Vicki Freed Talks Royal Caribbean Recovery, Icon of the Seas and More
As the cruise industry bounces back from being shut down during 2020 and half of 2021, the major cruise lines… Read More »
Windstar Cruises Eliminates Pre-Cruise COVID-19 Tests
Windstar Cruises is the latest cruise line to amend its COVID-19 protocols for cruisers, no longer requiring a negative pre-cruise… Read More »
Virgin Voyages expands sales team in North America
Virgin Voyages, the newest ocean cruise line marked by its fiery red funnel and founded by billionaire Sir Richard Branson,… Read More »
Hainan Airlines’ new owner Fangda buys stake in Juneyao Airlines
The founding chairman of Fangda Group Industrial, the new owner of Hainan Airlines Holding, has become the sixth-largest shareholder in… Read More »
India’s Akasa Air will place ‘significant’ aircraft order in next 18 months
Akasa Air looking to place ‘significant’ order in next 18 months. The CEO of Akasa Air, Vinay Dube, has said… Read More »
FACC announces significant revenue growth
Aerospace design, development and production company FACC has announced its revenue has grown 12.5% year-on-year in the first half of… Read More »
AirAstana sets out development plans for long-term growth
After welcoming strong passenger growth in 2022, with a 9% increase on 2021, AirAstana Group is continuing to expand with new… Read More »
Hans Airways welcomes Baroness Usha Prashar to its board
Hans Airways has confirmed the appointment of Baroness Usha Prashar, CBE to its board. Baroness Usha Prashar commented: “I am… Read More »
JetBlue Airways shares tumble as costs push it to a loss
JetBlue Airways shares tumbled more than 6% Tuesday after a surge in costs drove it to another quarterly loss just… Read More »
Virdee releases new contactless check-in software
Virdee debuted a web-based check-in option for the hospitality industry to help with contactless check-ins. The Virdee Virtual Reception solution… Read More »
Accor new hotel developments remain steady
Accor has a steady number of new hotel developments in the works, with 212,000 rooms and 1,215 hotels at the… Read More »
N.M. ski hotel set for demolition, rebuilding
Hotel St. Bernard in Taos, N.M., is working toward demolishing its structure and rebuilding it after it determined the original… Read More »
American gives $1.5M to Black aviators’ group
American Airlines has given the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals $1.5 million, some of which will provide the Lieutenant Colonel… Read More »
Retailers, brands court returning travelers
Retailers from mass merchandisers like Walmart to luxury jeweler Cartier are forming partnerships and opening new stores to cater to… Read More »
Hotel leaders discuss upcoming changes from pandemic
During a recent panel with hotel industry leaders, panelists considered the effect the COVID-19 pandemic will have on future Generation… Read More »
Ore. resort sold to Vesta Hospitality for $58M
Vesta Hospitality acquired the Surfsand Resort in Cannon Beach, Ore., for $58 million. Vesta plans to invest $9 million to… Read More »
Mexico reports big hike in international visitors
Mexico hosted roughly 25.4 million travelers from around the worlc in the first five months of 2022, a 25.9% increase… Read More »
Southwest plans to lease new provisioning center in Texas
Southwest Airlines will lease a $1.5 million provisioning center Swinerton is building at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. “As we continue growing… Read More »
expansion announced for Hilton resort in Santa Barbara
The 360-room Hilton Beachfront Resort in Santa Barbara, Calif., is adding 80 rooms at the hotel. The resort also plans… Read More »
Delta Air Lines expands service to South Korea
Delta Air Lines plans to start three-days-a-week service between Seoul-Incheon International Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport effective Dec. 13, resulting… Read More »
Delta CEO discusses summer travel, hiring initiatives
Delta CEO Ed Bastian joined “The Claman Countdown” to discuss the carrier’s efforts to accommodate the rapid surge in demand… Read More »
Atlantic Biomass to create sustainable aviation fuels
Renewable energy biofuel producer Atlantic Biomass and CBD wellness company Bionoid have signed a joint Letter of Intent to turn… Read More »