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Accor Plans to Open 300 Properties in 2022By Terri Hardin

Accor plans to open this year about 300 properties—or about a quarter of its global pipeline—the company announced this month. ... KEEP READING

Airlines Urge U.S. to Drop Testing, Mask RequirementsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Airlines for America's board of directors on Wednesday sent a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden and members of his administration, including... KEEP READING

Kyte to Provide NDC Content to App in the AirBy Michael B. Baker

Frequent traveler "personal travel assistant" App in the Air has partnered with airline distribution platform Kyte to access airline content through... KEEP READING

Drop Testing Requirements for Vaccinated Travelers, Says GBTABy Terri Hardin

The Global Business Travel Association on Thursday called on governments in Americas and Europe to drop Covid-19 testing requirements for vaccinated... KEEP READING

Canada to Lift Pre-Departure Testing RequirementBy Donna M. Airoldi

Canada as of April 1 will lift its pre-departure Covid-19 testing requirement for fully vaccinated travelers entering the country, the Canadian... KEEP READING

All-Business-Class La Compagnie to Expand to MilanBy Donna M. Airoldi

The all-business-class airline La Compagnie on April 15 will launch service between Newark Liberty International Airport and Milan Malpensa Airport, the... KEEP READING

WestJet to Add Routes, Accelerate Schedule RecoveryBy Donna M. Airoldi

Canadian-based carrier WestJet's summer schedule includes new service and the restoration of 94 percent of its pre-pandemic routes, the carrier... KEEP READING

Dutch TMC Schiphol to Adopt Travelport Plus PlatformBy Michael B. Baker

Amsterdam-based travel management company Schiphol Travel International will move to the Travelport Plus platform as a part of its multiyear renewal... KEEP READING

Amex GBT Hires Areka's MillerBy Michael B. Baker

American Express Global Business Travel has appointed veteran travel consultant Louise Miller to lead its U.S. multinational commercial team, the travel... KEEP READING

Aer Lingus Restores Transatlantic Shannon ServiceBy Donna M. Airoldi

Aer Lingus has resumed daily flights between Shannon, Ireland, and each Boston and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport for its summer... KEEP READING

Delta Adds Seasonal London, Stockholm FlightsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Delta Air Lines will add new flights between Salt Lake City and London-Heathrow beginning May 14, and between New York's John F. Kennedy International... KEEP READING

Latam Brazil to Resume Boston, Rome ServiceBy Donna M. Airoldi

Latam Airlines Brazil in July will resume flights to Boston and Rome from São Paulo/Guarulhos, the company announced. ... KEEP READING

U.K. to Scrap PLF as Covid Travel Rules are AxedBy Rob Gill

The U.K. government will remove all remaining Covid-19 travel rules on March 18. In a long-awaited move, transport secretary Grant Shapps said that... KEEP READING

IATA: Omicron Restrictions Dinged January Air RecoveryBy Donna M. Airoldi

Domestic and international passenger air recovery slowed in January 2022 due to new travel restrictions imposed following the emergence of the Covid-19... KEEP READING

Ext.-Stay Co. Edyn Secures Debt Funding, Plans ExpansionBy Terri Hardin

London-based extended-stay lodging company Edyn has secured £105 million in debt facility funding from Blackstone Mortgage Trust and KSL Capital... KEEP READING

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