NASA halts SpaceX work on lunar lander after Blue Origin suit
NASA agreed on Thursday to temporarily halt work on a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract awarded to Elon Musk’s SpaceX… Read More »
Norse Atlantic to link London Gatwick and US in 2022
Norse Atlantic Airways is due to start operating from London Gatwick when it launches operations between Europe and the United… Read More »
Asian airlines report high vaccination uptake among crew
Asian airlines are reporting high vaccination take-up rates among pilots and cabin crew as they wait for the region’s tight… Read More »
Best Western CEO Assesses Permanence of Pandemic Changes
Best Western Hotel Group CEO David Kong spoke with BTN senior editor Donna M. Airoldi at the Americas Lodging Investment… Read More »
Marriott Expands Connect with Confidence Program to Caribbean, Latin America
Marriott International has expanded its Connect with Confidence meetings program beyond the United States and Canada and into the Caribbean… Read More »
Cinch Connectivity Solutions introduces new in-cabin cable capabilities
Cinch Connectivity Solutions, a Bel group company, and global leader in delivering reliable connectivity solutions has announced the introduction of… Read More »
Supersonic air travel is coming back: The Concorde revisited
The dawn of the jet age brought us smooth air travel with jets flying twice as fast as the propeller… Read More »
Low-cost U.S. carrier Breeze Airways raises $200 million in new funding
The parent company of new low-cost U.S. air carrier Breeze Airways said on Wednesday it had closed a $200 million… Read More »
Maskless flyers face $9,000 fines as U.S. FAA tackles unruly passengers
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday proposed $531,545 in civil penalties against 34 airline passengers over unruly behavior –… Read More »
Kalibri Labs Predicts Lodging Recovery Slowdown for Rest of 2021
Citing sluggish group and business demand, weakening leisure demand and the spread of the Covid-19 delta variant, Kalibri Labs now… Read More »
Hawaii restructures its tourism agency
The Hawaii Tourism Authority is in the midst of massive changes, as the legislature restructured its funding with the idea… Read More »
Calif. hotel will start anew as bankruptcy case closes
The 805-room Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif., will reopen as the Signia Hilton San Jose following a bankruptcy court’s… Read More »
Reduced convention center hotel planned for New Orleans
A Texas developer has offered a new proposal to add a hotel to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in… Read More »
Singapore firm’s $550M campaign targets Japanese hotels
Singapore’s SC Capital Partners has set out to raise $550 million as it joins the crowd of investors pursuing pandemic-distressed… Read More »
Walt Disney World in Fla. unveils updated mask policy
Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., updated its face mask policy, allowing guests to choose whether or not to… Read More »
Texas hotel’s agave spirits collection is second to none
Gathered in a towering back bar at Ambar Restaurante inside the Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park in El Paso, Texas, are… Read More »
Hotel sellers gauge appetite for city-center properties
Hotel sellers are beginning to test investor appetite for city-center properties that cater to business travelers, such as the recent… Read More »
TSA to extend federal mask mandate to Jan. 2022
The Transportation Security Administration has extended its order that travelers on commercial aircraft and public transportation wear face coverings to… Read More »
Delta adds new service to Worcester, Mass.
Delta Air Lines plans to offer daily nonstop service between Worcester Regional Airport and New York City’s LaGuardia Airport starting… Read More »
TSA wants to know which K-9 is the cutest
The Transportation Security Administration is asking the public which one of four working dogs is the cutest in a contest… Read More »
JetBlue to make Canadian debut in Vancouver
JetBlue is making its Canadian debut at Vancouver International Airport, adding flights from New York in 2022, plus seasonal flights… Read More »
Using frequent flyer miles to aid refugees
The Afghan refugee crisis has prompted a flood of frequent flyer donations to Miles4Migrants, a nonprofit that has been helping… Read More »