Tuesday, September 18, 2012
TSA
Expands PreCheck at Two East Coast Airports
The
Transportation Security Administration has opened the first PreCheck lane at
Philadelphia International Airport and another PreCheck screening lane has been
opened at Boston Logan's Terminal B, reports Executive Travel magazine.
http://www.executivetravelmagazine.com/blogs/air-travel-news/2012/9/16/tsa-expands-precheck-at-two-east-coast-airports
Alaska
Airlines Inaugurates Daily Service Between Seattle and San Antonio, Texas
Alaska
Airlines has begun daily nonstop flights between Seattle and San Antonio, Texas.
http://splash.alaskasworld.com/Newsroom/ASNews/ASstories/AS_20120917_065528.asp
AC
Hotel by Marriott to Open in Paris
Marriott
International, Inc. has announced the signing of its first AC Hotel by Marriott
in Paris, the 166-room AC Hotel Paris Porte Maillot, scheduled to open in 2014,
Hotel interactive reports.
http://www.hotelinteractive.com/article.aspx?articleid=26597
Frontier
Pullout may Leave Provo Without Airline Service
USA
Today reports that Frontier Airlines has changed its mind on Provo, saying it
will end service to the Utah city in January.
http://beta.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2012/09/17/frontier-pullout-may-leave-provo-without-airline-service/1576329/
Marriott
International Opens First JW Marriott Hotel in Cusco, Peru
Marriott
International, Inc. continues to grow its world-class luxury JW Marriott hotel
brand with the opening of the 153-room JW Marriott Cusco.
http://news.marriott.com/2012/09/marriott-international-opens-first-jw-marriott-hotel-in-cusco-peru.html
Israeli
Airline to Suspend Flights to Cairo
According
to MENAFN, El Al Israel Airlines has announce its intentions to stop flights to
Cairo, ending service on December 31, after unprecedented financial loss.
http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093559674/Israeli-Airline-to-Suspend-Flights-to-Cairo
Hilton
Signs Deal for New Saudi Hotel
Hilton
Worldwide has announced the signing of a management agreement to introduce the
Hilton Garden Inn Tabuk by the end of 2013, says arabianBusiness.com.
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/hilton-signs-deal-for-new-saudi-hotel-473021.html
Dubai's
Emaar to Build Hotel Near World's Tallest Tower
Emaar
Properties PJSC plans to build a hotel in Dubai near Burj Khalifa, the world's
tallest tower. The hotel, which will be managed by Emaar's Address chain, will
include 200 rooms and 542 serviced apartments, reports Bloomberg.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-16/dubai-s-emaar-to-build-hotel-near-world-s-tallest-tower-1-.html
Starwood
Hotels and Resorts Debuts Sheraton Fuzhou Hotel
Starwood
Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Monday announced the opening of the Sheraton
Fuzhou Hotel in Fuzhou’s newly built, modern business district in China’s Fujian
province.
http://goo.gl/KSIyx
Opinion:
Airport Wi-Fi and Mobile Services are Lacking
CNN
reports that a new survey shows that most travelers (58%) are not satisfied with
airport Wi-Fi. And beyond that, airports are missing opportunities to offer
vital mobile services that could vastly improve travelers' experiences while
they're in transit.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/11/tech/mobile/airport-wifi-gahran/index.html
Airlines
Report Tarmac Delays
Airlines
reported 18 tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and one
tarmac delay of more than four hours on international flights in July, according
to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released
Monday.
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2012/dot10512.html
Juicing
Makes a Splash at Hotels
Freshly-squeezed
from an assortment of veggies as well as fruit, and in more combinations than
you can imagine, juice has become a unique selling point at several hotels this
year, CNN reports.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/17/travel/juicing-hotels/index.html
