Spotlighting 2022 Travvy Award Nominees: Cruise Ships
The 2022 Travvy Awards are here! Recognizing travel advisors’ favorite destinations, hotels, resorts, cruise lines, cruise ships and more, the… Read More »
American Cruise Lines’ American Symphony Completes Sea Trials
American Cruise Lines’ American Symphony successfully completed its sea trials and was delivered to the line – on schedule –… Read More »
Carnival Cruise Line Ship Makes Another Sea Rescue
Carnival Cruise Line is developing a reputation for ‘no person left behind.’ Even if that person didn’t start at the… Read More »
Oceania Cruises Amends Vaccine and Testing Requirements
Oceania Cruises is making amendments to its vaccination and testing requirements, no longer requiring vaccinated travelers to test prior to… Read More »
Adventure in the South Pacific
Travelers heading to Tahiti and looking for adventure can sail the islands with Paul Gauguin Cruises. Onboard the M/S Paul… Read More »
Norwegian Cruise Line Eases COVID-Related Travel Restrictions
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has updated its health and safety protocols following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)… Read More »
Experiencing Luxury and Adventure on Mexico’s Holbox Island
Karisma Hotels & Resorts and Margaritaville have inaugurated Margaritaville St. Somewhere by Karisma, Punta Coco, Isla Holbox, the first luxury… Read More »
JetBlue, Southwest planes clip wings
News Flash: New York City is a congested area. Stop the presses, right? The city is a relatively small space… Read More »
Tax Credits on Sustainable Airline Fuel Part of Latest Bill Passage
The United States Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act over the weekend. The $430 billion bill could be one of… Read More »
Qantas Asks Executives to Volunteer for Bag Duty
When you must ask your senior executives to volunteer to give up their cushy offices on a temporary basis to… Read More »
Spirit Airlines Launches Flights Between Boise, Las Vegas
Spirit Airlines launched its first Idaho service last week between Boise Airport and Harry Reid Las Vegas Airport. The discount… Read More »
Tattoos as perk? Hotelier makes mark in wooing workers
The German chain Ruby Hotels is putting skin in the high-stakes game of employee recruitment by offering seekers up to… Read More »
US employment resurgence led by hospitality, leisure
Hospitality and leisure paced a robust July for US job and wage growth. Though the sectors added 96,000 employees, they… Read More »
Expert finds hoteliers blase about bland branding
A “sea of sameness” when it comes to brands is a major reason hotel groups are losing ground to boutiques,… Read More »
Autism preparedness cited for Karisma Hotels & Resorts
The hotel industry’s leading trainer in accommodating autism has certified eight properties of Karisma Hotels & Resorts in the Mexican… Read More »
Water park with hotel neighbor coming to Calumet City, Ill.
Jackson Nuckolls Group will oversee the construction of the new Roaring Rivers Water Park at River Oaks Center in Calumet… Read More »
Hilton’s Va. HQ expansion will boost staff by 350-plus
Hilton Hotels will expand its headquarters in Tysons, Va., adding 350 jobs and increasing its workforce to more than 1,000…. Read More »
White House hosts summit on advanced air mobility
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy hosted a daylong summit on advanced air mobility on the subjects… Read More »
Boeing delivers Air Canada’s 40th 737 MAX
Boeing has completed delivery of 40 737 MAX aircraft to Air Canada, marking the closeout of the airline’s 2014 order…. Read More »
UPS tops list of most valuable logistics brands
Brand Finance dubbed UPS the world’s most valuable logistics brand for the eighth consecutive year. UPS was recognized for propelling… Read More »
Texas airport to build $1.5M air traffic control tower
New Braunfels National Airport in Texas plans to construct an updated air traffic control tower that is in adherence with… Read More »
Atlas Air Worldwide to be acquired by investment group
Atlas Air announced an agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by private-equity group Apollo together with investment… Read More »
Hong Kong hotel quarantine will drop from 7 days to 3
Hong Kong’s current seven-day mandated hotel quarantine for travelers will be cut to three days as of Friday, with four… Read More »
Airlines recognized as “best employers for women”
Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, Southwest Airlines and UPS are among the companies recognized by Forbes magazine as “best… Read More »
American to launch subsidized routes to 5 cities
Federal grants will subsidize new service between Texas’ DFW International Airport and five small cities: Rochester, Minn.; Great Falls, Mont;… Read More »
Acquisition increases pharmaceutical storage for UPS
UPS will buy Bomi Group, an Italian healthcare logistics company. The acquisition yields UPS more than 350 new facilities in… Read More »