Marriott targets business travelers with leisure plans
Marriott International is addressing the pandemic’s impact on business travel by targeting a group of consumers who blend work travel… Read More »
Google Maps adds contactless payment feature
Google Maps now offers a payment feature for travel tickets and parking fees in more than 400 cities. The company… Read More »
American, JetBlue kick off partnership with 33 new routes
American Airlines and JetBlue Airways kicked off their partnership with almost 80 codesharing routes and adding a combined total of… Read More »
United adds London, Idaho routes
United Airlines will launch a new route between Boston and London Heathrow later this year. United is also adding regional… Read More »
Business travelers anxious to get back on the road
A year after business travel went on hiatus amid the pandemic, a number of frequent travelers are growing nostalgic for… Read More »
Mexico, Canada travel bans extended to March 21
Non-essential travel into the US from Mexico and Canada will be banned until March 21. President Joe Biden extended the… Read More »
US airlines step away from change fees
JetBlue is the latest US airline to eliminate change fees on all fares except for basic economy. Alaska Airlines, American… Read More »
Sikorsky helps FedEx develop single-pilot system
Sikorsky and FedEx are jointly developing a system to enable large commercial airplanes to be operated by a single pilot… Read More »
Vt. airport gets $14.5M construction grant
Vermont’s Burlington International Airport has been awarded $14.5 million in federal funds that will cover most of the cost of… Read More »
Major US airports implement infrastructure upgrades
The coming replacement of a widely derided gate at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., is just one vivid example… Read More »
NYC extends JFK airport lease, paving way for modernization
New York City extended the lease on John F. Kennedy International Airport to 2060, adding 10 years that will ease… Read More »
N.C. airport continues with multi-billion expansion project
North Carolina’s Charlotte Douglas International Airport continued with its $2.5 billion construction plans throughout the pandemic, which included the expansion… Read More »
American Airlines customizes its advisor relations
American Airlines’ new vice president of global sales, Kyle Mabry, said the pandemic has changed everything about the travel industry,… Read More »
FedEx execs participate in volunteer event to sort packages
With FedEx’s Tennessee hub drastically short staffed due to the recent storms, FedEx Express Executive Vice President Richard Smith and… Read More »
Southwest leaders discuss importance of Black History Month
Ellen Torbert and Raquel Daniels, vice president and director, respectively, of diversity and inclusion discussed the challenges of 2020 and… Read More »
US Oyo operators gain more latitude, tech help
US owners of Oyo Hotels & Homes will enjoy increased pricing flexibility and technological support, among other enhancements, under a… Read More »
$350M hotel-residential tower pair eyed in Chicago
A partnership linked to a suburban Chicago developer has proposed a two-tower hotel and residential project in the city’s South… Read More »
Hope trumps distress as hotel sale prices defy pandemic
The window to cut-rate acquisition of distressed hotel properties appears to be closing as sellers hold the line out of… Read More »
Winter storm affects vaccine shipments
The massive winter storm that affected the Midwest and Texas delayed the delivery of 6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses due… Read More »
TSA to add 6K airport screeners by summer
The Transportation Security Administration plans to hire 6,000 additional screening agents for hundreds of airports by summer. “We expect to… Read More »
JetBlue, American expand Caribbean schedule
American and JetBlue are increasing their flight schedules to Caribbean and Florida destinations as part of the expansion associated with… Read More »
American manager’s mentorship makes a difference
Angela Johnson, customer service manager at O’Hare International Airport, started her career at American as a fleet service clerk, and… Read More »