OKUPA BRINGS A NEW GENERATION OF URBAN HOSPITALITY TO THE GREEK CAPITAL

One year after opening in the heart of Athens’ vibrant Psiri district, Okupa enters a new chapter, following a first year shaped by local recognition and word-of-mouth cult following among the city’s creative community. A new and next-generation expression of Athenian hospitality, Okupa was conceived for the modern traveller looking for an alternative to conventional boutique hospitality. Created not…

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Protect Group targets $10 Billion USD in protected bookings

Protect Group, a leading provider of reservation and ticket protection solutions, today announced an ambitious goal to protect over $10 billion USD in bookings across airlines, OTAs, events, sports, and hospitality brands by the end of 2026. This represents a 25% increase compared to the previous period, when the company safeguarded over $8 billion USD in bookings.

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Tropical transpacific flair: Alaska Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner business class

Quick take: Alaska Airlines’ Dreamliner is a fun ride across the Pacific thanks to flavorful menus and comfortable suites — if either of the two current routes fits your travel plans. Pros Suites have privacy doors and colorful finishes Innovative food menus offer tasty choices There is relatively good award availability at the Saver level Cons The drinks list…

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Domestic flights now on sale with United’s new Polaris Studio suites

Earlier this week, United Airlines announced it would start flying newly delivered Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners with its much-anticipated new Elevated interiors — including swanky new business-class-plus pods called Polaris Studio in addition to regular new Polaris seats with closing doors — between San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) beginning April 22. That first long-haul route…

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Hoping to avoid long airport security lines? Try these 20 airports

Across the country, lengthy security lines have plagued travelers heading out on spring getaways. We’ve seen three-hour backups at airports in Houston and Atlanta, and backups snaking through the terminal in cities ranging from New Orleans to New York. Travelers have faced mass uncertainty about how early to arrive for their flight. Airlines have had to decide whether to…

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UPDATE: LaGuardia ‘on track’ to reopen at 2 p.m. after plane, truck collide overnight

New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) was “on track” to reopen at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, the airport said, after shutting down overnight following a ground collision between an Air Canada regional jet and a vehicle. Shortly after 11:40 p.m. Sunday, an Air Canada CRJ-900 inbound from Montreal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) collided with an airport fire truck that was responding…

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