American Express opened its flagship Travel Service Office in Cambridge, Mass., offering visitors new travel services including a card member lounge, concierge services, unique virtual technology, and special travel offers and events, in addition to service from American Express’ travel agents.

With many airlines expected to reduce capacity later this year, consumers are likely to see price increases as early as this fall. Those who want to take advantage of the abundance of travel deals should do so this summer.

Hawaii’s only inter-island passenger ship, The Hawaii Superferry, is filing for bankruptcy. This came only two months after a State Supreme Court ruling effectively shut it down.

Due to increased demand that flooded into Cuba Travel Services, Inc. offices on the heels of the Obama Administration lifting travel restrictions on Cuban Americans, Cuba Travel Services, Inc. will be launching its first non-stop weekly flight from LAX to Havana starting June 30, 2009. Departing on Tuesdays at 11 a.m., Cuba Travel Services, Inc. will be utilizing aircraft operated by Continental Airlines.

Subsequent to the recent announcement of Kurt Wachtveitl’s retirement after 41 years as general manager of Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has confirmed that Wachtveitl will remain with the group in the capacity of special adviser.

In the first four months Estonian Air carried altogether 168 116 passengers, 148 606 of these on regular flights. The total number of passengers decreased 26.4 percent y-o-y, on regular flights 27 percent.