Marriott International has struck a deal with Mexico’s Hoteles City Express to acquire the City Express brand portfolio for $100 million. In acquiring City Express, Marriott said it is making a foray into the “affordable midscale segment.” The brand portfolio includes the City Express, City Express Plus, City Express Suites,[…]
Read More »The Travel Technology Association has named Laura Chadwick its president and CEO. Laura Chadwick Chadwick replaces interim president Stewart Alvarez, who will support Travel Tech in an advisory role. Chadwick was previously vice president of industry relations at the XR Association. She grew membership there from five to more than[…]
Read More »United, and full-service airlines generally, remain primed for a robust fall and 2023 despite high inflation and the potential for a recession, United CEO Scott Kirby confidently said Wednesday during the airline’s Q3 earnings call. His remarks were similar to the view expressed by Delta CEO Ed Bastian during Delta’s[…]
Read More »Nighttime show Fantasmic! will return to Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando on Nov. 3. The 29-minute spectacular and fan favorite will return for nightly shows. It hasn’t been running since the parks closed in early 2020 due to the pandemic. The show will have an all-new sequence when it returns,[…]
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WHY IT RATES: Experience Holidays New Orleans Style with exclusive offers, special deals and one-of-a-kind light shows. –Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Managing Editor During the month of December hotels across New Orleans are offering travel advisors special rates and exclusive offers from our hospitality community, through New Orleans & Company’s Holiday[…]
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For the first time ever, Mexico’s state of Quintana Roo registered more than 1 million passengers by air during September, according to the Tourism Promotion Council of Quintana Roo (CPTQ for its acronym in Spanish). The record was achieved with the sum of all passengers arriving by air at the[…]
Read More »An Extraordinary Legacy of Exploration National Geographic Expeditions was founded on the same belief in the importance of exploration that distinguishes the National Geographic Society’s 130-year history. Launched in 1999, National Geographic Expeditions now operates hundreds of trips each year, spanning all seven continents and more than 80 destinations. Our[…]
Read More »Delta SkyMiles members who are also members of the Starbucks Rewards program can now earn reward miles in concert with their morning cup of joe. Under a loyalty partnership that went into effect Monday, SkyMiles members can earn one reward mile for every $1 they spend at Starbucks, excluding tax[…]
Read More »Land and resort sales are booming for Dream Vacations and CruiseOne agencies, up more than 50% this year compared with 2019, the franchisor said. Dream Vacations and CruiseOne said resort sales are surpassing prepandemic levels, while its land business in general continues to grow. It attributed the growth to marketing[…]
Read More »Airfares were up 42.1% in September compared with the same month in 2021, the largest jump in year-over-year fares thus far this year, according to Consumer Price Index data released Oct. 12 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Prior to September, the largest year-over-year jump has been 37.8%; that was[…]
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