Cruise passengers arriving at the Port of Seattle this summer will be able to check their luggage through to the airport and receive an airline boarding pass before disembarkation.The Port of Seattle …
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Babbel and TripAdvisor partner for new language lessons
Babbel and TripAdvisor have joined forces to inspire travellers, and get them ready for their next city trip.The site features customized language lessons for some of the world’s most popular ci…
Direct Travel and Vision Travel to merge
U.S.-based travel management company Direct Travel, No. 15 on Travel Weekly’s 2016 Power List, and Canada’s Vision Travel agreed to merge.“This move is the first step towards a share…
Vail Resorts reaps benefits of acquisitions as other operators struggle
As the winter sports industry nears the end of its 2016-17 season, ski resort operators can probably be divided into two camps: Vail Resorts and everyone else.Vail continues to reap the benefit of its…
Hotel Indigo Los Angeles Downtown opens its doors
InterContinental Hotels Group and Greenland USA are opening the Hotel Indigo brand’s first hotel in Los Angeles – the 350-room, 18-story flagship Hotel Indigo Los Angeles Downtown hotel.Lo…
Facing drop in Mexican visitors, NYC renews partnership with Mexico City
New York has renewed a tourism partnership with Mexico City to “remind the Mexican people of the close alliances between New York and Mexico City,” said NYC & Company CEO Fred Dixon.Di…
Renovation plans submitted for Waldorf Astoria New York
Anbang Insurance Group, owner of New York’s iconic Waldorf Astoria, has tapped architecture firm Skidmore Owings & Merrill to oversee much of the hotel’s renovation. The firm has submi…
Hilton Norfolk the Main opens in Virginia, United States
Doors have opened to Norfolk’s highly-anticipated Hilton Norfolk the Main in the centre of the coastal Virginia destination.Hilton Norfolk the Main adds to the revitalisation of Norfolk – …
Frontier Airlines files for $100 million IPO
The Denver-based ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission Friday declaring its plan for an initial public offering.The proposed maximum aggregate offer…
First flight for Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner in US
The Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner took to the skies for the first time earlier at Boeing South Carolina.The airplane, which is the newest and longest model of the 787 family, completed a successful flight …