Island Hopping meets chart-topping thrills on amplified Freedom of the Seas

MIAMI - A bolder and reimagined Freedom of the Seas will redefine island hopping in the Southern Caribbean, following a $116 million amplification. Royal Caribbean International has announced the high-energy features and guest favorites that will come aboard,

J Hospitality and Development implements ProfitSword portfolio-wide to streamline and enhance data management

NEW ORLEANS - ProfitSword, hospitality's premier developer of business intelligence software and data integration services, has announced the implementation of its ProfitSage operational and financial reporting solution by J Hospitality and Development LLC.

Club Car helps iconic Dubai resort deliver legendary five-star service with new utility fleet

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Club Car, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, has implemented a new fleet of electric utility vehicles at Atlantis, The Palm, to help one of Dubai’s most iconic resorts deliver its legendary five-star customer service.  

Procaccianti Companies completes acquisition of two San Francisco Bay Area lifestyle hotels

PROVIDENCE, RI - Procaccianti Companies, the second generation privately-held real estate investment and hospitality services organization, announced that it has acquired two landmark Northern California hotels:

Virtua Partners finalizes purchase of Courtyard by Marriott in Winston-Salem, NC

SCOTTSDALE, AZ and ATLANTA, GA - Virtua Partners announced the purchase of a 126-room Courtyard by Marriott under construction in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Hotel Equities will manage the Marriott hotel in downtown Winston-Salem when it opens in Q1 2020.

HTC VIVE VR used in design and development of $1.5 billion Hard Rock property expansion

SEATTLE, WASH. - HTC VIVE shared that its VIVE Pro HMDs and the VIVE VR platform were used in the design and development of a $1.5 billion expansion of the The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Fuel unveils latest enhancements to its owner portal for the condotel property market

MYRTLE BEACH, SC - Fuel, a leading provider of hotel software and digital marketing solutions for the global hospitality industry, has announced a significant upgrade to its owner portal,

EnVue, an Autograph Collection Hotel, opens in Weehawken, New Jersey

WEEHAWKEN, NJ – EnVue has announced its opening, joining Autograph Collection, Marriott International’s newest collection of independent, characterful hotels that are each hand selected for their inherent craft and distinct perspective on design and hospitality,

Teneo Hospitality Group appoints Jon Clark Director of Sales

EDEN PRAIRIE (MINNEAPOLIS), MN - Teneo Hospitality Group, the premier Global Group Sales Organization, has expanded its presence in two key West Coast markets with the appointment of Jon Clark as Director of Sales.

Valor Hospitality partners to expand U.S. portfolio by opening three new hotels and acquiring one more

ATLANTA - Valor Hospitality Partners (Valor), which owns, operates, asset manages and consults on over 75+ hotels worldwide, officially announced plans to open three new hotels around the U.S, along with a new acquisition.

Airlines with youngest fleets in the world revealed

CHUR - Swiss airline intelligence provider ch-aviation today revealed the names of the world’s youngest airline fleets, measured in average aircraft age. It is the second such ch-aviation analysis on the topic, and the company’s first report was published two years ago in August 2017.

LaGuardia Airport Terminal B redevelopment receives first Envision Platinum Award

NEW YORK – Skanska, lead partner in the Skanska-Walsh construction joint venture for the LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment, announced that the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) has awarded the terminal redevelopment project the Envision Platinum Certification.

Scoot renames Premium cabin to ScootPlus based on customer feedback

Scoot is renaming its popular premium inflight offering to ScootPlus. The product, currently named ScootBiz, will be renamed from September 2, 2019 on all Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights to and from Australia, and various destinations on Scoot’s network.

airBaltic honours the 30th anniversary of Baltic Way with a special gift

RIGA - On August 21, 2019, Latvian airline airBaltic welcomed its partners and employees at Riga International Airport where a very special event was held to honour the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way that will be marked on August 23, 2019.

U.S. hotel performance for July 2019: Occupancy up 0.4%, to 73.8%

HENDERSONVILLE, TENNESSEE - The U.S. hotel industry reported positive results in the three key performance metrics during July 2019, according to data from STR.

The Castell Project releases Second Annual Women Speakers in Hospitality (WSH) list

ATLANTA - Officials of Castell Project, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the careers of women professionals in the hospitality industry, released its second annual “WSH List,” a list of prominent female

MEBAA bringing business aviation to Morocco

Business aviation exhibitors across the world are keen to take advantage of the region’s opportunities by promoting their products and services at the MEBAA Show Morocco,

Sabre reaffirms benefits of Farelogix acquisition and will challenge DOJ lawsuit

SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS – Sabre Corporation, a leading technology provider to the travel industry, announced that it will challenge the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) seeking to block the company’s planned acquisition of Farelogix, Inc.