A Boeing 747-8 business jet with just 50 flight hours is being scrapped
A Boeing 747 built for private use as a business jet is being scrapped. Despite leaving the assembly plant in… Read More »
New Orleans Receives Multiple International Travel Awards
New Orleans & Company earned the prestigious Gold statuette for Best Culinary Destination – U.S.; Silver statuette in Best City… Read More »
DOT Extends Airline Ancillary Fee Proposal Comment Period
The U.S. Department of Transportation has extended to Jan. 23, 2023, the period for comments on its proposed rule on… Read More »
Atriis Enables Sales, Servicing of Air France-KLM NDC Bundle
Air France-KLM is making its New Distribution Capability-based dynamic seat bundle product available via travel platform Atriis, the companies announced…. Read More »
STR: November U.S. Hotel Occupancy, Rates Fall
Average U.S. hotel revenue per available room, daily rates and occupancy in November all were down month over month, while… Read More »
Marriott President to Depart, Join Under Armour as CEO
Marriott International president Stephanie Linnartz on Feb. 24, 2023, will step down from the company after 25 years to join… Read More »
Aeromexico Taps Accelya for NDC Offers
Aeromexico is partnering with Accelya to sell bundled offers using New Distribution Capability standards across multiple channels, Accelya announced. The… Read More »
Interactive Platform 22Miles, Zoom Partner on Mtg. Space Booking
Zoom Video Communications partnered with interactive SaaS platform 22Miles on a booking solution dubbed 22Miles Space Booking Marketplace, integrating an… Read More »
Celestyal Launches Wave Season Savings of Up To 60 Percent
Celestyal, a cruise company specializing in the Greek Islands and the Eastern Mediterranean, announced its “Go Further, Get Closer” Wave… Read More »
Holland America Line Unveils ‘Time of Your Life’ Wave Offers
Holland America Line has unveiled the “Time of Your Life” Wave season offer, enabling travelers who book select 2023 and… Read More »
Celebrity Cruises Enters the Metaverse with New Digital Cruise Ship Experience
Celebrity Cruises is entering the metaverse, launching a virtual experience of its newest ship, the 3,260-passenger Celebrity Beyond. The digital… Read More »
Acquisition to Take Coupa Private Next Year
Business spend management provider Coupa Software plans to go private next year via an $8 billion acquisition by software investment… Read More »
FairFly Automates Change Order Processing for TMCs
FairFly has developed a tool to automate miscellaneous change order processing for travel management companies, the travel technology provider announced…. Read More »
Acquisition to Take Coupa Private Next Year
Business spend management provider Coupa Software plans to go private next year via an $8 billion acquisition by software investment… Read More »
Royal Caribbean Officially Names Wonder of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International has officially welcomed Wonder of the Seas into its family of award-winning cruise ships. The new vessel… Read More »
WTTC Reveals North America’s Travel & Tourism Climate Footprint
The travel and tourism sector of North America contributed to 9.3 percent of the continent’s greenhouse gas emissions produced in… Read More »
Accommodation Platform AltoVita Appoints CTO
London-based serviced apartment platform AltoVita has appointed former TravelPerk executive Ivan Peralta as chief technology officer, the company announced Tuesday…. Read More »
IHG Appoints Glover CFO
Michael Glover will take over as CFO for InterContinental Hotels Group, effective March 20, the company announced Tuesday. Glover will… Read More »
CBRE: U.S. Hotels’ F&B Revenue Trails Pre-Covid Levels
CBRE Hotels Research cites staffing shortages, cost control and straggling group travel through April 2022 among the top causes for… Read More »
Norwegian Prima Arrives in Port Canaveral for First Time
The new Norwegian Prima ship embarked on its first cruise from Port Canaveral, Florida for the first time on December… Read More »
Carnival Cruise Line Announces New Details for Carnival Venezia
Carnival Cruise Line unveiled new information about what guests can expect when boarding their newest ship joining the fleet, Carnival… Read More »
Explora Journeys Partners With Legendary Piano Maker Steinway & Sons
Explora Journeys is delighted to announce its partnership with Steinway & Sons, whose world`s finest handcrafted grand pianos have set… Read More »
EY Ready to Expand Blockchain Booking Experiment
About six months into an experimental project of providing a blockchain-based portal for U.S. employees to book leisure trips, EY’s… Read More »
Furnished Apt. Co. Blueground Leans into Corp. Market
Furnished apartment rental provider Blueground is increasing its focus on the business travel market through its Blueground for Business program,… Read More »
TripActions Secures $400M in Credit Facilities for Liquid Expansion
TripActions has secured $400 million in credit facilities, which it said it will use to accelerate customer growth, particularly with… Read More »
Egencia Launches Well-Being Dashboard
Egencia has developed a dashboard to help companies track metrics related to traveler well-being, including benchmarking data among other clients…. Read More »