Plaza Hotel & Casino to Stage Three Nights of Fireworks
The Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas is celebrating its 50th anniversary and the Independence Day holiday with fireworks staged from… Read More »
MGM Resorts Launches Solar Array in Las Vegas
MGM Resorts International today launched its 100-megawatt solar array, the hospitality industry’s largest directly sourced renewable electricity project worldwide, the company… Read More »
United Airlines orders 200 B737 MAX, 70 A321neo
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) has placed its largest-ever single order for narrowbody aircraft, signing up for a total of… Read More »
Russia’s Nordwind Airlines adds first A330-300
Nordwind Airlines (N4, Moscow Sheremetyevo) took delivery of its first A330-300 on June 22, 2021, and deployed it into revenue… Read More »
Gov’t passes law that releases funds for Mango
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed off a new law that is to release urgently-needed state funds for its… Read More »
Kenya Airways urges government to fast-track nationalisation
The Board of Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) has urged the country’s National Assembly to fast track the nationalisation… Read More »
Most HK Airlines staff laid off or take severe pay cuts
Hong Kong Airlines (HX, Hong Kong Int’l) has laid off almost two-thirds of its workforce in the wake of severe… Read More »
Ottawa grants Sunwing C$100mn loan for COVID refunds
The Canadian federal government will lend CAD100 million Canadian dollars (USD81.2 million) to Sunwing Airlines (WG, Toronto Pearson) parent Sunwing… Read More »
Air France-KLM raises €800mn in bond issue
Air France-KLM has managed to raise EUR800 million euros (USD954 million) in additional capital through the issuance of new bonds…. Read More »
Menzies Aviation wins ground-handling contract for new airline Flyr
Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, is pleased to announce that it has won the ground-handling contract to serve… Read More »
Asia Pacific Airlines traffic results – May 2021
Preliminary May 2021 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed international passenger traffic volumes remained… Read More »
What would global minimum tax mean for small business?
A global minimum tax, under consideration by leading industrialized nations, would create threats and opportunities for small companies, writes LJ… Read More »
Hawaii will drop testing for vaccinated visitors
Hawaii is dropping all COVID-19 testing and quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated domestic and U.S. mainland visitors as of July… Read More »
85-week high recorded; hotel occupancy nears 2019 mark
US hotel occupancy reached 68% for the week of June 13-19, its best in 85 weeks and just 9.9% below… Read More »
Sleeper train network planned for Europe
Two French entrepreneurs are planning to launch an overnight train with service from Paris to 12 European destinations. They say… Read More »
Tripscout, TravelPulse form partnership
Trip planning app TripScout and TravelPulse, a source of news about travel, are joining forces. The partnership will provide more… Read More »
Senators eye aid to hotels via federal travel allowance
A bipartisan US Senate bill aims to boost the hospitality industry’s recovery by placing a two-year freeze on per diems… Read More »
Va. hotel’s $450K investment makes virtual personal
Virginia’s Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center has invested $450,000 to gear up for the new phenomenon of hybrid — face-to-face… Read More »
Accor, International LGBTQ+ Travel Association join forces
As part of its commitment to diversity and inclusion, Accor has partnered with the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association to promote… Read More »
Days Inn in Chattanooga, Tenn., sells for $10.75M
Kamalaamrut Hospitality Corp. has sold the Days Inn by Wyndham in downtown Chattanooga, Tenn., for $10.75 million. Rivergate Hotel Property… Read More »
Plans for Blackpool Central in England include hotel
Nikal and Media Invest Entertainment has replaced the name of the 126,000-square-foot indoor theme park element of the Blackpool Central… Read More »
3 contenders vie to run casino-resort in Japan
The competition to operate an integrated casino-resort in Nagasaki, Japan, has been narrowed down to three candidates — Casinos Austria… Read More »