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- Bay Area resident and award-winning business journalist Barbara E. Hernandez has covered tourism, real estate and personal finance. Her clients include the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post and East Bay Business Times.
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- MGM Mirage: Kerkorian Loses Control and Organized Crime Ties?
- It's been a tumultuous May for the debt-laden MGM Mirage and now its public face, chief executive Kirk Kerkorian, lost his controlling interest last week  after the company offered 165 million shares of stock in an equity offering to raise money. Kerkorian bought 14.3 million shares, costing around $100 million, but still saw his...
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- States Seek High-Speed Rail Money from Biden and LaHood
- It seems like almost every state is hoping to garner some of the $13 billion earmarked for high-speed rail in the federal stimulus package. But Vice President Joseph Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who are spearheading the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act rail project, were quick to say...
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- Travel Roundup: Airbus Warns of Jet Speed, Hotel Leaders Cope With Economy, US Airways Worker's Gun Smuggling and More
- Airbus reissues jet speed warning after Air France investigation -- Airbus reissued emergency warnings about jet speed to pilots after experts said a missing Air France jet may have had false speed readings. Investigators said that messages broadcast by the plane before it vanished showed the plane's systems were giving different speed readings. The Airbus...
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- Travel Roundup: Airlines to Lose $9B, Airlines Await Airbus Directives, O'Leary Sells 5M of Ryanair and More
- Airlines to lose $9 billion in 2009 -- The International Air Transport Association forecast the airline industry would lose $9 billion, almost double its previous March estimates. The trade group said that there was "no modern precedent" for the economic situation. However, Asia-Pacific and European carriers are expected to take bigger...
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- More Airplanes on Time in April, or Less Planes in the Air?
- The U.S. Department of Transportation reported that American airlines were more on time in April at a rate of 79.1 percent. The airline with the most on-time flights was Hawaiian Airlines with 91.1. percent. The lowest was Delta Air Lines subsidiary, Comair, which had an on-time rate of 68.6 percent....
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Travel Roundup: Air France Replaces Speed Sensors, Sunstone Hotel Investors Default, British Airways Pilot Pay Cut and More
- Air France to replace sensors after pilot pressure -- After a pilot's labor union requested its workers not to fly planes without replaced sensors, Air France decided to immediately replace speed sensors on all of its A330 and A340 jets. Air France said it would replace the Pitot tubes, or sensors, in...
- Blog posts 2009-06-10
- Rising Fuel Costs and Dropped Routes = Expensive Flights
- Today's news of dropped capacity and rising oil costs means only one thing to consumers -- get ready to pay through the nose for airline tickets. And the death spiral of low demand and cut flights will only cause more pain for the airline industry. Both Delta Air Lines...
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- Travel Roundup: Sands Bethlehem Makes $1 Million a Day, Cessna Layoffs, Holland America's Swine Flu and More
- Sands Bethlehem makes $1 million a day -- Sands Bethlehem, Las Vegas Sands Corp.'s latest casino in Bethlehem, Pa., made $10.7 million in slot revenue during its 10-day soft opening, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. The $743 million casino held its official grand opening on Tuesday. The casino has 4,000...
- Blog posts 2009-06-12
- Travel Roundup: Inspectors Back Off MGM Mirage CityCenter, Air France Replaces Sensors, Jacksonville Hotel's Razing and More
- Clark County building inspectors told to back off CityCenter project -- Clark County building inspectors were told to use verbal warnings and communications rather than write up violations at MGM Mirage's CityCenter project. Previously, inspectors failed to notice serious structural flaws at the Harmon Hotel, part of the CityCenter project, which caused...
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- Norwegian Cruise Line's Pepsi Partnership
- Norwegian Cruise Line and Pepsi are offering free unlimited Pepsi-branded fountain beverages for those passengers booking a week-long cruise before Oct. 15. Although I couldn't find the actual deal on the Norwegian Web site, I did find it on their Facebook page. The deal usually retails for $6.25 a...
- Blog posts 2009-06-16
- Travel Roundup: Hilton's Settlement with Starwood, Biden-LaHood's High-Speed Rail, Delta Drops Atlanta-Nairobi and More
- Hilton reportedly looking to settle Denizen lawsuit with Starwood --Â Hilton Hotels Corp. may be seeking a negotiated settlement over its industrial espionage case with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Starwood has accused competitor Hilton of hiring former employees who allegedly left the company with documents detailing its new high-end W...
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Hotel Losing Money? Bank on Booze and Cheap Chow
- Perhaps the hospitality industry has been so focused on filling rooms, it forgot about it's other business -- food and beverage. According to Hotel Interactive, hoteliers can bank on boosted bar sales in a recession. And hotel owners are finding that a well-priced beer and a free cocktail hours can keep visitor...
- Blog posts 2009-06-02
- Travel Roundup: Delta's Air France and KLM Deal, MGM Mirage in Dubai, IHG Builds Budget Hotels and More
- Delta, Air France and KLM sign deal -- Delta Air Lines Inc., Air France and KLM Group signed a deal today, combining their two different agreements into a "trans-Atlantic powerhouse" that could raise $12 billion a year in revenue. The three airlines will share costs, branding, governance and advertising. Three chief executives and...
- Blog posts 2009-05-20
- Carnival to Restart Mexican Cruises Next Week
- Carnival Cruise Lines is slated to return its ships to Mexico as early as next week now that the U.S. government has lifted its travel advisory to Mexico because of the country's swine flu outbreak. The Center for Disease Control previously recommended Americans avoid nonessential travel to the country to avoid the H1N1 flu....
- Blog posts 2009-05-21
- Travel Roundup: Las Vegas Sands Banks on Bethlehem, Embassy Suites' Experiment, Disney Cruise Line's Bomb Scare and More
- Las Vegas Sands Corp. opens Bethlehem, Pa. casino -- Las Vegas Sands Corp. opens its 124-acre Sands Bethlehem casino in Bethlehem, Pa. today, hoping its profits will help turn around its various misfortunes. Earlier this year, Las Vegas Sands pulled the plug on several developments, including condominiums on the Las...
- Blog posts 2009-05-22
- Travel Roundup: Canada's Free Seat to Disabled and Obese, Qantas Cans First-Class, Harrah's Goes Interactive and More
- Canada's airlines must provide a free seat to disabled or morbidly obese passengers -- Canada's two largest airlines must provide disabled and morbidly obese passengers an extra free seat on domestic flights. Canada's Supreme Court upheld the federal decision after it refused to consider further appeals, thus ending a six-year legal wrangle by disabled...
- Blog posts 2009-05-25
- Hotels Coming to a Zoo Near You
- The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium may build a hotel to capitalize on its tourism, the Columbus Dispatch reports. The zoo, which boasts more than a million visitors each year, expects increased visitation from outside of Ohio. Officials are considering whether or not to build an on-site hotel...
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Travel Roundup: Anaheim's $76.3M Disney Deal, Cruise West's 335-Day Cruise, Houston Gives Embassy Suites $9.6M and More
- Anaheim votes to extend $76.3 million tax break to Disney hotel developer -- The Anaheim City Council voted Tuesday to extend a $76.3-million tax break to a developer building two Disney-operated luxury hotels, despite strong opposition. The council voted to make up to 15 years of  assistance payments to GardenWalk Hotel...
- Blog posts 2009-05-27
- Bank of America's New Ritz-Carlton
- Bank of America's first hotel, an 18-story Ritz-Carlton in Charlotte, N.C., is slated to open in October. According to a few reports, the hotel will also be built green -- it's planned to be gold-certified by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It's also Charlotte's first five-star hotel and built...
- Blog posts 2009-05-28
- Travel Roundup: Carnival's Swine Flu Outbreak, Southwest Pilot's Child Porn Arrest, Southwest Allowing Pets and More
- Carnival offers refund to swine flu-sickened passengers -- Carnival Corp. reported it will reimburse passengers cruising in Australia after 53 passengers on the Pacific Dawn tested positive for swine flu. The cruise operator will offer each passenger 75 percent of their fare and the last 25 percent will be paid in credit...
- Blog posts 2009-05-29
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