Articles tagged “alaska”

Tourism

Indigenous Tourism Groups Join Together to Form New Association

Indigenous tourism groups are coming together to expand their global presence and coordination.

Indigenous Tourism Groups Join Together to Form New Association

Airlines

Alaska Airlines Grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 Fleet After In-Flight Cabin Panel Blowout

Passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 de-boarded relatively unscathed with a large hole in the plane's fuselage. This occurred just days after Japan Airlines passengers safely exited Flight JL516 after a fiery runway collision with a Coast Guard plane. Count your blessings.

Alaska Airlines Grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 Fleet After In-Flight Cabin Panel Blowout

Tourism

Seattle Is a Standout in a Strong Summer Travel Season

While Seattle is thriving across the board, it is high hotel occupancy that stands out as a clear winner.

Seattle Is a Standout in a Strong Summer Travel Season

Cruises

Alaskan Cruise Season Expanding Due to Climate Change

There are no winners in this story.

Alaskan Cruise Season Expanding Due to Climate Change

Airlines

Porter Airlines Tops Up Embraer Order to 100 Jets at Farnborough

Canada’s Porter Airlines is in a much better place compared to the pandemic, when it furloughed 90 percent of its staff. It's just ordered an additional 20 E195-E2 aircraft from Embraer, which also won an eight-plane order from Alaska Air Group.

Porter Airlines Tops Up Embraer Order to 100 Jets at Farnborough

Airline Weekly

Northern Pacific Will ‘Rip Off’ Icelandair Model With Stopover Vacation Tie-Ins

Why would anyone start an airline now, as the airline industry recovers from its worst crisis in a century, to fly to Asia, a region where travel is expected to remain depressed until 2024? Northern Pacific Airways, a startup based in Anchorage, believes now is the best time, so it can get established before competition heats back up.

Northern Pacific Will ‘Rip Off’ Icelandair Model With Stopover Vacation Tie-Ins

Airlines

Air France-KLM Gets Shrewd About Fares and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift's top travel stories this week, we looked at changes in Air France-KLM's pricing strategies, Vrbo's attempt to woo disgruntled Airbnb hosts, Nashville's tourism strategy, and the Delta's reversal and the state of Georgia's new voter suppression law.

Air France-KLM Gets Shrewd About Fares and  9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

Coronavirus

European Travel Ban Came Too Late and 11 Other Top Coronavirus Travel Stories This Week

In coronavirus-related travel stories this week, Skift covered the tardiness of banning European travel to the United States, Airbnb and Trivago's workforce cuts, staycations, Hilton's views on drive vacations, and Alaska Airlines' bets on its agility with domestic travelers.

Airlines

Alaska Airlines Pledges to Defend Home Turf Against Competition

People joke that Alaska Airlines' name no longer makes sense. But the airline still has a huge franchise in the state. It's going to want to defend its turf.

Alaska Airlines Pledges to Defend Home Turf Against Competition

Cruises

Alaska Braces for This Year’s Supersize Cruise Season

Cruise operators go where they see demand, and Alaska has been a hot market for a while now. Will the introduction of more and bigger ships change that dynamic?

Alaska Braces for This Year’s Supersize Cruise Season