Uber Rolls Out ‘Women Preferences’ Feature to Further Cities
Uber announced the expansion of its "Women Preferences" option to additional U.S. cities, allowing female riders to request female drivers and customize safety settings. The feature, initially launched in a pilot program, now covers ten major markets and integrates with the Uber app’s existing safety toolkit. Uber reports a 12% increase in female rider satisfaction in the pilot cities and expects similar gains as the rollout continues. The company also highlighted partnerships with local advocacy groups to refine the service.
Why Lifecycle Cost Optimisation Matters for Airports
Airports manage capital‑intensive assets whose lifecycle costs dwarf initial outlays, with only 15‑20% of total expense incurred at purchase. Total cost of ownership analysis shows roughly 80% of an asset’s cost accrues through energy use, maintenance, downtime and eventual replacement....
Amadeus Report Outlines Six Trends Shaping Travel in 2026
Amadeus released its Travel Trends 2026 report, identifying six emerging forces that will reshape tourism, including the Pawprint Economy, Travel Mixology, and Point‑to‑Point Precision. The study emphasizes a shift toward hyper‑personalised accommodation experiences, urging hotels to adopt attribute‑based selling instead...
60% of Travelers Still Prefer Human Trip Planning over AI, New Civitatis Survey Finds
A recent Civitatis survey of over 7,000 travelers finds that 60% still prefer human‑curated trip planning to AI‑generated suggestions. While AI is commonly used for early‑stage inspiration, nearly half of users report encountering outdated or incorrect information such as opening...
Traveller Made Expands Global Trade Shows as Takumians Network Grows
Traveller Made is shifting from a single European showcase to three continental luxury‑travel tradeshows beginning in 2025, positioning the consortium as a truly global platform. The group reported €6 billion in aggregated revenue for 2025 and now serves 790 member agencies...
Philippines Seeks to Retain South Korea as Leading Overseas Visitor Market
The Philippines is intensifying its tourism outreach to South Korea, its largest inbound market, by expanding joint campaigns with airlines, travel agencies, and digital advertising. The Department of Tourism is promoting flagship destinations such as Manila, Cebu, Bohol, Boracay and...
The Anam Mui Ne Names New Director of Rooms
The Anam Mui Ne, a 127‑room beachfront resort in Vietnam, has appointed Elena Lopez de Silanes as Director of Rooms. She will oversee front office, guest experience, housekeeping, laundry and the on‑site water factory, while also serving as Executive Assistant...
March 2026 – Total Food Service Digital Issue
Total Food Service released its March 2026 digital issue, spotlighting exclusive Q&A interviews with industry leaders such as Jenifer Salamino, Sodexo Seniors’ Divisional President & COO. The edition also showcases the "25 Top Women in Foodservice & Hospitality" list, a Levy...
Good Aer Lingus / British Airways Flight Sale From Dublin Launched
Aer Lingus has opened a business‑class sale from Dublin for travel between June and September 2026, with round‑trip fares as low as €1,706 to North‑American destinations. The offers include refundable tickets subject to a 15% penalty and may involve British...
Hotels in Desert City Wear a Deserted Look
Dubai’s hotel occupancy plunged to roughly 20 percent last week and is projected to dip into single‑digit levels as regional conflict deters travelers. Average daily rates have slashed about 50 percent week‑on‑week, prompting luxury resorts like FIVE Palm Jumeirah to launch ultra‑low‑price...
Coupette Corner Bistro & Bar
Coupette Corner Bistro & Bar opened this month inside the new Hannah St Hotel in Southbank, joining four other venues operated by The Mulberry Group. The bistro leans into the "good Australian hotel restaurant" trend, offering elevated casual fare built...
Airlines Face Fuel Shock as Middle East Crisis Tests Hedging Strategies
A sudden escalation in the Middle East has driven crude oil prices up nearly 40% in a week, pushing barrel prices toward $150 and sending jet‑fuel costs soaring. Fuel, the airline industry's largest variable expense, is now testing the resilience...
How To Maximize Citi ThankYou Points for Flights Within North America
Citi’s ThankYou® points, though less publicized than Chase or Amex, can be redeemed for high‑value domestic and short‑haul flights when paired with the right airline partners. The article outlines the best low‑cost award sweet spots across JetBlue, Delta Flying Blue, United...
TROBBU Adds San Miguel All-Inclusive Villas This Summer
TROBBU will open its second all‑inclusive villa resort, TROBBU San Miguel de Allende, in July 2026. The property offers fifteen standalone villas of 2,200‑3,200 sq ft, each accommodating up to eight guests with private jacuzzis and full kitchen facilities. A 25% discount...
Win the Ultimate Ski Getaway
Sunshine Mountain Lodge in Banff National Park is offering a giveaway for a three‑night ski‑in, ski‑out stay plus lift tickets for two at the exclusive Sunshine Village resort. The lodge, reachable only by gondola, sits at 7,200 feet and provides direct...
Scenic Group Adds Douro and Mekong Ships by 2028
Scenic Group announced three additional luxury river ships to be delivered between 2027 and 2028, expanding its presence on Portugal’s Douro and Southeast Asia’s Mekong rivers. The new vessels include the Emerald Nova, Scenic Aria, and Scenic Spirit II, each offering...
Atlas Ocean Voyages Reports Limited Availability for 2026 Mediterranean Sailings
Atlas Ocean Voyages announced limited cabin availability for its 2026 Mediterranean Epicurean Expeditions sailing from July through September. Each expedition includes a complimentary Atlas Immersive Experience, offering exclusive after‑hours access to sites such as the Ephesus Odeon, a Syros traditions...
Ride & Seek Offers New Hokkaido Cycling Tour
Ride & Seek announced a 14‑day historical cycling adventure across Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island, launching on September 3, 2026. The tour, priced from $8,960 per person on a double‑occupancy basis, blends forest, coastal, mountain and volcanic terrain with stays in traditional inns...
TGI Fridays Signs Deal to Open in Kenya
TGI Fridays signed a development agreement with PrideIn Hotels and Resorts to launch ten restaurants in Kenya, marking the brand's first entry into Sub‑Saharan Africa. The initial locations will be housed within PrideInn hotel properties and are slated to open...
Slang AI and Fishbowl Partner to Power Personalized Guest Experiences
Slang AI has teamed up with restaurant‑focused Guest Relationship Management platform Fishbowl to launch an integration that surfaces guest data at the moment a call comes in. The combined solution instantly identifies repeat callers, streamlines reservation confirmations, and automatically enriches...
Takay to Open in Miami with Intimate 10-Seat Omakase Experience
Takay is launching an ultra‑intimate 10‑seat omakase restaurant on Miami’s Coral Way, offering two nightly seatings with 17‑course and 20‑course menus priced at $225 and $275 respectively. Founded by veteran chefs Glen Kotlyarski and Yoni Matz, the venue blends traditional...
The Big Biscuit to Expand in Kansas
The Big Biscuit, a modern All‑American breakfast and lunch franchise, is adding a corporate‑operated restaurant in Manhattan, Kansas, slated for mid‑to‑late summer 2026 at 622 Tuttle Creek Blvd. The brand, now operating 30 locations across the Midwest and South, is...
Ontario International Airport Honored for Community Engagement and Innovation in Airport Concessions for Its Brewery X Collaboration
Ontario International Airport (ONT) earned the Airport Experience Conference’s Best Community Engagement Initiative award for its "Come Fly With Me" craft beer partnership with local Brewery X. The collaboration, launched in Terminal 2 in 2023, has expanded the ONT‑branded blonde ale...
Asheville Regional Airport Posts Second-Highest Year in History with 2.24 Million Passengers in 2025
Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) logged 2,240,877 passengers in 2025, the second‑highest volume in its history. The airport achieved this growth despite Hurricane Helene and an ongoing terminal expansion, underscoring its operational resilience. New nonstop routes and added seat capacity across...
New License Plate Recognition Technology to Streamline Parking at South Bend International Airport
South Bend International Airport will roll out ticketless parking using license‑plate recognition technology from March 4 to March 6, weather permitting. Drivers will scan QR codes, register their plate and payment details, and exit without stopping at a gate. The system supports...
HOSPA Honours Industry Excellence at the 2026 Professional Development Learner Awards
HOSPA hosted its 2026 Professional Development Learner Awards at London’s Savoy Hotel, celebrating top performers from the 2024/2025 training cohort. Leonardo Hotels captured the Employer of the Year honour for its sustained investment in staff education. Five individuals were named...
Signature Inn Medford Downtown Opens
Sonesta International Hotels has launched Signature Inn Medford Downtown, a 35‑room upper‑economy property in Medford, Oregon, positioned near Crater Lake and the Rogue Valley wine region. The hotel embraces a retro‑modern aesthetic that blends mid‑century styling with contemporary amenities. Sonesta’s executive vice president...
Jimmy John’s Promotes CMO to President
Jimmy John’s announced that chief marketing officer Darin Dugan will assume the role of brand president, replacing long‑time president James North. North will transition to a global brand ambassador position and become a franchisee. Kate Carpenter, formerly vice president of integrated marketing, steps...
Buy JetBlue Points With a 125% Bonus — But Should You Buy?
JetBlue is running a buy‑miles promotion that offers a 125 % bonus, bringing the effective price of TrueBlue points to 1.43 ¢ each through April 18 2026. The deal caps purchases at 200,000 points per member and excludes the points from Mosaic elite qualification....
American Airlines Just Cut This Major Long-Haul Route
American Airlines has permanently removed its seasonal Miami‑Paris route, ending a winter‑only service that carried just over 53,000 round‑trip passengers in the last year. The cancellation reduces American’s Miami‑Europe weekly departures from 31 to 24, a 23% cut and the...
How Much Does A Boeing 777X Cost?
The Boeing 777X, slated for its first delivery in 2027, carries a historic list price of roughly $442 million, though airlines negotiate substantially lower figures. Program delays have already cost Boeing about $15 billion, pushing the timeline and adding financial pressure. Major carriers...
Cleveland’s Rosy Is a New Neighborhood Restaurant Serving Cuisine Inspired by the Istrian Peninsula
Rosy, a new 53‑seat restaurant in Cleveland’s Hingetown, opened on Feb. 26 under the partnership of Andrew Watts and chef Vinnie Cimino, known for Cordelia. The eatery serves "ancestral European" dishes inspired by the Istrian Peninsula, featuring a 12‑item rotating board...
Capella Hotel Group Appoints Roland Fasel as President
Capella Hotel Group announced the appointment of Roland Fasel as president, effective 6 April 2026. Fasel brings over 30 years of luxury‑hospitality leadership, most recently as COO of Maybourne Hotel Group and previously as COO of Aman Resorts. He will oversee operational excellence and...
Why Darden Restaurants Prioritizes an Inclusive Workplace
Darden Restaurants’ chief people officer Sarah King is championing an inclusive workplace that now boasts roughly 60% women and people of color in its executive ranks. Four of the company’s brands—LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Eddie V’s Prime Seafood and Seasons 52—are...
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California Pizza Kitchen Extending Retail Lineup Beyond Frozen Pizza
California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) announced its first expansion beyond frozen pizza since 1999, adding new appetizers and entrée items to its consumer‑packaged goods lineup. The company will roll out these products in U.S. grocery stores in early 2027 and is...
The Atlas Opens Its Doors in Boston
The Atlas Hotel has opened in Boston as the city’s first boutique lifestyle destination, situated at the gateway of Harvard University’s Enterprise Research Campus. Developed by Tishman Speyer in partnership with Harvard and operated by Highgate, the property offers 246 guestrooms—including...
Applebee’s March Madness Promotion Focuses on the To-Go Business
Applebee’s is running a March Madness promotion that offers boneless wings for just 50 cents each when ordered to‑go through its website or mobile app from March 17‑22 and April 4‑6. The deal targets the chain’s off‑premises segment, which saw a 6.5% year‑over‑year sales...
MUC Boosts Checkpoint Inclusivity
Munich Airport opened Germany's first inclusive security checkpoint on March 9, 2026. The barrier‑free area is tailored for passengers with reduced mobility, non‑visible disabilities, and families with young children. Staff‑assisted boarding replaces automated readers, and the design includes child‑friendly films...
USALI 12 & Water: What Hotels Need to Know About Water Reporting
The 12th Revised Edition of USALI introduces an Energy, Water, and Waste (EWW) schedule that obliges hotels to report both the cost and consumption of water in their financial statements. By capturing gallons or cubic meters alongside monetary expenses, properties...
Procure Impact Announces Partnership with Highgate to Advance Social Procurement Across Its Hotel Portfolio
Procure Impact has partnered with Highgate to embed social procurement across the hotel chain’s portfolio, creating curated marketplaces featuring more than 6,000 mission‑driven products. The collaboration will roll out in 2026, integrating these items into amenities and guest touchpoints. Highgate...
Green Globe Gold Awarded to Hotel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes
Hotel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes earned Green Globe Gold certification, marking five consecutive years of sustainability progress as it celebrates its centennial. The French Riviera landmark has cut energy and water use with LED lighting, motion sensors, and water‑saving fixtures,...
Only 69% Full: British Airways' 10 Emptiest US Routes Revealed
British Airways remains the largest European carrier to the United States, moving 7.6 million passengers between December 2024 and November 2025. Its overall US load factor of 83 % placed it 13th among European airlines, trailing carriers such as TAP and Air France. The...
American Airlines Expands Presence at Edinburgh Airport
American Airlines has launched a summer service from Edinburgh to New York JFK, expanding its transatlantic footprint in Scotland. The new route joins the Philadelphia‑Edinburgh flight that resumed last year, giving the airport two direct US connections. The airline will operate...
Why Hotels Are Rethinking Traditional Cable TV
Hotel operators are reevaluating traditional coaxial cable TV as guest expectations shift toward streaming and seamless in‑room technology. Research shows Wi‑Fi remains a priority, but access to personal streaming apps now outranks linear television. Aging cable infrastructure incurs rising maintenance...
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Villas Completes Renovation
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Villas announced the completion of a multi‑year, $100 million renovation that adds a 2.2‑acre Crystal Lagoons‑powered lagoon, a 5,600‑square‑foot waterfront event venue, and a Toptracer golf‑bay range. The project also refreshed the Windflower Spa and...
Dreamscape Hospitality Adds Two Marriott Properties
Dreamscape Hospitality announced it will manage two Marriott‑branded hotels—Courtyard by Marriott Houma in Louisiana and Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Springdale in Arkansas—both owned by Verge Hospitality Management. The partnership expands Dreamscape’s midscale portfolio and leverages its operational expertise...
Accor Announces Appointment of Laurent Choain as Global Chief People & Culture Officer
Accor has appointed Laurent Choain as its Global Chief People & Culture Officer, effective April 1, 2026. He will also sit on the Premium, Midscale & Economy Executive Committee, overseeing the group’s talent agenda and cultural transformation. Choain brings more...
Cherko Fusco Realty Brokers Two Hotel Transactions
Cherko Fusco Realty brokered the sale of two East Coast hotels: the 226‑key Portland Sheraton at Sable Oaks in Maine, sold to a Colwen Hotels affiliate, and the 138‑key Aloft Fort Lauderdale Airport, acquired by an MHG Hotels affiliate. Both...
Scaling Baggage Innovation for Operational Resilience in 2026
Airports are moving from experimental baggage pilots to a 2026 rollout of fully integrated, software‑driven handling systems. The upcoming webinar highlights how AI, robotics, computer vision and IoT‑enabled tags will turn baggage handling from a cost‑center into a predictive, resilient...
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay to Host 2026 Food, Wine & Garden Festival
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will host its annual Food, Wine & Garden Festival on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through May 10, 2026. The event showcases more than 65 international dishes, wines, craft beers and cocktails, plus a new series of wildlife‑inspired garden...