Nuremberg Airport Lockdown After Hijack Alert (airlive.net)
Corendon Airlines flight XR456 from Corfu landed at Nuremberg Airport at about 12:16 p.m. Tuesday, escorted by German Air Force Eurofighters after a hijacking… more
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American AAdvantage adds cash plus miles bookings (travelnoire.com)
American Airlines will let AAdvantage members pay for flights with a mix of cash and miles, booking online or in the app and choosing their combination… more
VendorsAmerican (Airline)Delta (Airline)Turkish Airlines (Airline)1 more vendors: UnitedSouthwest's 15 Shortest Routes in 2026 (simpleflying.com)
Southwest Airlines' shortest route this year is Denver to Colorado Springs at 63 nautical miles (117 km), with three daily flights, and 96% of its passengers… more
VendorsSouthwest (Airline)AirportsCOS (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport)DEN (Denver International Airport)TYS (McGhee Tyson Airport)3 more airports: BNA PHX TUSVancouver hotel turns Room 1313 into murder mystery (604now.com)
Delta Hotels Vancouver Downtown Suites is converting Room 1313 into a fictional murder scene for a Halloween experience called Suite 1313: The Thirteen Club Mystery… more
JetBlue Opens Bookings for BlueFirst First Class (aviacionline.com)
JetBlue's new domestic first class, BlueFirst, opens for booking October 15 across more than 30 routes, with introductory fares from US$249 each way. The… more
Rijeka's Hotel Jadran Reopens as Tribute Portfolio (croatiaweek.com)
Hotel Jadran, originally opened on 28 June 1914, has reopened on Rijeka's Pećine waterfront after extensive renovation, becoming Croatia's first Tribute Portfolio… more
Grand Junction Airport Budgets for Flat 2027 Traffic (gjsentinel.com)
Grand Junction Regional Airport is drafting a 2027 budget that assumes passenger traffic stays flat, ending years of double-digit growth. Finance Director… more
Ritz-Carlton Melbourne Debuts Diptyque Wellness Stay (marieclaire.com.au)
The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne has launched Rituals of Renewal, a wellness package created with Parisian fragrance house Diptyque and exclusive to the property… more
VendorsRitz-Carlton (Hotel)Duct-taped BWI passenger faces federal charges (wbaltv.com)
Layne Lundeen, 67, of Arizona, was indicted on federal charges of interfering with flight crew members and assaulting them by stalking, beating and wounding… more
Lufthansa A350-1000 Debuts Munich to Tokyo (newsroom.lufthansagroup.com)
Lufthansa's first Airbus A350-1000, registered D-AIFA, arrives in Munich from Toulouse in mid-November and begins passenger service on December 3, 2026… more
United Adds Starlink to Guam 737 MAX 8s (insideflyer.com)
United has equipped two of its Guam-based Boeing 737 MAX 8s with complimentary Starlink Wi-Fi, available to MileagePlus members in every cabin with multi-device… more
VendorsUnited (Airline)Four Seasons Embarcadero Keeps Two Michelin Keys (press.fourseasons.com)
Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco at Embarcadero has received Two Michelin Keys for a third consecutive year. It is one of only two San Francisco properties… more
VendorsFour Seasons (Hotel)United Starlink Wi-Fi Nears Half of Departures (pcmag.com)
Nearly half of United Airlines' 5,100-plus daily departures now offer free Starlink Wi-Fi, with 635 aircraft equipped and installations running at about… more
Nashville Gains Nonstop Air France Paris Flight (tennesseelookout.com)
Air France will launch a nonstop Nashville-to-Paris flight on May 14, 2027, operating three times a week before expanding. The roughly nine-and-a-half-hour… more
VendorsAir France (Airline)AirportsBNA (Nashville International Airport)Four Seasons Maui Sets 2026 Festivals of Aloha (press.fourseasons.com)
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea hosts its fifth year of Festivals of Aloha from Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25, 2026, with complimentary… more
VendorsFour Seasons (Hotel)British Airways Refurbishes All 12 A380s (theaviationhub.co.uk)
British Airways is refurbishing all 12 of its A380s across all four cabins, adding Panasonic NEXT screens, Bluetooth pairing and USB-C charging. The Club Suite… more
VendorsBritish Airways (Airline)Tagsfleet modernizationAir France Adds Second Daily Paris-Rio A350 Flight (latintimes.com)
Air France will add a second daily Airbus A350-900 nonstop between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Rio de Janeiro-Galeão on May 31, 2027, bringing the route… more
Southwest Overhauls Rapid Rewards Elite Tiers (thepointsguy.com)
Southwest Airlines is replacing its A-List and A-List Preferred tiers with Silver, Gold and a new top-tier Platinum starting in 2027, with Platinum carrying… more
VendorsChina Airlines (Airline)Etihad Airlines (Airline)Icelandair (Airline)1 more vendors: SouthwestWorld of Hyatt adds digital point transfers (thepointsguy.com)
World of Hyatt members will be able to digitally transfer points to another member directly on Hyatt.com starting Oct. 15. Transfers are currently free… more
Ritz-Carlton Yachts Put Fine Dining at Sea (elitetraveler.com)
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection operates three superyachts, Evrima, Ilma, and Luminara, where all dining venues are included in the voyage fare. Chef… more
VendorsRitz-Carlton (Hotel)Delta Nears Nonstop Singapore Route Decision (simpleflying.com)
Delta Air Lines is closing in on announcing a nonstop Singapore Changi route, likely from Los Angeles International Airport or Seattle-Tacoma International Airport… more
Jersey weighs public funds for Heathrow link (bbc.com)
Jersey's government may use its competitiveness fund to keep an all-year British Airways link to London Heathrow running. International Affairs and Treasury… more
VendorsBritish Airways (Airline)AirportsLHR (London Heathrow Airport)Delta Air Lines Launches Advertising Business (adweek.com)
Delta Air Lines is planning to launch an advertising business, following United Airlines' similar move. The carrier hired Keri Paison, formerly of Deloitte… more
AmaWaterways Adds Machu Picchu Extension (luxurytraveladvisor.com)
AmaWaterways is adding a six-day Machu Picchu land extension to its "Magic of Colombia" river itinerary, its first product in Peru. The extension launches… more
Four Seasons Opens Luxury Ski Resort in Megève (luxurylifestyle.com)
Four Seasons Hotel Megève operates as a Palace-designated luxury ski resort on Mont d'Arbois in Megève, Rhone-Alpes, France. The property offers ski-in… more
VendorsFour Seasons (Hotel)Marriott resort planned for Tobago by 2029 (guardian.co.tt)
Tobago will get a $500 million, 200-room Marriott four-star resort at Rocky Point, with construction expected to take about 30 months and finish by 2029… more
VendorsMarriott (Hotel)Delta Flight Aborts Landing After Jet Takes Off (thetravel.com)
A Delta Air Lines regional flight DL5415 from Omaha aborted its landing at LaGuardia Airport on October 7, 2026, after a business jet took off without… more
Dead Sea Marriott Named Jordan's Best Incentive Hotel (ttnworldwide.com)
The Dead Sea Marriott Resort & Spa won Jordan's Best Incentive Hotel 2026 at the World MICE Awards. The resort's "408" outdoor event space hosts corporate… more
VendorsMarriott (Hotel)Update on Southwest Ending 54-Year Open Seating Policy (simpleflying.com)
Southwest Airlines ended its 54-year open-seating policy on January 27, 2026, assigning seats across its network and introducing eight boarding groups… more
VendorsSouthwest (Airline)BA Slide Mishap Costs Airline £100k (thesun.co.uk)
A British Airways cabin crew member accidentally deployed an emergency escape slide from the front door of a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner in Seattle on Monday… more