Manchester United and Marriott International Announce Global Marketing Partnership Travel Pulse Marriott International and Manchester United announced a multi-year marketing partnership, giving the 120 million members of the Marriott Bonvoy … Read More

Southwest Airlines under FAA investigation for aircraft weight, balance calculations USA Today Southwest Airlines has been under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration for a year, with the probe focused … Read More

Hilton Washington D.C. National Mall opening April 1 Travel Weekly The Hilton Washington D.C. National Mall will open its doors on April 1. Located above D.C.’s L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station, … Read More

Virgin Voyages Launches Bookings, Reveals Bimini as New Destination Caribbean Journal The highly-anticipated Virgin Voyages just crossed a major threshold. It’s officially open for business. Sir Richard Branson’s new adults-only … Read More

India wants to make medical tourism a $9 billion industry by 2020 CNN There are many reasons people go to India: the culture, the food, the weather. But in recent … Read More

Delta Bolstering Service for Brazil’s Carnival Travel Pulse For travelers who want to experience Brazil’s famous Carnival, Delta Air Lines is offering nonstop seasonal service between New York City and … Read More

Saudi Arabia, Trying to Lure Tourists, Hosts Music Festival New York Times The new Italian-designed concert hall in the middle of the desert shimmered in the sunset light, its walls … Read More

United Airlines Is Courting Business Travelers Aggressively Motley Fool United Continental (NASDAQ:UAL) spent much of the past decade as the laughingstock of the airline industry. A series of customer-service gaffes … Read More

TWA Hotel reservations open on Valentine’s Day Travel Weekly The TWA Hotel at New York’s Kennedy Airport will begin taking reservations on Feb. 14. Bookings will be accepted for stays … Read More

Increased Access Drives Brazil’s Visitor Growth Travel Pulse Brazil’s tourism profile among Americans reached unparalleled heights in the earlier half of this decade when the South American nation hosted back-to-back … Read More

Barcelona Received Record Number of Cruise Passengers in 2018 Travel Pulse According to recently released 2018 figures on cruise port traffic in Barcelona, the Spanish city had a record-breaking year. … Read More

Indian hotel startup OYO is planning to be bigger than Marriott CNN India’s biggest hotel chain is targeting global domination. OYO, which launched just five years ago as a platform … Read More

Caribbean Destinations Poised for Record Visitor Growth in 2019 Travel Weekly The strong visitor growth several Caribbean destinations exhibited prior to the devastating hurricanes of September 2017 is quickly resuming, … Read More

Airbus A380’s future at risk again Travel Weekly Emirates Airline’s aircraft order that provided a lifeline to Airbus’ A380 program could be in jeopardy. In a brief statement Thursday, Airbus … Read More

Oceania Will Eliminate Plastic Water Bottles Fleetwide Travel Pulse Oceania Cruises, the world’s leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, announced a ground-breaking sustainability initiative to eliminate millions of plastic water … Read More

Luxury Hotels Want to Make You Feel Culturally Relevant Skift Luxury hotels today are opening with a new amenity that seeks to satiate its curious clientele while simultaneously courting locals … Read More

IHG Will Bring Kimpton to 20 New Global Locations Travel Pulse The Kimpton hotel brand is poised for worldwide expansion over the next three to five years. InterContinental Hotels Group … Read More

JW Marriott Debuts in China’s Winter Wonderland Travel Pulse JW Marriott, part of Marriott International, today announced the opening of JW Marriott Hotel Harbin River North. Situated in the heart … Read More

U by Uniworld cancels 2019 sailings of the B Travel Weekly U by Uniworld, the first river cruise line to target millennial travelers, has canceled its 2019 sailings on its … Read More

Adventures by Disney Adds New European River Cruise Options Travel Pulse Adventures by Disney announced Thursday it will offer more European river cruise sailings than ever before in 2020. In … Read More