Tracking “constant commerce” trends key, says Criteo
Criteo’s Commerce Trends Dashboard spotlights changing US consumer habits such as the rise in shopping for hotels and resorts, which… Read More »
Hawaii business travel loss gauged at $1.1B
The American Hotel & Lodging Association forecasts a $1.1 billion loss for Hawaii business travel this year compared to 2019…. Read More »
Improved business travel on horizon, Hilton CEO says
Hilton Hotels CEO Christopher Nassetta countered gloomier forecasts at the Skift Global Forum Wednesday by predicting business travel volume will… Read More »
4 competing for casino license in Terre Haute, Ind.
Four companies — Churchill Downs, Full House Resorts, Hard Rock and Premier Gaming Group — have applied to build a… Read More »
African venture joins Atlanta, Kenya hospitality companies
Atlanta management firm Valor Hospitality Partners is entering the African market via a joint venture with hotel chain CityBlue Hotels,… Read More »
MGM wins OK for $2.1B CityCenter deal, plans $3.89B sale
MGM Resorts International won Nevada Gaming Commission approval Thursday to buy out its United Arab Emirates partner in the development… Read More »
Airbus CEO: New planes increase sustainability
New aircraft increase sustainability in aviation because they are more fuel efficient and capable of using higher percentages of sustainable… Read More »
Delta CEO: Airline “thrilled” to be based in Atlanta
Delta Air Lines is “thrilled to call Atlanta home,” CEO Ed Bastian told the local Kiwanis Club in an interview… Read More »
American exec speaks to long-haul flights, West Coast hubs
American Airlines will “absolutely” resume international flights from Seattle and Los Angeles, said Chief Revenue Officer Vasu Raja — once… Read More »
United makes using travel credits easier
United Airlines is adding more user-friendly options for passengers to use travel credits by automatically displaying it as a payment… Read More »
Southwest increases hiring plans
Southwest Airlines plans to hire another 8,000 employees in 2022 in addition to its 2021 goal of 5,000 new crew… Read More »
Delta: 82% of employees are vaccinated
The percentage of Delta Air Lines employees who are vaccinated against COVID-19 has risen from 74% to 82% in the… Read More »
Airlines, FAA collaborate to address misbehavior
Reports of passenger misbehavior have dropped 50% since the start of 2021 but the number of incidents is still unacceptably… Read More »
Volaris El Salvador begins commercial flight operations
Volaris El Salvador (VOS, San Salvador Int’l) launched commercial flight operations on September 15, 2021, using its first A320-200N transferred… Read More »
Bangladesh’s Fly Dhaka, Air Astra begin certification
Fly Dhaka, a Bangladeshi start-up, applied for a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh as it… Read More »
Cambodia’s Sky Angkor readies to resume int’l flights
Sky Angkor Airlines (ZA, Phnom Penh) is ready to transport South Korean and Chinese tourists to the Kingdom once the… Read More »
Czechia’s Smartwings to open Canary Islands base
Smartwings (Czechia) (QS, Prague Václav Havel) has secured charter contracts for the Winter 2021/22 season for services connecting Las Palmas… Read More »
Haji-Ioannou snubs easyJet rights issue
The biggest shareholder of easyJet (U2, London Luton), the family of founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, has decided not to participate in… Read More »
El Al fires back at gov’t, demands $100mn compensation
El Al Israel Airlines (LY, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion) has responded to the letter Israel’s Ministry of Finance sent to… Read More »
Pakistan CAA threatens PIA over $758mn in unpaid debts
The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has issued a notice to flag carrier PIA – Pakistan International Airlines (PK, Islamabad… Read More »
Thai Lion Air resurrects A330neo operational plans
Thai Lion Air (SL, Bangkok Don Mueang) has again taken delivery of an A330-900, indicating its plan to resume the… Read More »
US’s Northern Pacific Airways secures first six B757-200s
FLOAT Alaska LLC has secured its first six B757-200s for its forthcoming long-haul division Northern Pacific Airways and hopes to… Read More »
British Airways Abandons Short Haul Hopes at London Gatwick
Common Sense Prevails in London…at Last! No, not the reopening of the US aviation market this week although that was… Read More »
Thailand Postpones Reopening of Key Cities To Foreign Tourism
Thailand has found it necessary to postpone its previously planned October reopening of Bangkok and a few other major tourism… Read More »
Delta Air Lines Announces New Net-Zero Alliances
Delta Air Lines announced it has joined three key coalitions of investors, suppliers, competitors and industry champions to help bolster… Read More »
United Airlines Makes Finding, Using Travel Credits Easier
United Airlines announced customers would have more flexibility when rebooking via an easier way to find and use their travel… Read More »