Mega agency BCD Travel (No. 4 on Travel Weekly’s 2022 Power List) has signed an expanded technology agreement with Sabre that will deepen technology-development collaboration between the companies as BCD increases its booking volume through the Sabre GDS. Earlier this month, BCD announced that it was moving to a “dual[…]
Read More »Frontier Airlines will introduce an annual all-you-can-fly pass next spring. The discount carrier has offered scant specifics about product, which it is calling the GoWild! Pass. No price has been revealed. Frontier has said that passholders will be able to take an unlimited number of flights over the course of[…]
Read More »Travel + Leisure is offering commissionable trips to travel advisors with a new booking platform called Travel + Leisure GO for Professionals. It’s a brand extension of Travel + Leisure GO, the publication’s direct-to-consumer subscription travel club. Travel + Leisure GO for Professionals is available in the VAX VacationAccess reservations[…]
Read More »CANCUN — Apple Leisure Group (ALG) is deepening its investments in cybersecurity and tools for travel advisors, with the vacation packager saying it plans to double its technology budget in 2023. The conglomerate — which consists of AMResorts, the Amstar destination management company, ALG Vacations and other travel brands —[…]
Read More »Train travel is having a moment when it comes to travelers who are interested in longer trips and bucket-list vacations as well as for those who are looking for new ways to see the world. And traveling by rail is also picking up steam when it comes to river cruising.[…]
Read More »After an extended pandemic-related closure, the Hilton New York Times Square in midtown Manhattan has reopened its doors. The 478-room property, which is located along 42nd Street between Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue, shuttered in 2020 and was once rumored to be at risk of closing permanently. Also reopening are[…]
Read More »CANCUN — AMResorts’ expansion into Europe, which shows no signs of abating, is a boon for both the company and travel advisors, said executives from parent company Apple Leisure Group (ALG) during its Ascend Conference here. AMResorts properties in Spain, the Mediterranean (including Greece) and Bulgaria have increased not just[…]
Read More »Mexico’s president would like to begin allowing non-Mexican carriers to fly domestic routes within the country. The announcement, made earlier this week by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, comes as Mexico’s airline industry has grown more concentrated following the collapse of Interjet during the pandemic. • Related: Aeromexico emerges from[…]
Read More »Pendry Hotels & Resorts has planted a D.C. flag with its opening of the Pendry Washington DC — The Wharf. The 131-room hotel sits along the Potomac River and is part of The Wharf, a mile-long, mixed-use waterfront development located at the capital’s southwest end. The Pendry Washington D.C. –[…]
Read More »Real estate firm Gruppo Statuto has appointed Rosewood Hotels & Resorts to manage a hotel in Milan. The Rosewood Milan is scheduled to open in 2025 on the edge of the Quadrilatero della Moda, the city’s fashion district. The hotel will be steps away from the famous shopping boulevard Via[…]
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