San Juan has regained its homeported Carnival Cruise Line ship, five months after Hurricane Maria knocked the Carnival Fascination out of the market.The 2,056-passenger Fantasy-class ship was chartere…
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InterContinental sees revenue rise as it seeks acquisitions
InterContinental Hotel Group has seen revenue increase four per cent to $1.8 billion for 2017, primarily resulting from a four per cent increase in room numbers.The hotel giant – which counts Cr…
Levi to head up tourism portfolio at Empire State Development
Empire State Development has announced that Ross Levi has been promoted to executive director of tourism.He will lead the iconic I Love New York tourism program and help coordinate marketing efforts t…
Fast-expanding Norwegian Air a money-losing operation in 2017
Discount carrier Norwegian Air, which has been rapidly expanding its transatlantic route network, reported a 2017 net loss of $38.5 million. The result was fueled by a fourth-quarter net loss of $118.…
Princess Cays has WiFi, among many other upgrades
Princess Cruises has added MedallionNet WiFi to its Princess Cays private island, part of a package of improvements that also includes a new marina, shopping upgrades and new shore excursions.Princess…
Virgin Voyages will be based in Plantation, Fla.
Virgin Voyages will make its headquarters in Plantation, Florida, a suburb immediately west of Fort Lauderdale.The new cruise line expects to hire about 300 people there, according to an announcement …
Uniworld to add second Yangtze ship, renovate the Royale
For 2019, Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection is offering Yangtze River sailings on the refurbished Sanctuary Yangzi Explorer in addition to its existing offerings on Century Cruises’ Cent…
Trump proposes sale of Dulles and Reagan airports in infrastructure plan
The White House has identified Washington Dulles and Reagan National airports as federal assets that could be sold off.The suggestion, put forward in the infrastructure plan unveiled by the Trump admi…
Carnival deploying new ship in Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Carnival Cruise Line will put a new ship in Long Beach in 2019, marking the first time in decades that one of its newbuilds will sail an inaugural season in a U.S. city outs…
American Express Global Business Travel to acquire Hogg Robinson Group
American Express Global Business Travel has today announced it will acquire Hogg Robinson Group, a global business-to-business services company specialising in travel management.The deal is a board-re…