Business News

2.15.12

Delta Begins Full Flat-bed Seat Installations on Boeing 747-400 Aircraft
Delta Air Lines is renovating its Boeing 747-400 aircraft fleet to include full flat-bed seats in the BusinessElite cabin and new "slim line" seats offering more personal space and individual in-seat entertainment throughout the Economy cabin. The airline already has taken delivery of the first modified aircraft, which operated its first flight on Jan. 26, 2012 from Tokyo-Narita to Detroit. As modifications are completed throughout 2012, customers will increasingly see the upgraded aircraft on various routes across the Pacific and Atlantic. Customers will experience the new interiors on each 747 flown by Delta by October, 2012.

2.15.12

Luxurious airport lounges offer top-notch amenities
Luxurious airport lounges around the world can ease the discomfort of traveling internationally. The Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse in London features a roof garden, a spa and indoor observation deck. The Lufthansa First Class Lounge in Frankfurt offers a cigar lounge, leather daybeds and limousine service.

2.3.12

Delta Air Lines
Delta Airlines will be adding flights in the IND-LGA market in March and July. Delta has also added seasonal service to Orlando. Delta's nonstop IND-LAX flight is temporarily suspended but will resume in March. Also, due to the slot swap with US Airways, nonstop service between IND-DCA will be discontinued on July 11.

Vacation News

2.22.12

Regent Seven Seas Offers Savings on 13 All-Inclusive Sailings
Regent Seven Seas Cruises is offering travelers a journey through Northern Europe with savings on 13 Baltic, Scandinavian and Celtic all-inclusive sailings, during the line’s 20th anniversary year. Travelers can enjoy bonus savings of up to $7,000 per suite when booked by March 31, 2012.

As part of the special savings, guests in Penthouse and higher suites receive free upgrades to Business Class on transatlantic flights. Guests in deluxe suites can upgrade to Business Class for $999 each way. Concierge-level guests (categories E and above) will enjoy amenities such as priority online access to shore excursion and specialty dining reservations; an upgraded, pre-cruise luxury hotel package; free phone and internet minutes; in-suite binoculars, coffee brewer and cashmere blanket; and more.

2.14.12

Carnival's Splendor in NYC in Spring of 2013
Carnival Cruise Lines plans to expand its capacity in New York City by repositioning the 3,006-passenger Carnival Splendor to the city in March 2013, where it will sail eight-night Caribbean sailings year-round. The ship will replace the 2,124-passenger Carnival Miracle in the New York market, which will transfer to the West Coast to host sailings in Hawaii, Mexico and Alaska.

2.3.12

Flights to Cuba from Orlando get green light from U.S. government

Orlando International Airport has gotten word that it has permission to offer flights to Cuba, making it the seventh airport in Florida to receive such federal approval. The airport received the OK from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. But airport officials said that, while they have permission to facilitate flights to Cuba, none are currently scheduled. The number of U.S. citizens allowed to travel from this country to Cuba increased dramatically last year when President Obama unveiled new rules aimed at increasing the number of "people-to-people" interactions between the U.S. and the island nation.

1.30.12

Heathrow to Build Temporary Terminal for Olympics
August 13 is likely to be Heathrow Airport's busiest day in its history, so the airport is building a temporary terminal to check through more than 10,000 athletes on that one day, the day after the closing ceremonies of the London 2012 Games.

With 80 percent of Olympic and Paralympic athletes, coaches, media and other visitors expected to use Heathrow during the games, the world's busiest international airport unveiled the design of a temporary terminal to be used just for departures. Departure will not be the only challenge. The airport expects a nearly 50 percent increase in passengers arriving on July 26, the day before the opening ceremony

1.25.12

Disney Cruise Line 2013
With the addition of the new Disney Fantasy to its fleet next month, Disney Cruise Line is poised to take to the world's oceans in a bigger way in 2013. The schedule includes an expanded portfolio of European cruises with new destinations such as Venice, Italy and the Greek Isles.

In addition, Disney Cruise Line plans to use a second homeport in Florida, with Caribbean sailings departing from the Port of Miami for the first time. Disney's biggest home port operation in Florida remains at Port Canaveral in central Florida.

Another noticeable change is that Disney Wonder will be back in Alaska in 2013, but sailing again from Vancouver. The ship sailed from Vancouver in its first Alaska season last year, but shifted this year to Seattle as a home port.