Ottawa takes equity in Air Canada for C$5.9bn in aid
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) and the Canadian government have agreed on a financial aid package that gives the flag… Read More »
France unveils first short domestic flight ban legislation
France is poised to ban all domestic flights that can otherwise be done by train in less than 2.5 hours… Read More »
LATAM Airlines Brasil retires all A350s
LATAM Airlines Brasil (JJ, Sao Paulo Congonhas) has announced it will retire all of its eleven A350-900s with immediate effect… Read More »
Oslo court and creditors back Norwegian survival plan
Oslo County Court approved Norwegian’s reconstruction plan in Norway on April 12, adding to an earlier approval in Ireland. With… Read More »
Quarantine pushes Canadians to fly to US border cities
The Canadian requirement that incoming air passengers quarantine at designated — and expensive — hotels has pushed Canadians returning home… Read More »
Buttigieg: Cruises could resume by midsummer
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he is hopeful that the ban on cruises will be lifted by summer. Cruise ships… Read More »
SION to power SmartFlyer’s commission tracking system
SmartFlyer’s new commission management system is by SION, a SaaS platform-provider. The system streamlines tracking and management with single-click processes… Read More »
TV’s Vern Yip will star in Mackinac’s Grand Hotel redo
Designer Vern Yip of HGTV and TLC’s “Trading Spaces” fame will be in charge of the Grand Hotel facelift at… Read More »
Dominican Republican tourism jump led by US travelers
Americans are spearheading a rebound in Dominican Republic tourism, where hotel occupancy reached 70.6% in the last week of March,… Read More »
Convention business is rebounding, Caesars CEO says
While mask-wearing and other COVID-19 safety precautions will remain in place, business groups are enthusiastic about coming back to Las… Read More »
Vornado to raze hotel for development plans near Penn Station
Vornado Realty Trust plans to raze the Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan as part of plans to create a premier development… Read More »
Calif. bill would return former Black resort to family
An African-American-owned oceanfront resort in Los Angeles County that was confiscated by the government a century ago would revert to… Read More »
Neb.’s Fonner Park complex to be home to casino-resort
Elite Casino Resorts has been approved to build a $100 million facility at the Fonner Park horse-racing complex in Grand… Read More »
Outlook: Europe hotel dealing will inch up after crash
Hotel transaction volume in Europe plummeted 69% last year, to $10.1 billion from a record $32.3 billion in 2019, European… Read More »
Creative questions can help team members connect
Team meetings can have a better sense of connection by having more gregarious people offer prompts such as “What’s your… Read More »
How do you feel about the state of diversity in the industry?
Do you work in food and hospitality? Want to contribute to a report that will identify action steps for the… Read More »
Urban farmer aims to nix barriers to healthy food access
St. Louis resident Eugenia Alexander, who was inspired to grow her own produce during the pandemic, is now focusing her… Read More »
CEOs: Existing talent can strengthen diversity
Improve talent diversity by teaching existing diverse employees skills they need to move into jobs commonly held by white or… Read More »
Chipotle to pay for employees to earn degrees
Chipotle Mexican Grill has expanded its employee education benefit with a plan to pay 100% of costs for staffers pursuing… Read More »
Culture can’t be selected from a template
Corporate cultures are unique and ever-changing, and thus should be treated “as a living system” that requires constant care and… Read More »
Ore. wineries unite to bring boost diversity in the industry
Oregon wineries like McCollum Heritage 91 and Chosen Family Wines have come together in the One Barrel Challenge, an initiative… Read More »
Ind. city council decries anti-Asian racism
A resolution condemning anti-Asian racism and harassment was unanimously adopted by the Indianapolis City-County Council, encouraging police and city agencies… Read More »
CEOs ramp up fight against restrictive voting bills
More than 100 CEOs and corporate leaders met online over the weekend to discuss ways to fight restrictive voting measures… Read More »
State Department names first chief D&I officer
Veteran diplomat Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley has been tapped to lead the State Department as its first diversity and inclusion officer. “We… Read More »
NAACP on Daunte Wright killing, need for change: “Culture trumps policy”
Tension are high in Brooklyn, Minn., as people took to the streets to protest the killing of Daunte Wright, a… Read More »
N.Y. ends quarantine requirement for foreign travelers
New York state no longer requires international travelers arriving in the state to automatically go into quarantine or be tested… Read More »