Buyers find profit in repurposing defunct hotels
Hotels left idle by the pandemic-driven downturn are finding new careers as offices, residential complexes and other facilities at the… Read More »
MGM exits CityCenter with sale-leaseback of 2 hotels
MGM Resorts International has completed a sale-leaseback of the Aria and Vdara hotel towers on the Las Vegas Strip with… Read More »
HITEC: Pandemic pressures raised tech role
The pandemic prompted hoteliers to put technology to work in creative ways, including the use of remote connection to keep… Read More »
Pa.’s Dutch Wonderland park, hotel hiring for fall season
Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, Pa., is hiring employees to fill between 70 and 100 positions at the theme park and… Read More »
Local Hawaii officials work on hotel sales tax bumps
The Kauai County Council’s recent enactment of a 3% hotel tax surcharge is in the process of being emulated in… Read More »
Delta starts “no fly” list with 1,600 names
Delta Air Lines is compiling a “no fly” list that already has 1,600 names of passengers who are banned because… Read More »
JetBlue launches 2nd transatlantic UK route to London
This week, JetBlue launched service between Boston and London’s Gatwick airport, the carrier’s second transatlantic route. The airline began its… Read More »
European airline 4Q2021 schedules point to next step up in recovery
Total seat numbers in Europe are 32.7% below 2019 levels in the week of 11-Oct-2021, the 11th week in the… Read More »
Australian ULCC Bonza to fire up the domestic fare war Analysis
A new independent low fare airline, backed by Florida-based private investors 777 Partners, plans to launch in Australia in early… Read More »
Istanbul and Moscow airports top the European league
Even in the heyday of the Soviet Union and the Ottoman Empire few could have anticipated that Moscow or Istanbul… Read More »
Air India purchase will bring new challenges for Tata Group
The government of India has finally found a buyer for Air India, with Tata Group selected to take over the… Read More »
U.S. to lift travel ban Nov. 8 allowing vaccinated international visitors
The White House said Friday it would allow international travelers who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 into the U.S. starting… Read More »