Accommodating COVID-19: Playa puts message to work
The new normal of pandemic-conscious caution is much in play at Playa Hotels & Resorts, whose Stay Safe Promise policy… Read More »
NYC theater reaching new heights to gain hotel, retail
An elaborate lifting system incorporating steel shoring and a hydraulic jack is helping raise New York City’s historic Palace Theatre…. Read More »
Upbeat travel market sage favors Expedia over Airbnb
Analyst Thomas Champion of the Piper Sandler financial services group has given a thumbs-up to Expedia Group’s stocks and a… Read More »
AC Hotel in Aventura, Fla., changes hands for $49.5M
The AC Hotel by Marriott alongside Aventura ParkSquare in Florida has been acquired by Atlanta-based Peachtree Hotel Group for $49.5… Read More »
Martha Stewart’s Vegas restaurant will have farmhouse flair
Martha Stewart will open her first restaurant this spring at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, with the dining experience… Read More »
Maui enacts hotel construction hiatus over mayor’s veto
The Maui County Council has imposed a two-year moratorium on new hotel construction, overriding Mayor Mike Victorino’s veto. The delay… Read More »
CitizenM Names New CFO, First Chief Growth Officer
Netherlands-headquartered hotel company CitizenM on Tuesday appointed Hendrik Jan Roel as the company’s incoming CFO. He will start May 1,… Read More »
Cuba requires vaccinations, masks, insurance
Cuba is tightening its health requirements for international travelers to include mandatory vaccinations and a negative RT-PCR test. Those who… Read More »
United plans new business class seat for Airbus jets
United Airlines will install a newly designed business class seat on Airbus A321XLR jets that will begin coming online in… Read More »
Airbus delivered 611 planes in 2021
Airbus delivered 611 commercial aircraft in 2021, beating its target of 600. The European company remains the world’s largest aircraft… Read More »
Delta Air Lines names new head of network planning
Delta Air Lines has named Scott Laurence vice president for network planning. Laurence was an executive at JetBlue for 14… Read More »
Denver approves $900M for Colo. airport work
The Denver City Council has approved $900 million for continued renovation of the Great Hall Project at Denver International Airport…. Read More »
Former player-now-pilot flies fans for championship game
Having played with the winning Georgia team in the 1980 championship game, Southwest Airlines pilot Tom Lewis also piloted a… Read More »
Air cargo is booming at Pittsburgh airport
Cargo traffic is booming at Pittsburgh International Airport. In addition to pandemic-boosted e-commerce demand, the airport has benefited as shippers… Read More »
Southwest offers proctored COVID-19 test to passengers
Southwest Airlines is partnering with CityHealth to offer passengers traveling to international destinations a discount on a proctored COVID-19 test… Read More »
Delta removes college requirement for pilots
Delta Air Lines will no longer require prospective pilots to have a college degree, which is now a preferred qualification…. Read More »
New Southwest CEO discusses 2022 goals
Incoming Southwest Airlines CEO Robert Jordan discussed in an interview his vision for the airline and how he wants to… Read More »
Air Canada pays homage to its history
Air Canada began as Trans-Canada Air Lines, which started flying in 1937, financed in part with a postal contract. In… Read More »
JetBlue cuts 17 pandemic leisure routes
JetBlue is cutting 17 routes, primarily to destinations in the Caribbean and Florida, which were added to meet leisure travel… Read More »
More than 5 million passengers served in 2021 at Cyprus’ airports
The number of passengers handled at Larnaka and Pafos Airports exceeded 5.1 million in 2021, which means that compared to… Read More »
Hermes Airports services more than 5 million passengers in 2021
The number of passengers handled at Larnaka and Pafos Airports exceeded 5.1 million in 2021, which means that compared to… Read More »
Pfizer CEO says Omicron variant targeted vaccine is most likely outcome
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Monday that moving toward a redesigned COVID-19 vaccine that is specifically… Read More »
American Airlines narrows fourth-quarter revenue fall forecast
American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O) said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter revenue fall would be narrower than it previously expected, sending… Read More »
China orders suspension of some U.S. flights after COVID-19 cases
China has ordered the cancellation of more than two dozen scheduled flights from the United States in recent weeks after… Read More »
Great Road Trip Destinations Around the United States
The road trip continues to be one of the most popular vacations these days. It comes as no surprise as… Read More »
United Airlines Cutting Flights as Nearly 3,000 Workers Have COVID
How bad has the Omicron variant affected staffing shortages at airlines, which have endured a nearly three-week meltdown of delays… Read More »