United States

With Holiday Inn for IHG, Ibis for Accor and Fairfield and Courtyard for Marriott. Hampton by Hilton is one of the most widely deployed hotel brands in the world. To celebrate its 40th anniversary in the best possible way, Hilton's budget brand has just passed the 3,000 mark...

Over the past few weeks, United Airlines has experienced an increasing number of incidents, prompting the FAA, the US air transport regulator, to step up its oversight of the US carrier's safety. "Due to recent incidents, the FAA is increasing its oversight of United Airlines. It is ensuring that the company complies with safety regulations, that it...

The American giant Boeing is in a cold sweat. "Boeing has to become a better company and deliveries will follow", Bob Jordan, CEO of Southwest Airlines, recently admitted at an industry conference organised by JPMorgan. The aircraft manufacturer seems to have lost control of its production chain. Quality control problems that are having a knock-on effect...

The Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) recently published by the US Department of Transportation (DoT) provides an annual snapshot of the quality of air travel services across the Atlantic. Based on operational data from US airlines, the report covers punctuality, lost or misplaced baggage, services for passengers suffering from allergies, and more.

Hilton is moving up a gear to increase the density of its offering in the luxury and lifestyle segment. In the space of a few weeks since the start of the year, the American group began by concluding a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World to integrate hundreds of luxury hotels into its distribution system and its...

Business travellers passing through Nashville will now find a suitable roof over their heads thanks to the recent opening of the Hilton BNA Nashville Airport Terminal. This is the first hotel to be directly linked to the Tennessee capital's hub by a covered pedestrian walkway. This development is part of a wider project, that of...

This is the end of a drama that has been shaking up the American hotel industry for almost a year. Choice Hotels, which was involved in a hostile takeover bid by its rival Wyndham, has just thrown down the gauntlet following the expiry of its unsolicited share exchange offer. Wyndham's CEO, Geoff Ballotti, was delighted to say: "We are looking forward to...

With no fewer than 134 international destinations in 67 countries, United boasts the largest and most diversified network of international routes among US airlines. This status will be further enhanced by the new destinations unveiled this week. United will be adding three new international destinations to its catalogue. Starting with...

"I want America and I'm going to get it". A year after announcing its intention to expand in the United States, B&B HOTELS is moving to realise its ambitions with the signing of its first hotel in Orlando. Located close to Universal Studios, the airport and the Orlando Convention Center, this 218-room hotel will be the first of its kind in...

It's often forgotten that Dublin is one of the European airports with the best connections to the United States. In fact, Aer Lingus has greatly increased its range of services and destinations over the last few years, in particular with the introduction of small-capacity aircraft, the long-range Airbus A320 and A321. This has enabled it to...

Delta aims to win the loyalty of its business customers with increasingly premium ground services. Several premium lounges are expected to open in the coming months. Starting with the very first representative planned at JFK. The New York airport will host 3,500 m² of facilities dedicated to business travellers, including a terrace. The lounge, which is due to open...

ARGENTINA Buenos Aires Casa Lucia (open)At 80 metres high, this was one of the tallest skyscrapers in South America when it was inaugurated in the 1930s. This real estate project, promoted at the time by shipping magnate Nicolas Mihanovich, has remained one of the most emblematic buildings in the Argentine capital. Located on the...

"This is a massive expansion of our operations on transcontinental and international routes. This is part of our objective to conquer routes with few flights or that are simply too expensive". These were the words of Josh Flyr, Frontier Airlines' vice-president of network and operations, on 23 January at the presentation...

It's official as of 23 January: Phoenix will be joining Air France's American catalogue. The airline plans to connect Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Phoenix Sky Harbor for the first time on 23 May. Three flights a week will be operated between the French capital and the Arizona city, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and...

The project is ambitious, and promises to change the face of Dallas as a major events destination. In addition to MICE, the 'Master Plan' devised by Texas officials should transform Downtown Dallas and even the destination as a whole, by forging more links between its conference centre and the rest of the...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered the temporary grounding of 171 Boeing 737 MAX-9s following a spectacular incident involving an aircraft operated by Alaska Airlines. Last Friday, a panel of the fuselage separated about ten minutes after the aircraft took off from Portland airport (Oregon). Federal investigators...

2023 will have confirmed the recovery of air transport according to the consultant OAG, which analyses air capacity in terms of the number of seats offered. As the year draws to a close, OAG reports that airlines will have marketed 5.54 billion seats. This represents a total capacity that is only 3.7% lower than the previous year.

Where better to showcase the innovative spirit of the CitizenM lifestyle brand than at Meta's headquarters? It was probably hard to imagine a better place than Menlo Park, the birthplace of what was better known as Facebook, to demonstrate its lifestyle and technology offering. An offer that matches Meta's aspirations...

The Hilton Group is continuing to expand its Signia brand, which specialises in large conference hotels, in the United States. Having already appeared in Orlando and San José, and expected in January in Atlanta, with a hotel directly linked to one of the most important MICE venues in the United States, the Georgia World Congress Center, the brand has unveiled a new project...

Consolidation has resumed in the United States with the announcement on Sunday 3 December of the acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines by Alaska Airlines. The Honolulu-based carrier is to be acquired by Alaska Airlines for around 1.9 billion dollars, including the purchase of Hawaiian's net debt (0.9 billion dollars).