Staggering Losses Continue For Commercial Airlines
After a devastating 2020 and colossal revenue losses caused by the first and second wave of the pandemic, COVID-19 continues… Read More »
JetBlue and Icelandair Expand Codeshare Agreement
JetBlue Airways this morning announced it is expanding its codeshare agreement with Icelandair, giving customers more options to travel through… Read More »
Transportation Secretary Says Federal No-Fly List Is an Option
Last week’s violent passenger attack on an American Airlines flight attendant not only forced a New York-to-California flight diverted to… Read More »
Robotics in the Tourism Industry Could Be the ‘New Normal’
A new study done by GlobalData indicates that more companies could invest in robotics to cut long-term costs and meet… Read More »
Hilton to Open Company’s Largest Hotel in Asia Pacific
Hilton announced plans to open its largest hotel in Asia Pacific when the 1,080-room Hilton Singapore Orchard debuts in January… Read More »
Hyatt Completes Purchase of Apple Leisure Group
The Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced it has completed the acquisition of Apple Leisure Group (ALG) from affiliates of each of… Read More »
Hyatt To Start the New Year With Several New Hotel Openings
Following the purchase of Apple Leisure Group on November 2, Hyatt is continuing its growth with several noteworthy developments slated… Read More »
Hilton Grand Vacations Opens New Maui Bay Villas
Hilton Grand Vacations has celebrated its soft opening of the Maui Bay Villas by Hilton Grand Vacations, the brand’s first… Read More »
Denmark’s Star Air to add five freighters including 777s
Star Air (Denmark) (SRR, Copenhagen Kastrup) will induct five additional freighters over the next three years, parent firm Maersk has… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines puts ATR fleet up for sale
Hawaiian Airlines (HA, Honolulu) has put its now decommissioned fleet of Avions de Transport Régional turboprops up for sale after… Read More »
British Airways secures another £1bn UKEF-backed facility
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) has reached an agreement with UK Export Finance (UKEF) and a syndicate of banks for… Read More »
Saudia disposes of its two 747-8 freighters
Saudia (SV, Jeddah) has disposed of its two B747-8(F)s following their sale to AFG Aviation Ireland, a wholly owned subsidiary… Read More »
South Africa’s Mango should be privatised
The administrator of Mango Airlines (JE, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) has proposed that the South African Airways subsidiary be sold off… Read More »
Ryanair set to delist from LSE
Ryanair Holdings is set to delist from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) citing diminishing interest in its shares from UK… Read More »
Malaysia’s AirAsia X labelled a distressed firm
AirAsia X (D7, Kuala Lumpur Int’l) risks being delisted from the Malaysian stock exchange after being categorized as a financially… Read More »
Dreams Sapphire Resort in Mexico features water park
Dreams Sapphire Resort and Spa, formerly known as Now Sapphire Riviera Cancun, has opened in Puerto Morelos, Mexico, as part… Read More »
Travelers planning summer 2022 trips, often to Europe
Hotel groups including Marriott International and IHG Hotels & Resorts are seeing bookings for summer 2022 approach numbers similar to… Read More »
Wyndham CEO points to strength of company’s business
Travel demand is strong, with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts CEO Geoff Ballotti noting that “people are looking to get away… Read More »
Canada opens its borders, with a few caveats
Canada has opened its borders to fully vaccinated tourists who can also present a PCR-variety COVID-19 test taken less than… Read More »
UK removes final 7 countries from travel hazard list
The UK will remove quarantining restrictions on fully vaccinated travelers from the Dominican Republic, Colombia, Haiti, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and… Read More »
Hard Rock in Cincinnati to build $70M hotel
Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati in Ohio will take on a $70 million project to build a hotel with up to… Read More »
Chicago attracts 4 bidders to open first casino resort
Four companies have submitted five proposals to develop the first integrated casino resort in Chicago, the city announced last Friday…. Read More »