Hotel trade rises as China bears down on coronavirus
China’s hotel industry has paced the world in recovery from the pandemic that originated there, and the country’s vigorous response… Read More »
New year won’t cure hospitality, say those in the know
The hotel industry will suffer well beyond 2021 before recovering from its worst year ever, the coronavirus vaccine boost notwithstanding,… Read More »
Scottish train melds luxury, history, whisky
The Belmond Royal Scotsman is resuming train excursions to the Scottish Highlands in the spring. Itineraries can include everything from… Read More »
Health app acts as vaccination passport
A number of airlines are adopting the CommonPass app for travelers to prove they have been vaccinated for COVID-19 before… Read More »
Alaska first airline to bar emotional support animals
Alaska Airlines will allow only trained service dogs to fly in passenger cabins, the first airline to change its policy… Read More »
2020 holiday travel half of 2019’s
The Transportation Security Administration screened about 11.3 million people at airport checkpoints between Dec. 18 and Dec. 28, the highest… Read More »
New year won’t cure hospitality, say those in the know
The hotel industry will suffer well beyond 2021 before recovering from its worst year ever, the coronavirus vaccine boost notwithstanding,… Read More »
LAX Now Offers COVID-19 Testing With Rapid Turnaround
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is now offering onsite, standard COVID-19 PCR testing, with results available within just three to five hours. The… Read More »
Cameroon’s Camair-Co to dismiss 130 workers
Cameroon’s Camair-Co (QC, Douala) has drawn up a list of 130 workers who it plans to dismiss, representing nearly a… Read More »
Delta CEO Outlines 2021 Strategy
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian sent out his latest ‘Letter from Ed’ on New Year’s Day, this time to employees instead… Read More »
Analysts Project Airlines Lost $35 Billion in 2020
Analysts estimate that U.S. airlines could end up losing more than $35 billion due to the coronavirus pandemic when the… Read More »
Two Airlines Come Close To a Mid-Air Collision
Two jets, one from Air France and the other from American Airlines, came perilously close to a mid-air collision last… Read More »
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi plots limited 1Q21 launch
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi (WAZ, Abu Dhabi Int’l) has announced that it would launch on January 15, 2021, following a… Read More »
United Airlines Flight Diverted Over Bomb Threat
A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Wednesday after a possible bomb threat was discovered, law… Read More »
Airline Ticket Sales on the Rise
For the third consecutive week – no doubt boosted by the holiday time period – airline ticket sales were up… Read More »
Papua New Guinea props up Air Niugini
Papua New Guinea’s state-owned Air Niugini (PX, Port Moresby) is to receive operational funding via Kumul Consolidated Holdings (KHC), the… Read More »
Thai Airways delays submission of restructuring plan
Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) has filed a request with the Central Bankruptcy Court to postpone by one month,… Read More »
Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Airlines resumes An-124 ops after check
Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VI, Ulyanovsk Vostochny) reactivated the first of its ten An-124s on December 26, 2020, following a month-long grounding… Read More »
American Airlines adds five aircraft to Mesa Airlines’ CPA
Mesa Airlines (YV, Phoenix Sky Harbor) will increase its Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) by… Read More »
Tata Sons increases stake in AirAsia India to 83%
Tata Sons has increased its holding in AirAsia India (I5, Bangalore Int’l) to 83.67% after it acquired an additional 32.67%… Read More »
Passenger Flees JFK Airport After TSA Finds Loaded Gun
A man fled New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers found a 9 mm… Read More »
Perks of Joining the Palace PRO Specialist Program
Travel advisors looking to have exclusivity with privileges should consider joining Palace Resorts’ Palace PRO Specialist Program. It’s one of the most… Read More »
Saint Lucia Resort Offering Return Home COVID-19 Testing
Saint Lucia-based Coconut Bay Beach Resort & Spa and sister resort Serenity at Coconut Bay are offering guests who stay… Read More »
Sri Lanka waives landing, parking fees at three airports
Sri Lanka’s government has approved a Ministry of Tourism proposal waiving all landing and aircraft parking fees at the country’s… Read More »
Moldova’s HiSky takes first A319
HiSky (Chisinau) took delivery of its first A319-100, ER-SKY (msn 2326), on December 22, 2020, Skyliner Aviation has reported. The… Read More »
Nigeria reaches compromise with airlines over $58mn debt
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has reached a compromise with local airlines on a plan to recover about NGN22… Read More »