Southwest Airlines Puts Fall Flights on Sale
Southwest Airlines has launched a three-day sale featuring flights from as low as $39 one-way. Travelers can book the discounted… Read More »
Marriott International Earns Top Score on Disability Equality Index
Marriott International has earned the top score on the Disability Equality Index (DEI) for the second year in a row and has… Read More »
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Files Preliminary Injunction in Florida
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has filed a preliminary injunction in Florida asking to invalidate the state’s law prohibiting businesses from… Read More »
Canada’s Sunwing cancels domestic summer schedule
Canada’s Sunwing Airlines (WG, Toronto Pearson) has cancelled all its domestic flights for the summer because of ongoing COVID-19 travel… Read More »
Nigeria vows to get tough on aviation sector debt
The Nigerian federal government plans to clamp down on debtors in the aviation sector following outstanding accumulated debt of NGN37… Read More »
TAP Air Portugal sharply reduces retrenchment target
TAP Air Portugal (TP, Lisbon) has announced a sharp reduction in the number of employees to be retrenched in line… Read More »
Wing of Zion, Israeli Air Force’s VIP B767, may be sold
The Israeli Air Force (IAF, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) may have to sell Wing of Zion, the State of Israel’s… Read More »
Canada’s PAL secures essential First Nation route contract
PAL Airlines (Canada) (PB, St. John’s) has been awarded a contract by the Canadian government to continue providing specialised turboprop… Read More »
Port au Prince, Haiti reopens for international traffic
Port au Prince Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Haiti, has re-opened to commercial flights after it was temporarily closed last week… Read More »
Asiana-Korean Air merger to cost $522mn extra
The integration of Korean Air (KE, Seoul Incheon) and Asiana Airlines (OZ, Seoul Incheon) will cost about KRW600 billion won… Read More »
Thai Airways’ administrators approve capital reduction
Thai Airways International administrators have approved a previously announced reduction in the carrier’s registered capital from THB27 billion baht (USD829.6… Read More »
AirAsia to raise up to $244mn in rights issue
AirAsia Group has revealed plans to raise up to MYR1.024 billion ringgit (USD244 million) through a renounceable rights issue, with… Read More »
Hotel included in proposed Facebook city-within-city
A 193-room hotel, 1,700 apartments, office space, a supermarket and more will comprise a town Facebook plans to build for… Read More »
Tenn. panel approves $100M in bonds for mountain hotel
A $100 million bond issue to finance a proposed hotel on Tennessee’s Lookout Mountain was approved last week by the… Read More »
Ground broken for $60M Viva Wyndham Dominican resort
The presidents of Viva Wyndham Resorts and the Dominican Republic were on hand last week as the company broke ground… Read More »
Timing of Oyo IPO undecided, CEO says
The Indian startup Oyo Hotels and Homes is looking seriously into going public in an initial public offering but no… Read More »
Vive la difference: Women hoteliers make it new
Six female independent hotel owners are previewing the future of a traditionally male-dominated industry by combining distinctive personal touches with… Read More »
Qatar to open 100+ hotels for 2022 FIFA World Cup
Qatar, host for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, will be ready with 105 new hotels and serviced apartments. The properties… Read More »
Legal issue slams brakes on NYC pandemic hotel closure
A court filing stopped New York City’s transfer of more than 8,000 homeless people from pandemic hotels to shelters as… Read More »
Air Canada helps children’s meals organization expand
Free travel and financial support from the Air Canada Foundation has helped Breakfast Club of Canada to expand its efforts… Read More »
Southwest partners with adaptive water sports organization
One of Southwest Airlines’ charitable partners is AccessSurf, a Hawaii-based organization that works to give people with disabilities access to… Read More »
Hawaii passengers can upload health data through Clear app
All Hawaii-bound passengers can participate in Hawaii’s Safe Travels Program through uploading vaccination or test data through Clear’s Health Pass… Read More »
Aviation leaders to highlight push toward sustainability
Executives from Raytheon Technologies, Boeing, GE Aviation, Safran, Rolls-Royce and Airbus are participating in a virtual round table this week… Read More »
United Airlines to add more warm-weather flights
United Airlines will add about 150 daily flights to sunny vacation destinations this winter, mostly from its hubs in New… Read More »
Delta adjusts winter schedule to western ski destinations
Delta Air Lines has adjusted its planned schedule of winter flights to ski destinations in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and Idaho…. Read More »
Alaska Airlines to focus on increasing frequency
After expanding its route map over the past two years, including six destinations added during the pandemic and new flights… Read More »