Southwest flight attendant entertains flyers with briefing
A passenger captured a Southwest Airlines flight attendant turning his routine safety briefing into appreciated comic relief on a July… Read More »
United Airlines resumes service to Scotland
United Airlines resumed two European routes July 1 between Chicago and Edinburgh, Scotland, and between and Geneva, Switzerland.
A4A CEO discusses state of US airline industry
A4A President and CEO Nicholas Calio joined Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade on his radio show to discuss the rapid spike… Read More »
Hawaiian offers surfer documentary in flight
Hawaiian Airlines will feature “Waterman,” an award-winning documentary film about Native Hawaiian swimmer and surfer Duke Kahanamoku, on its entertainment… Read More »
Tailored trailers make for pricey park at Boston hotel
The parking lot behind the trendy Verb Hotel near Boston’s Fenway Park has been converted to a luxury trailer camp… Read More »
COVID-19 crisis puts 4 Macau hotels to work as clinics
Growing COVID-19 contagion has prompted officials in Macau to add two hotels in casino resorts to medical service. The world’s… Read More »
New York law eases hotel-to-housing conversions
A new state law is making it simpler for nonprofits in New York to purchase and convert distressed hotels to… Read More »
Local buyer will rebrand historic Syracuse, N.Y., hotel
A 95-year-old hotel in Syracuse, N.Y., has changed hands and will undergo a change of name. The Jefferson Clinton hotel… Read More »
Robots join depleted workforce at swamped hotels
Hotels are enlisting nonhuman help in their struggle to cope with staffing shortages as patronage swells in the waning of… Read More »
Hackers steal 20GB of data from Marriott hotel chain
Hackers have stolen 20 gigabytes of internal business files, including clients’ credit card details, from the Marriott hotel chain, DataBreaches.net… Read More »
Lenders take note of new Michigan hotel revenue law
Michigan has become the first state to classify hotel revenues legally as rents, a move that could significantly affect lending… Read More »
$100M-plus expansion in works for Austin’s Hotel Ella
Austin, Texas’ historic Hotel Ella will see a quadrupling of its guest rooms in an expansion planned by owner Rex… Read More »
Thailand seeks rise in tourist hotel rates as industry boost
Thailand’s tourism ministry plans to ask hoteliers to raise prices for foreign visitors to pre-pandemic levels while maintaining current low… Read More »
American Airlines gets exclusive WBD content
Magnolia Network and discovery+ will provide shows to American Airlines in a deal that features exclusive content and undisclosed financial… Read More »
Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun in Mexico to open Dec. 20
Blue Diamond is planning to open its new Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun in Mexico on Dec. 20. The 1,049-suite resort… Read More »
Airlines offer digital customer service
Pandemic-era emphasis on touchless service and the need to offer more flexibility with staff at a premium has led to… Read More »
United videos highlight Black golfers, HBCU initiative
United Airlines has tapped golf influencer Roger Steele for a four-part video series highlighting Black golfers as part of United’s… Read More »
Delta exec, staffer on NYC’s LaGuardia Airport
From her first incoming flight as a flight attendant 37 years ago to the recent inauguration of a sparkling new… Read More »
United “challenged” by air traffic staffing
Unless the air traffic control system adds enough staffing, US aviation “will remain challenged this summer and beyond,” a United… Read More »
Air Canada suspends pet travel in cargo holds
Air Canada will not accept new requests for pets to travel as baggage until Sept. 12 due to congestion, delays… Read More »
FAA awards $1B in infrastructure grants to 85 airports
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded almost $1 billion in funding from the 2021 infrastructure bill to 85 airports to… Read More »
Biden nominates Denver airport CEO to head FAA
President Joe Biden has nominated Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington to head the Federal Aviation Administration. Prior to his… Read More »