Crystal Cruises Bahamas Sailings See Record Bookings
Cruising is back and consumers are ready to set sail. Crystal Cruises is reporting its biggest single day of bookings in… Read More »
Travel Advisors: Get Ready To Respond To Pent-Up Demand
As Royal Caribbean International prepares to restart cruising June 12 from Nassau in The Bahamas, Vicki Freed, Senior Vice President of Sales, Trade Support… Read More »
Riviera River Cruises Promotion Offers FAM Cruises for $499 or Free
During the month of April, Riviera River Cruises will offer a promotion for $499 per person FAM cruises to travel… Read More »
Azamara Officially Sold, Takes Possession of Fourth Ship
Azamara, the upscale boutique cruise line, is now an independent brand and has taken delivery of its fourth ship, named Azamara… Read More »
Celebrity Cruises To Resume Cruising From St. Maarten in June
Celebrity Cruises will return to cruising with seven-night itineraries round-trip from St. Maarten starting June 5 on the recently renovated Celebrity Millennium through… Read More »
Indigo Partners cuts Wizz Air stake to 8.5%
The largest shareholder in Wizz Air (W6, Budapest), Indigo Partners, has sold around GBP400 million pounds (USD554.7 million) worth of… Read More »
AirAsia Group raises $81.8mn, embraces new investors
AirAsia Group has raised a total of MYR336.46 million ringgit (USD81.83 million) following the completion of the second tranche of… Read More »
Illinois court throws out B737 MAX fraud case against Boeing
The District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has dismissed fraud allegations filed against Boeing by lessor Timaero Ireland… Read More »
Gov’t clears SriLankan Airlines to add freighter aircraft
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has authorised flag carrier SriLankan Airlines (UL, Colombo Int’l) to lease a freighter of unspecified type to… Read More »
Central bank confirms Vietnam Airlines interest-free loan
Vietnam’s central bank, the State Bank of Vietnam, has confirmed a government plan to provide an interest-free loan of up… Read More »
China Development Bank fined ¥42.7mn for HNA loan guarantee
The Hainan branch of the government-owned China Development Bank (CDB) has been fined exactly CNY42.6616 million yuan (USD6.56 million) for… Read More »
British Airways still committed to its A380s – CEO
Contrary to the growing ranks of airlines explicitly or implicitly saying they won’t reactivate their A380-800s, British Airways (BA, London… Read More »
Delta rewards contributions to vaccine ride program
Delta Air Lines will give 250 miles to the first 15,000 frequent fliers who make a donation to a Lyft… Read More »
American upgrades premium transcontinental service
American Airlines is deploying upgraded aircraft on some transcontinental routes, giving premium passengers between the coasts an enhanced travel experience.
Airlines have reported more than 500 incidents to FAA
Airlines have reported more than 500 passengers for bad behavior since late December, most in cases that began with refusal… Read More »
New airline to pick up where Norwegian left off
Norse Atlantic Airways, a new long-haul airline, could take to the sky in December to fill the space created when… Read More »
Polar Bear Hotel in Harbin, China, features Polar Bears
The Polar Bear Hotel — with a polar bear viewing from its 21 rooms — opened recently as part of… Read More »
US airlines invest in biometric technology
American Airlines is piloting biometric boarding technology at Dallas/Fort-Worth International Airport, which scans a traveler’s face at a kiosk to… Read More »
Travel damage estimate: $1.1 trillion, 5.6 million jobs
The US travel industry last year lost $1.1 trillion in value, a plunge of 42%, according to a new study…. Read More »
Delta plans to expand Wheels Up partnership
Delta Air Lines frequent flyers will soon be able to use their points with Wheels Up, a company that operates… Read More »
Small is big business for pod-friendly Hawaii resort
A hotel on Hawaii’s Waikiki Beach is embracing the new fashion of pod travel for small groups of family and… Read More »
Question of the week
What destinations are your clients asking for? Email Katie Parks with your responses and we’ll compile a selection of them in the… Read More »