Disney’s Parks and Resorts division was the only business segment that delivered fiscal first-quarter income and revenue growth for the Walt Disney Company.“Our parks and resorts business …
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Radisson hotel near Disney switching to Delta brand
Delta Hotels & Resorts will reflag the Radisson Resort Orlando-Celebration near Walt Disney World this fall after the 718-room hotel undergoes a multimillion-dollar renovation.The hotel, currently…
Harrah’s Las Vegas completes Valley Tower renovation
Harrah’s Las Vegas has completed a $140 million renovation, which includes upgrades to all 1,622 rooms in the hotel’s Valley Tower.Guestrooms feature a color scheme of grays with purple ac…
Iberia launces new flights to Managua, Nicaragua
Iberia will launch a new route from London to Managua, Nicaragua, via Madrid in October, with three return flights per week.The new Iberia flight will be the sole direct link between Europe and Nicara…
Wizz Air adds further A321 to Luton as capacity rises to 7.4m seats annually
Wizz Air has announced further expansion at its London base, with the allocation of an additional Airbus A321 aircraft to its Luton fleet in 2018.This addition brings the total number of aircraft allo…
Etihad Airways introduces new baggage policy
Etihad Airways has introduced a new baggage policy tailored to varying customer requirements in the international markets it serves.The changes allow for a simpler baggage structure as the allowance f…
Hook promoted into new executive vice president role with Hard Rock International
Hard Rock International, with an expanding global network of hotels and casinos, has announced the promotion of Jeffrey Hook to the role of executive vice president of development and marketing.In his…
Is the hotel commission model on borrowed time?
Marriott’s move to reduce commissions on group bookings is clearly a disruption — and forces much-needed change in the meetings industry, some independent meeting professionals believe.The…
Transatlantic service proliferates to midsize U.S. cities
In early January, when Icelandair announced that this summer it would become the first airline to fly nonstop from Kansas City to Europe, it marked the end of nine years of negotiations between the Mi…
DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Vermont opens in United States
DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington Vermont, a 309-room, state-of-the-art, full-service, conference centre hotel, located just five minutes from downtown Burlington and the city’s major attractions,…