LPs take their turn at hotel near Univ. of Texas
The Otis Hotel in Austin, Texas, sports a collegiate, dorm-esque look in keeping with the neighboring University of Texas campus,… Read More »
Pandemic took estimated $4.3B toll on Disneyland
The 13-month pandemic shutdown that ended Friday cost California’s Disneyland resort $4.3 billion in revenue, an analyst estimates. Another study… Read More »
Full recovery by 2023 seen by half of execs in survey
Half of hotel asset managers expect revenues per room to return to 2019 levels by 2023 and only 10% by… Read More »
FedEx CEO: Carbon sequestration key to sustainable aviation
While sustainable fuels are important to making aviation sustainable, carbon sequestration “is an ambitious but realistic approach to this problem”… Read More »
JetBlue receives its first A321LR with Airspace cabin
JetBlue has received the first of 13 Airbus A321LR aircraft equipped with an Airspace cabin. The jets, which are destined… Read More »
American adds Columbus, Ga., to route map
American Airlines is adding service to Columbus, Ga., from Dallas and Charlotte, N.C. American is also boosting its service to… Read More »
Southwest adds 24 routes for summer
Southwest Airlines is adding 24 new routes to its schedule in June, 14 of them seasonal. Many of the flights… Read More »
A4A applauds extension of federal mask mandate
The Transportation Security Administration has extended through Sept. 13 the rule mandating face coverings onboard commercial aircraft and in airports…. Read More »
Europe’s airline capacity slides back towards lowest since Apr-2020
Expressed as a percentage of 2019 levels, Europe’s airline seat capacity is sliding back towards its lowest levels since the first… Read More »
Star Alliance continues transition to AWS cloud technology
Amazon Web Services (AWS), recently announced that Star Alliance, the world’s largest airline alliance, plans to move all of its… Read More »
Swedavia is the first airport group to achieve net zero CO2 emissions
Airports have always been regarded by eco-warriors as a legitimate target, and before the COVID-19 pandemic the general public had… Read More »
Dream Hotel Group To Reopen Two New York Hotels
Dream Hotel Group has announced plans to reopen its Dream Midtown and Dream Downtown hotels in New York City this May…. Read More »
Paradisus Launches The Reserve, An Upgraded Guest Experience
Paradisus by Meliá has announced the debut of The Reserve, a brand-wide upgraded guest experience within each Paradisus location. The… Read More »
Margaritaville Is Gifting Free Vacations to 16 Lucky Educators
Margaritaville has launched its first-ever “Educators: Our Everyday Heroes” giveaway, which begins today, May 3 to recognize the incredible educators who… Read More »
Carnival Celebrates Travel Advisor Day With Rewards, Tool Kit
In honor of National Travel Advisor Day on May 5, Carnival Cruise Line is celebrating with a special webinar, a rewards points… Read More »
Kenyan carriers resume scheduled domestic flights
Kenyan airlines have resumed domestic flights following the lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions to/from the capital Nairobi. From May 2,… Read More »
Kampala sends Uganda Airlines’ execs on leave
Members of the Uganda Airlines (UR, Entebbe/Kampala) management team, including Chief Executive Officer Cornwell Muleya, have been placed “on leave”… Read More »
Canada’s Jazz Air adds first E175
Jazz Air (QK, Halifax) has added the first seven of twenty-five E175s transferred from Sky Regional Airlines (KV, Montréal Trudeau)… Read More »
JetBlue Airways takes first A321neo(LR)
JetBlue Airways (B6, New York JFK) took delivery of the first of its A321-200NX(LR) on April 29, 2021, after N4022J… Read More »
India restricts airlines to 80% capacity until end mid-2Q21
India’s domestic airlines may continue to operate 80% of their 2020 summer domestic schedules until May 31, 2021, according to… Read More »
Botswana’s Mack Air debuts scheduled int’l pax ops
Botswana’s first private airline, Mack Air (MKB, Maun), is putting its regional scheduled plans into action with the launch on… Read More »
Mexico’s VivaAerobus obtains $150mn loan from US investor
VivaAerobus (VB, Monterrey General Mariano Escobedo) has announced that “as part of its growth and expansion plans” it has signed… Read More »
A350s back on SriLankan Airlines’ radar post-COVID
SriLankan Airlines (UL, Colombo Int’l) is planning to take advantage of depressed lease rates to renew its ageing widebody fleet… Read More »
Air Seychelles to be 100% Seychellois in Etihad deal
Seychelles will take full ownership of its flag carrier, having reached an agreement with Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l)… Read More »
Southwest Flight Attendant Sues Her Own Airline After Husband’s COVID-19 Death
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her own carrier, alleging that loose COVID-19 health… Read More »
Could We Someday Leave Liquids and Laptops in our Bags at Airport Security?
Imagine not having to take liquids and laptops out of your carry-on bags anymore while going through Transportation Security Administration… Read More »