on behalf of a group of hotels that sued eight… Read More »
N.Y. lawmakers OK $100M plan for hotel, office re-use
Newly passed legislation would empower the state of New York to spend up to $100 million to buy distressed hotels… Read More »