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AIG Upgrades App with Local Safety RatingsBy Elizabeth West

AIG has updated its Travel Assistance App with new features powered by GeoSure. Business travelers insured through a group AIG business travel policy... KEEP READING

Additional Hotel Cos. Relax Cancellation Policies for Greater ChinaBy Donna M. Airoldi

After InterContinental Hotel Group and Hyatt Hotels Corp. announced free cancellation or date changes for hotels in China due to the spread of the... KEEP READING

IHG, Hyatt Allow Cancellations, Changes for Some China Hotel BookingsBy Donna M. Airoldi

InterContinental Hotels Group and Hyatt Hotels Corp., in response to the growing concern about the coronavirus outbreak in Asia, will allow guests at... KEEP READING

Sabre, Lufthansa Group Turn to Google Cloud for Data AnalyticsBy Michael B. Baker

Both Sabre Corp. and Lufthansa Group are moving some of their technology infrastructure to Google Cloud to tap into Google's data analytics... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Invests In TripActions, Plans 'Extensive' PartnershipBy Adam Perrotta

After racking up more than $450 million in venture funding during the past two years, TripActions has landed what it described as its first-ever... KEEP READING

Latam To Move JFK Operations for Closer Cooperation with DeltaBy Michael B. Baker

Latam on Feb. 1 will move its operations at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport from Terminal 8 to Terminal 4. The move is to facilitate... KEEP READING

Latam to Expand Premium Economy Offering Across Short- and Medium-Haul NetworkBy Michael B. Baker

Latam will offer Premium Economy seating across all of its short- and medium-haul flights as of March 16, the carrier announced.... KEEP READING

Oneworld Sets April 1 as Royal Air Maroc's Join DateBy Michael B. Baker

Royal Air Maroc officially will join the Oneworld alliance on April 1. After 15 months of integration work since the initial announcement, the carrier... KEEP READING

Qatar to Add Eight New Destinations to Network in 2020By Michael B. Baker

Qatar Airways announced eight new destinations in Asia, Europe and Africa to be added to its network this year, which will expand its operations to 177... KEEP READING

Oyo Rooms Lays Off Many Across India and ChinaBy Donna M. Airoldi

Oyo Rooms, one of the hotel industry's fastest-growing companies by room count, has let go of about 600 employees in China, or 5 percent of its... KEEP READING

IATA: November Global Passenger Demand Up 3.3 PercentBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global air passenger demand grew 3.3 percent year over year, according to the International Air Transport Association. Global capacity rose 1.8 percent... KEEP READING

Iberia CEO Gallego to Succeed Retiring IAG CEO Willie WalshBy Michael B. Baker

International Airlines Group CEO Willie Walsh will retire later this year, and Iberia chief executive Luis Gallego will step up to be the new leader of... KEEP READING

USTA: November U.S. Business Travel Volume Up SlightlyBy Dawit Habtemariam

U.S. domestic business travel grew 0.4 percent year over year in November 2019, according to the U.S. Travel Association's Travel Trends Index. Travel... KEEP READING

Korean Air Promotes Song to Americas VPBy Michael B. Baker

Korean Air has appointed Daniel Song as managing VP and director of the Americas region, which includes the U.S., Canada, Mexico and South America.... KEEP READING

Brussels Airlines to Sunset Loop Loyalty ProgramBy Michael B. Baker

Brussels Airlines is shutting down Loop, its loyalty program designed for not-so-frequent flyers and launched in 2015. As of Feb. 1, the program will be... KEEP READING

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