3 things to ask about digital transitions
Leaders can prepare their companies for digital transformation with questions that set up proper tools, timelines and workflows, software executive… Read More »
Barcelona, Spain, hopes to lure US visitors back
Officials in Barcelona, Spain, hope to convince US tourists to return to the city as they roll out new promotional… Read More »
Norwegian Air: Pre-pandemic travel levels to occur by 2024
Norwegian Air expects to see pre-pandemic numbers in 2023 or 2024 for European short-haul travel. The carrier plans to increase… Read More »
Disney Wish to set sail in 2022
Disney released details for its Disney Wish cruise ship, which will set sail on its maiden voyage in 2022. The… Read More »
Perillo helps travel advisors with hassle-free bookings
Perillo Tours has been supporting travel advisors by sticking with a COVID Care promise and refunding more than $2 million… Read More »
Travel advisors look forward to resuming cruise bookings
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention said that cruises might be able to resume in July and travel advisors… Read More »
Sunstone buys Calif. luxury hotel for $265M
Sunstone Hotel Investors has acquired the 130-room Montage Healdsburg hotel in California’s Sonoma County for $265 million, or around $2… Read More »
Happy homes for hefty prices offered by NYC hotels
Upscale hotel brands in Manhattan are drawing big spenders into the big-city good life by adding full-service residences to their… Read More »
Hotels face long road back for business travel
Drastic cutbacks in corporate travel in favor of remote conferencing will continue weighing down hotel recovery for many months, experts… Read More »
Hotel makes history with debut of Ronald McDonald House
The Marriott Springhill Suites in Albuquerque, N.M., is host to the first Ronald McDonald House built inside a hotel. The… Read More »
LPs take their turn at hotel near Univ. of Texas
The Otis Hotel in Austin, Texas, sports a collegiate, dorm-esque look in keeping with the neighboring University of Texas campus,… Read More »
Pandemic took estimated $4.3B toll on Disneyland
The 13-month pandemic shutdown that ended Friday cost California’s Disneyland resort $4.3 billion in revenue, an analyst estimates. Another study… Read More »
Full recovery by 2023 seen by half of execs in survey
Half of hotel asset managers expect revenues per room to return to 2019 levels by 2023 and only 10% by… Read More »
UPS grants boy’s wish to be a delivery driver
UPS is partnering with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Macy’s to fulfill the wish of a 6-year-old with leukemia who decided… Read More »
FedEx CEO: Carbon sequestration key to sustainable aviation
While sustainable fuels are important to making aviation sustainable, carbon sequestration “is an ambitious but realistic approach to this problem”… Read More »
Fla. airport sculpture aims for aquatic impression
Among nine new art installations coming to Tampa International Airport is a kinetic sculpture, installed in front of huge windows,… Read More »
JetBlue receives its first A321LR with Airspace cabin
JetBlue has received the first of 13 Airbus A321LR aircraft equipped with an Airspace cabin. The jets, which are destined… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines celebrates Lei Day
May 1 is Lei Day in Hawaii, and Hawaiian Airlines celebrated by sponsoring a live showcase for local musicians and… Read More »
American adds Columbus, Ga., to route map
American Airlines is adding service to Columbus, Ga., from Dallas and Charlotte, N.C. American is also boosting its service to… Read More »
Southwest adds 24 routes for summer
Southwest Airlines is adding 24 new routes to its schedule in June, 14 of them seasonal. Many of the flights… Read More »
A4A applauds extension of federal mask mandate
The Transportation Security Administration has extended through Sept. 13 the rule mandating face coverings onboard commercial aircraft and in airports…. Read More »
TSA Screens Over 1.6 Million Travelers, Most Since March 2020
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that over 1.6 million people were screened at airport checkpoints on Sunday, May 2,… Read More »
Woman Successfully Gives Birth During Flight Thanks to Other Passengers
A woman successfully gave birth to a baby boy during a flight to Hawaii thanks to the help of several doctors and… Read More »
United To Award Millions of Miles To Healthcare Workers
United Airlines marks the 40th anniversary of the MileagePlus program this May and is giving away four million miles to… Read More »
Trivago Launches Two New Features
Trivago has launched two new features this past week to help guide travelers as they begin to plan travel. The global… Read More »
Dream Hotel Group To Reopen Two New York Hotels
Dream Hotel Group has announced plans to reopen its Dream Midtown and Dream Downtown hotels in New York City this May…. Read More »