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All Nippon Airways is adding a seat selection fee for certain fare types, allowing passengers to pay to select emergency exit seats and window and aisle... KEEP READING

On April 9, the U.S. Department of State added a kidnapping/hostage-taking risk indicator to its travel advisory system.... KEEP READING

In December, United will add three weekly nonstop flights to Cape Town, South Africa, from Newark, pending approval from the U.S. Department of... KEEP READING

Qatar Airways has issued a response to allegations that its Air Italy investment violates agreements between the U.S. and Qatar related to open skies.... KEEP READING

JetBlue will begin its first transatlantic service with flights to London from both New York and Boston in 2021. The flights will be on Airbus A321LR... KEEP READING

Over the past two months, Travel Leaders Network has added 34 travel management companies, including many former HRG network members. The network now... KEEP READING

The Lufthansa Group has appointed Frank Naeve as VP of sales for the Americas, effective May 1. He has worked for the airline group for 30 years, most... KEEP READING

Jeff Hillenmayer will join Tripbam from HRS to serve as EVP of account management. Based in Philadelphia, he'll launch and head a consulting practice to... KEEP READING

Northstar Travel Group—parent company of BTN, The Beat and Travel Procurement—has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Centaur Media Travel... KEEP READING

Under a partnership between Enterprise Holdings and Nippon Rent-A-Car International, about 80 Nippon Rent-A-Car offices at Japan's airports will feature... KEEP READING

United Airlines has suspended flights between Newark and New Delhi through April 19. In addition to seasonal winds, airlines are dealing with the... KEEP READING

Globally, air traffic rose 5.3 percent year over year in February, according to the International Air Transport Association. Capacity rose 5.4 percent... KEEP READING

Airlines Reporting Corp. has invested an undisclosed amount in Blockskye, a blockchain-based inventory booking and transaction management supplier. ARC... KEEP READING

Next year, Delta will return to London's Gatwick Airport for the first time in nearly a decade, with service from Boston and New York's John F. Kennedy... KEEP READING

OYO Hotels & Homes and Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp. and SoftBank Vision Fund have formed OYO Hotels Japan. Prasun Choudhary will lead the joint venture,... KEEP READING