July 1 opening set for new Legoland Hotel in South Korea
Legoland Hotel is scheduled to open July 1 next to Legoland Korea Resort in Chuncheon, South Korea. The four-story hotel… Read More »
Maui resort’s $100M makeover honors islands’ identity
Homage to traditional Hawaiian culture is driving the $100 million facelift at the 466-room Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua, next door to… Read More »
Column: Contactless tech is the future of airports
The pandemic “has really allowed the world to re-envision the way we use technology and the role it plays in… Read More »
Delta, Amex offer metal credit cards cut from a 747
Delta Air Lines and American Express are offering limited-edition, metal credit cards cut from a decommissioned Boeing 747. Delta retired… Read More »
T-Mobile offers inflight connectivity to data users
Inflight connectivity is one of the upgrades T-Mobile is making to its mobile data plans, giving users free access to… Read More »
Alaska Airlines adds routes, new cities
Alaska Airlines is adding five new nonstop routes including flights from its Seattle base to two new cities: Cleveland and… Read More »
Busy Miami market yields historic hotel sale for $43.9M
The historic Hampton Inn by Hilton at The Continental in Miami Beach has changed hands for $43.9 million. The sale… Read More »
Southwest Airlines announces new routes
Southwest Airlines has announced four new routes, including flights from Nashville, Tenn., to Long Beach, Calif., and seasonally to Yampa… Read More »
US airlines remain concerned regarding new 5G service
Wireless carriers have agreed to postpone some elements of their plan to extend their use of the broadcast spectrum by… Read More »
Alaska Airlines partners with Juneteenth Foundation
Alaska Airlines supported the Juneteenth Foundation’s week-long Freedom Festival in Washington, D.C., with employees in attendance and the airline being… Read More »
United Airlines takes students on Juneteenth flight
United Airlines flew 100 Houston-area high school students to the coastal city of Galveston and back on a “Juneteenth flight”… Read More »
FedEx names first chief customer officer
FedEx has promoted Brie Carere to the new position of chief customer officer and also named her co-president and co-CEO… Read More »
Brisk hotel growth in Tulsa, Okla., called insufficient
The arrival of several new downtown hotels in Tulsa, Okla., in recent years is not enough of a good thing,… Read More »
A4A General Counsel urges scrutiny of federal government flip-flop on preemption
A4A General Counsel Patricia Vercelli is urging the US Supreme Court to review the Bernstein v. Virgin America lawsuit and… Read More »
UPS to support Atlanta nonprofits, global initiatives
Coinciding with Pride Month and Juneteenth, UPS announced the company will donate nearly $8.75 million to Atlanta-based organizations that support… Read More »
Venerable Venetian hotel readied for restoration, additions
A five-star hotel on Venice’s Grand Canal that dates to 1880 will close for extensive renovation with a planned reopening… Read More »
Delta resumes Minneapolis-Korea flights
Delta Air Lines will resume service Oct. 2 between Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport and South Korea’s Seoul-Incheon International Airport. “Recent… Read More »
County bucks Austin, Texas, shelter plan for hotel
The Williamson County government in Northwest Austin, Texas, has asked a court to stop the city of Austin from converting… Read More »
Air Canada launches new route to Bangkok
Air Canada plans to launch nonstop service to Bangkok from Vancouver in western Canada, a route that will be its… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines celebrates Juneteenth
This Juneteenth, Hawaiian Airlines highlighted work from its Network for Black Employees and Allies employee resource group, which this year… Read More »
US airline CEOs address fuel prices, operational reliability
In an interview with Bloomberg, JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes called on all sectors of the industry to optimize resources amid… Read More »
Best-ever RevPAR highlights rising hotel performance
US hotel revenue per room reached a record high of $109.76 this month while the top 25 markets overall produced… Read More »