As global music sensation Céline Dion prepares to take the stage tonight for another sold-out performance of her hit Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, due to overwhelming demand, 37 more shows, including a New Year’s Eve date, have just been added and will go on sale to the public on Saturday, April 15 at noon PT.

The 37 new shows scheduled Sept. 19, 2017 through Jan. 20, 2018 going on sale are:

2017
Sept.:	19, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30
Oct.:	3, 4, 6, 7
Nov.:	7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25
Dec.:	30, 31
2018
Jan.:	2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20

Dates previously announced and on sale now with limited tickets still available are:

Apr.:	12, 14, 15*, 18, 19, 21, 22*            *SOLD OUT
May:	9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 31
Jun.:	2, 3

 

Céline at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace is a glamorous show directed by legendary Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich and presented by AEG Presents and Caesars Entertainment. Designed exclusively for The Colosseum, the production features Céline’s biggest hits mixed with timeless hits by iconic artists that celebrate all generations and genres of music.  The show features a full orchestra and band and is set to a visually stunning presentation designed exclusively for the 4,300-seat state-of-the-art venue.

One of the most immediately recognized, widely respected and successful performers in pop music history, Céline Dion has sold almost 250 million albums during her over 30-year career. She has earned five Grammy Awards, two Academy Awards, seven American Music Awards, 20 Juno Awards (Canada) and an astonishing 40 Felix Award (Quebec).  In 2004, Céline received the Diamond award at the World Music Awards recognizing her status as the best-selling female artist of all time. In 2016, the Billboard Music Awards presented her with the lifetime achievement Icon Award.   In March 2017, Céline launched her very first line of fashion accessories comprising over 200 articles, including handbags and luggage ensembles. The Céline Dion Collection will be available in stores in September 2017.  This summer, in between runs of her hit Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Céline will hit the road for her LIVE 2017 European Tour for 25 dates across Sweden, The UK, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Germany and Scotland.

Alaska Airlines and Virgin America are growing their footprint in the Lone Star State, expanding service to Dallas Love Field from four West Coast airports. With new routes between Love Field and Seattle; San Diego; Portland, Oregon; and San Jose, California, the combined airline will serve eight destinations from Love Field with 18 daily peak season departures, up 40 percent.

“These new routes offer Dallas business flyers complete West Coast utility from one of the fastest growing corporate centers in the country, one that is home to 54 Fortune 500 companies,” said John Kirby, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of capacity planning. “Guests flying between the West Coast and both of North Texas’s major airports will enjoy Alaska and Virgin America’s award winning service and convenient schedules.”

Just four months into its merger with Virgin America, Alaska Airlines has announced unprecedented growth from the West Coast, adding a record 37 new markets to date. The new Love Field expansion builds on Alaska’s successful service to Texas, which began 12 years ago. After today’s announcement, Alaska Airlines and Virgin America will offer guests 59 peak season flights a day to/from five Texas airports, including Austin, Dallas Fort Worth, Dallas Love Field, Houston and San Antonio.

The four new routes will be flown using three-class jets. The Embraer 175 jet, operated by SkyWest Airlines, will fly daily to Portland, San Diego, San Jose and Seattle. One of the two daily flights to Seattle will be operated by Virgin America using an A320 family aircraft. All guests flying the new routes will enjoy Free Chat, free movies, premium food and beverages, Wi-Fi and advance seat selection.

In addition to the four new markets, Alaska Airlines and Virgin America are streamlining the airlines’ route network at Love Field, redeploying aircraft to meet consumer demand in existing and new markets.

Starting this summer, Virgin America jets will be replaced with a 76-seat E175 jet in two Love Field markets – New York’s LaGuardia Airport and Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport. On Aug. 27, three-times daily service to New York’s LaGuardia Airport will operate using an E175 and increase to four daily flights on Oct. 28. Starting Feb. 18, twice-daily service to Reagan National Airport will also be replaced with an E175. The third daily Love Field-Washington Reagan National daily trip will continue to be operated by Virgin America until March 11, when SkyWest will take over the evening flight. As part of these schedule changes, Virgin America will permanently exit Love Field-Las Vegas on Aug. 26.

“Optimizing the fleet and matching the right plane to the right market to is one of the key benefits of our merger with Virgin America,” said Kirby. “Prior to merger, Virgin America lacked a regional aircraft to take advantage of mid-sized routes. The fuel-efficient E175 jet has the same amenities and features of a mainline jet and is perfectly suited for Love Field.”

The fleet changes will free up Virgin America planes used in Love Field, to fly new, previously announced long-haul San Francisco flights to Philadelphia, New Orleans, Nashville, Indianapolis, Raleigh-Durham and Kona, as well as new flights between Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

Virgin America will continue to operate three daily flights between Love Field and Los Angeles and three daily flights between Love Field and San Francisco. Additionally, all Virgin America employees in Dallas and LaGuardia are keeping their jobs. There is no change in employment status for any teammates as a result of this announcement.

Benchmark has appointed Susan Benshoff regional director of revenue management. In her new role, Ms. Benshoff will be responsible for the revenue management function at Benchmark hotels and resorts in Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Rye Brook, NY; New Brunswick, NJ and Roanoke, WV. Kim Nugent, vice president revenue management, made the announcement.

“It is with pleasure that I welcome Susan to Benchmark,” said Ms. Nugent. “Not only is she uniquely qualified with years of leadership experience within revenue management, but she comes to us with extensive knowledge of the operational management of hotels and resorts.”

Susan Benshoff brings 30 years of senior-level hospitality experience to her new position with Benchmark. This includes previous positions within Front Office management, Group Sales and Revenue Management. Most recently she led a team of project managers responsible for the implementation of Global Revenue Management and Distribution initiatives for the Intercontinental Hotels Group.

Ms. Benshoff has previously held positions with Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, InterContinental Hotels Group and Noble Investment Group. She is a graduate of Shippensburg University, and is the recipient of numerous awards of excellence.

 

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 1.5 percent in February from January, rising after remaining unchanged in January from December, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS). The February 2017 index level (126.4) was 33.5 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession. The level of for-hire freight shipments in February measured by the Freight TSI (126.4) reached its all-time high. BTS’ TSI records begin in 2000.

The December and January indexes were both revised to 124.5 from 123.2 in last month’s release.

The Freight TSI measures the month-to-month changes in for-hire freight shipments by mode of transportation in tons and ton-miles, which are combined into one index. The index measures the output of the for-hire freight transportation industry and consists of data from for-hire trucking, rail, inland waterways, pipelines and air freight. The TSI is seasonally-adjusted to remove regular seasons from month-to-month comparisons. 

The February increase in the Freight TSI was broad based, with growth in all freight transportation modes except pipeline. The increase took place against a background of upward signals in other economic indicators. Employment, Housing Starts, and Personal Income all grew in February, and the Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers’ Index showed positive and accelerating growth. The Federal Reserve Board Industrial Production index was unchanged, with growth in manufacturing and mining offset by decline in utility output.

The Freight TSI reached an all-time high in February, exceeding its previous high, in July 2016, by 1.0 percent. After a period of 32 months beginning in April 2014 and continuing to November 2016 when the index, with only two exceptions, fluctuated between 119.7 and 123.5, the Freight TSI has now reached or exceeded 124.5 for three months in succession. The February increase represented the fifth month in succession when Freight TSI increased or was stable, for an overall increase of 4.5 percent, following two months of decline (a decrease of 3.3 percent). These changes immediately followed a similar pattern, of four months of growth (an overall increase 4.9 percent) following two months of decline (2.6 percent). During the 13-months from January 2016 to February 2017, freight shipments rose 3.3 percent. The February index was 33.5 percent above the April 2009 low during the most recent recession.

Index highs and lows: For-hire freight shipments in February 2017 (126.4) were 33.5 percent higher than the recent low in April 2009 during the recession (94.7). The February 2017 level reached its all-time high.