North America

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said its fleet of ships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) will expand to three by 2025 with a new order for another Icon-class ship.Royal’s first two LNG-powere…

An ASTA survey finds that 59% of travel advisors have clients who are canceling or postponing trips to the Dominican Republic, presumably due to the highly publicized tourist deaths on the island.ASTA…

Mainstream media headlines about the launch of Facebook’s cryptocurrency, known as Libra, have so far been dominated by government and regulatory implications.That’s not surprising given p…

Friends of the Earth has released the 2019 edition of its cruise ship report card, documenting the environmental footprint of the cruise industry and grading 16 cruise lines and their 185 ships.The re…

American Express Global Business Travel is to acquire DER Business Travel, the corporate travel arm of the DER Touristik Group.The acquisition is conditioned on receipt of antitrust approvals and is e…

Six Senses Hotels has announced the appointment of Dant Hirsch as general manager of Six Senses New York.The hotel will become the group’s first North American property and is scheduled to open …

Delta has acquired a 4.3% stake in Korean Air’s largest shareholder, Hanjin KAL, and plans to increase that stake to 10%, pending regulatory approval.Current market prices value the stake at abo…

Marriott International has signed an agreement with developer BPM Real Estate Group to bring its Ritz-Carlton brand to Portland and the Pacific north-west.Under the contract, the brand would manage 25…

Carnival Corp. reported lower earnings for its second quarter ended May 31 and reduced its profit outlook for 2019.Net income fell year over year to $451 million from $561 million. When adjusted for v…

French carrier Corsair has made its debut in the U.S. with the launch of service between Miami and Paris Orly.Corsair is operating the flight four times per week on a three-class Airbus A330-300. The …