Crystal Announces New Caribbean Itineraries for Fall 2020
Crystal Cruises announced two new seven-night Caribbean itineraries voyages for October and November on the Crystal Serenity. These cruises come with… Read More »
Variety Cruises to Resume Small-Ship Cruising July 24
Variety Cruises said it will relaunch sailing July 24 with the 24-cabin M/S Galileo yacht in Greece’s Cyclades islands. Other… Read More »
Viking Venus Floated Out at Fincantieri’s Shipyard in Ancona, Italy
The 930-passenger, 47,800-gross-ton Viking Venus cruise ship was floated out at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona, Italy, on June 11…. Read More »
Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas Heading to Port Everglades in 2021
Due to construction delays in Galveston, Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas will operate out of Fort Lauderdale in 2021. During her… Read More »
Court stays SA Express liquidation until late 3Q20
South Africa’s High Court in Pretoria has delayed the liquidation proceedings of South African Express (XZ, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) until… Read More »
Airbus threatens to sue airlines that bail on deliveries
Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) is working with its airline customers to adjust terms of deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic and… Read More »
Emirates, flydubai cut thousands of jobs
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) laid off at least 600 pilots, predominantly first officers certified on the A380-800 type, in a… Read More »
Korean banks to renegotiate HDC’s acquisition of Asiana
The two state-owned banks that have provided KRW3.3 trillion won (USD2.7 billion) to Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) over the… Read More »
Biman Bangladesh resorts to charters as demand plunges
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG, Dhaka) has begun offering charter flights to six domestic destinations as it seeks a way to… Read More »
Korean Air to receive another $840mn, sell land – reports
South Korea will give KRW1 trillion won (USD840 million) of its KRW40 trillion (USD33.6 billion) long-term industry stabilisation fund to… Read More »
Air Malta to resume ops from early 3Q20 as airport reopens
Air Malta (KM, Malta Int’l) will resume scheduled commercial passenger flights from July 1 as Malta Int’l reopens as part… Read More »
Belgium’s Air Antwerp to remain grounded through late 3Q20
Air Antwerp (WP, Antwerp) has announced that it will remain grounded through the end of August 2020 and will resume… Read More »
Government considering Myanmar National Airlines bailout
Myanmar’s government is considering granting a USD22 million dollar loan to indebted Myanmar National Airlines (UB, Yangon). This is according… Read More »
Air New Zealand CEO warns of $97mn more wage cuts
Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland Int’l) CEO Greg Foran has told employees that they should brace themselves for further job… Read More »
Delta Air Lines Announces New Global Cleanliness Department
To help protect passengers and employees, Delta Air Lines announced it has established an internal Global Cleanliness department dedicated to… Read More »
‘Travel With Confidence’ to Mexico’s Most Desired Destinations
La Coleccion Resorts by Fiesta Americana, part of the Posadas group, is committed to providing visitors with a safe place… Read More »
AMResorts, SB Resorts Management End Agreement
SB Resort Management and AMResorts jointly announced that two Montego Bay properties will be rebranded. Sunscape Splash Montego Bay and… Read More »
MGM Resorts to Reopen Four More Las Vegas Hotels
More proof that Las Vegas is coming back to life. On the heels of reopening its first three Las Vegas properties last week,… Read More »
Venetian Resort Reopens With New Commitment to Safety, Cleanliness
After a nearly three-month closure, The Venetian Resort opened both the Venetian and Palazzo towers on June 4. As the… Read More »
Chablé Hotels is ‘Cleaning for Wellness’
As Chablé Hotels prepare for a soon and inevitable recovery, we know it is imperative that we all do our… Read More »
Riviera River Cruises’ Releases Group Booking Guide, Webinar for Travel Advisors
In an effort to help travel advisors increase their business during their current downtime, Riviera River Cruises has released a new Guide… Read More »
Royal Canadian Air Force orders two Challenger 650s
Royal Canadian Air Force (CFC, Trenton, ON) has announced its choice of the Bombardier Challenger 650 as a replacement for… Read More »