American Airlines this month will expand the availability of a mobile health passport app to cover all international travel, the carrier announced.... KEEP READING

Corporate travel technology specialist Trondent Development Corp. has added a new Covid-19 messaging add-on to its Authorizer AI and Authorizer Pro... KEEP READING

The United States in the next few weeks will begin requiring all inbound travelers on international flights to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test,... KEEP READING

WestJet is cutting nearly a third of its planned capacity for February and March in light of stricter entry requirements for Canada announced in recent... KEEP READING

Despite the industry's efforts to increase cleanliness and consumer confidence, travelers cannot truly escape the virus until society achieves the CDC's... KEEP READING

Chauffeured transportation supplier EmpireCLS last month began offering in select cities rapid Covid-19 testing for chauffeurs as an option for... KEEP READING

The U.S. House and Senate on Monday approved the $900 billion Covid-19 relief legislation, which would allow business travel suppliers access to a... KEEP READING

British Airways, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic will require negative Covid-19 tests for all passengers traveling from London to New York per an... KEEP READING

The $900 billion Covid-19 relief package agreed to by U.S. congressional leaders Sunday includes a second, larger round of Paycheck Protection Program... KEEP READING

The availability of a Covid-19 vaccine will be a "significant factor" in more than six in 10 organizations' decisions to resume business travel,... KEEP READING

American Airlines beginning Dec. 22 will expand preflight Covid-19 testing availability and the use of a mobile app for verification to flights from... KEEP READING

Marriott International will offer new optional health protocols for meetings and events as part of its Connect with Confidence program, beginning in... KEEP READING

Showing just how severely business travel has been affected by the pandemic, just 8 percent of Americans report that they have taken an overnight... KEEP READING

Alaska Airlines has developed a preclearance program for travelers to Hawaii, speeding up their processing upon arrival.... KEEP READING

Japan Airlines will provide free insurance that covers costs for travelers who test positive for Covid-19 while traveling, the carrier announced.  ... KEEP READING

American Airlines is expanding its preflight Covid-19 testing program to cover all domestic flights to destinations with travel restrictions related to... KEEP READING

Travel managers the world over shared the mad scramble to identify and repatriate business travelers on those March days when the brutal consequences of... KEEP READING

Following September and October demand levels that slightly exceeded projections, STR and Tourism Economics boosted their forecast of U.S. 2020 hotel... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines and KLM on Dec. 15 will begin operating 'Covid-tested' flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam, on which all passengers will have completed a... KEEP READING

The U.K. government has announced an exemption from quarantine for business travelers arriving in England who "deliver significant benefit" to the U.K.... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines on Dec. 15 will begin asking travelers arriving from outside of the United States for data to assist in contract tracing efforts, the... KEEP READING

London-based green-tech travel startup Thrust Carbon last month captured The BTN Group's Innovator of the Year award. By simplifying the path toward... KEEP READING

Business travelers are becoming less comfortable with resuming travel, according to a new survey from industry advocacy group Travel Again, even as... KEEP READING

Some business travel supplier executives in recent months have resigned themselves to the notion that a full return to pre-pandemic volume levels... KEEP READING

American Airlines soon will provide testing and a mobile app for document verification for travel to Chile, the carrier announced.  ... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines and Alitalia will begin operating "Covid-tested" flights between Rome and the United States that allow select travelers to avoid... KEEP READING

In a column for BTN in May 2020, I shared this line: "They say you don't truly know the value of something until it's no longer there. Well, the ability... KEEP READING

Travelers arriving in England beginning Dec. 15 from countries not on the United Kingdom government's travel corridors list will be able to cut short... KEEP READING

United Airlines on Dec. 7 will begin making Covid-19 tests available for travelers to 10 destinations in the Caribbean and Latin America.... KEEP READING

WestJet is offering travelers to Hawaii access to Covid-19 testing, following a decision by the state to allow visitors from Canada to skip the required... KEEP READING

Meeting and event space provider Etc.venues, which has spaces in the U.K. and New York City, saw a "noticeable increase" in bookings for in-person... KEEP READING

Enterprise Holdings on Thursday announced a partnership with disinfectant manufacturer Clorox and said it will provide one Clorox disinfecting wipe in... KEEP READING

JetBlue has partnered with state and health authorities to open a Covid-19 testing site for both travelers and airline and airport employees at New... KEEP READING

Travel messaging specialist Shep has entered a strategic partnership with duty-of-care provider Sitata. Under the alliance, Sitata will source health... KEEP READING

Egencia has added a duty-of-care feature to its online booking tool, designed to give corporate travel managers and travelers access to alerts and... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines has extended its policy of blocking middle seats through the end of March 2021, which would leave it the sole U.S. carrier with such a... KEEP READING

Travel data technology provider Cornerstone Information Systems has rolled out an automated email communication platform that enables corporate travel... KEEP READING

American Airlines and British Airways will begin a Covid-19 testing program on select flights to London later this month, the carriers announced.... KEEP READING

Lufthansa and Swiss passengers on selected flights through Frankfurt and Munch airports this month will be able to pass through both security and the... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines has added a map search tool to its website with which travelers can view travel restrictions and requirements by region prior to booking... KEEP READING

The startling increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the United States, Europe and some other parts of the world appears to be denting not only the... KEEP READING

American Airlines is extending its pre-flight Covid-19 testing program to include travel to Belize, Grenada and St. Lucia.  ... KEEP READING

The designation "essential worker" usually brings to mind medical professionals, delivery services, grocery store employees and others who have been on... KEEP READING

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on corporate travel has been seismic, to say the least. The landscape has shifted suddenly and the ecosystem—more... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines next month will begin installing antimicrobial LED lighting in its lavatories. ... KEEP READING

United Airlines next month will begin a pilot program requiring free Covid-19 testing to all passengers aboard select flights from Newark to London.... KEEP READING

Europe-based travel management specialist TravelPerk has rolled out a new API-based service that allows third-party providers to offer their clients its... KEEP READING

The Canadian federal government and the province of Alberta will pilot a joint initiative that tests international and transborder travelers arriving in... KEEP READING

WestJet is refunding all passengers who had tickets on canceled WestJet and Swoop flights dating back to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March,... KEEP READING

Ground transportation supplier BLS is offering on-demand rapid Covid-19 testing for drivers as a customer offering in New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles,... KEEP READING

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued what it called a "strong recommendation" for air and rail passengers to wear face... KEEP READING

The risk of exposure to Covid-19 on aircraft is very low for masked passengers, according to a study by the U.S. Transportation Command, which is part... KEEP READING

National Car Rental is extending the validity of Emerald Club Program Free Days by a year, with benefits set to expire on Dec. 31 now good through Dec.... KEEP READING

Switzerland-based non-profit The Commons Project Foundation and the World Economic Forum this month plan to start trialing a digital pass that certifies... KEEP READING

President Donald Trump in a series of tweets Tuesday rejected the possibility of a Covid-19 relief package and instructed his administration to stop... KEEP READING

Air Canada executives are "encouraged" by initial results of a program of Covid-19 testing for arriving passengers in Toronto.  ... KEEP READING

Nordics-based travel assistance organization SOS International has launched a coronavirus testing service that promises to deliver results within 15... KEEP READING

Hawaiian Airlines this month will offer passengers an at-home Covid-19 testing option, helping them to avoid Hawaii's 14-day quarantine requirement for... KEEP READING

Alaska Airlines later this month will offer Covid-19 testing for passengers in a pop-up clinic in downtown Seattle via a partnership with health care... KEEP READING

American Airlines next month will begin offering passengers Covid-19 testing prior to travel to Hawaii, Jamaica and the Bahamas, with plans for further... KEEP READING

JetBlue is partnering with at-home Covid-19 testing supplier Vault Health to give passengers access to testing prior to travel, the carrier announced.... KEEP READING

Qatar Airways has begun employing an ultraviolet light treatment system for its aircraft, the carrier announced.  ... KEEP READING

Hawaiian Airlines next month will begin offering drive-through Covid-19 testing in labs near Los Angeles and San Francisco airports, the carrier... KEEP READING

United Airlines on Oct. 15 will begin a Covid-19 testing program for passengers traveling to Hawaii from San Francisco, allowing passengers with... KEEP READING

As Lufthansa looks to expand Covid-19 testing for passengers, the carrier plans to make faster testing options a "premium service," according to a... KEEP READING

Half of U.S. hotel-owner respondents to a recent American Hotel & Lodging Association survey indicated that they were in danger of foreclosure by their... KEEP READING

Half of organizations had begun travelling again by August but with stipulations on where and how employees can make trips, according to the latest... KEEP READING

United Airlines will use an antimicrobial coating product across its full fleet by the end of the year, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

Southwest Airlines has extended its distanced seating policy by a month, now in place through Nov. 30. ... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration are introducing antimicrobial bins to security checkpoints at five U.S. airports... KEEP READING

Ovation Travel Group has rolled out enhanced duty-of-care capabilities designed to help corporate travel managers deal with risk stemming from the... KEEP READING

About one in five would-be meeting attendees are "very comfortable" with the prospect of attending an event with no more than 50 attendees, according to... KEEP READING

The share of meeting planners looking to resume events in 2020 has increased slightly this month but still comprises only about one-fifth of planners,... KEEP READING

Travel risk specialist Riskline has launched a new microsite designed to serve as a central hub for information and updates related to the ongoing... KEEP READING

Since corporate lodging platform HRS launched its Clean & Safe Protocol program in partnership with Société Générale de Surveillance in June, more than... KEEP READING

The importance of hotel cleanliness protocols cannot be overstated in a world dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a recent survey... KEEP READING

Cvent has added multiple Covid-19 safety-related features to two of its products, the company announced Tuesday during its Cvent Connect virtual... KEEP READING

American Airlines will treat its fleet with a new long-lasting antiviral product under special emergency approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection... KEEP READING

Jim Swartz is a partner of law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLC, based in Atlanta. He spoke with BTN editorial director Elizabeth West about the challenges... KEEP READING

Meetings space provider Convene has updated its operating standards in light of the ongoing pandemic and is requiring employees to test for Covid-19 and... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines has partnered with CVS Health to provide rapid-response Covid-19 testing for its employees. Delta will be offering the testing, which... KEEP READING

Shaken by the relentless summertime spread of Covid-19 through the United States and some other countries and the dire implications that holds for... KEEP READING

The return to an open and robust air travel industry is dependent on many factors including containment of the virus, development of vaccines, a... KEEP READING

Joining several other major hotel companies, Accor now requires all guests and visitors to its properties in North and Central America to wear face... KEEP READING

I went on a business trip last week. In normal times, that wouldn’t be worth mentioning. But these are hardly normal times. I’m in the travel... KEEP READING

About 66 percent of travel and procurement managers expect their companies will be less likely than before the pandemic to allow travelers to book... KEEP READING

With hygiene and safety concerns top of mind for companies and their employees when business travel resumes, contactless corporate payments look ready... KEEP READING

The business travel industry now faces a much larger post-Covid threat. It is the ROI test: Will this trip be worth the cost and risk?  ... KEEP READING

Demand projections in STR and Tourism Economics' latest 2020 U.S. hotel forecast, issued in late June, aren't as dire for 2020 as some of their previous... KEEP READING

Global airline capacity this week dropped back the 60 million seat threshold it crossed last week as six of the 10 largest regional markets lowered... KEEP READING

With business travel largely sidelined for now, Uber for Business is looking to fill the worker commuting gap via a partnership with ServiceNow, a... KEEP READING

Qatar Airways has added features to its mobile app that reduce touchpoints throughout a traveler's journey, including providing boarding passes that can... KEEP READING

Following in the footsteps of several major hotel companies, serviced-apartment provider Oakwood announced that all guests, staff and vendors at the... KEEP READING

The global airline industry this week crossed the halfway point in capacity recovery, according to OAG analysis. Airlines have 60 million seats... KEEP READING

United Airlines will begin consolidating all regional flying on Embraer 145 aircraft with regional partner CommutAir, according to a carrier... KEEP READING

United Airlines will bump up capacity 4 percent month over month in September with plans to fly 37 percent of its schedule compared with a year prior,... KEEP READING

An American Hotel & Lodging Association survey found that 87 percent of responding U.S. hotels laid off or furloughed staff because of the Covid-19... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines on Wednesday added a health acknowledgment for passengers to its check-in process.  ... KEEP READING

Business travelers largely feel positive about eventually getting out on the road again in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, but the vast majority expect... KEEP READING

Global air travel will not return to pre-Covid-19 levels until 2024, according to the International Air Transport Association, a year later... KEEP READING

Business travelers from Europe may resume visiting the United States if they apply successfully for a national interest exception, the U.S. Department... KEEP READING

Lyft Business has developed a program to help companies manage the return of employees to offices.  ... KEEP READING

More than a dozen U.S. travel industry supplier and association leaders in a letter sent Monday urged federal government officials to incorporate... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines has established a partnership with Lysol parent company RB to enhance its hygienic protocols, the carrier announced.  ... KEEP READING

From Aug. 1, all travelers flying Etihad Airways from around the world to Abu Dhabi, including those transferring through the airport onto another... KEEP READING

Scheduled global airline capacity grew about 1.5 million seats week over week this week to 57.5 million, though further growth might be limited over the... KEEP READING

Corporate policies limiting travel are among the key challenges the U.S. hospitality industry faces in its attempt to recover from the Covid-19... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines is expanding its Covid-19 testing program for employees to include at-home testing of employees outside of its hubs, CEO Ed Bastian said... KEEP READING

U.S. airlines are continuing to beef up their requirements for passenger facial coverings, particularly among those claiming exemptions for medical... KEEP READING

Several major airlines have called on governments to establish a joint coronavirus testing program to allow travel to resume between the U.S. and... KEEP READING

Air travel demand is unlikely to surpass half of its normal levels as long as the Covid-19 crisis persists, United Airlines executives said during an... KEEP READING

The American Hotel & Lodging Association once again has reached out to the U.S. Congress for increased aid for the hotel industry as a result of the... KEEP READING

The U.S. hotel industry's occupancy and revenue per available room levels in June 2020 were the lowest for any June on record in the country, according... KEEP READING

Travel and Transport is launching a new line of services to help corporate travel clients navigate the rapidly changing rules and regulations related to... KEEP READING

Both Hyatt Hotels Corp. and InterContinental Hotels Group will require guests to wear face coverings within indoor public areas of its U.S. and Canadian... KEEP READING

United Airlines on July 27 will begin maximizing airflow volumes through its filtration systems during boarding and deplaning on all mainline... KEEP READING

U.S. Customs and Border Protection enrollment centers for Trusted Traveler Programs will not reopen until Sept. 8 at the earliest. CBP closed the... KEEP READING

In accordance with the Safe Stay guest checklist released last week by the American Hotel & Lodging Association, Marriott International beginning July... KEEP READING

Global airline capacity this week is up 3.5 percent compared with last week, with nearly 56 million seats on global flight schedules this week,... KEEP READING

As Covid-19 cases spike throughout the southern and western United States and the European Union bans U.S. travelers without quarantine, a return to... KEEP READING

The American Hotel & Lodging Association as part of its Safe Stay health and safety initiative has released five key recommendations on ways hotel... KEEP READING

Aviation data analytics provider Cirium has launched a data visualization tool that tracks the number of active air ticket waivers issued as a... KEEP READING

Meetings technology provider Groupize has introduced Groupize Assurance, a series of platform, service and feature enhancements that aim to address risk... KEEP READING

Meetings technology provider Cvent has introduced two new offerings related to health and safety in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the company... KEEP READING

Travelport has rolled out a new plugin for its Smartpoint travel agent desktop platform that provides global Covid-19 information, such as government... KEEP READING

Global corporate events company ITA Group has partnered with Eurofins, a global environmental health testing company with 80 of its 800 laboratories in... KEEP READING

Global airline capacity this week rose to 53.8 million seats, with growth in all 10 regional markets except the Southwest Pacific, according to OAG... KEEP READING

Following other major hotel companies, Hilton Worldwide today unveiled a global cleanliness and customer service program for its meetings and events.... KEEP READING

Avis Budget Group has partnered with disinfectant producer RB (maker of Lysol), Hip Hop Public Health and The ABG Medical Advisory Council to implement... KEEP READING

Choice Hotels has updated its cancellation policy, tightening some of its features.  ... KEEP READING

With travel management providers increasingly taking on the role of central sources of Covid-19 information for their corporate clients, BCD Travel is... KEEP READING

Despite 10 consecutive weeks of week-over-week occupancy gains for the U.S. hotel industry, the recent uptick in Covid-19 cases could damage the... KEEP READING

Europe-based corporate travel management provider TravelPerk has acquired startup Albatross, which provides an API for information on Covid-19-related... KEEP READING

Air Canada is working with biotech firm Spartan Bioscience Inc. to determine how to best deploy portable Covid-19 testing technology, the carrier... KEEP READING

American Express Global Business Travel has a new open resource for corporate travelers and travel managers to access information and updates related to... KEEP READING

During a hybrid event on hybrid events hosted by Etc.venues and Glisser, 73 percent of more than 830 virtual attendees said that they were planning a... KEEP READING

Small Luxury Hotels of the World has launched an initiative that enhances its hotel members' health and safety guidelines, the organization announced... KEEP READING

Nearly twice as many European travel managers than their North American counterparts have allowed business travel to resume, according to a Uniglobe... KEEP READING

Deem plans to add a new traveler safety and risk monitoring tool to its trip booking and management platform. Dubbed Travel Safety Check, the service... KEEP READING

To further its Safe Stay industry safety and cleanliness initiative, the American Hotel & Lodging Association has launched an online education course... KEEP READING

The Travel and Meeting Standards task force, known as TAMS, an independent initiative with volunteers from across the business travel and meetings... KEEP READING

Qatar Airways now is requiring Economy Class passengers to wear face shields in addition to face coverings aboard aircraft.  ... KEEP READING

Grupo Aeromexico has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to restructure amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.  ... KEEP READING

American Airlines is adjusting its network plans over the next year to account for a "prolonged downturn in international travel," with summer 2021... KEEP READING

United Airlines is restoring about half of its domestic schedule in August as well as some international routes, particularly in Latin America, the... KEEP READING

Alaska Airlines is intensifying enforcement of its facial covering requirement for passengers, with noncompliant passengers facing a potential ban from... KEEP READING

Travel management companies using white-label apps provided by mTrip now can integrate alerts from travel risk specialist Riskline into those apps, the... KEEP READING

U.S. travel agencies' May 2020 air ticket sales increased 69 percent month over month increase from April, indicating preliminary signs of air travel... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines is partnering with Mayo Clinic to help adjust its standards and protocols to minimize Covid-19 transmission among employees and... KEEP READING

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has reduced by 40 percent the number of stays needed in 2020 to earn Wyndham Rewards elite status, the company announced. ... KEEP READING

InterContinental Hotels Group anticipates a 75 percent year-over-year decline in second-quarter revenue per available room, resulting in a 52 percent... KEEP READING

Air Canada is suspending service indefinitely on 30 domestic routes and closing eight of its stations at regional airports as it reports "diminishing... KEEP READING

Corporate dining program provider Dinova next month will launch a mobile app that will let users search for restaurants based on safety preferences amid... KEEP READING

Brussels Airlines has pushed back its planned restart of long-haul service but still plans to grow overall capacity during the next several months.... KEEP READING

Both Air Canada and WestJet are ending spaced seating policies on July 1.  ... KEEP READING

Global airline capacity this week is up 21 percent compared with last week as carriers have added about 8.2 million seats, according to OAG.  ... KEEP READING

During the past several months, the International Air Transport Association has been cooperating with travel industry and medical groups to develop a... KEEP READING

Fast-growing Indian-based hotel company Oyo Rooms, which entered the U.S. market just over a year ago, is letting furloughed U.S. employees know that a... KEEP READING

American Airlines will begin booking flights to capacity on July 1, the carrier announced Friday.  ... KEEP READING

Deutsche Lufthansa AG's shareholders last night voted to accept the conditions of a €9 billion rescue deal arranged by the German government, shoring up... KEEP READING

Despite week-over-week occupancy improvements for the past two months, the demand for U.S. hotels is not expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines likely will not add much capacity for the rest of this year after it finishes planned growth this summer, CEO Ed Bastian said in a memo... KEEP READING

Meeting planner confidence that face-to-face meetings will resume in 2020 significantly has dimmed over the past month, according to i-Meet's weekly... KEEP READING

With the traditional kickoff to the hotel request-for-proposals season just a few months away, the clock is ticking for travel buyers to decide how to... KEEP READING

WestJet is laying off about a quarter of its workforce as part of a restructuring that includes call center consolidation and outsourcing airport... KEEP READING

Marriott International will update its cancellation policy on July 6, according to a company spokesperson. Under the new policy, guests will be able to... KEEP READING

Since the onset of Covid-19 and its devastating effects on the lives of millions around the world, I’ve had many conversations with travel and meeting... KEEP READING

Along with new sanitization standards, several hotel companies are implementing new procedures and protocols around their meetings and events—for... KEEP READING

Turkish Airlines has resumed service to North America and will build up that service over the next month, according to the airline.... KEEP READING

Virgin Atlantic has pushed back some of its planned service restoration but now plans to resume service to 17 destinations from August through October.... KEEP READING

Etihad Airways has launched a Covid-19 risk-assessment tool to help passengers determine their probability of having contracted the virus and whether... KEEP READING

Total global air capacity changed little this week compared with last week, as reductions in Asia offset capacity added back to the Western European and... KEEP READING

Corporate lodging platform HRS has partnered with global inspection, verification, testing and certification company SGS to develop a new cleanliness... KEEP READING

In another sign that appears to show April was the low point of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on U.S. hotels, three of the industry's key... KEEP READING

If you're a travel manager hoping for special treatment from European governments to get business travel moving again, keep hoping. All European Union... KEEP READING

Like most industry executives and analysts, Choice president and CEO Patrick Pacious thinks drive-to leisure travel will lead the Covid-19 recovery, but... KEEP READING

Over the next few weeks, Qatar Airways will increase service to the United States. The carrier had maintained service to Dallas-Fort Worth and Chicago,... KEEP READING

Lufthansa has said the stabilization package being offered by the German government is "not secured" over fears the measure could fail to pass a... KEEP READING

Parking reservation service SpotHero has added a touchless parking feature to its website, the company announced. ... KEEP READING

Southwest Airlines will continue its policy of keeping middle seats open through at least Sept. 30, the carrier announced on Tuesday.  ... KEEP READING

Chinese and U.S. regulators further have eased flight restrictions between the two countries to allow four weekly flights each by U.S. and Chinese... KEEP READING

Hilton Worldwide is cutting its global corporate staff by 22 percent, representing 2,100 people, and extending for another three months the furloughs,... KEEP READING

German travel managers association VDR has published a checklist template for companies to give employees preparing to resume travel in a landscape... KEEP READING

The major U.S. carriers have agreed to take a harder line on enforcing passenger facial covering requirements aboard their aircraft, according to... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines is adding capacity for July but will remain 65 percent below last year's capacity levels on domestic routes and about 75 percent below... KEEP READING

Air France has announced plans to resume operations to nearly 150 destinations by the end of August, representing 80 percent of its route network,... KEEP READING

WestJet is doubling its capacity in July compared with June levels and will resume some transborder service to the United States.  ... KEEP READING

Global airline capacity this week is up 7 percent week over week with slightly fewer than 40 million seats scheduled, about 75 million fewer than this... KEEP READING

Only 3 percent of regular business travelers are totally unwilling to travel in the current coronavirus-afflicted environment, according to a survey... KEEP READING

With information on supplier hygiene and safety processes expected to be in high demand as travel begins to re-emerge from its Covid-19-induced... KEEP READING

STR and Tourism Economics’ latest 2020 U.S. hotel forecast, issued in mid-May, offers a stark look at the catastrophic effect of the Covid-19 crisis on... KEEP READING

The Lufthansa Group has announced it will cut 22,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan that will see its airlines reduce capacity across the board... KEEP READING

The International Air Transport Association has developed an interactive world map detailing Covid-19 entry regulations by country.... KEEP READING

United Airlines has installed touchless baggage check-in technology in all 219 of the U.S. airports in which the carrier owns kiosks. ... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines is developing a "full testing protocol" to monitor Covid-19 among its employees, CEO Ed Bastian said in a memo to employees on Thursday.... KEEP READING

The state of California needed emergency lodging to house healthcare workers and the homeless during the Covid-19 crisis. Business partnership and... KEEP READING

American Express Global Business Travel has called for managed business travel to be exempt from new quarantine measures implemented by the U.K.... KEEP READING

Japan Airlines will restore a portion of its domestic network in the second half of this month as the Japanese government lifts domestic travel... KEEP READING

United Airlines has added a health self-assessment for passengers during the check-in process. In order to be permitted to fly, passengers must confirm... KEEP READING

The Hong Kong government is acquiring shares and providing a loan to Cathay Pacific as a part of a HK$39 billion—about US$5 billion—recapitalization... KEEP READING

WestJet has implemented a travel hygiene program that includes seat distancing, temperature checks before boarding and fogging aircraft interiors with... KEEP READING

Alaska Airlines has extended its spaced seating policy through July 31. The carrier is blocking out middle seats on all flights and is capping capacity... KEEP READING

The National Limousine Association has released hygienic protocols approved by and developed in collaboration with the Global Virus Network, an... KEEP READING

Global air capacity this week is up slightly to 37.2 million seats, an increase of about 500,000 compared with last week, according to OAG.  ... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines is suspending operations in 11 U.S. markets and Ottawa in the coming weeks.... KEEP READING

American Airlines has named SVP of global sales and distribution Alison Taylor as chief customer officer as part of a leaner post-pandemic leadership... KEEP READING

Regulators in China and the United States are easing restrictions on air travel between the two countries after a standoff earlier this week.... KEEP READING

Brussels Airlines will build service back to about 30 percent of its European schedule and about 40 percent of its long-haul schedule over the next few... KEEP READING

The United States Senate this week passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 that eases rules around how small businesses can use... KEEP READING

American Airlines plans to restore its systemwide schedule to 40 percent of its capacity levels compared with a year prior, including operating more... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines will maintain its capacity caps in place through Sept. 30, the carrier announced Wednesday. ... KEEP READING

Hyatt Hotels Corp. has updated its cancellation policy and now will allow reservations booked directly through Hyatt for stays through July 31, 2021, to... KEEP READING

Turkish Airlines is resuming domestic service on June 4, and international service also will begin again in the coming weeks, the carrier announced.... KEEP READING

Corporate buyers may find pricing models changing as they move forward with their TMC partners, even before their current contracts expire. ... KEEP READING

Joining all the major hotel companies, Oyo Hotels has rolled out a new cleaning initiative for its more than 300 properties in the United States, the... KEEP READING

Nine in 10 business travelers said an enhanced airport and cabin disinfection is a very or extremely important measure to ensure safe travel in the... KEEP READING

The global hotel industry over the next 12 to 24 months will look different, but in three years will recover and "it will look like it did three to four... KEEP READING

Several associations representing aspects of the business travel industry have joined dozens of others in lobbying the U.S. Congress to pass legislation... KEEP READING

With some air travel demand expected to return this summer, airlines are establishing new protocols that they hope not only will minimize Covid-19... KEEP READING

During the past five weeks, Marriott International's U.S. occupancy level incrementally has ticked up a percentage point and a half per week, and has... KEEP READING

Many companies that agreed to but didn't finalize deals to acquire, merge with or invest in other businesses before the Covid-19 crisis swept across the... KEEP READING

United Airlines is eliminating 13 officer positions among its management team as part of an organizational restructuring that will begin later this... KEEP READING

Global airline capacity this week is up by nearly 16 percent, or about 5.7 million seats, compared with last week, with capacity up across all major... KEEP READING

The Netherlands-based venue sourcing and strategic meetings management platform Meetingselect has released a "distancing seating" solution in response... KEEP READING

While most corporate travel remains on pause due the global Covid-19 pandemic, suppliers have busied themselves developing the services necessary for... KEEP READING

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is honoring free rental days earned by members of sister brand National Car Rental's Emerald Club program, the car rental company... KEEP READING

On June 4, TAP Air Portugal will resume service between Portugal and North America, operating two flights per week between Lisbon and Newark, the... KEEP READING

United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have extended change fee waivers through the end of June, the carriers announced.... KEEP READING

Noting that "never in the 29-year history of this publication has the industry been in a comparable situation," PricewaterhouseCoopers in its latest... KEEP READING

American Airlines has extended change fee waivers to cover tickets purchased through June 30 for travel through Sept. 30.... KEEP READING

Marriott International on Wednesday announced that the furloughs and reduced work schedules announced in March and implemented in April because of the... KEEP READING

The Lufthansa Group has agreed a deal with the German government worth €9 billion that will shore up the company’s finances to survive the impact of the... KEEP READING

Latam Airlines Group has filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. bankruptcy court in order to maintain operations as it works to pay off creditors.... KEEP READING

Amtrak is requesting nearly $1.5 billion in supplemental funding from the U.S. government that it said is necessary to maintain minimum service levels... KEEP READING

Global airline capacity dipped 2 percent week over week to about 31 million seats, although capacity was up in eight of the 10 largest regional markets,... KEEP READING

Meetings management platform Cvent on May 21 began to lay off about 400 employees, or roughly 10 percent of its staff. The cuts were made globally,... KEEP READING

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control have issued a joint document defining recommended... KEEP READING

Air Canada will add service over the next several months, with plans to serve 97 of its usual 220 destinations in its summer schedule.... KEEP READING

RMA Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation earlier this year acquired the North American division of U.K.-based Addison Lee Group, creating a combined... KEEP READING

European low-cost carrier EasyJet will restart service on June 15, focusing largely on domestic flights out of 21 European airports, the carrier... KEEP READING

ANA Group has announced new sanitization measures, including requiring facial coverings for passengers and increased cleaning procedures. ... KEEP READING

After registering the steepest declines on record in 2020 during the pandemic, the U.S. lodging industry should turn around rapidly in 2021 and 2022,... KEEP READING

After a successful April launch in Germany of an initiative providing corporations access to hotel rooms as day offices, HRS is expanding it globally.... KEEP READING

The American Hotel & Lodging Association, claiming the hotel industry is on the "brink of collapse," on Wednesday called on the U.S. Congress to... KEEP READING

Corporate Travel Management has integrated ATPCO's "reassurance" data into its Lightning online booking tool, the travel management company announced.... KEEP READING

Latam Airlines Group will restore capacity to nearly 20 percent of its pre-Covid-19 levels over the next two months, the airline group announced.  ... KEEP READING

Choice Hotels is delaying further the expiration of loyalty points for all members in its Choice Privileges reward program from May 31 to Dec. 31, 2020,... KEEP READING

The International Air Transport Association again has come out against the use of quarantine measures for international travelers, saying the aviation... KEEP READING

The U.S. hotel industry reported "unprecedented lows" for the month of April, according to STR. Compared with April 2019, occupancy was down 63.9... KEEP READING

The hotel sector could lose up to 20 percent of cumulative brand value, equal to $14 billion, due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report... KEEP READING

Air France no longer will fly Airbus A380 aircraft, the carrier announced on Wednesday. The carrier already had planned to phase out the aircraft type,... KEEP READING

United Airlines is working with the Cleveland Clinic and Clorox to "redefine" its cleaning and disinfecting procedures, the carrier announced.  ... KEEP READING

JetBlue will continue blocking passengers from sitting adjacent to one another through July 6, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

About 84 percent of hotel officials report their properties have laid off or furloughed workers due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new... KEEP READING

Air Canada has introduced a range of safety and sanitation measures to minimize Covid-19 spread once air travel demand begins to recover.  ... KEEP READING

Planner confidence about the return of face-to-face meetings has darkened considerably in the past six weeks, according to i-Meet's weekly Planner... KEEP READING

Accor has launched an enhanced hotel cleanliness program, developed with and vetted by testing, inspections and certification firm Bureau Veritas.... KEEP READING

InterContinental Hotels Group has expanded its cleanliness program and on June 1 will launch an enhanced effort, the company announced Monday.  ... KEEP READING

Global airline capacity this week grew for the second week in a row, with scheduled weekly seats back above the 30 million mark, up 6 percent week over... KEEP READING

Revenue per available room for the U.S. hotel industry in 2020 is projected to decline 57.5 percent year over year, then increase 48 percent in 2021,... KEEP READING

Hertz has canceled most of its new-car purchases this year as the car rental company continues negotiations with lenders to avoid bankruptcy.... KEEP READING

Similar to other major hotel companies, Extended Stay America has introduced a health and safety initiative, dubbed "Stay Confident."... KEEP READING

Red Lion Hotels Corp. CFO Nate Troup is leaving the company, Red Lion announced. His last day will be May 29, after which he will join tech firm Twilio... KEEP READING

The coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage business travel, with recent U.S. enplanements and hotel stays at record levels. While there's no... KEEP READING

American Airlines is allowing free name changes for companies in its Business Extra program.... KEEP READING

United Airlines EVP and chief administrative officer Brett Hart will become the carrier's president on May 20, when president Scott Kirby steps into the... KEEP READING

Less than two months after it laid off 30 percent of its employees, apartment-style accommodation provider Zeus Living, which focuses on corporate... KEEP READING

Nearly three years after merging as sister companies, Travel Leaders Corporate and Altour's corporate travel business are combining operations under a... KEEP READING

JetBlue is extending Mosaic-level membership in its TrueBlue loyalty program through 2021 for current members and has halved the requirements to achieve... KEEP READING

Brussels Airlines plans to resume flight operations on June 15, starting with a reduced schedule that will build up as demand and travel restrictions... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines will retire permanently its fleet of 18 Boeing 777 aircraft by the end of this year, CEO Ed Bastian said in a memo to employees.  ... KEEP READING

Online simple meetings booking provider MeetingsBooker.com now will allow the more than 137,000 meeting spaces listed on its platform to add Covid-19... KEEP READING

First-quarter U.S. extended-stay hotel demand declined 7.1 percent year over year to 29.2 million room nights, the largest such quarterly drop ever... KEEP READING

Next week, United Airlines will begin allowing passengers on full or nearly full flights to rebook or claim a travel credit if they prefer not to sit on... KEEP READING

Demand for U.S. hotels increased for the fourth week in a row, according to STR, with absolute occupancy for the week ending May 9 at 30.1 percent, up... KEEP READING

Korean Air will expand international operations in June to 146 flights per week on 32 routes, compared with 55 flights per week on 13 routes in May.... KEEP READING

Hospitality company Benchmark has relaxed attrition and cancellation fees for new meeting bookings, the company announced, among a handful of moves... KEEP READING

A U.S. Bankruptcy Court has given interim approval to "first day" motions for Colombian carrier Avianca, enabling it to continue operations after filing... KEEP READING

Chauffeured transportation supplier EmpireCLS is introducing a new set of safety and sanitary protocols developed by working with International SOS.... KEEP READING

The United Kingdom will delay by six months the introduction of tough new payment verification requirements that will affect many business travel users... KEEP READING

Etihad Airways will resume regular service between Melbourne and London Heathrow via Abu Dhabi after suspending all flights to, from or through Abu... KEEP READING

Hyatt Hotels Corp. is restructuring its global organization and laying off 1,300 corporate employees in the wake of the historic drop in travel demand... KEEP READING

Loews Hotels, which as of the end of 2019 said groups accounted for approximately 42 percent of its business, has introduced enhanced safety and... KEEP READING

Airports are considering how to prepare for a post-Covid-19 air travel environment in order to protect and reassure a public wary of flying.  ... KEEP READING

Choice Hotels' first-quarter revenue per available room declined 15 percent year over year, but its extended-stay segment has proven resilient, with... KEEP READING

Global airline capacity this week is up 2 percent compared with last week to 29.8 million seats, with capacity up in eight of 17 regional markets,... KEEP READING

The Lufthansa Group is in negotiations with the German government for a €9 billion stabilization package after warning it could run out of liquidity in... KEEP READING

Consistent with the recently reported effects of the coronavirus pandemic on other hotel companies, Marriott International on Monday reported a 22.5... KEEP READING

Lyft is requiring drivers and passengers to wear facial coverings as part of a new health and safety program announced this week.  ... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines is suspending service at 10 U.S. airports as it consolidates operations in major markets until at least September.  ... KEEP READING

On June 1, Frontier Airlines will begin conducting temperature screenings for all passengers prior to boarding.  ... KEEP READING

Uber during the past few weeks has seen a rebound in ride bookings, particularly in markets that are loosening lockdown restrictions, CEO Dara... KEEP READING

On June 1, Amtrak will restore Acela service on the Northeast Corridor line on a reduced schedule.... KEEP READING

G6 Hospitality, the parent company of Motel 6 and Studio 6, has announced a cleanliness initiative for its 1,400 hotels across the U.S. and... KEEP READING

In line with its preliminary first-quarter results, Hyatt Hotels Corp. reported Thursday that comparable systemwide revenue per available room for the... KEEP READING

First-quarter Avis Budget Group revenue declined 9 percent year over year to $1.75 billion as the company braces for its "most difficult quarter" over... KEEP READING

In line with preliminary first-quarter results it released in April, Hilton Worldwide's first-quarter revenue per available room declined 22.6 percent... KEEP READING

JetBlue's revenue declined 15.1 percent year over year to $1.59 billion in the first quarter, with March revenue down 52 percent after a "very solid... KEEP READING

In its first quarter that takes the coronavirus pandemic into account, InterContinental Hotels Group reported a group comparable revenue per available... KEEP READING

Amtrak will require passengers to wear facial coverings in stations, trains and buses beginning May 11.... KEEP READING

Extended Stay America's first-quarter comparable systemwide revenue per available room declined 5.8 percent year over year to $43.98, according to the... KEEP READING

Lyft plans to cut about $300 million in fixed annual costs by the end of this year as the company faces depleted demand, despite some recovery over the... KEEP READING

Successful travel management has never been effective without trust. Without it, one can try, but efforts will sputter, veer off and ultimately take a... KEEP READING

In i-Meet's latest Planner Confidence Index, fewer surveyed meeting planners anticipate face-to-face meetings will resume before autumn. ... KEEP READING

For the third week in a row, the absolute U.S. hotel occupancy level last week increased compared to the prior week, per STR, providing "further hope... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines is capping seating at 50 percent of capacity for First Class and 60 percent on economy and premium economy cabins through June 30. ... KEEP READING

Uber is eliminating about 3,700 full-time positions from its customer support and recruiting teams, about 14 percent of its workforce, the company... KEEP READING

Following in the footsteps of the American Hotel & Lodging Association and several hotel companies, both large and small, Radisson Hotel Group and Red... KEEP READING

Apartment-style provider Airbnb announced Tuesday that it is laying off nearly 1,900 employees, about 25 percent of its workforce.... KEEP READING

If you work in procurement, it is your duty to your organization to ensure you're procuring for cost-efficiency and quality, regardless of which... KEEP READING

Alaska Airlines has cash on hand to last about a year with no demand growth, though the carrier expects to reach a break-even point by the end of the... KEEP READING

About 62 percent of HRS's travel and procurement client respondents anticipate opportunities to reduce hotel room rates and gain more flexible terms and... KEEP READING

The first major hotel company to report first-quarter earnings, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts announced that for the quarter ending March 31, global revenue... KEEP READING

Virgin Atlantic will cut nearly a third of its workforce, reduce its fleet size and suspend flying out of London's Gatwick airport as part of its... KEEP READING

Lyft has added a "Wait & Save" option across most of the United States and Canada, offering rides at a lower fare for passengers willing to have a... KEEP READING

The U.S. airline industry's recovery will be one of slow growth and extreme caution, according to the snapshot provided by airline executives in recent... KEEP READING

Air Canada is adjusting its fleet and workforce in anticipation of a recovery period lasting at least three years.... KEEP READING

Coming on the heels of Monday's introduction of 'Safe Stay' cleaning and safety guidelines by the American Hotel & Lodging Association, Choice Hotels... KEEP READING

The American Hotel & Lodging Association on Monday released new industrywide health and safety protocols in response to the coronavirus pandemic. ... KEEP READING

Global airline capacity is down to 26.6 million seats this week despite capacity increases by carriers particularly in Northeast Asia and Western... KEEP READING

The Global Business Travel Association is endorsing a postponement of the 2020 hotel request-for-proposals process until 2021 because of the coronavirus... KEEP READING

United Airlines is bracing for a worst-case scenario of no demand growth for the rest of the year, which will require "extremely painful" actions in... KEEP READING

Multiple Michigan-based travel-related groups have filed comments with the U.S. Department of Transportation to object to Delta Air Lines' proposal to... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines is extending eligibility and discount tiers for its corporate customers with Midmarket Sales Agreements into 2021, the carrier... KEEP READING

Sabre and Farelogix have terminated their merger agreement, as the Thursday deadline for the deal passed.... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines will require passengers to wear masks onboard in the coming weeks.... KEEP READING

The vast majority of organizations have maintained restrictions on business travel, according to the Global Business Travel Association's most recent... KEEP READING

Best Western Hotels & Resorts previously rolled out enhanced cleaning protocols and breakfast standards in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but on... KEEP READING

American Airlines expects to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis a smaller airline, but it has no plans to abandon any of its hubs, executives said Thursday... KEEP READING

The most recent weekly report for the three key performance indicators for the U.S. hotel industry remains negative, according to STR, but the level of... KEEP READING

British Airways has started consultations with trade unions about a proposed restructuring and redundancy program affecting up to 12,000 staff members,... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Group airlines are requiring passengers to wear face coverings at the airport and while onboard aircraft as of May 4.  ... KEEP READING

Following in the footsteps of its industry competitors Hilton and Marriott, Hyatt Hotels Corp. on Wednesday announced a new sanitization and safety... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines and JetBlue both are requesting permission from the U.S. Department of Transportation to suspend service from several U.S. airports,... KEEP READING

Southwest Airlines' first-quarter operating revenue declined 17.8 percent year over year to $4.2 billion, and executives expect revenue will be down in... KEEP READING

Total U.S. hotel bookings in March declined 43 percent year over year, according to Kalibri Labs. The share of hotel bookings made in March via group... KEEP READING

One year after Airbnb and RXR Realty announced a partnership to develop 200 units on 10 floors at 75 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan into luxury... KEEP READING

Short-term apartment-style accommodation company Frontdesk has secured $6.8 million in Series A funding, which is a combination of debt and equity, the... KEEP READING

Ending its hopes it still could stage its annual World Education Congress in person as originally planned from June 6-9 in Grapevine, Texas, Meeting... KEEP READING

On May 4, JetBlue will require all passengers to wear a mask or face covering during check-in, boarding, on their flight and when deplaning.  ... KEEP READING

Amid new cleaning protocols recently announced by Airbnb and other hotel companies, Hilton Worldwide on Monday announced a collaboration with Reckitt... KEEP READING

I am strong supporter of the travel industry and personally ready to travel almost anywhere, but I cannot see how our beloved (and sometimes hated)... KEEP READING

United Airlines is requiring flight attendants to wear facemasks while on duty and is recommending that customers do the same while traveling.  ... KEEP READING

Scheduled global airline capacity this week is up 2 percent compared with last week, the first week-over-week increase in more than two months,... KEEP READING

Following in the footsteps of major hotel companies, Airbnb has launched a new program, dubbed the Enhanced Cleaning Initiative, which aims to provide... KEEP READING

The Lufthansa Group has released preliminary Q1 results, revealing the impact of the coronavirus has led to a 47 percent drop in revenues in March. The... KEEP READING

Global first-quarter travel and entertainment spending volume on American Express corporate cards plummeted 21 percent year over year, the company said... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines is waiving 2020 minimums for its SkyBonus accounts, the carrier announced.... KEEP READING

About 54 percent of member planners surveyed this month by meeting planner network i-Meet believe they will be ready to resume operating face-to-face... KEEP READING

Business travel slowly is recovering in China under tight government control and mostly at a domestic level. The country's strategy, which will attempt... KEEP READING

The coronavirus outbreak continues to spell negative results for the U.S. hotel industry. First-quarter reports were down for all three key performance... KEEP READING

New U.S. hotel bookings for the second quarter of 2020 are down significantly year over year but begin to lift the latter half of the third quarter,... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines reported a loss of $534 million for the first quarter, the carrier's first quarterly loss since 2012.... KEEP READING

Accor's first-quarter 2020 revenue per available room fell 25.4 percent year over year on a like-for-like basis, according to the company, which... KEEP READING

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is extending its closure of Trusted Traveler Program enrollment centers to June 1.... KEEP READING

Two weeks after it placed employees in the U.S. and around the globe on furlough but stated it would not do so for employees in India during the... KEEP READING

Farelogix is using its FLX Merchandise offer engine to help airlines enact social distancing policies in seat selection, according to the airline... KEEP READING

Mirroring Marriott International's and Hilton Worldwide's preliminary first-quarter results, Hyatt Hotels Corp. expects systemwide March revenue per... KEEP READING

Air Canada will suspend all service to the United States after April 26, following an agreement between the U.S. and Canadian governments to extend... KEEP READING

The coronavirus outbreak has brought hotel cleanliness to a new, heightened level of attention, and hotel companies are responding with enhanced... KEEP READING

As anticipated based on the month's weekly reports, U.S. hotel performance took a sharp year-over-year dive in March, the first month that state and... KEEP READING

When faced with the highly complex impacts that the Covid-19 situation brings, travel managers should think of their approach in terms of a... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines CFO Paul Jacobson has scrapped his retirement plans to help the carrier manage through the Covid-19 crisis, CEO Ed Bastian said in a... KEEP READING

Airlines over the past week removed about 2.5 million scheduled seats globally, putting the bottom of capacity cuts in sight even with more cuts slated,... KEEP READING

Stay Alfred, an early entrant into the short-term, apartment-style rental arena, has suspended operations.... KEEP READING

While some travel agencies have been able to tap into small business loans offered under the U.S. federal coronavirus relief package, many... KEEP READING

Much as hotel companies have implemented extended cancellation and change policies in response to the coronavirus outbreak, many also have altered their... KEEP READING

Latam Airlines Group will keep its operations reduced by 95 percent throughout May, the carrier announced.... KEEP READING

CBRE Hotels Research now expects 2020 U.S. industrywide hotel revenue per available room to decline 46 percent year over year, with a second-quarter... KEEP READING

While many companies have canceled or postponed physical meetings scheduled for the second and third quarters of 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak... KEEP READING

United Airlines is giving corporate customers a pass on contract performance terms for this year, SVP of worldwide sales Jake Cefolia said in a letter... KEEP READING

Hilton Worldwide currently estimates its systemwide first-quarter comparable revenue per available room to have declined between 22 percent and 24... KEEP READING

With millions of employees working from home amid Covid-19-induced office closures, TravelBank has added a new feature to its expense management system... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines and American Airlines each have introduced free name change policies for corporate customers.  ... KEEP READING

With essentially all meetings and events canceled or postponed for the second quarter due to the coronavirus outbreak and government travel and... KEEP READING

Emirates has begun testing an onsite rapid Covid-19 testing process for passengers that it plans to scale up in the future.  ... KEEP READING

United Airlines is cutting about 90 percent of its planned capacity in May and expects to announce in the coming weeks a similar level of reduction for... KEEP READING

To strengthen their balance sheets sooner rather than later amid the coronavirus-caused economic downturn, some companies for the first time are... KEEP READING

Lufthansa will decommission its entire Airbus A340-600 fleet over the next two to three months. ... KEEP READING

National Car Rental's Emerald Club and Enterprise Rent-A-Car's Enterprise Plus loyalty programs each are extending elite status for members by a year.... KEEP READING

With hotel occupancies at or near record lows because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and government-imposed travel restrictions, properties are... KEEP READING

The three key U.S. hotel performance indicators for the week ending April 11 dropped at even steeper year-over-year rates than in recent weeks,... KEEP READING

Just one week after raising $1 billion in debt and equity securities, Airbnb secured another $1 billion on Tuesday in a term loan from institutional... KEEP READING

U.S. carriers have reached agreements for aid they will receive under the federal government's Covid-19 relief stimulus package, approved last month.... KEEP READING

Singapore Airlines is incentivizing travelers to opt for credit for canceled tickets rather than refunds by offering a bonus on flight credits, based on... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines has extended its change fee waiver by one month, now applying to travel through the end of June.... KEEP READING

Marriott International expects March worldwide revenue per available room to have decreased 60 percent year over year due to the coronavirus outbreak,... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines has altered its boarding process to minimize the need for travelers to pass one another when getting to their seats.... KEEP READING

The global airline industry's capacity cuts might be nearing the bottom, with week-over-week reductions over the past week reaching their lowest level... KEEP READING

American Airlines is extending current AAdvantage elite status for its members through Jan. 31, 2022.... KEEP READING

Many corporate travel programs will emerge from the Covid-19 crisis with millions of dollars' worth of airline vouchers or refunds, which will require... KEEP READING

These are unprecedented times for meetings due to the Covid-19 outbreak. For the week ending March 21, group occupancy at U.S. hotels was at less than... KEEP READING

Amtrak will receive more than $1 billion under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to offset revenue losses and maintain networks,... KEEP READING

Despite provisions for hotels in the CARES Act stimulus package, the American Hotel & Lodging Association this week sent letters to U.S. congressional... KEEP READING

India-based hotel company Oyo Rooms announced Wednesday that because of a drop in revenue of up to 60 percent due to the coronavirus pandemic, the... KEEP READING

Next week, Delta Air Lines will begin blocking middle seats and cutting back on the number of passengers per flight to abide by social distancing... KEEP READING

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread throughout the U.S., the country's hotel demand remains in a freefall, with massive declines in the... KEEP READING

Southwest Airlines will reduce capacity 50 percent from June 6 through June 27, operating about 2,000 flights per day during that period.... KEEP READING

JetBlue is consolidating operations in five major U.S. markets for eight weeks beginning April 15, coinciding with its plans to cut April capacity 80... KEEP READING

There's a lot of talk about bailing out the airlines, which have been quite profitable since 2008. But let's talk about what's getting overlooked... KEEP READING

As we are in the midst of the pandemic, what I've heard from numerous—not all—travel industry colleagues is that the road to recovery in the travel... KEEP READING

The Global Business Travel Association due to Covid-19 outbreak has moved its annual convention to Nov. 7-11, 2020, in Denver, the first such... KEEP READING

Alaska Airlines is extending current Mileage Plan status levels through Dec. 31, 2021, the carrier announced on Tuesday.... KEEP READING

This weekend, United Airlines will temporarily suspend some of its service out of California.... KEEP READING

ATPCO has developed a new "reassurance" metric to provide information on safety and flexibility at booking during the Covid-19 pandemic.... KEEP READING

The Lufthansa Group has developed a restructuring plan to prepare for a long-term dip in demand and decrease its fleet size.  ... KEEP READING

With the Covid-19 outbreak still growing, hotel companies continue to extend the dates for their relaxed cancellation and change policies. ... KEEP READING

Carriers are making large cuts in service to the New York area as the region grapples with the largest Covid-19 outbreak within the United States.... KEEP READING

Total air tickets sold in the week ending April 5 by U.S.-based travel agencies with at least 70 percent self-reported corporate and government business... KEEP READING

Airlines cut 11.1 million seats in capacity over the past week, including a cut in U.S. capacity of nearly a third over that period, according to OAG... KEEP READING

The extreme effect on business travel of the coronavirus pandemic, and its disastrous implications for the airline and hotel industries, was illustrated... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines and United Airlines each are extending loyalty program status through the end of next year, the carriers announced.... KEEP READING

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday issued an enforcement notice to airlines, saying they are required to provide refunds, not vouchers for... KEEP READING

Next week, Emirates will restart some passenger service to Europe for outbound travel from Dubai only.... KEEP READING

During the past week, GoldSpring facilitated a series of buyer discussions. More than 100 buyers shared their current challenges, along with solutions... KEEP READING

American Airlines has extended its capacity cuts into the summer, suspending more than 60 percent of its international capacity for the peak summer... KEEP READING

In response to the effects of Covid-19, Paris-based Accor currently has closed more than half of its Accor-branded hotels worldwide, with that number... KEEP READING

Hotel review solution TrustYou has launched its Travel Health Index in order to benchmark hotel review activity by country during the Covid-19 crisis.... KEEP READING

International Airlines Group is cutting capacity 90 percent in April and May, a more aggressive plan than the 75 percent cut for the two months... KEEP READING

Latam Airlines Group is cutting 95 percent of its operations for April, including most international flights... KEEP READING

China was the first country affected by Covid-19, with initial reports of the coronavirus published in late December and significant spread in January,... KEEP READING

The U.S. hotel industry again reported year-over-year double-digit percentage declines in its three key performance indicators for the week ending March... KEEP READING

Apartment-style accommodation provider Airbnb posted on its website this week a letter sent to hosts that extends through May 31 the time for which... KEEP READING

In a bid to help the U.S. restaurant industry, which has been hit hard by closures and reduced demand stemming from the Covid-19 outbreak, President... KEEP READING

After laying off nearly 300 employees in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic reducing business travel to essentially zero, TripActions CEO Ariel Cohen... KEEP READING

Air Canada is cutting second-quarter capacity by up to 90 percent and is temporarily laying off more than 16,000 employees, the carrier announced.... KEEP READING

Airlines globally stand to lose $39 billion in the second quarter, which ends June 30, and could burn through $61 billion in cash reserves, according to... KEEP READING

The European Union's Council has adopted a suspension of airport slot rules through Oct. 24, freeing airlines from the requirement to risk losing slots... KEEP READING

The global airline industry reduced capacity by 20 million seats over the past week, its largest single weekly capacity cut in recorded history,... KEEP READING

The U.S. hotel industry is projected to report a 50.6 percent year-over-year decline in revenue per available room in 2020 due to the impacts from... KEEP READING

Corporate travel browser extension Shep is offering a free service that enables travel managers to deliver alerts and notifications to employees.... KEEP READING

South African Airways has suspended commercial operations at its offices around the world until April 16.... KEEP READING

After the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act on Friday, President Trump signed it into law.... KEEP READING

While details are murky of what the $2 trillion U.S. Covid-19 relief stimulus package will mean for airlines in the long term, airline executives and... KEEP READING

American Airlines has cut 60 percent of its total capacity for April and plans to cut as much as 80 percent of its capacity in May, the carrier... KEEP READING

By now most companies are settling in for this unprecedented new reality in the corporate travel world, having made arrangements to get traveling... KEEP READING

Following similar steps taken by Marriott International and Hyatt Hotels Corp., Hilton Worldwide announced Thursday that effective April 4, many of its... KEEP READING

Reshopping tool Tripbam has created a report of closed hotels due to the coronavirus and is making it available to the business travel community, the... KEEP READING

Car rental suppliers are reporting a sharp drop in bookings in the months ahead, though most are continuing operations amid the Covid-19 outbreak.... KEEP READING

Alaska Airlines is reducing its schedule for April and May by 70 percent as it sees demand down more than 80 percent amid the Covid-19 outbreak.... KEEP READING

Details on the effect on the business travel industry of a proposed $2 trillion relief package passed by U.S. Senate late Wednesday night weren't fully... KEEP READING

The American Hotel and Lodging Association has launched a program to connect hotel properties with the health community looking for temporary housing... KEEP READING

The three key indicators for the U.S. hotel market for the week ending March 21 again all dropped by double-digit percentages compared with the week... KEEP READING

Like traditional hotel companies like Marriott International and Hyatt Hotels Corp., the burgeoning apartment-style rental industry, typically backed by... KEEP READING

Sonesta International Hotels Corp. has introduced flexible cancellation policies for meetings and events due to the coronavirus outbreak, the company... KEEP READING

On the heels of layoffs at the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, Global Business Travel Association chief operations officer and executive... KEEP READING

About 96 percent of companies have canceled and/or suspended "all" or "most" international business travel regardless of location, due to the... KEEP READING

Following in the footsteps of Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide and other hospitality companies, Hyatt Hotels Corp. confirmed it will... KEEP READING

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is pushing back the Oct. 1 deadline for Real ID requirements at airport security checkpoints, President Donald... KEEP READING

Beginning Friday, Southwest Airlines will cancel about 1,500 of its 4,000 daily flights until April 14, the carrier announced.... KEEP READING

Total air tickets sold in the week ending March 22 by U.S.-based travel agencies with at least 70 percent self-reported corporate and government... KEEP READING

The Association of Corporate Travel Executives has suspended its operations through May, according to a statement posted on the association's website... KEEP READING

Meetings occupancy in all U.S. meetings markets in March has been decimated because of the Covid-19 outbreak and government restrictions on group... KEEP READING

Etihad Airways will suspend all passenger flights to and from Abu Dhabi after Wednesday, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

Airlines last week globally cut 21 million seats, or 23 percent of capacity, even before the steep reductions planned by large U.S. carriers begin this... KEEP READING

Singapore Airlines is cutting 96 percent of planned capacity through the end of April as the carrier faces what it called "the greatest challenge [it]... KEEP READING

 The Senate continued to negotiate a $1.8 trillion relief package as airlines, hotels, ground transportation and agencies line up for government... KEEP READING

Emirates will suspend all passenger service by March 25, the carrier announced Sunday.... KEEP READING

United Airlines over the next week will substantially decrease international operations, reducing its international schedule for April by 90 percent.... KEEP READING

The European Commission this week released a public guidance document indicating that airlines are not obligated to compensate passengers for flight... KEEP READING

American Airlines and United Airlines have extended change fee waivers on tickets purchased before March 1 to cover travel through May 31.... KEEP READING

As U.S. government leaders consider funding travel industry relief packages, ground transportation executives are imploring them not to be left out.... KEEP READING

Carriers around the world continue to slash capacity as they contend with increasing restrictions and little demand amid the Covid-19 outbreak.... KEEP READING

InterContinental Hotels Group is seeing the lowest demand it has ever experienced, due to the effects of Covid-19, the company reported in a Friday... KEEP READING

The U.S. State Department on Thursday issued a level 4 travel advisory—the highest level of warning—for all U.S. citizens, telling them to avoid... KEEP READING

The Association of Corporate Travel Executives has postponed the ACTE New York Global Summit due to the Covid-19 pandemic.... KEEP READING

The U.S. Travel Association, along with a coalition of hotel associations and companies, requested $250 billion from the Trump administration during a... KEEP READING

American Airlines' domestic schedule reduction for April stands at 30 percent, with plans for deeper cuts in May, president Robert Isom said in a... KEEP READING

Hotel reshopping technology tool Tripbam has created a dashboard to show clients year-over-year in hotel cancellations, average daily rate and new... KEEP READING

United Airlines automatically is extending contract expiration dates for all corporate accounts with contracts otherwise set to end within the next six... KEEP READING

American Airlines continues to operate some of its lounges, though it has adapted its food and beverage service in them to prevent Covid-19 spread, SVP... KEEP READING

After confirming layoffs and hotel closures this week due to the spread of Covid-19, Marriott International has pulled the 2020 guidance it provided in... KEEP READING

In the month before the beginning of the impact of Covid-19 on the U.S. hospitality industry, hotel performance had been positive, according to... KEEP READING

Etihad Airways has introduced a credit program to ease cancellations and rebookings.... KEEP READING

The novel coronavirus has devastated business travel around the world. There are imperfect clues about where the industry is in the downcycle or how... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines has cut total capacity by 70 percent "until demand starts to recover," CEO Ed Bastian said in a letter to employees on Wednesday.... KEEP READING

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has suspended enrollment for Trusted Traveler programs until at least May 1. ... KEEP READING

As Covid-19 cases continue to rise throughout the world, hotel companies now are updating their cancellation policies on a regular basis.... KEEP READING

In February, the total consolidated value of tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies fell $1 billion year over year to $7.2 billion, representing a... KEEP READING

The continued spread of Covid-19 across the United States coupled with increasing travel and meeting restrictions by government agencies is severely... KEEP READING

The Covid-19 pandemic has created a global panic and reaction which should be a wake-up call and reminder that crisis management advance planning and... KEEP READING

United Airlines and JetBlue each have deepened their service cuts amid plummeting demand.... KEEP READING

Shortly after Wyndham Hotels & Resorts pulled its 2020 guidance Tuesday, Choice Hotels followed suit.  ... KEEP READING

Senior executives from several hotel companies and travel associations met Tuesday afternoon at the White House with President Donald Trump and other... KEEP READING

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is the latest hotel company to pull its full-year 2020 guidance due to the evolving impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the... KEEP READING

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte's €25 billion relief package for the country's Covid-19 crisis included funding to preserve and renationalize... KEEP READING

Marriott International is beginning to furlough tens of thousands of employees as it plans to increase its hotel closings around the world in light of... KEEP READING

Amtrak has cut Northeast Corridor service between Boston, New York and Washington, D.C., to about 40 percent of its normal weekday schedule, the rail... KEEP READING

Most global airlines will be bankrupt by the end of May, and the global aviation industry will face "catastrophe" without "coordinated government and... KEEP READING

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for "large events and mass gatherings" in light of the coronavirus outbreak... KEEP READING

Marriott International and Hyatt Hotels Corp. each have revised its cancellation policies to cover global reservations as a result of the ongoing... KEEP READING

American Airlines will cut international capacity by 75 percent beginning Monday through May 6, including almost all service to Europe and Asia, due to... KEEP READING

The Trump administration has extended its ban on European travelers to visitors from the United Kingdom and Ireland, Vice President Mike Pence confirmed... KEEP READING

Delta Air Lines will suspend for at least the next 30 days flights to continental Europe and reduce overall capacity "in the next few months" by 40... KEEP READING

The European Commission has suspended its airport slot requirement until June.... KEEP READING

U.S. carriers are capping fares for flights to the U.S. from Europe as they adjust schedules in the wake of the Trump administration's ban on non-U.S.... KEEP READING

InterContinental Hotels Group is waiving cancellation fees for existing and new bookings at all IHG hotels globally for stays through April 30, 2020,... KEEP READING

The Association of Corporate Travel Executives is exploring contingency options for its Global Summit, scheduled for April 26-28 in New York City, as a... KEEP READING

Event management software company Aventri has partnered with three digital event solution providers as a result of customer demand and the effect of the... KEEP READING

The Trump administration's month-long travel ban on European visitors significantly has worsened the prognosis for survival of major global airlines... KEEP READING

The FairFly travel data platform has added a free module to help travel buyers manage against disruptions and safety concerns related to Covid-19.... KEEP READING

President Donald Trump in an address Wednesday night announced that the U.S. would suspend "all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30... KEEP READING

India is suspending visas for entry into the country as of noon GMT on Friday until April 15, the Ministry of Health announced.... KEEP READING

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is waiving minimum slot-use requirements at U.S. airports, giving carriers more leeway to cancel flights as... KEEP READING

Corporate suspensions or cancellations especially of international business travel in the past two weeks have increased sharply due to the coronavirus... KEEP READING

Pulling first-quarter and 2020 guidance due to the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on the travel industry could become a trend for hotel companies... KEEP READING

United Airlines is deepening its planned domestic capacity cuts as Delta Air Lines and American Airlines on Tuesday each announced its own capacity... KEEP READING

Airlines are continuing to adjust policies and schedules amid cratering demand as Covid-19 outbreak fears intensify.  ... KEEP READING

With more destinations throughout the world declaring states of emergency due to the coronavirus' spread, several hotel companies have further eased... KEEP READING

SAP will host Concur Fusion, its signature travel and expense customer conference, as a virtual conference for the first time. The Association of... KEEP READING

The global spread of the coronavirus has underscored the responsibility of travel managers to ensure the health and well-being of traveling employees.... KEEP READING

U.K. carrier Flybe has reportedly said it can only survive until the end of this month without extra financing thanks to a slump in bookings due to the... KEEP READING

Global air passenger demand in January rose 2.4 percent year over year, the slowest growth rate since April 2010, according to the International Air... KEEP READING

SAP has pulled back all planned events for March 2020 over public health concerns surrounding the global spread of Covid-19, including its signature... KEEP READING

Hyatt Hotels Corp. has withdrawn its previously announced 2020 outlook due to the effect of the coronavirus outbreak, the company announced. A statement... KEEP READING

The International Air Transport Association is asking aviation regulators around the world to suspend airport slot requirements as cancellations related... KEEP READING

International Airlines Group's fourth-quarter passenger revenue increased 4.1 percent year over year to €5.4 billion, as CEO Willie Walsh said the... KEEP READING

United Airlines will suspend service between Tokyo's Narita International Airport and some U.S. hubs for several weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak,... KEEP READING

Switzerland's government on Friday banned all public and private events involving more than 1,000 people in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus.... KEEP READING

As the novel coronavirus outbreak further grips China, the vast majority of transient business travel between China and the United States has been... KEEP READING

The largest business travel market in the world is becoming increasingly isolated as companies like Alphabet, Apple, Facebook and LG suspend operations... KEEP READING

Several airlines have reduced service to China as health officials there grapple with the coronavirus outbreak.... KEEP READING

United Airlines has suspended some flights to Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong next week, citing "significant decline in demand for travel to China" amid... KEEP READING