Air Canada offers elite status passes, Starbucks partnership
Air Canada’s new partnership with Starbucks will allow frequent flyers to link their accounts and earn points when they top… Read More »
Delta Air Lines adding in-flight contactless payment
Starting March 16, Delta Air Lines will offer passengers contactless payment for in-flight purchases. The service will start with earbuds… Read More »
Sustainability is new priority for Botswana tourism
Travel operators in Botswana are using the slow time during the pandemic to rethink how tourism can be conducted in… Read More »
New travel tax begins April 1 in Quintana Roo
International travelers to Quintana Roo will be charged an $11 travel tax starting April 1. An official called it “an… Read More »
Theme park reservations in Fla. booked for spring break
Reservations are booked at theme parks and hotels in Central Florida for spring break, including at Walt Disney World Resort,… Read More »
Miami chosen for Kayak’s foray into hotel trade
The travel search engine company Kayak has entered the hotel business in partnership with the Life House chain, planning the… Read More »
Hawaiian debuts nonstop Honolulu to Orlando service
Guests on Hawaiian Airlines’ first flight between Honolulu and Orlando, Fla., were welcomed aboard with leis and Hawaiian music. Hawaiian… Read More »
Airports See Another Surge in Passenger Traffic
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, the number of travelers passing through airport security… Read More »
Airlines Adding Flights to Alaska
Unless something changes, cruise lines might not be able to sail into Alaska this summer during the lucrative tourist season but it’s… Read More »
Work Remotely – From the Rooftop of This Maui Beach Resort
This may be the best Work-From-Home Package yet. Many hotels are offering office workers—long-shuttered in home offices during the COVID-19… Read More »
Accor Leads With COVID-19 Testing Options
The hospitality company, Accor, announced that it will be one of the first major hospitality companies to deliver COVID-19 testing options… Read More »
Diamond Resorts Offers Guests Chance to Play Golf With Professionals
Diamond Resorts is now offering its guests exclusive Golf Getaway packages for travelers who love to golf, with an opportunity for… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines Launches New Orlando-to-Honolulu Flights
Hawaiian Airlines today announced new, twice-weekly nonstop service between Orlando (MCO) and Honolulu (HNL) that will conveniently connect the Sunshine to the Aloha state. Passengers… Read More »
Spring Break Prompts Pandemic-Era Record Number of Air Travelers
Folks who are expecting airports and planes to be fairly empty amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic are in for a… Read More »
Start-Up Airline Breeze Airways Gets DOT Approval
Breeze Airways, the start-up airline created by JetBlue founder David Neeleman, has cleared a huge hurdle. The U.S. Department of… Read More »
Planet Hollywood and The LINQ Hotels To Return To Full-Week Operations
Casino-resort giant Caesars Entertainment today announced that it plans to resume hotel operations seven days a week at Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood Resort… Read More »
Passenger Arrested for Urinating in Seat, Pushing Flight Attendant
An Alaska Airlines passenger allegedly urinated in his seat, pushed a flight attendant and refused to wear a face mask… Read More »
FAA Proposes $14,500 Civil Penalty Against Passenger
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing a $14,500 civil penalty against an airline passenger for allegedly interfering with flight… Read More »
New Hotel Openings To Look for in 2021
New Hotels The year 2020 was a difficult one for hotel operators, but 2021 shows new promise. Hotels must also… Read More »
IATA says Travel Pass can eliminate virus test fraud
The International Air Transport Association is touting its Travel Pass as a way to establish reliable proof of negative coronavirus… Read More »
Travelers United sues MGM Resorts over “drip pricing”
MGM Resorts is being sued by Travelers United, a nonprofit travel advocacy group, over its “drip pricing” policy that charges… Read More »
A tour of the best castles in the US sounded regal
Today’s dose of mental vacationing takes you to some rather royal properties. This storybook map takes you on a tour… Read More »