Report: Watermark ponders sale as recovery marches on
Chicago-based Watermark Lodging Trust Inc., owner of 28 US lodging properties, is looking into various options including selling itself, informed… Read More »
Tech allure may induce costly excess, hoteliers warned
Hoteliers caught up in the tech revolution and caught short in personnel may be tempted to overspend on digital tools… Read More »
New ways afoot across the board, lodging execs note
“Bleisure” travel by businesspeople working remotely, mobile dining and locally oriented experiential stays are prominent trends heading into the post-pandemic… Read More »
Nev. convention center, Vegas Loop projects advance
Officials in Las Vegas have agreed to release $435 million for the third phase of renovations to the Las Vegas… Read More »
$500M scored by Electra-AKA independent hotels venture
Electra America Hospitality Group has exceeded its first-round funding goal of $500 million for acquisition of independent hotels in prime… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines kicks off hiring initiative
Hawaiian Airlines is looking to hire hundreds of employees for airport, operational and administrative roles as air travel demand continues… Read More »
Airlines support humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine
Delta Air Lines is supporting humanitarian efforts in Ukraine through contributions to the American Red Cross and Global Red Cross… Read More »
Southwest to transfer livery honoring founder
Southwest Airlines is retiring two 737-700s featuring retro desert gold paint schemes, but the livery honoring founder Herb Kelleher will… Read More »
Lodz Airport: Act on PNR. Airlines do not have to pay fines yet
The aviation industry in Poland can take a moment to breathe. President Andrzej Duda signed an amendment to the act… Read More »
FedEx Express CEO named
Richard Smith, the son of FedEx founder, chairman and CEO Frederick Smith, will take over as president and CEO of… Read More »
OTA move seen as sign of hotel-vacation rental blending
London-based startup OTA Insight, which helps hotels track competitors’ rates, announced the purchase of a Madrid-based gatherer of business information… Read More »
Russia threatens to abandon US astronaut in space
The head of the Russian Space Agency posted a video on social media that threatened the scheduled return of American… Read More »
Air Travel Demand in Early 2022 Surged Despite Impact of Omicron Variant
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced air travel’s recovery slowed for both domestic and international in January 2022 compared… Read More »
Airline Advocacy Groups Call on Europe to End COVID-Related Restrictions
Air travel advocacy groups are calling on European governments to lift all remaining coronavirus-related restrictions on travel among European Union… Read More »
Omni Hotels & Resorts Launches Junior Chefs Program to Combat Hunger
Omni Hotels & Resorts has launched Omni Junior Chefs to elevate the dining experience for children. The multifaceted food and… Read More »
Advocacy Groups Pushing US Government to Prevent Frontier, Spirit Merger
The United States government received a letter on Thursday from several public advocacy groups asking regulators to block the previously… Read More »
United Airlines will let unvaccinated employees resume frontline jobs
United Airlines has just revealed that it will permit unvaccinated employees to return to work in their customer-facing roles later… Read More »
Accor Reaches Milestone in China With Over 500 Properties
Accor is advancing through 2022 with a continued focus on expanding its presence across Greater China, offering more hotels to… Read More »
The Busiest airline routes in the U.S.
The Most Traversed Flight Routes Air travel is bouncing back in a big way two years into the COVID-19 pandemic… Read More »
An-124 of Russia’s Volga-Dnepr seized at Toronto, Canada
An An-124-100 freighter belonging to Russian cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr Airlines (VI, Ulyanovsk Vostochny), carrying Covid-19 testing kits previously ordered from… Read More »
Canada’s Cargojet grows Boeing 777 freighter backlog
Cargojet Airways (W8, Hamilton, ON) has increased its B777 commitments during the course of this year with six converted freighters… Read More »
Latvia’s SmartLynx to add six A330-300P2Fs
SmartLynx Airlines (6Y, Riga) says it will lease six A330-300(P2F)s from Air Transport Services Group on six-year contracts with the… Read More »
South African airlines welcome licensing council appointment
South African airlines have welcomed the long-awaited re-constitution of the country’s two air service licensing councils after a year-long hiatus… Read More »
Russian twist to Canada’s WestJet, Sunwing deal
The proposed takeover of Sunwing Airlines (WG, Toronto Pearson) by WestJet Group could hit a snag due to the alleged… Read More »
Avianca orders 88+50 A320neo family jets
Avianca Holdings has confirmed its pre-existing commitment with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for eighty-eight A320neo Family jets with options for… Read More »
Air France-KLM, Delta bid for majority stake in Italy’s ITA
Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines (DL, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) have expressed an interest in acquiring a majority stake in… Read More »