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Accelerated Vaccine Timeline Will 'Inspire Confidence' In Travel Says Marriott CEO
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - 2:10pm | 421Read More...The White House expects all adults who want a vaccine against the coronavirus will be able to get one by the end of May and this will "inspire confidence" in travel, Marriott International Inc (NASDAQ: MAR) CEO Tony Capuano said on Fox Business. What Happened: U.S. President Joe...
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Will Carnival, Royal Caribbean Or Norwegian Stock Grow The Most By 2022?
Saturday, January 23, 2021 - 1:15pm | 475Read More...Every week, Benzinga conducts a survey to collect sentiment on what traders are most excited about, interested in or thinking about as they manage and build their personal portfolios. This week we posed the following question related to cruise line stocks: Over the next year, which cruise...
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'A Bright Spot': Airports Had Higher Foot Traffic In December
Thursday, January 14, 2021 - 2:20pm | 329Read More...The travel industry could be in the very early stages of a recovery as airport foot traffic was "slowly recovering" into the holiday season and Christmas travel was a "bright spot," according to location analytics firm Placer.ai. What Happened: Chicago's O'Hare airport,...
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Fintech Focus For October 23, 2020
Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 7:11pm | 2440Read More...Quote Of The Day: Do not be mistaken. The relative calm we feel right now isn’t the end of the storm, it is just the eye. - Scott Minerd Fintech Movers: Decentralised finance (DeFi) is now being taken seriously by traditional finance. In a European-wide survey of financial institutions...
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Tuesday's Market Minute: Cruise Liners' Long Road To Recovery
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 10:02am | 369Read More...Tourism stocks were up in premarket trading Tuesday following a day of gains Monday. Despite COVID-19 continuing to weigh on travel-related industries, several names saw relative strength after President Trump signed an executive order extending Coronavirus relief efforts. Royal Caribbean Cruises...
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Tilman Fertitta Blasts 'Selfish Politicians,' Talks Unemployment In Restaurant Biz
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 11:20am | 425Read More...Hospitality and restaurant entrepreneur and Landry's CEO Tilman Fertitta has a simple message to politicians: you get your full paycheck no matter what, and we don't even get 25%. 'Selfish Politicians': A disconnect exists between hospitality companies and local and state...
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Hong Kong Tourism Decline Impacts Air Cargo Capacity
Friday, January 3, 2020 - 4:18pm | 1893Read More...The ongoing political strife in Hong Kong is not directly slowing shipping activity at the world's busiest cargo airport, but could gradually reshape supply chains in unexpected ways. A two-day occupation of passenger terminals at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) in August didn't physically...
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Analyst's Early Reaction To Tiffany's Earnings: 'Better Than Feared'
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 - 9:50am | 376Read More...Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) reported second-quarter that were "better than feared," Oppenheimer analyst Brian Nagel told CNBC. What Happened Tiffany's second-quarter numbers were mixed as the company reported an EPS beat but revenue fell short of estimates. A closer look at the...
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Subtext Of The Siege In Charlottesville: Virginia Makes $24 Billion Off Racial History
Saturday, August 12, 2017 - 6:20pm | 781Read More...White supremacists clashing with anti-racism activists in Virginia has taken place in a city that has a history steeped in Civil War and civil rights, a place that profits greatly from people obsessed with landmarks and milestones that Charlottesville both symbolizes and markets. As a nexus of both...
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Is The Zika Virus Already Impacting The Broader Tourism Market?
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 1:35pm | 455Read More...Florida Governor Rick Scott is reportedly in South Florida this week after three more cases of non-travel-related Zika virus transmission were reported. The new transmissions bring the total number of locally-contracted cases up to 43. While that number is still extremely low considering the huge...
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Tourist Activity To Brussels And Istanbul Has 'Fallen Off A Cliff'
Monday, August 8, 2016 - 9:14am | 292Read More...The worldwide tourism sector accounts for more than $7 trillion in economic output and supports more than 284 million jobs, according to a report by CNBC that cited data from the World Travel & Tourism Council. The number of Americans who traveled outside of the country in 2015 rose 8 percent...
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Iran Hoping To Bring In Cash From An Unlikely Industry
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 - 1:16pm | 300Read More...With the nuclear deal between World Powers and Iran nearing its final stages, there has been a great deal of chatter about the financial benefits Iran will enjoy once the sanctions have been lifted. While there has been a lot of focus on Iran's oil production and financial sector, the nation is...
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Strong Dollar Could Dampen U.S. Tourism
Thursday, March 19, 2015 - 2:57pm | 341Read More...A Commerce Department report showed that foreigners flocked to the U.S. last year to visit famous cities like New York City and Los Angeles. In 2014, the number of tourists visiting the U.S. increased to 75 million, a 7 percent increase from the previous year. However, the dollar's rally...
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MaryJane Group CEO Joel Schneider Discusses The Cannabis Hospitality Business
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 1:32pm | 556Read More...For all the talk about marijuana as a business, it's still a business geared towards people enjoying themselves. And the MaryJane Group (OTC: MJMJ) considers itself the cannabis industry's leading hospitality firm. The company provides Colorado-based businesses with marketing,...
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Denver's 420 Marijuana Festival Reportedly Creates Tourism Windfall
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 3:56pm | 562Read More...There are a lot of explanations for the stoner term, “420.” Some people say it represents 4:20 p.m., the time immediately after classes when a group of California high school students in the 1970s used to gather to get high. Whatever its origins, 420 has entered the U.S. lexicon as a reference...















