Beginning September 23, Amtrak’s Acela service will offer a nonstop Washington to New York route. The southbound route will leave New York Penn Station at 6:35am, and will arrive at Washington Union Station at 9:10am. The northbound service will leave Washington at 4:30pm and arrive in New York around 7:05pm. This new Acela service will […]
During Hilton’s 2nd quarter earnings review, CEO Chris Nassetta alluded to the idea that a new upscale brand of Hilton is in the works. While the new brand does not have a name yet, it is going to be slightly above Hilton Garden Inn and have an urban feel and mix-use of business and personal […]
Star Alliance will work with NEC Corporation, an IT biometric firm, to create a “biometric data-infused identification platform” that will work with passengers who have frequent flyer status. These passengers will be able to breeze through checkpoints such as check-in, bag-drops, and boarding gates. By using facial recognition technology, it will make the process go […]
Southwest is the latest airline to join with the delaying of the Boeing 737 MAX’s return-to-service. The planes will be grounded through November 2. Southwest has the largest number of Boeing 737 MAX’s, with 34 in its fleet. Southwest predicts it will have to cancel 180 flights per day. Previously, Southwest had canceled the Boeing […]
On July 12, Delta’s first carbon-neutral flight took off with its latest plane, the Airbus, A321. In a new partnership with Air BP, 20 Airbus planes will be manufactured with sustainable resources in the assembly line in Mobile, Ala. That first flight on July 12, departed Mobile to Kansas City, where the final touches will […]
National Car Rental is ranked No. 1 on Travel + Leisure’s Magazine’s World’s Best Awards, for the 6th year in a row. National received high praise from loyal customers as they praised the ease and accessibility of the Emerald Club program, the friendly staff, and multiple locations. Enterprise Rent-A-Car took the No. 2 spot for […]
Heathrow’s proposed July strikes have been called off, but threats of striking in August remain. We will be keeping a close eye on this story, and as always – if your flight is affected contact your Omega representative! While the threat of a strike has been squashed for July, there is still the possibility of […]
On July 10, Delta’s newest plane, the Airbus A330-900neo, launched its first flight from Seattle to Shanghai. Delta is the first airline to operate this kind of aircraft, and it’s the newest widebody aircraft in Delta’s fleet. Starting October 1, the A330-900neo will connect Seattle to Seoul, and Tokyo-Narita starting Oct 27. With the addition […]
American and United have recently announced the decision to keep the Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts grounded through November 2. This is to keep safe and reliable operations in the wake of the Federal Aviation Administration grounding all Boeing 737 Max’s on March 13, 2019. Customers who need to re-book or cancel entirely will be taken […]
Hilton’s upscale brand, Curio Collection by Hilton, is set to increase the number of properties in the Western United States in 2019 and 2020. Five hotels are set to open in California, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington. With this expansion, Curio’s portfolio will include more than half of all U.S. states. This push to open […]
