American Airlines to Make DFW a Hub for Flights to Asia
Saying it would be more profitable to fly to Asia-Pacific of its home base at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, American… Read More »
United CEO Says Travel, Lodging, Hospitality at ‘Near-Depression Levels’
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby appeared on national television Sunday, lobbying for an extension of the CARES Act stimulus package… Read More »
Travelers Say Rental Cars Safest Form of Transportation Amid COVID-19
With more destinations reopening their borders to tourism, travel is gradually coming back. But while travelers are growing more confident… Read More »
Visit Florida’s Historic Coast without leaving home
St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra Beach is a fun place to learn about history and nature. As the health and… Read More »
Spice Island Beach Resort Delays Reopening Until October 2021
Grenada’s Spice Island Beach Resort, which was scheduled to welcome guests back in fall 2020, will instead delay its reopening until… Read More »
Bahamas Resorts Delay Openings Beyond Government
Nassau’s Sandals Royal Bahamian joined the Baha Mar mega-resort this past week in opting to delay their re-openings until this… Read More »
Marriott Announces New Escape to Luxury Offerings
Marriott International announced a new offering for guests who book at participating hotels in North America, the Caribbean and Latin America,… Read More »
Park MGM, NoMad to Reopen as First Smoke-Free Casino Resort on Las Vegas Strip
MGM Resorts International will complete its reopening of properties worldwide in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic with the opening… Read More »
Seabourn Announces an Unforgettable 145-Day Voyage
Seabourn is offering an unforgettable journey around the globe with its “2022 World Cruise: Extraordinary Horizons,” a 145-day voyage on Seabourn… Read More »
Delta continues LAX-Sydney route with Virgin Australia JV on hold
Virgin Australia will focus on domestic and short-haul international flying for the time being. Delta Air Lines will continue operating… Read More »
MSC Cruises Expands Current Itineraries, Extends Sailings
MSC Cruises announced MSC Magnifica would have an expanded itinerary when it sails again and scheduled voyages for MSC Grandiosa have… Read More »
Disney Cruise Line Announces Delay of New Ship
An official representing Disney Cruise Line announced last week the debut of the company’s newest ship would be delayed due to supply… Read More »
Lufthansa mulls further fleet cuts, including all A380s
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) is contemplating cutting its fleet beyond the 100 aircraft announced earlier this year in a move… Read More »
RwandAir axes A330neo, B737 MAX leases
RwandAir (WB, Kigali) has confirmed it has cancelled leases for two A330-900Ns and two B737-8s amid protracted delays in their… Read More »
Avianca responds to court ruling blocking gov’t funding
Avianca Holdings will, in the next few days, present information to the Administrative Court of Cundinamarca showing that the Colombian… Read More »
Nepal’s Shree Airlines ventures into international market
Shree Airlines (N9, Kathmandu) is set to venture into the international market with its first flights abroad due to start… Read More »
Thai Airways formally enters business reorganisation
Thailand’s Central Bankruptcy Court has allowed flag carrier Thai Airways International (TG, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) to enter into a business reorganisation… Read More »
New AirAsia Group MRO unit may save $240mn a year in costs
AirAsia Group has created a new MRO company, Asia Digital Engineering, a wholly-owned subsidiary that will provide engineering services for… Read More »
American Airlines mulls B737 MAX deferrals
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) is in negotiations with Boeing over the potential deferral of eighteen B737-8s due in 2021… Read More »
TAP to add European and North African routes
The Portuguese airline plans to offer six new routes during the summer 2021 season. TAP Air Portugal is expanding its… Read More »
Stockholm Bromma ‘no longer commercially viable,’ Swedavia says
Just eight scheduled passenger routes are currently operating from the airport and Swedavia believes Stockholm Arlanda could accommodate the traffic…. Read More »
Recovery Tracker: the global market
As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes’ latest infographic looks… Read More »
Top 5 funky hotels in Cape Town
Cape Town is on the must-see list of many travelers. With its buzzy cosmopolitan culture, balmy Mediterranean climate, trendy neighborhoods, and… Read More »
JetBlue launches new service between Aruba and Newark
Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) received the wonderful news today that JetBlue Airways will launch a new route out of… Read More »
Elon Musk says Starship SN8 prototype will have a nosecone and attempt a 60,000-foot return flight
Elon Musk has shared some details about future testing of Starship, the SpaceX launch vehicle currently being developed by the… Read More »
This $40 million Gulfstream private jet can be bought using bitcoin as aircraft sales firms attempt to lure international buyers
An aircraft sales firm is now accepting bitcoin as a form of payment for its multi-million-dollar aircraft. Aviatrade just introduced… Read More »