Southwest highlights Rethreaded partnership at festival
Southwest Airlines used its sponsorship of the Luck Reunion to highlight its partnership with Rethreaded, which uses recycled Southwest seating… Read More »
What’s one of the best sommeliers in the world drinking?
Pairing sparkling wine with fish, venison, desserts and other dishes is an area ripe for creative exploration, according to Marc… Read More »
3 luxury hotels may go on block as Dajia seeks $1B
Dajia Insurance Group Co. is considering shopping luxury hotels in Arizona, California and Wyoming with hopes of raising more than… Read More »
China hotel surge clouded by COVID-19 crackdown
The record-setting pace of hotel construction in China is unlikely to continue as the government’s strict COVID-19 policies discourage investment,… Read More »
Denver airport opens outdoor plaza with mini golf
Denver International Airport opened a pre-security outdoor plaza between its Jeppesen Terminal and the Westin Hotel. The new plaza features… Read More »
Africa hotel development demonstrates strong growth in Q1
Hotel development in Africa is at its strongest level ever, though the trend does not extend to Sub-Saharan nations. First-quarter… Read More »
UPS strengthens same-day delivery with Delivery Solutions
UPS has acquired Delivery Solutions, a Texas-based company that links business customers with multiple options for same-day delivery, including small… Read More »
Delta Air Lines invests $12B in terminal, lounge upgrades
Delta Air Lines has invested more than $12 billion over the past decade in major renovations to its terminals at… Read More »
United Airlines offers new premium amenity kits
United Airlines will offer new amenity kits designed by the travel lifestyle brand Away to premium cabin passengers on some… Read More »
Delta flies WWII veterans to France for D-Day event
Delta Air Lines flew World War II veterans from Atlanta to Deauville Airport in Normandy, France, on June 2 to… Read More »
Wash. airport built thriving business in 5 years
Paine Field, located in Everett, Wash., near Seattle, has built a robust passenger business from nothing in just five years,… Read More »
American Airlines resumes flights to Sydney, Bermuda
American Airlines plans to resume service between Los Angeles and Sydney, Australia, in late October. The airline will also restart… Read More »
Local firm buys storied Fort Worth, Texas, hotel
Stockyards Heritage Development Co., owner of the Hotel Drover and the new Mule Alley shopping complex in Fort Worth, Texas,… Read More »
Instagram hotel booking site sets Tripscout apart
The first online travel agency for Instagram has been unveiled by the startup Tripscout, with the username @hotel. “Social media… Read More »
Pandemic use of hotels for homeless hailed as success
The provisional use of hotels and motels to shelter homeless people in Massachusetts during the pandemic improved delivery of services… Read More »
Quebec government begins subsidized airfares
The Quebec government has launched its program capping flights to small cities within the province at $500 round trip. Airlines… Read More »
Four Seasons moves on from work-vacation dichotomy
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts has embraced “bleisure” travel as a morale booster that answers the growing demand for vacation… Read More »
Commentary: Human touch will lessen in limited-service
Labor costs, technology and the influence of the vacation rental model may conspire to make limited-service hotels resemble vending machines… Read More »
Santa Barbara, Calif., housing chief seeks hotel tax share
The surging hotel industry in Santa Barbara, Calif., has brought calls from the city’s housing authority director to steer some… Read More »
Hotels figure in NYC’s Q1 permit filings upswing
New York City permit filings in the first quarter totaled 22.4 million square feet, far above the previous year’s 13.3… Read More »
HotStats: Inflation fails to deflate hotel profitability
US hotel profit remained healthy through April in the face of soaring prices for gasoline and airfares, but labor cost… Read More »
Hall of Fame Village project advances in Canton, Ohio
Work is underway on the second phase of the new Hall of Fame Village in Canton, Ohio, with opening expected… Read More »