Even as airlines filled planes with 741 million domestic passengers in 2017, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, they offered 18.5% fewer flights than at the peak in 2005.
A report released by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) found policies sold by airlines and OTAs are being "aggressively pushed onto customers" and fail "to provide promised coverage."
Roughly a year and a half after W Hotels made its Las Vegas debut via a 289-room tower at the SLS Las Vegas, the stylish, design-centric brand is packing its gilded W and leaving the desert.
The carrier is developing lie-flat seats for its narrowbody Boeing 737 Max 10 aircraft, enabling it to offer the feature on more transcontinental routes.
In the first 12 months, the Society reached its goal of 80 graduates in the Verified Travel Advisor program with more than 200 advisers currently registered and more training courses being added as well.
During the recent Virtuoso Travel Week at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Misty Ewing Belles, Virtuoso's managing director of global public relations, released a "snapshot" of what Virtuoso's top clients look like. It's a good look at who is consuming the upper end of luxury products.
Royal Caribbean International is raising the bar on short cruises from South Florida, starting this summer with the Mariner of the Seas, fresh off of a $120 million Royal Amplified refurbishment.
"While there's still progress to be made in some areas of the island, we're asking for the vibrancy of the island to be shared and for the milestones achieved to be celebrated," said Brad Dean, CEO of Discover Puerto Rico.
The ultralow-cost carrier will fly to six destinations in the States beginning this winter. The announcement comes less than a month after competitor Swoop announced its own planned launch of U.S. service.
The carrier, which is currently awaiting FAA approval to begin its much-anticipated Hawaii service, won't schedule flights until that regulatory process is over.
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