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Hospitality Net
14-05-2025
- Business
- Hospitality Net
Michael Arnot has been appointed Culinary Director at Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection in Kohala Coast
Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection has appointed Michael Arnot as Culinary Director of its renowned food and beverage programming on the Kohala Coast. A veteran of the Hawaii hospitality industry with over 19 years of experience, Arnot will spearhead strategy and expand the iconic resort's culinary operations in his new role. Originally from California, Arnot spent the past 14 years with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts across its properties in Vancouver, Chicago and most recently held the role of Executive Chef at Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina. His experience includes an extensive background in luxury F&B, including banquets, fine dining and beach/offsite venues, where he has developed complete restaurant and hotel catering concepts from the ground up. His new appointment at Mauna Lani will see him relocate from 7 years on the Island of Oahu to the Island of Hawai'i. Mauna Lani's culinary prowess has expanded in recent years, establishing the gastronomic experiences available to guests and locals alike as some of the top offerings in the Western US. Arnot's appointment comes on the heels of the transformation of Mauna Lani's beloved al fresco restaurant HāLani, which recently unveiled a fresh Coastal Mediterranean concept. The resort's renown signature restaurant, CanoeHouse, is credited with helping birth Hawai'i Regional Cuisine, a major food movement in the 1990s that shifted focus to locally-sourced ingredients and cultural influences of the Hawaiian islands. The Mauna Lani Beach Club is the resort's newest addition, featuring a wide range of food and beverage experiences including street cart tacos, poke bowl pop-ups, shaved ice from a poolside mini bus, and an oceanfront pizza oven for delectable open-air fare.
BBC News
27-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Holders Rangers reach Women's Scottish Cup final
Jane Ross scored a hat-trick as holders Rangers beat Aberdeen 5-0 to set up a Women's Scottish Cup final meeting with Glasgow bettered City's 4-0 semi-final defeat of Motherwell but Sunday's tie was not quite the commanding performance the score suggested, with Rio Hardy and Lizzie Arnot also on favourites applied pressure right from the off and, while Aberdeen goalkeeper Annalisa McCann and the Dons defence held firm by keeping out efforts from Arnot and Katie Wilkinson, the underdogs succumbed after nine McAulay raced down the right and laid the ball on a plate for Ross, who from six yards got her side off the a rare foray forward, Aberdeen's Kerry Beattie burst down the wing and sent in a fine ball for Francesca Ogilivie. Unfortunately for her, 15-year-old May Cruft, on her second competitive start for Rangers, was there to snuff out any should have doubled Rangers' lead on 33 minutes, but she showed an uncharacteristic lack of accuracy in front of they scored again when keeper McCann came out for a long ball, Ross got their first and unselfishly squared for Hardy to roll into an empty was a cruel blow for Aberdeen, who had been defending well and growing into the substitute Brogan Hay headed towards Ross, who controlled the ball with her chest before finishing early in the second the game wore on, Aberdeen were clearly tiring against their full-time opponents but Eva Thompson did brilliantly to put in a timely tackle just as Cruft was about to unleash a did add some shine to their performance. Ross sealed her treble after pouncing on a rebound, McCann's save from Arnot falling to the Scotland international almost on the goal Ross turned provider for Arnot at close range in the closing will take some positives from their first ever Hampden appearance, as they now look to maintain their top-flight perhaps weren't at their best but are through to their third Scottish Cup final in as many seasons and still have a chance of a domestic treble after sealing the SWPL Cup in they will meet future Hampden opponents City in Wednesday's SWPL encounter, which is live on BBC Alba, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and trail SWPL leaders Hibernian by two points and are one point in front of City. What they said Rangers head coach Jo Potter: "They made it difficult for us today. Today, it was about getting a job done and getting into a final. A clean sheet was important for us. Some really nice goals from Jane and into a final - job done for us."It's not easy to pick a team. There's a lot of quality. We ask them all to produce and we have a lot of top goal scorers in the squad. Having that competition's bringing out the best in each other."
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Canadian airlines revamp offerings as travellers ditch U.S. vacations
A steep decline in Canadian travel to the U.S. has dealt a blow to airlines that usually cash in on popular Florida beach vacations and family trips to Disneyland. That's left airlines scrambling to adjust their summer schedules, trim U.S. flight capacity and add more seats to destinations within Canada and overseas. WestJet, for example, says it has scaled back some capacity between Canada and the U.S. and shifted its summer schedule to redeploy aircraft to "markets of strength," including Europe and sun destinations. "The current political environment and differences in currency exchange rates are likely contributing to the shift in demand," said WestJet spokesperson Josh Yeats. Air Canada says that, as of mid-March, transborder bookings were down about 10 per cent for the next six-month period. The airline said it is adjusting some of its U.S. flights by using smaller aircraft and reducing certain frequencies. Porter Airlines, which has significantly increased its service to the U.S. over the past year, has slightly reduced its summer service into the U.S. and shifted some capacity to domestic markets. While airlines frequently tweak their schedules, it's unusual to see such a significant dip in demand for Canada-U.S. travel, said Mike Arnot, a spokesperson for airline analytics firm Cirium. "It's a tough place for the airlines to be," said Arnot. Cirium analyzes data from third-party sources like travel agencies and booking websites, Arnot said. It found that summer bookings between major Canadian cities and popular U.S. destinations are down nearly 20 per cent compared to last year. Conversely, bookings for the month of July between popular Canadian destinations are trending up by about 11 per cent compared to last year. Arnot noted that because the data comes from third-party sites rather than directly from airlines — and not all airlines book through these sites — the analysis reflects overall trends rather than precise airline capacity. At the Calgary International Airport, travellers told CBC News they're steering clear of the U.S. this summer. "We have family in the States that we won't see for a while, or we'll meet them elsewhere because we're trying to put our dollars and cents elsewhere," said Yael Staav, who was on her way back to Toronto after a weekend in Calgary. Traveller Bruna Machado, who was en route to visit family in Brazil, says she has no plans to visit the U.S. this summer. (Paula Duhatschek/CBC) Bruna Machado, en route to Brazil to visit family, said once she returns she plans to stick close to home. "We're not going to the U.S., we're staying in Canada [to] enjoy the summer here," said Machado. Canadian fare war As many Canadians reconsider their U.S. travel plans, some airlines have also added new capacity to Europe. Air Canada added a new summer service between Montreal and Edinburgh and ramped up service to Paris, Rome and Athens. WestJet has also added new service from Halifax to Barcelona and Amsterdam. Discover Airlines, which is owned by German carrier Lufthansa, anticipated that more Europeans will visit Canada this summer on its new Munich-Calgary route — and it hopes Canadians will do the same. "[The Munich airport] has very short connecting times, very short flights to other destinations in Europe," CEO Bernd Bauer told CBC News at a recent news conference in Calgary. "It's great to travel there." However, airlines are somewhat limited in their ability to redeploy U.S.-destined flights to overseas routes, said aviation expert John Gradek. North American flights usually use narrow-bodied planes that can't make it from west of Quebec to continental Europe, he said. That means there are limited opportunities to redeploy these aircraft anywhere other than the Canadian market, which could lead to an oversupply of Canadian seats during the summer travel season. "My forecast is that we're going to be looking at probably a price war, starting sometime around the beginning of May," he said. Arnot also suggested that airlines might slash prices to entice Canadians into taking U.S.-bound flights that can't be cancelled. Although travel demand is being dampened by the low Canadian dollar and possible recession fears, "you might be able to get a relatively inexpensive trip to New York," Arnot noted. "It'll be an interesting summer."
CBC
18-04-2025
- Business
- CBC
Canadian airlines revamp offerings as travellers ditch U.S. vacations
A steep decline in Canadian travel to the U.S. has dealt a blow to airlines that usually cash in on popular Florida beach vacations and family trips to Disneyland. That's left airlines scrambling to adjust their summer schedules, trim U.S. flight capacity and add more seats to destinations within Canada and overseas. WestJet, for example, says it has scaled back some capacity between Canada and the U.S. and shifted its summer schedule to redeploy aircraft to "markets of strength," including Europe and sun destinations. "The current political environment and differences in currency exchange rates are likely contributing to the shift in demand," said WestJet spokesperson Josh Yeats. Air Canada says that, as of mid-March, transborder bookings were down about 10 per cent for the next six-month period. The airline said it is adjusting some of its U.S. flights by using smaller aircraft and reducing certain frequencies. Porter Airlines, which has significantly increased its service to the U.S. over the past year, has slightly reduced its summer service into the U.S. and shifted some capacity to domestic markets. While airlines frequently tweak their schedules, it's unusual to see such a significant dip in demand for Canada-U.S. travel, said Mike Arnot, a spokesperson for airline analytics firm Cirium. "It's a tough place for the airlines to be," said Arnot. Cirium analyzes data from third-party sources like travel agencies and booking websites, Arnot said. It found that summer bookings between major Canadian cities and popular U.S. destinations are down nearly 20 per cent compared to last year. Conversely, bookings for the month of July between popular Canadian destinations are trending up by about 11 per cent compared to last year. Arnot noted that because the data comes from third-party sites rather than directly from airlines — and not all airlines book through these sites — the analysis reflects overall trends rather than precise airline capacity. At the Calgary International Airport, travellers told CBC News they're steering clear of the U.S. this summer. "We have family in the States that we won't see for a while, or we'll meet them elsewhere because we're trying to put our dollars and cents elsewhere," said Yael Staav, who was on her way back to Toronto after a weekend in Calgary. Bruna Machado, en route to Brazil to visit family, said once she returns she plans to stick close to home. "We're not going to the U.S., we're staying in Canada [to] enjoy the summer here," said Machado. Canadian fare war As many Canadians reconsider their U.S. travel plans, some airlines have also added new capacity to Europe. Air Canada added a new summer service between Montreal and Edinburgh and ramped up service to Paris, Rome and Athens. WestJet has also added new service from Halifax to Barcelona and Amsterdam. Discover Airlines, which is owned by German carrier Lufthansa, anticipated that more Europeans will visit Canada this summer on its new Munich-Calgary route — and it hopes Canadians will do the same. "[The Munich airport] has very short connecting times, very short flights to other destinations in Europe," CEO Bernd Bauer told CBC News at a recent news conference in Calgary. "It's great to travel there." However, airlines are somewhat limited in their ability to redeploy U.S.-destined flights to overseas routes, said aviation expert John Gradek. North American flights usually use narrow-bodied planes that can't make it from west of Quebec to continental Europe, he said. That means there are limited opportunities to redeploy these aircraft anywhere other than the Canadian market, which could lead to an oversupply of Canadian seats during the summer travel season. "My forecast is that we're going to be looking at probably a price war, starting sometime around the beginning of May," he said. Arnot also suggested that airlines might slash prices to entice Canadians into taking U.S.-bound flights that can't be cancelled. Although travel demand is being dampened by the low Canadian dollar and possible recession fears, "you might be able to get a relatively inexpensive trip to New York," Arnot noted.
USA Today
27-03-2025
- USA Today
Is the Tulum airport a flop or a slow burn? Airlines adjust as demand lags.
Is the Tulum airport a flop or a slow burn? Airlines adjust as demand lags. Show Caption Hide Caption FBI issues tips for travelers going abroad for spring break The FBI's Los Angeles field office issued tips to Americans traveling abroad for spring break, urging travelers to stay safe. Tulum International Airport, opened in late 2022, has not met initial airline expectations for passenger volume. Airlines, including Spirit, United, American, and Delta, have reduced the number of flights and passenger capacity to Tulum. Airlines are using data to adjust flight schedules and determine the right level of service for the new airport. When the new airport in Tulum opened last year, it promised visitors to Mexico's Mayan Riviera a more streamlined travel experience to resorts beyond Cancún. Airlines were initially bullish on a new way to get their passengers to a popular tourist destination, but about a year and a half after opening, Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport in Tulum hasn't yet fully caught on. "Launching a new airport is a huge endeavor – especially so for those that are entirely tourism dependent. In the case of the Yucatan, Cancún has huge brand awareness in the U.S. and Canada amongst sun worshippers and has for decades, with Cozumel second in brand footprint and air traffic," Mike Arnot, a spokesperson for aviation data analytics company Cirium, told USA TODAY in an email. "For Tulum Airport, the build will be a marathon, not a sprint." A closer look at the data from Cirium shows that airlines have progressively scaled back their service to Tulum, and some carriers have abandoned the airport altogether. In December 2023, Spirit Airlines had planned 60 flights to Tulum for April 2024, representing a capacity for more than 10,000 passengers that month. By February 2024, the airline had axed its entire schedule to Tulum. For context: Spirit is struggling with capacity across its network as engine issues keep some of its planes grounded and financial shortfalls have led it to lay off some of its staff. Nevertheless, it's not a great sign for a leisure-focused airline to completely pull out of a leisure market ahead of spring break. The airport was still ramping up service in March 2024, so it's hard to compare flights in the early part of spring break between last year and this year. "Airlines will first guess the demand for flights based on the data tools at their disposal, offer a schedule for sale to test their hypothesis, review the results, and add or pare as they see fit to ensure they are at least covering their trip costs, and the opportunity cost of deploying aircraft, crew, and fuel," Arnot said. "Many low-cost airlines are quick to test and reduce flying from a market or exit altogether. Larger carriers will be more conservative." Flight planning: Here's how airlines decide where to fly, when to leave. It's not unusual for new airports to have growing pains as travelers adapt to new route options. Airlines often flood the zone with flights on new routes to see what sticks and then pare things back, but heading into Tulum's second spring break – a time when the airport should be operating with high demand – the numbers suggest it's not as popular with passengers as airlines may initially have hoped. Take United Airlines' schedule as an example: When United planned its Spring 2024 flights, it initially intended to fly 94 departures from the U.S. to Tulum in April 2024, with a total passenger capacity of 16,826. But this year, the airline scaled back. In April 2025, United will only have 60 flights to Tulum from the U.S., and it continues to trim the total capacity it plans on that route, according to Cirium data. In December 2024, those flights were set to carry 10,740 passengers, but by February, United had cut a few hundred seats from the route for April. The most recent Cirium data shows United only plans to fly 10,402 seats to Tulum from the U.S. next month. American Airlines saw a similar contraction. In December 2023, American planned 120 flights to Tulum for April 2024. By April 2025, the airline had halved its schedule to just 60 flights and was downgrading the passenger capacity on those as well. Delta Air Lines had a more conservative start to its services at Tulum, planning just 30 flights to the airport for April 2024, and actually had moderate growth for April 2025, up to 36 flights. Still, from December 2024 to February 2025, Delta cut about 100 seats from flights to Tulum across its April schedule. "For Tulum in the airlines' eyes, it's not such much a case of failure or success – thumbs up or down – but instead using data to determine the right supply of seats from the right destinations, for the right time periods," Arnot said. For now, the airport remains in the trial phase as airlines tweak their schedules to find what works best for the new airport. Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and writes the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY. He is based in New York and you can reach him at zwichter@
