Why the travel industry is especially vulnerable
Companies in the travel industry that don’t take cybersecurity seriously could pay a stiff price “in terms of bad publicity,… Read More »
SAA to exit administration in mid-1Q21 says gov’t
The South African government expects South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) to exit administration at the end of February… Read More »
Switzerland’s Moov Airways eyes turboprop ops in late 2022
Moov Airways (Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, CH) is planning to take delivery of its first turboprops for its regional operations out of Lugano… Read More »
New Delhi mulls steps to avoid Air India aircraft seizure
In order to avoid Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) having its assets seized in a long-running corporate tax case between… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways adds first in-house E190
Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) began in-house Embraer operations on February 1, 2021, with the deployment of ERJ 190-100LR VN-A266 (msn… Read More »
Canada’s Air Transat suspends ops amid tough restrictions
Following enhanced measures announced by the Canadian government aimed at further curbing the spread of COVID-19, Air Transat has suspended… Read More »
Wellness Travel Specialist a new niche for advisors
Wellness travel has become a niche during the pandemic, and now the Travel Institute and the Wellness Tourism Association have… Read More »
Canada’s Cargojet closes $273mn offering to buy freighters
Cargojet Airways (W8, Hamilton, ON) confirmed in a news release dated February 1 that it raised CAD350,156,500 Canadian dollars (USD273… Read More »
US DOD extends cargo contract eligibility of 11 airlines
The Directorate of Acquisitions of the US Transportation Command has extended eleven airlines’ eligibility for cargo contracts on behalf of… Read More »
Swiss suspends most Geneva hub ops due to COVID measures
Swiss (LX, Zurich) has announced that it will suspend nearly all of its flights from its secondary hub in Geneva… Read More »
MFHA celebrates 25 years of D&I leadership
Join us for the first in a series of webinars that will chronicle the journey and progress of MFHA, its… Read More »
Mental exercises that can make leaders smarter
Relatively simple mind games such as thinking about “If/then” scenarios, wondering “What if?” or walking through the “wish, outcome, obstacle… Read More »
Businesses can’t ignore big societal issues, ex-CEO says
Businesses are increasingly involved in issues of trade, diversity and climate change, says former EY CEO and government official Mark… Read More »
How board diversity leads to success
Corporate boards have historically been composed of primarily white people who looked for people similar to them when seeking additional… Read More »
PepsiCo shares its approach to diversity and inclusion
PepsiCo executive Merary Simeon shares how the company is expanding diversity and inclusion efforts, including with communities and suppliers, and… Read More »
Female vintners call for more inclusion
A group of nine female winemakers say that while progress has been made, ongoing conversations about inclusion and diversity in… Read More »
Hotelier: Consumers demand diversity in hospitality
Hotelier Jersey Banks, co-founder of the Urban Cowboy hotel brand, believes the pandemic presents the hospitality industry with an opportunity… Read More »
Black Lives Matter a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize nominee
Norwegian politician Petter Eide has nominated Black Lives Matter for a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, lauding the movement’s work “bringing… Read More »
ACLU taps first Black president in 101-year history
The American Civil Liberties Union has elected New York University School Professor Deborah Archer as its leader, the first Black… Read More »
Walmart earmarks $14.3M for groups fighting racism
Walmart has selected 16 nonprofits to receive the first $14.3 million in grants from a $100 million commitment made last… Read More »
Commentary: Giving women a hand up in hospitality
A recent survey of hotel managers found the promotion of women over equally qualified men to be perceived as less… Read More »
Hotel’s “Gambit” move aims to keep losses in check
A room redesign inspired by “The Queen’s Gambit” brings the 21C hotel in Lexington, Ky., into the fold of properties… Read More »
Hotels, coworking firms raise remote office game
The letting of hotel space for temporary office use is taking on permanence as the pandemic-triggered trend exerts its popularity…. Read More »
Vegas, New Orleans, NYC on tap for Virgin Hotels in 2021
Virgin Hotels says it plans to open three new hotels this year, beginning with Las Vegas and following with New… Read More »
Work begins on $1B mixed-use project in Texas
Work is underway on a $1 billion mixed-use development near a multibillion-dollar expansion of Samsung chipmaking facilities in Austin, Texas…. Read More »
Cutting-edge quarters dot French country hotel space
Hotel 48° Nord, a French-Norwegian conception that took eight years to bring to fruition, features 14 self-contained cottages and cabins… Read More »