TSA Announces Fines Totaling Over $644,000 for Mask Violations
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced it had fined 922 people a total of $644,398 for not wearing masks on… Read More »
Delta Reveals New and Returning European Routes, Destinations
Delta Air Lines announced new and returning European routes and destinations for 2022, as well as a massive increase in… Read More »
Amtrak Offering Buy a Roomette, Bring a Companion Free Sale
Travelers wanting to travel by train can now bring a companion for free when they purchase a roomette with Amtrak… Read More »
Airlines Ramp Up Campaign to Challenge California Law
Airlines want the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a law that gives California-based flight crews more breaks and rest… Read More »
Arajet Airlines Launches as Dominican National Carrier
Arajet Airlines, a low-cost national airline launched this week by the Dominican Republic government, will begin operations in May with… Read More »
Will Airline Travel Finally Get Back to 2019 Levels?
A little more than two years ago, on March 11, 2020, the coronavirus was officially declared a pandemic. What was… Read More »
Southwest Airlines Launches Three-Day Sale With Flights From $44 One-Way
Southwest Airlines is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a three-day sale featuring flights from as low as $44 one-way. Now… Read More »
Virgin Hotels Edinburgh To Open This Summer
Virgin Hotels has announced that it will open its first U.K. hotel in June 2022. Virgin Hotels Edinburgh is now… Read More »
Playa Hotels & Resorts Bringing All Inclusive to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Development Fund (TDF) announced the signing of a new deal that will bring Playa Hotels & Resorts… Read More »
Australia Lifts Ban on International Cruise Ships After Two Years
Australia’s government today announced its ban on international cruise ships arriving and departing from Australian ports, a policy which has… Read More »
Atlas Ocean Voyages Opens Two Ships for Summer 2023 Season
Atlas Ocean Voyages announced 34 new summer and autumn 2023 voyages on its two newly constructed, luxurious small ships, World… Read More »
Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines seeks ACMI deals for all 737s
SkyUp Airlines (PQ, Kyiv Boryspil) has offered all but one of its B737NG aircraft up for wet-lease as the airline… Read More »
Indigo Partners expresses interest in ITA Airways
Indigo Partners, an American private equity fund that has invested in a number of “ultra-low cost” airlines in Europe and… Read More »
Russia’s Sky Gates retires aircraft to Azerbaijan’s Silk Way
Silk Way West Airlines (7L, Baku) has taken over both B747-400(FSCD)s formerly operated by Sky Gates Airlines (U3, Moscow Vnukovo)… Read More »
Irish civil aviation authority rescinds Russia-based COAs
Following on from its counterpart in Bermuda, the Irish Aviation Authority says it has now also revoked certificates of airworthiness… Read More »
Iceland’s PLAY takes first A320neo and A321neo(LR)
PLAY (Iceland) (OG, Reykjavik Keflavik) took delivery of its first A320-200N on March 1, 2022, and is preparing to add… Read More »
Canada’s Air Transat announces C$43.3mn in Covid state aid
Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau) parent Transat A.T. Inc. has announced additional financial support of CAD43.3 million Canadian dollars (USD33.7… Read More »
Malaysia’s Raya Airways gets first A321-200PCF converted freighters
Raya Airways (TH, Kuala Lumpur Subang) is planning to add at least three A321-200(PCF) converted freighters, with the first two… Read More »
Malaysia’s Capital A rejects $119mn loan due to terms
Capital A, formerly AirAsia Group, has opted not to go ahead with a syndicated loan of up to MYR500 million… Read More »
Germany will purchase 35 Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth jets
Germany will purchase F-35 fighter jets built by U.S. firm Lockheed Martin to replace its ageing Tornado aircraft, according to… Read More »
Travel poll indicates rebound for leisure, not business
A survey of 11,000 travelers by Morning Consult points to a strong comeback in the leisure category along with a… Read More »
COVID-19 outbreak prompts Shanghai Disney caution
Shanghai Disney Resort has reduced operations and tightened testing protocols in light of a surge in COVID-19 cases in China…. Read More »
Upcoming hotel-residence tower touted as Austin topper
Developers declare that the planned Conrad Austin and Conrad Residences Austin will be the tallest hotel-residential tower in the Texas… Read More »
Omni Junior Chefs aims for early hunger awareness
Young guests at Omni Hotels & Resorts will receive education and incentives to combat hunger along with special menus and… Read More »
Costner and other travel startup founders seek funding
HearHere, a road-travel audio app created by actor Kevin Costner, has raised $3.2 million in a round led by Camping… Read More »
No shutdown for upscale hotels in Russia despite crisis
While major hotel chains have suspended investment in Russia, five-star hotels are among those they continue to operate, albeit without… Read More »