Canada to let vaccinated US citizens enter country on Aug. 9
Canada announced Monday it will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the… Read More »
European travel demand drives EasyJet summer comeback
EasyJet plans to fly 60% of its pre-pandemic capacity in July-September as a travel recovery takes hold in mainland Europe,… Read More »
Buyers Look to Manage Traveler Expectations in New Hotel Terrain
In early July, Hilton Worldwide did away with automatic daily housekeeping at its non-luxury brands in the United States, and… Read More »
Traxo, ZS Associates to Launch Data Analytics Tool
Booking capture specialist Traxo Inc. has joined with professional services provider ZS Associates, itself a Traxo client, to offer a… Read More »
Serko Unveils Trip-Budgeting Tool for Zeno
Serko has added to its Zeno booking and expense management platform a new trip-budgeting function designed to let travel managers… Read More »
State Department, CDC says to avoid travel to the UK as Covid cases rise
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department on Monday said to avoid travel to the U.K…. Read More »
British travel rule havoc hits airline stocks
Britain’s latest travel rule change hit shares in airlines on Monday, with carriers including easyJet and British Airways-owner IAG losing… Read More »
Radisson Creates New Latin America, Caribbean Executive Role
Radisson Hotel Group Americas has appointed former Marriott International executive Paul Adan to the newly created role of managing director… Read More »
Court blocks order lifting CDC virus rules on cruise ships
Pandemic restrictions on Florida-based cruise ships will remain in place after a federal appeals court temporarily blocked a previous ruling… Read More »
Desperate for vaccines amid surge, Iranians flock to Armenia
In Iran, the urgency of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is growing by the day. A crush of new cases fueled… Read More »
European nations impose incentives, penalties to boost shots
European nations are scrambling to ramp up vaccination drives, using a carrot-and-stick approach to persuade the reluctant to get their… Read More »
Eiffel Tower reopens; COVID passes required as of next week
With “Welcome” messages in multiple languages, the Eiffel Tower greeted tourists Friday for the first time in nearly nine months,… Read More »
Oyo Raises $660M in Term Loan B Funding
India-based hotel company Oyo Rooms has raised $660 million from global institutional investors in term loan B funding, the company… Read More »
World Travel Inc. to Resell Booking Capture Service CapTrav
Booking capture specialist CapTrav will join World Travel Inc.’s third-party marketplace under a new reseller deal between the companies. Founded… Read More »
J.D. Power Survey: Hotel Guests Want Breakfast Back
One major change at many hotel brands since the pandemic started has been the removal or downsizing of breakfast. This… Read More »
Choice Tightens Cancellation Policies, Following Other Hotel Cos.
The days of eased cancellation policies for hotels and extensions for loyalty status are coming to an end. Choice Hotels… Read More »
Strong Demand for Meeting Space Could Trigger 2022 ‘Compression’
It hasn’t taken long after the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines for industry experts to start using the word “compression” when… Read More »
Shep Inks Data Integration Deal with Riskline
Browser extension-based travel messaging provider Shep now provides in-booking destination-specific Covid-19 data and guidance sourced from risk assessment specialist Riskline,… Read More »
Hilton Converts First Signia Property
Hilton Worldwide has renovated and converted the former Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek to become the first property in the upper-upscale… Read More »
Tripism’s Adam Kerr on Trying to Build a Better Travel Intranet
First piloted six years ago to serve as the corporate travel intranet for Microsoft, Tripism since has expanded into a travel… Read More »
Pension Fund Sues Extended Stay America Over $6B Sale
A Michigan pension fund shareholder of Extended Stay America has filed a lawsuit against the hotel company in connection with… Read More »
Kalibri: Weekly U.S. Hotel ADR Within 4 Percent of 2019 Level
The U.S. hotel average daily rate for the week ending June 25 was just 4 percent below the rate for… Read More »