Study Finds COVID-19 Vaccine Key To Recovery of Business Travel
Business travel is on track to return to 70 percent of pre-COVID-19 levels by the end of 2021, with nearly two out… Read More »
Kids Stay Free at Hard Rock All-Inclusive in Mexico and the Dominican Republic
The all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotels of Mexico and the Dominican Republic are offering a kids-stay-free promotion through December 18, 2022. Two kids… Read More »
Philly Historic Landmark-Turned-Hotel To Open June 6
The Guild House Hotel officially announced its opening date of June 6, 2021; guests can now book their stay online on… Read More »
Crystal Symphony To Return To Sailing the Caribbean in August
Crystal announced that Crystal Symphony will sail a series of 15 10-night “Luxury Caribbean Escapes” round-trip from St. John’s, Antigua, becoming… Read More »
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Plans Restart for July, 2021
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line said it is planning to resume sailing on July 2 to Grand Bahama Island. The Bahamas… Read More »
Italy’s Neos takes delivery of first B737 MAX 8s
Neos (NO, Milan Malpensa) took delivery of its first two B737-8s on March 31. EI-RZA (msn 62869) and EI-RZB (msn… Read More »
India’s Trujet to buy 54 A220s, 54 E2s, says new investor
Barely a week after the New York-based investment firm Interups bought a 49% stake in TruJet (2T, Hyderabad Int’l), the… Read More »
Polokwane, South Africa loses scheduled ops after downgrade
Airlink (South Africa) (4Z, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has been forced to suspend flights to Polokwane in northern Limpopo Province with… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways warned about overselling tickets
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has ordered Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) not to exceed the number of tickets it… Read More »
IMF asks Kenya to limit support to SOEs
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Kenya’s National Treasury to limit its support to struggling state-owned enterprises (SOEs) such… Read More »
Israel’s El Al plans $105mn share issue before mid-3Q21
El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) plans to raise at least USD105 million in an offering of… Read More »
Lessor orders India’s SpiceJet to ground three B737s
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE Capital) has served SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) with a notice immediately requiring three of its B737s… Read More »
ASL Aviation Holdings agrees $125mn debt facility
ASL Aviation Holdings has closed an agreement making USD125 million available to the group to be drawn down as the… Read More »
Travelers upsizing in a fit of revenge
A Club Med analysis finds that travelers are indeed seeking travel revenge. The February analysis found that travelers are upsizing… Read More »
Virgin Voyages offers UK “staycations-at-sea”
Virgin Voyages is offering six cruises aboard the Scarlet Lady, which is sailing out of Portsmouth, England, instead of Miami…. Read More »
Universal Orlando targets 3 key safety features
Universal Parks and Resort executive Fernando Flores says Universal Orlando Resort is in high gear, enforcing “screening, spacing, and sanitization”… Read More »
Fla. files no-sail lawsuit against CDC
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is suing the CDC in an effort to force the agency to lift the no-sail ban… Read More »
Advisors see rise in questionable recruiting practices
Competition among travel agencies has become fierce, with some agencies saying their travel advisors are being poached. Some agencies are… Read More »
Legoland New York Resort to debut soon in Goshen
The public has been offered a sneak peek of the progress being made at Legoland New York Resort in Goshen…. Read More »
Spa at Fullerton Hotel Singapore combines tea, pampering
The spa-and-afternoon-tea event at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore “will do wonders for your overall well being,” writes reviewer Crystal Lee…. Read More »
New charter services West Coast
West Coast travelers wanting to visit Los Cabos, Mexico, now have Set Jet, a private jet service that can take… Read More »
Las Vegas sees big return of 65-plus gamers
Visitors aged 65 and up are beginning to return to Las Vegas casinos as a larger percentage of the demographic… Read More »
Laid-off workers get protections in San Francisco
A “back to work” ordinance that was passed in San Francisco this week and forwarded to the mayor for signature… Read More »
Hotel Denim in N.C. happily sings the blues
Hotel Denim in Greensboro, N.C., is living up to its name and the rich history of its fabric, with decor,… Read More »
Accor joins UK renewal effort with $357M plan
Hotel group Accor hotel group will invest $357 million in a dual-brand 14-story hotel that’s part of a revitalization project… Read More »
A4A: Health credential could expedite travel experience
A digital health credential “is really just digitizing a little piece of paper that has your vaccine information on it,”… Read More »