Amex launches rewards checking to its U.S. customers
American Express, known for its array of perks-laden cards, is jumping into the highly competitive arena of digital-checking accounts. The… Read More »
Turkish Cargo moves freighter operations to Istanbul Airport
Turkish Cargo has moved its freighter operations over to Istanbul Airport to join its passenger flights after more than two… Read More »
Visa Specialist CIBT Acquires Tech Platform
CIBT has acquired a software platform from a Switzerland-based technology firm that will help the McLean, Va.-based visa and passport… Read More »
AmTrav Tackles Guest Travel with Gather Tool
Travel booking and management provider AmTrav has launched a new tool for guest travel bookings, enabling them to be booked… Read More »
Study: Accommodation Wages Rising Amid Worker Shortage
Wages in 2021 rose in the accommodation sector while employment figures declined, and the gap between the two is larger… Read More »
Frontier Airlines temporarily halted all flights on Monday
Frontier Airlines temporarily halted all flights on Feb. 7, taking the gloss off news the airline wanted to merge with… Read More »
LaGuardia’s Terminal B overhaul is officially complete
Passenger facilities at LaGuardia Airport’s overhauled Terminal B are officially complete, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York announced Jan. 27…. Read More »
Delta asks the Justice Department to put unruly travelers on a ‘no-fly’ list
Delta Air Lines’ CEO Ed Bastian asked the U.S. Department of Justice to put convicted unruly travelers on a national… Read More »
Thiel Capital and Mesa Air Group invest in electric seaglider start-up Regent
Thiel Capital and regional aviation providers Mesa Air Group are investing in Regent, a start-up building electric seagliders that can… Read More »
Harvard medical professor says “It’s time to move on from the pandemic”
It’s time to let the young, healthy and “anyone who wants to move on” from the pandemic do so, said… Read More »
Aeroflot’s adds two Boeing 777-300ERs with new cabin layout
Aeroflot has taken onboard two more retrofitted Boeing 777-300ERs configured to the airline’s new cabin layout. The aircraft can accommodate… Read More »
Latvia-based lease operator SmartLynx Airlines will add two Boeing 737-8 Max jets
Latvia-based wet lease operator SmartLynx Airlines is set to introduce the Boeing 737 MAX to its fleet. The airline has… Read More »
Frontier Group Holdings and Spirit Airlines will merge
Budget carriers Frontier Group Holdings and Spirit Airlines on Feb. 7 unveiled plans to merge in a $2.9 billion deal… Read More »
Egencia Develops AI-Powered Tool for Trip-Approval Policies
Egencia has launched a new AI recommendation tool designed to help companies set up and manage trip-approval processes. The tool… Read More »
777X jet showcased in daily flight display at Singapore Airshow 2022
At the Singapore Airshow this month, the largest in Southeast Asia, Boeing will showcase its industry-leading portfolio of commercial, defense… Read More »
Boeing buys millions of gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel for its commercial operations
Boeing announced on Feb. 7 a supply agreement for two million gallons (7.5 million liters) of blended sustainable aviation fuel… Read More »
Survey Shows Incremental Rise of Women to Hospitality C-Suites
Women still have a long way to advance in the C-suite, according to the Castell Project’s latest Women in Hospitality… Read More »
Report: Q4 Continued Boom Time for U.S. Extended-Stay
The U.S. extended-stay lodging sector set more than a dozen performance records in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to… Read More »
Thai Airways chooses Stellar Entertainment as content service partner
Thai Airways has chosen IFE content specialists Stellar Entertainment as the carrier’s new content service partner. Stellar Entertainment will now… Read More »
Norse and OSM Aviation Academy launch cadet program
Norse Atlantic Airways has partnered up with OSM Aviation Academy to launch a cadet program that will prepare the flight… Read More »
Big Sky’s the limit for Dubai hotel developer
Dubai-based Kerzner International Holdings is teaming up with Montana’s Lone Mountain Land Co. in a large-scale venture aimed at capitalizing… Read More »
Report: World could reap $8.6T from 2022 travel-tourism
Travel and tourism worldwide may rise to within 6.4% of the pre-pandemic financial level this year despite the Omicron surge,… Read More »
NYC hotel opens curling rink
M Social Times Square New York opened a curling rink next to its Beast & Butterflies rooftop bar. Reservations for… Read More »
Hotel insurance cost relief in sight, expert asserts
Insurance rates for hotels and resorts should increase at a moderate rate this year after they soared by double digits… Read More »
N.Y.’s $100M hotels-to-housing offer draws few takers
A New York program to provide developers with $100 million in state money to convert hotels to housing for people… Read More »
Holiday Inn Express head views life beyond 3,000 sites
Holiday Inn Express, the world’s largest hotel brand, has passed the 3,000 mark in properties across 50 nations and isn’t… Read More »