VICI CEO: US leisure market could come “roaring back”
The summer could mark the return of the leisure market, which could come “roaring back” due to pent-up demand and… Read More »
Study: Good news for small business skips hospitality
Hospitality and leisure are exceptions to a trend of overall stability across US small business, according to a new report… Read More »
Deadline extended to EOW: ISPA US Spa Industry Study
The deadline to participate in ISPA’s annual US Spa Industry Study, conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers and funded by the ISPA Foundation… Read More »
Discover and serve your best customers in 3 steps
Companies don’t necessarily have to match competitors on price if they know who their most profitable customers are and support… Read More »
Study: Business travel recovery expected by 2025
A complete recovery of business travel is not expected until 2025, although industry spending this year is projected to be… Read More »
Idaho airport plans upgrades
Boise Airport is planning an upgraded suite for nursing mothers and a second, indoor, relief area for service dogs. The… Read More »
Pittsburgh airport to begin delayed terminal project
Pittsburgh International Airport plans to begin work this spring on a $1.1 billion terminal modernization project that was put on… Read More »
Delta spotlights documentaries for Black History Month
Delta Air Lines is refreshing its in-flight entertainment options with an emphasis on documentaries appropriate to Black History Month. “We… Read More »
UPS records record-breaking sales in Q4
Surging e-commerce and increased volume from small- and medium-sized shippers that pay higher rates led to record fourth-quarter sales of… Read More »
United CEO backs vaccine passports, employee mandate
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby expressed support for mandatory vaccinations, advocating that corporations should lead the way to a post-pandemic… Read More »
A4A congratulates new DOT, DHS secretaries
Airlines for America congratulated Pete Buttigieg on his confirmation to be secretary of the Department of Transportation, and Alejandro Mayorkas… Read More »
American Sends Layoff Warnings to 13,000 Employees
American Airlines has joined fellow carriers United and Hawaiian in sending federally required notices of potential layoffs, Reuters is reporting. American… Read More »
IATA’s Final Numbers Show 66 Percent Drop in Airline Passengers in 2020
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today released final air passenger traffic numbers for 2020, and as expected as they… Read More »
American Airlines Expands VeriFLY App to US Hubs
American Airlines announced its VeriFLY mobile health wallet would is now being accepted at all airports in the United States served by… Read More »
JetBlue Adds Revamped Mint Experience on Transatlantic Flights
JetBlue announced it has revamped the Mint experience on transatlantic flights as part of the company’s first complete redesign of the… Read More »
Amtrak Is Helping Employees Get Vaccinated
Amtrak is now offering its employees a bonus of two hours’ pay when they receive the COVID-19 vaccine. These measures come as… Read More »
Air Namibia board resigns over spat with gov’t
The board of Air Namibia (SW, Windhoek Int’l) has resigned after launching a scathing attack on the Namibian government for… Read More »
Philippine Airlines confirms 2,300 layoffs
PAL Holdings has confirmed that it is implementing “a company-wide workforce reduction program” covering about 2,300 employees, or 30% of… Read More »
Why the travel industry is especially vulnerable
Companies in the travel industry that don’t take cybersecurity seriously could pay a stiff price “in terms of bad publicity,… Read More »
SAA to exit administration in mid-1Q21 says gov’t
The South African government expects South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) to exit administration at the end of February… Read More »
Switzerland’s Moov Airways eyes turboprop ops in late 2022
Moov Airways (Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg, CH) is planning to take delivery of its first turboprops for its regional operations out of Lugano… Read More »
New Delhi mulls steps to avoid Air India aircraft seizure
In order to avoid Air India (AI, Mumbai Int’l) having its assets seized in a long-running corporate tax case between… Read More »
Viet Nam’s Bamboo Airways adds first in-house E190
Bamboo Airways (QH, Hanoi) began in-house Embraer operations on February 1, 2021, with the deployment of ERJ 190-100LR VN-A266 (msn… Read More »
Canada’s Air Transat suspends ops amid tough restrictions
Following enhanced measures announced by the Canadian government aimed at further curbing the spread of COVID-19, Air Transat has suspended… Read More »
Wellness Travel Specialist a new niche for advisors
Wellness travel has become a niche during the pandemic, and now the Travel Institute and the Wellness Tourism Association have… Read More »
Canada’s Cargojet closes $273mn offering to buy freighters
Cargojet Airways (W8, Hamilton, ON) confirmed in a news release dated February 1 that it raised CAD350,156,500 Canadian dollars (USD273… Read More »