Disney Wish Opens for Booking
The highly anticipated Disney Wish, the latest addition to the Disney Cruise Line fleet, is open for bookings. Disney Wish will… Read More »
CDC Approves First Paid Cruise in US Since Pandemic
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it would allow Celebrity Cruises to become the first… Read More »
EASA recommends avoiding Belarus as Russia bans detours
The aeropolitical dispute following the May 23 forced diversion of a Ryanair flight by authorities in Minsk has reached new… Read More »
Former PIA executives charged for corruption
Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency has filed charges against three former executives of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam… Read More »
Italian watchdog fines Ryanair, easyJet, Volotea €8.4mn
The Italian competition watchdog (L’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato – AGCM) has imposed fines totalling EUR8.4 million euros… Read More »
UK’s Eastern Airways adds first E190
Eastern Airways (T3, Humberside) registered its first E190, its largest aircraft type yet, on May 14, 2021. G-CLSN (msn 19000130)… Read More »
India’s Go First mulls suit against Go Holdings over brands
Go First (G8, Mumbai Int’l) may pursue legal proceedings against Jeh Wadia, the airline’s former managing director who stepped down… Read More »
British Virgin Islands court unfreezes PIA offshore assets
PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad Quaid-e-Azam Int’l) has won a case at the High Court of Justice in… Read More »
Spirit Airlines wins review of FAA Newark slot decision
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has granted a petition that Spirit Airlines (NK, Fort… Read More »
Wizz Air UK restarts flights from Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Wizz Air UK, the UK-registered and based airline of Europe’s fastest growing airline group, has announced it has restarted flights… Read More »
Rolls-Royce officially opens world’s largest and smartest indoor aerospace testbed
Rolls-Royce has officially opened Testbed 80, the world’s largest and smartest indoor aerospace testbed, in a ceremony with the Rt… Read More »
Why reviews are central to B2B user-generated content
Build customer review collection directly into the user experience to gather feedback and use it to develop a digital community… Read More »
The surge begins in international travel
As European travel restrictions begin to ease, travel agencies are seeing surging interest in long-haul travel. Speakers at the recent… Read More »
Choosing a specialty
You have continued to share your stories with us about why you chose your specialty. Here are more. Arizona-based Sharon… Read More »
Travel advisors need to be on alert for travel scams
Travel scams are on the rise with the Better Business Bureau reporting that bogus calls from fake travel advisors and… Read More »
UK prison dating to 1779 reborn as upscale hotel
The UK’s new Bodmin Jail luxury hotel is true to its name and heir to a long history, having been… Read More »
Las Vegas to be Memorial Day hot spot, AAA predicts
Las Vegas is projected to be one of the most popular travel spots for Memorial Day weekend, according to the… Read More »
Despite hotel REIT bankruptcy, distress remains low for CRE
Hospitality Investors Trust’s Chapter 11 filing last week was a rare exception to the lack of commercial real estate distress… Read More »
Miami firm heads $31M Del. public-private hotel venture
An 11-story office building in downtown Wilmington, Del., is undergoing conversion to a Staybridge Suites hotel under a program that… Read More »
Work begins on Tenn. development with 2 hotels
Work on the Liberty Park development in Memphis, Tenn., starts Tuesday after the Tourism Development Zone Bonds that can be… Read More »
Ground Round has a new concept on tap
Casual dining chain Ground Round has partnered with a Best Western Hotel in Waterloo, Iowa, to create a beer-centric concept… Read More »
Europe pipeline hits historic highs in Q1
Europe’s hotel construction pipeline set records in both projects and room totals in the first quarter, posting 1,928 and 310,523,… Read More »
Do you have food and beverage industry insights to share?
SmartBrief publishes original articles about food and beverage news and trends on our SmartBrief Originals page. Submitting guest posts is a great… Read More »
How to succeed with diversity from recruiting to strategy
Leadership support is needed for successful diversity and inclusion initiatives, whether it’s in recruiting, the business strategy or holding employees… Read More »
What’s your mission statement?
Executives can benefit from the clarity and purpose of a personal mission statement just as much as companies can, writes… Read More »
What’s next for companies’ diversity initiatives?
Since George Floyd’s murder last year, businesses have increasingly prioritized diversity, with many creating chief diversity officer roles to achieve… Read More »