Amtrak Announces Customer Experience Improvement Plan
Amtrak announced a new multi-million-dollar, multi-year project to improve the customer experience aboard its long-distance trains serving overnight routes across the… Read More »
Ashford Castle and Dublin’s Merrion Ready to Welcome International Guests
Americans can once again travel to Ireland and Ashford Castle and Dublin’s Merrion are rolling out the red carpets as they reopen… Read More »
CDC Lowers Cruise Travel Warning Level
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lowered its travel warning for unvaccinated cruise ship passengers from Level 4… Read More »
Vietnam Airlines on verge of bankruptcy, ministry warns
Vietnam Airlines (VN, Hanoi) is on the verge of bankruptcy, the country’s Ministry of Planning and Investment has warned, as… Read More »
Ryanair adds first B737 MAX 8-200
Ryanair Holdings has taken delivery of its first, and the world’s first, B737-8-200. The first of 210 of the type… Read More »
US DOT fines Air Canada $25mn for “extreme” refund delays
The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has filed a formal complaint with an unspecified administrative law judge to enforce… Read More »
Wizz Air to open seasonal Naples, Italy base in late 3Q21
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) will open a base at Naples Capodichino Airport later this summer, deploying two A321-200Ns to the… Read More »
Ryanair opens Turin, Italy base
Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) has opened a base at Turin Caselle Airport with two B737-800s deployed to the northwestern Italian… Read More »
Italy’s AlisCargo eyes launch with B777 makeshift freighters
AlisCargo is preparing to launch as a cargo specialist based out of Milan Malpensa and will initially deploy two B777-200(ER)s… Read More »
Iberia to expand Barcelona MRO base
Iberia Maintenance, a subsidiary of Iberia, has announced it will expand its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facilities at Barcelona… Read More »
Post Stobart Air, Estonia’s Nordica eyes Irish PSO routes
Nordica (ND, Tallinn Lennart Meri) has approached the Irish Department of Transport over the potential takeover of a public service… Read More »
TOPCAST and ECT launch distribution agreement for biodegradable engine wash technology
Topcast Aviation Supplies Co., Ltd. (TOPCAST) and Engine Cleaning Technology Inc. (ECT) signed a distribution agreement in May 2021, delivering… Read More »
Rusada embarks on major recruitment drive
Rusada, a leading provider of aviation software solutions, has announced a major recruitment drive to grow its Product Development division…. Read More »
Social media retargeting faux pas to avoid
Forbes Agency Council members offer 11 social media retargeting mistakes marketers should avoid, such as employing redundant messaging, not considering… Read More »
India reopens Taj Mahal, other sites
The Taj Mahal and a number of other monuments in India have reopened to visitors, though capacity is limited. India,… Read More »
MSC’s Explora Journeys focuses on oceanic luxury
MSC Group’s new luxury brand, Explora Journeys, will have four ships, currently under construction, with the first to be launched… Read More »
Tripadvisor unveils new subscription service
Tripadvisor Plus, the annual subscription program from Tripadvisor, is now accepting members for $99 a year. The platform discounts on… Read More »
Positive tests keep Royal Caribbean cruise at dock
The launch of Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas has been delayed from July 3 until July 31 after eight… Read More »
How strong are your points of contact?
Travel advisors need to focus on building their brands, and all points of contact must convey a clear strong brand… Read More »
US senators seek boost for hotel rehiring
Senators from tourist-reliant Hawaii and Nevada are spearheading federal legislation to provide grants and tax credits to the lodging industry… Read More »
Motels take on cachet thanks to COVID-19 fears
Traditional motels with their less-than-stellar image have enjoyed elevated demand during the pandemic as road trips have displaced flying and… Read More »
$6B in retail, hotel loans could go into distress
Although relatively few retail and hotel loans have fallen into distress, Moody’s Reis suggests that may change in a report… Read More »
Reopening announced for Walt Disney World hotels in Fla.
Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., are reopening three of its hotels soon. The reopening of Disney’s BoardWalk Inn… Read More »
Paris hotel is built around cinema
Cinema lovers now have a hotel in Paris: Hotel Paradiso features cinema suites with a 9-foot-wide screen and a laser… Read More »
Massaro gets back to work on $60M Pittsburgh hotel
Massaro has resumed construction on a $60 million hotel for Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh after the pandemic forced the project… Read More »
Oyo CEO, colleagues call vaccinations vital to travel
The head of the Indian budget hotel chain Oyo joined airline and booking site executives in a CNBC forum declaring… Read More »