A proposal to build a $2 billion rail link to take passengers to LaGuardia Airport has been put on hold in response to criticism by several local officials and a lawsuit by environment and neighborhood groups. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said it is suspending preparations for the project to evaluate alternatives.
The first Latinx Travel Summit will take place Friday-Sunday in Miami and Miami Beach and will focus on Latinx entrepreneurs. "We're often told we are the minority, when in fact we are the majority of the Western Hemisphere," says Michael Watson, co-founder of the Latinx Travel Club.
Host agency Cruises Inc. is being shuttered by World Travel Holdings with several options for independent contractors. ICs can join an existing CruiseOne or Dream Vacations franchise or launch a new one.
Disney Cruise Line will begin bookings Oct. 21 for its 2023 cruises to the Mexican Riviera, the Caribbean and the Bahamas. The cruises will sail from San Diego, Galveston, Texas, New Orleans, Miami and Port Canaveral, Fla.
The US will reopen its borders with Mexico and Canada in early November for fully vaccinated travelers. Canada began admitting fully vaccinated Americans in August.
US hotel trading surged in the third quarter as the overall economy improved, reaching seven times the number of transactions for Q3 of 2020 and six times the dollar volume, according to the LW Hospitality Advisors Major U.S. Hotel Sales Survey. The performance bested 2019 as well, with the number of sales rising 120% and dollar amount 30%, though prices per room dipped by 8%.
The Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Nevada has been sold for $345 million to Lawrence Investments LLC, headed by Oracle Corp. co-founder Larry Ellison. The 12-story property, which went for a Lake Tahoe record of $817,535 per room, is one of the billionaire entrepreneur's most notable of several purchases on the lake's north shore.
Bayou Phoenix has been selected to redevelop the former site of Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans. Plans for the site include a water park, a hotel, a STEM center, an e-sports arena and a sports complex, with possible amenities such as a golf course and an amusement park.
The sale of the landmark Celino South Beach Hotel to Miami-based investment firm CGI Merchant Group is seen as the latest sign of a hospitality rebound in South Florida and the nation. The price was not disclosed for the property, which comprises three hotels and an apartment building.
The US says November will bring an end to restrictions on fully vaccinated visitors from Canada and Mexico that have been in place for non-essential travel since March of 2020. "Since the beginning of the pandemic, members of our shared cross-border community have felt the pain and economic hardship of the land border closures," said Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., one of several border-area lawmakers praising the move.