Travel News: Airlines, Tourism and Airfares

Just two months ago, in a vivid reinforcement of its new brand platform, "Designed for you," Celebrity Cruises announced plans to introduce on Celebrity Eclipse – the third in Celebrity Cruises' stylish Solstice Class fleet of ships – the first "Celebrity iLounge."

Carlson Hotels today announced the winners of its first Global Hospitality Awards. The winning properties were recognized for their outstanding performance in terms of employee engagement, guest satisfaction, revenue generation, and economic performance.

For the third year in a row, New York's Hometown Airline JetBlue Airways is inviting hundreds of New Yorkers to do 'One Thing That's Green' by participating in a community tree planting day to support MillionTreesNYC on Saturday, April 17th. The volunteer event will take place from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in Jamaica, Queens.

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISLE) announced it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement with Bally Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BYI) to purchase its Rainbow Casino in Vicksburg, Miss. pending regulatory approval.

American Airlines reported a March load factor of 81.7 percent, an increase of 2.6 points versus the same period last year. Traffic increased 2.5 percent and capacity decreased 0.7 percent year over year.

American Eagle reported that March traffic increased 3.3 percent year over year as capacity increased 3.4 percent. March load factor was 71.9 percent, unchanged when compared to the same period last year.

Flight Attendants Fed Up after One Year of Fruitless Contract Negotiations

CHINAonline, the leading hotel direct connection technology provider in China, and Expedia, Inc., the world’s largest online travel company, are working together to extend the reach of hundreds of hotel properties throughout China to the millions of travelers who shop and book travel on more than 90 Expedia® and Hotels.com® sites across the globe.

The Deloitte whitepaper examines several areas THL companies might want to consider to help them 'own the upturn' as the market slowly begins to heal. The following five insights may offer some of the best opportunities for hotel companies to improve cost expenditures, streamline operations and connect with customers.

Going green is nothing new for the team at the Sheraton Indianapolis. But when Matthew Holland, director of housekeeping, heard about a new soap-recycling program, he knew that they would have to join in.