Tag: Alaska
Alaska Airlines plane overshoots runway: 2 critically injured
editor- October 18, 2019Alaska Airlines Flight 3296, operated by Peninsula Airways, ran off the runway while landing at Alaska's Unalaska/Dutch Harbor Airport yesterday ... Read More
Princess Cruises photo contest results
Dmytro Makarov- June 11, 2019From more than 13,000 images submitted by the public in the "Sea to Sky Princess Photo Contest," Princess Cruises today announced the ... Read More
Alaska Airlines adds a top requested destination from Paine Field
Dmytro Makarov- June 5, 2019Palm Springs becomes the ninth destination served by Alaska Airlines at Paine Field in Everett. The Alaska Airlines Blog has ... Read More
“Summer of Shark” with Princess Cruises
Dmytro Makarov- June 5, 2019Coming to life again this summer and in celebration of Discovery Channel's Shark Week, television's longest running must-see summer event ... Read More
Is Boeing bribing U.S.House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation members? Follow the money
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 1, 2019Is Boeing bribing Members of the United States House Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation with millions of dollars? Unfortunately, under U.S. ... Read More
Hawaii Tourism: Visitor spending declined 6.2 percent in April 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- May 30, 2019Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $1.33 billion in April 2019, a decrease of 6.2 percent compared ... Read More
South African Airways and Alaska Airlines launch new interline agreement
Chief Assignment Editor- May 30, 2019South African Airways (SAA), the national carrier of South Africa and Alaska Airlines, the fifth largest airline in the United ... Read More
Places worth visiting to get inspired to study
editor- May 23, 2019Sometimes, a student just needs to feel inspired. It happens when one is demotivated and not interested in studying anymore. ... Read More
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth kicks off inaugural season in Alaska
Chief Assignment Editor- May 23, 2019Luxury cruise line Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth kicked off the company’s return to Alaska today in their West Coast homeport of ... Read More
EL AL Israel Airlines & Alaska Airlines announce new global partnership
Chief Assignment Editor- May 13, 2019EL AL Israel Airlines and Alaska Airlines today expanded their commercial relationship to include a reciprocal frequent flyer agreement. The ... Read More
American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association welcomes new leadership
Chief Assignment Editor- April 26, 2019The Board of Directors of the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) is pleased to announce the appointment of ... Read More
Hawaii Tourism Authority: Visitor spending down 2.4 percent in Q1 2019
Chief Assignment Editor- April 25, 2019Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $4.52 billion in the first quarter of 2019, a decrease of ... Read More
American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association welcomes new leadership
Chief Assignment Editor- April 23, 2019The Board of Directors of the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) is pleased to announce the appointment of ... Read More
Russian billionaire buys world’s first private icebreaker
Chief Assignment Editor- April 20, 2019One of the top 50 richest Russians, banker Oleg Tinkov, wants to present what he calls a first private icebreaker ... Read More
Marriott International official hotel sponsor of Brand USA United Stories international campaign
Chief Assignment Editor- April 16, 2019Today, Brand USA, the destination-marketing organization for the United States, announces Marriott International across the United States as the official ... Read More
CarTrawler appoints new head of North America operations
Chief Assignment Editor- April 11, 2019CarTrawler has appointed travel industry veteran Charlie Coniglio as senior vice president, North America. Mr. Coniglio comes to CarTrawler from ... Read More
6.5 earthquake shakes Rat Islands in the Aleutians, Alaska
editor- April 2, 2019A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Rats Islands located in the Aleutians Islands in Alaska today, April 2, 2019, at ... Read More
Air Partner appoints Ed Warner as non-executive Chair
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 1, 2019Ed Warner has been appointed as Non-Executive Chair of the Air Partners as of April 1, 2019. Ed will also chair ... Read More
Paine Field Airport: United Airlines and Alaska Airlines commercial flights
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 1, 2019Paine Field's Passenger Terminal added to its commercial flight offerings today as United Airlines' first passenger flight arrived from Denver and its ... Read More
Number of Hawaii visitors up but spending down
editor- March 28, 2019Visitors to the Hawaiian Islands spent a total of $1.39 billion in February 2019, a decrease of 2.7 percent compared ... Read More
Princess Cruises And Fincantieri Sign Contracts For Two Next-Generation Cruise Ships
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 27, 2019Princess Cruises and Fincantieri announced today the signing of the final contracts for the construction of two next-generation 175,000-ton cruise ships, ... Read More
Alaska Airlines flies nonstop to Everett’s Paine Field from Silicon Valley’s Airport
Chief Assignment Editor- March 8, 2019Alaska Airlines today launched nonstop service to Paine Field-Snohomish County Airport (PAE) in Everett, Washington from Mineta San Jose International ... Read More
Seattle Celebrates Record-Breaking Tourism Season with More Than 40 Million Visitors in 2018
Dmytro Makarov- March 5, 2019Seattle and King Country saw record visitor volume, expenditures, tax contributions and travel-related employment for Seattle and King County in ... Read More
Disney Cruise Line returns to Greece
Chief Assignment Editor- March 2, 2019In summer 2020, Disney Cruise Line will embark on a variety of itineraries around the world, including a long-awaited return ... Read More
U.S. Travel Association Board of Directors gets new members
editor- February 27, 2019Camille Fergusson, the executive director of the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) has been elected to the U.S. ... Read More
Shocking statement by Southwest Airlines Pilots Association: A to B safely or not at all
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 26, 2019Today, Captain Jon Weaks, president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, issued a communication to the nearly 10,000 pilots represented by ... Read More
Best hotels in the world named
Chief Assignment Editor- February 22, 2019The 14th annual It List, a selection of the best new and renovated hotels in the world, was released today. ... Read More
Best St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations in US named
Chief Assignment Editor- February 21, 2019St. Patty's day is a bit of an enigma. Very few people know what they are actually celebrating and the ... Read More
Alaska Airlines announces major investment in Bay Area
Chief Assignment Editor- February 20, 2019Alaska Airlines today unveiled plans to build a new 8,500-square-foot top floor lounge at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Located ... Read More
Princess Cruises launches its first advertising campaign for Asia
Chief Assignment Editor- February 18, 2019Princess Cruises has launched its first international advertising campaign developed and produced specifically for Asian markets, titled "Princessa." It showcases ... Read More
Hawaii’s Mokulele Airlines bought by Southern Airways
editor- February 13, 2019Southern Airways announced today that it has acquired Mokulele Airlines in Hawaii. Southern plans to keep the Mokulele brand, while ... Read More
Bay Area’s No. 2 airport one of the fastest-growing in the US
editor- February 11, 2019Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) reached a new passenger record in 2018 by serving 14,319,292 million departing and arriving ... Read More
Holland America: O, The Oprah Magazine cruise raised $6M for cancer support
Chief Assignment Editor- February 5, 2019In recognition of World Cancer Day today, Holland America Line announced that during the recent O, The Oprah Magazine "Girls' ... Read More
TSA officer at Orlando Airport jumps to his death
editor- February 3, 2019Today, Saturday, February 2 2019, Southwest Airlines canceled 49 inbound flights and 45 outbound flights, after a TSA officer jumped ... Read More
Traveling to Hawaii? How LGBTQ friendly is the Aloha State?
editor- January 31, 2019Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and the Equality Federation Institute released their 5th annual State Equality Index (SEI), ... Read More
Southwest Airlines announces leadership changes
Chief Assignment Editor- January 29, 2019Southwest Airlines Co. announces several Leadership changes. Vice President Customer Support & Services Chris Wahlenmaier has announced his plans to ... Read More
