Siam Seaplane set to partner Florida’s Tropic Ocean Airways
Siam Seaplane (Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) has signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with Tropic Ocean Airways (TI, Fort Lauderdale Int’l), a… Read More »
Hilton Expands Presence in Central America with Signing of Premier Property in El Salvador
Hilton today announced the signing of an agreement to debut a Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotel in El Salvador. The 198-room… Read More »
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Announces First Project in Fort Worth
Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants announced today it will open a boutique hotel in downtown Fort Worth, an adaptive reuse of the… Read More »
Viking Suspends Cruise Operations Until May 1
Viking will temporarily suspend all river and ocean cruise operations until May 1, 2020, in response to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Viking… Read More »
Lindblad Expeditions Outlines Cancellation Policies
As the COVID-19 viral outbreak continues to impact travel around the world, cruise lines update their cancellation policies to accommodate their guests…. Read More »
CLIA Submits COVID-19 Plan to US Government
Days after implementing enhanced screening measures, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has submitted its comprehensive plan focused on “prevention, detection and… Read More »
Air Serbia seek out Sukhoi SSJ100
Serbia and Russia are rumoured to resume discussions over the potential purchase of Sukhoi SSJ100 aircraft for Air Serbia. It… Read More »
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explains why we need a ‘whole new architecture’ for space travel
“Why does Soyuz still fly?”, that was a question about Russia’s workhorse spacecraft posed by SpaceX founder and CEO Elon… Read More »
European airlines could be forced to merge if the coronavirus crisis lasts
European airlines could be forced to merge if the coronavirus crisis lasts much longer, according to a senior analyst. Mark… Read More »
Faster inflight Wi-Fi is one small perk of the coronavirus outbreak
Fewer people on board means less competition for bandwidth. And once travel gets back to normal, the future might offer… Read More »
China announces financial support and infrastructure investments for its aviation industry
China has rolled out a raft of measures – from financial support to infrastructure investments – for the country’s aviation… Read More »
UK aviation industry rejects decision to leave EU Aviation Safety Agency
The UK aviation industry has hit back at plans to leave the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) by the… Read More »
Drugs showing up in pilots killed in crashes
More than one in four pilots involved in fatal crashes have drugs in their system, and the number is up… Read More »
United Airlines in bid to block PAL flights to Seattle
Airlines (PAL) service from Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l to Seattle Tacoma Int’l, and to demand a level playing field for… Read More »
AF-KLM urges green tax deferral citing COVID-19 impact
Air France-KLM chief executive Benjamin Smith has said that environmental taxes on aviation should be postponed due to the economic… Read More »
American Airlines to retain E190s through YE20
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) will continue to operate its smallest mainline aircraft, the E190, “through 2020” to cope with… Read More »
Cathay Pacific to close last Canadian crew base in late 2Q20
Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) will close its crew base at Vancouver Int’l from June 26, 2020, affecting a… Read More »
Bucket List-Worthy Luxury Road Trips
If you’re searching for a surefire way to enhance your next road trip, look no further than the recently-expanded Exotic Car Collection by Enterprise… Read More »
Railbookers and Amtrak Announce Cancellation Policy Changes
Railbookers and Amtrak Vacations have announced a new cancellation and rescheduling policy to help travel advisors and their clients deal… Read More »
Greece’s Aegean Airlines takes stake in Animawings
Aegean Airlines (A3, Athens Int’l) has taken a minority 25% stake in Romanian start-up Animawings (AWG, Bucharest Otopeni). The Greek… Read More »
Celestyal Launches “Peace of Mind Policy” for New and Current Bookings
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Celestyal Cruises has launched a “Peace of Mind Policy” to include current bookings for travel through… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Comments on Liquidity Actions and 2020 Outlook
Royal Caribbean Cruises today announced that, due to the spread and recent developments related to the COVID-19 outbreak, the company… Read More »