Brown Hotels: The little Israeli engine that could
The low-profile Brown Hotels group has reached the neighborhood of Israel’s leading hospitality chains in its 12 years of existence,… Read More »
Delta names Antilla to Latin America VP role
Delta Air Lines has named Alex Antilla its Vice President for Latin America. Antilla, who has spent the last 16… Read More »
United invests in electric air taxi company
United Airlines made a $10 million investment in Archer Aviation, which manufactures short-haul electric aircraft resembling helicopters. The airline plans… Read More »
Atlas Air extends Qantas partnership
Atlas Air has extended its cargo partnership with Qantas Freight and will continue providing capacity to the Australian company. “We… Read More »
Air Canada expands cargo fleet
Air Canada’s aggressive investment in expanding its cargo fleet has resulted in a 42% annual increase in second-quarter freight revenue,… Read More »
Dallas hotel tax hike proposal placed on Nov. 8 ballot
Dallas voters will decide Nov. 8 whether to raise the city’s hotel tax by 2%, a move estimated to yield… Read More »
Hotels devise multiple ways to bring many happy returnees
Enhanced loyalty perks, deals on extended stays and promotion of properties as workspace are among innovations hotels have devised to… Read More »
Hyatt makes sweeping upgrade of rate-setting tech
Hyatt Hotels is turning to the Minnesota-based tech firm IDeaS to accelerate automation of its room rate-setting system. More than… Read More »
Hyatt buys idle Irvine, Calif., hotel for $135M
Hyatt Hotels has purchased the defunct Hotel Irvine for $135 million, completing the Irvine, Calif., owner’s departure from the hotel… Read More »
Sofitel Philadelphia Hotel buyers land $56.3M loan
A joint venture by Oaktree Capital Management and Clearview Hotel Capital has secured a $56.3 million loan from real estate… Read More »
Developer grounds Atlanta airport hotel venture
A hotel project for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that once was scheduled for completion in 2020 has been canceled by… Read More »
Hotel, airline prices expected to rise with business travel
Hotels and airlines will greet rebounding business travel with cost increases next year, according to a new travel industry report…. Read More »
Indianapolis airport begins $190M runway reconstruction
Indianapolis International Airport has begun a $190 million runway reconstruction project that is expected to be completed in late 2024…. Read More »
TSA expands upgraded checkpoint scanning system
The Transportation Security Administration is expanding its use of the Credential Authentication Technology system, which allows agents to obtain flight… Read More »
Air Canada adds Denmark to Quebec destinations
Air Canada will launch a new route between Montreal and Copenhagen, Denmark, next June. By next summer, the airline will… Read More »
FedEx, UPS join federal program to ease supply chain
FedEx and UPS are among 36 companies joining the Transportation Department’s Freight Logistics Optimization Works, or FLOW, pilot program, which… Read More »
United will buy eVTOL vehicles to advance sustainability
United Airlines plans to acquire up to 200 Archer Aviation electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles as part of the… Read More »
Airlines inspire next generation of aviation pros at LAX
Employees from Atlas Air, Southwest and United joined an Aviation Careers Education (ACE) Academy event that Los Angeles World Airports… Read More »
Grim Q1 gives way to profitable Q2 for Hyatt Hotels
Hyatt Hotels Corp. turned a $206 million profit in the second quarter after a net loss of $9 million in… Read More »
Huge “eco district” development planned in Va
A $2.3 billion development featuring more than 2,000 housing units, a 17,000-seat arena and a pair of hotels is being… Read More »
2nd phase to begin on $640M Cincinnati development
The District at Clifton Heights development in Cincinnati will soon enter its $250 million second phase of construction. The $640… Read More »
Ore. airport to get locally sourced timber roof
A curved timber roof for the main terminal at Oregon’s Portland International Airport was constructed at a separate location and… Read More »