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Airbnb has secured $1 billion in additional funding as it seeks to weather a downturn in demand following the coronavirus pandemic.The home rental service said it would receive the money from Silver L…

The International Air Transport Association has postponed its annual general meeting.The event, which was due to run alongside the World Air Transport Summit, had been scheduled to take place in Amste…

The Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles is moving forward with plans to open Sept. 1.The hotel is partially housed within the former Century Plaza, a 19-story hotel that originally opened in 1966. F…

Accor says that more than half its hotels are currently closed worldwide, with that percentage expected to grow to over two-thirds in the coming weeks.“Over the past three weeks, the [Covid-19] …

Frontier is reducing April flight capacity by more than 90%, the largest cutback announced to date by a mainline U.S. carrier.“It is the company’s belief that, if there is strong complianc…

Rocky Mountaineer will extend the delay of its 2020 travel season and suspend all train departures until July 1st.The season was scheduled to start on April 13th.Guests on suspended depart…

Marriott International is investigating a data breach that the company estimates may have impacted up to 5.2 million customers.The breach, which was discovered at the end of February, involved “…

Bookings for summer international air travel to destinations in the Western Hemisphere are down 26.8% from last year, according to an analysis by ForwardKeys.The analysis, completed on March 24, inclu…

AMResorts has closed its resorts in the Caribbean and Mexican-Caribbean region, with tentative reopening dates ranging from May 8 to June 1, depending upon health protocols and guidelines in each dest…

Carnival Cruise Line is suspending work on the Carnival Victory’s refurbishment in Spain. After a $200 million overhaul, the ship is to be renamed Carnival Radiance.The ship is drydocked in the …