Choice: Corp. Travel Momentum Should Continue in ’23
Choice Hotels International’s fourth-quarter revenue, rates and occupancy all surpassed pre-pandemic benchmarks, while showing strength in the business transient segment,… Read More »
China’s Fuzhou Airlines starts 737 Max ops
Fuzhou Airlines has become the third airline in China to operate the Boeing 737 MAX since it was grounded by… Read More »
Boeing beats Airbus in orders and deliveries in January 2023
Boeing started the year on a high note, managing to sell and deliver more aircraft than its European rival Airbus… Read More »
Gogo announces senior leadership team appointments
Business aviation broadband connectivity services provider Gogo is promoting Jessica (Jessi) Betjemann to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,… Read More »
Grapevine, BTP Team Up to Target TMC Hotel Attachment
Hotel sourcing system BTP Automation is partnering with AI travel technology supplier Grapevine to use their respective offerings to help… Read More »
CEO Cohen Defends Navan’s Approach, Details TMC Strategy
TripActions last week rebranded to Navan, a palindrome that for the company represents a “more accessible” product that lives between… Read More »
Marriott: Q4 Corp. Travel Tops 2019, Group ‘Bright Spot’
Marriott International’s fourth-quarter business transient demand reached nearly 90 percent recovery, with average daily rate and revenue per available room… Read More »
Grapevine, BTP Team Up to Target TMC Hotel Attachment
Hotel sourcing system BTP Automation is partnering with AI travel technology supplier Grapevine to use their respective offerings to help… Read More »
Autio announces audio content partnership with JetBlue
Mobile audio entertainment app Autio, which was co-founded by actor Kevin Costner, has announced a partnership with JetBlue. The agreement… Read More »
SAP Concur Warns GDS NDC Connections Might Not Be Active by April AA Deadline
SAP Concur customers relying solely on global distribution systems might lose access to some American Airlines content when the carrier’s… Read More »
BCD Adds New Invoice API for Customers, Partners
BCD Travel is making a new invoice data set available through its Invoice API that the travel management company says… Read More »
SAP Concur Warns GDS NDC Connections Might Not Be Active by April AA Deadline
SAP Concur customers relying solely on global distribution systems might lose access to some American Airlines content when the carrier’s… Read More »
Amex, Microsoft Collaborate on Expense Automation
American Express is working with Microsoft to develop a more automated expense-reporting process built from Microsoft Cloud and AI technologies,… Read More »
Hilton Q4 Business Travel Tops 2019 Levels
Hilton Hotels Corp.’s fourth-quarter business travel revenue increased 3 percent from 2019 levels, company executives said during a Thursday earnings… Read More »
Personalization, Data Insights Top CWT Goals Following $90M Equity Issuance
CWT has raised $90 million of equity among its shareholders, which it in part will invest in expanding features of… Read More »
IHG to Debut Vignette Collection Brand in China
InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a deal to open two new hotels in Shanghai, including the debut of its Vignette… Read More »
Several Hotel Cos. To Launch Brands in New Locales
Several hotel companies in recent weeks have announced plans to expand their brands into new areas in Europe and Asia…. Read More »
U.S. Ext.-Stay Q4 Occupancy Dips Amid Record-High Rates
U.S. extended-stay hotels in the fourth quarter of 2022 logged record-high average daily rates, revenue per available room and demand,… Read More »
Qatar Signs Merchandizing Deal with ATPCO
Qatar Airways has signed a multi-year deal with ATPCO for its Routehappy merchandizing solution, ATPCO announced Thursday. ATPCO will create… Read More »
Disney Cruise Line Announces Return of Pixar Day at Sea and Marvel Day at Sea in Early 2024
Following on the heels of debuting its first-ever Pixar Day at Sea in January, Disney Cruise Lines has announced that… Read More »
RSSC Celebrates Float Out of Newest Ship, Seven Seas Grandeur
On Sunday, Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) celebrated an important milestone moment for the forthcoming Seven Seas Grandeur, which is… Read More »
Q4 U.S. Hotel Pipeline Grows, Marriott Leads Development
The total number of projects in the U.S. hotel development pipeline at the end of the fourth quarter was up… Read More »
Popular Mexican Cruise Destination Strengthens Alliance with Cruise Industry
The Mexican state of Quintana Roo has reached a cruise industry agreement with officials in Florida and the Caribbean Cruise… Read More »
Paul Gauguin Cruises Celebrates 25 Years Of Exploring French Polynesia
In 2023, Paul Gauguin Cruises is celebrating 25 years of sailing in French Polynesia, exploring the Society Islands, Tuamotus, Marquesas,… Read More »
Korean Air says demand will grow in 2023 despite unfavorable economic conditions
Korean Air, announcing its annual accounts, indicated that it expects demand will continue to recover even if customers are experiencing… Read More »
KQ Cargo and Astral Aviation do codeshare deal
Kenya Airways Cargo, the cargo unit of Kenya Airways (KQ), and Nairobi-based cargo operator Astral Aviation have signed a codeshare… Read More »