New Luxury Turks and Caicos Villas Offer Ideal Escape
Caribbean luxury villas have emerged as highly viable – and popular – options for upscale travelers seeking increased space and… Read More »
Norwegian Cruise Line Floats Out Newest Ship
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced its new ship, Norwegian Prima, reached another major construction milestone after it was floated out from… Read More »
Delta offers a preview of new NYC terminal
Construction continues to progress on Delta Air Lines’ new terminal at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport that will serve as… Read More »
Allegiant to open new bases in Michigan and Wisconsin
Allegiant Air (G4, Las Vegas McCarran) will establish two new aircraft and crew bases in Michigan and Wisconsin during the… Read More »
Australia’s Rex to stand-down workers
Rex – Regional Express (ZL, Wagga Wagga) has announced it will be forced to temporarily stand down employees because the… Read More »
Kenya Airways partners with Embraer on eVTOL air taxi
Fahari Aviation, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways (KQ, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta), signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Eve Urban Air… Read More »
Tata, Singapore Airlines pump $100mn into India’s Vistara
For the fifth time in the space of 16 months, Vistara (UK, Delhi Int’l) has received fresh equity from its… Read More »
Hungary’s Wizz Air to shutter bases in Dortmund and Riga
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) has informed its staff in Dortmund in an email seen by local media, and has confirmed… Read More »
Canada’s Treq receives C$3.5mn state loan for launch
Nascent low-cost carrier Treq has received a new shot in the arm with a CAD3.5 million Canadian dollar (USD2.7 million)… Read More »
SAA welcomes back A320s, unions fight Mango court ruling
South African Airways (SA, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) welcomed back two of its A320-200s which arrived at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo on… Read More »
UK’s Oryx Jet demands £5mn compensation from Icelandair
British virtual VIP charter specialist Oryx Jet (London Luton) has demanded that Icelandair (FI, Reykjavik Keflavik) pay GBP5 million pounds… Read More »
Alaska’s Hageland Aviation Services to be sold
US supply chain solutions provider Ascent Global Logistics is trying to sell its holding of defunct Alaskan regional carrier Hageland… Read More »
US’s Mesa Airlines eyes 2022 debut for EU subsidiary
Mesa Air Group is planning to launch its European Union-based subsidiary, a joint venture with UK-based Gramercy Associates, in 2022… Read More »
Virgin Galactic falls as billionaire Branson sells stake worth $300 million
Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (SPCE.N) fell nearly 3% on Friday after its founder and British billionaire Richard Branson sold a… Read More »
Chicago’s Drake Hotel aiming for $250M sale take
Chicago’s iconic Drake Hotel is expected to fetch a $250 million price as its principal owners, the Brashears family and… Read More »
Delta variant derails China’s hotel resurgence
China’s industry-inspiring hotel comeback recently hit the skids in the wake of the stringent government response to the rise of… Read More »
Mich. casino launches hotel addition with dramatic feat
FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Mich., will kick off the opening of an eight-story hotel expansion Monday with a… Read More »
2021 hotel forecast brightens, but worries cloud 2022
The 2021 hospitality outlook has enjoyed another upgrade from STR and Tourism Economics, though the firms caution that a demand… Read More »
Ups and downs of hotel valuation
Widened availability of credit is boosting hotel valuation as recovery progresses, but a shrunken pipeline and deferred capital improvements are… Read More »
$17K per night buys regal treatment in this Fla. suite
What is it about the 16th-floor Royal Suite at Florida’s Four Seasons Resort Orlando that enables it to command $17,000… Read More »
Nagasaki, Japan, awards firm rights for casino resort
Officials from Japan’s Nagasaki prefectural government announced that they are expected as early as this month to enter into a… Read More »
Alaska Airlines adds flights from San Francisco to Mexico
Alaska Airlines is adding new routes between San Francisco International Airport and three cities in Mexico. The flights to Loreto,… Read More »
United to host career fair in Denver
United Airlines will host a career fair in Denver next week to fill customer service, ramp services, technical operations and… Read More »
American Airlines named to diversity index
American Airlines was included in the Seramount 2021 Inclusion Index, which recognizes efforts to create an inclusive workplace, evaluating demographic… Read More »
Intrado Acquires Hubb
Digital event solution provider Intrado Digital Media has acquired hybrid event management company Hubb, the companies announced Friday. The deal… Read More »
GSA Hikes FY22 Federal Per Diem Rate, Holds Lodging Allowance Steady
The U.S. General Services Administration’s standard per diem for fiscal year 2022 will be $155, up $4 from last year’s… Read More »