Americas

In a bid to promote Arizona in the post-pandemic times, Arizona Office of Tourism (AOT) has launched a series of new UK agent training webinars. The tourism board is hosting four…

Falling prey to the unfortunate crisis caused by the ongoing crisis, LATAM Airlines Group has sought chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US as the company seeks to reorganise itself.…

Air Canada is offering customers a choice of 97 destinations in Canada, the US and around the world with an abridged schedule this summer. Within Canada, the schedule will increase from…

Didi Chuxing (DiDi) will be rolling out a comprehensive in-app Health-Guard program to its Latin American markets to help better protect the health of driver partners and passengers.

Alitalia will resume its nonstop Rome-New York service, direct flights to Spain (Rome-Madrid and Rome-Barcelona), and nonstop flights between Milan and southern Italy from 2 June. The…

The Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA) and the Department of Public Health announced the ‘Aruba Health & Happiness Code’, a stringent cleaning and hygiene certification programme that…

Royal Caribbean Cruises has reported a net loss of USD 1.4 billion for the first quarter of the financial year. The figure compares to a profit of USD 250 million in the same quarter…

Due to the continuing Covid-19 global pandemic, G Adventures has taken the necessary decision to further suspend all tours departing up to and including 31 July 2020. In addition, it…

Boutique villa resort Cap Maison in St Lucia is showing its support to NHS staff leading the fight against coronavirus by giving free holidays to eight frontline NHS workers. The…

Global job losses from the Covid-19 crisis could far exceed 100 million, with China, India and the US expected to be the hardest hit as these countries stand to lose almost 40 million…

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has entered into a collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medicine International to validate its new global health and safety program, Lead With Care, and provide…

As the world adjusts to new travel norms and expectations, IHG Hotels & Resorts is enhancing the experience for its hotel guests around the world, by redefining cleanliness and…

With planes gradually returning to the skies, getting passengers to board with any degree of confidence will be the next challenge in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. With this in…

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the global travel industry to a complete standstill and it is unlikely to ever be the same again. While reflecting on how this interruption would impact…

Authentic Vacations has opened a travel-inspired office in Scottsdale. With worldwide offices in San Francisco, Dublin, London, Edinburgh, and Copenhagen, it chose Scottsdale because of…

Ride-hailing giant Uber has made an offer to buy Grubhub, which is currently valued at USD4.5 billion, with the intention for the latter to be absorbed into Uber’s operation.

Colombian flag-carrier Avianca has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US as it seeks to avoid becoming a further aviation victim of the coronavirus pandemic. The carrier sought…

Ride-hailing giant Uber lost USD2.9 billion in the first quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced it successfully secured over USD 2 billion of additional liquidity in response to impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on the company and the…

The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) has introduced ‘Safe Stay’, an industry-wide, enhanced standard of health and safety protocols designed to prepare America’s hotels to…

What better way to escape from reality and satisfy your wanderlust than venturing on a classic American road trip to some of the USA’s most far-flung and awe-inspiring locations.