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Delta Private Jets Will Enable In-Flight Calls & TextingBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines subsidiary Delta Private Jets plans to equip its fleet of more than 70 aircraft with Gogo Biz 4G service, enabling passengers to make... KEEP READING

Sharing Economy Is More Than Uber, Lyft & AirbnbBy Elizabeth West

Travel buyers and policy managers have sharing economy on the brain. The questions go something like this: “Is Uber safe?” “Can I or should I prevent... KEEP READING

National Wins AgainBy Michael B. Baker

Travel buyers rated National Car Rental as the most cooperative, responsive and value-providing car rental supplier for the second year in a row, and... KEEP READING

The Gap Between Buyers' Satisfaction with Chauffeured Pricing & How Important They Find ItBy Michael B. Baker

Pricing pressure from ridesharing competitors is cutting into corporate travel buyers' satisfaction with chauffeured suppliers, even though buyers rank... KEEP READING

U.S. DOT Approves Flights to Cuba CitiesBy Michael B. Baker

The U.S. Department of Transportation approved six airlines to begin flights to Cuba, though it still has not decided which carriers will receive the... KEEP READING

Alaska Leads On-Time Performance in MayBy Michael B. Baker

Alaska Airlines' 91.2 percent on-time arrival rate ranked it as May's most punctual North American airline, according to FlightStats. North American... KEEP READING

U.S. Airline Fare Hikes Have Been More Successful in 2016By Michael B. Baker

U.S. airlines have matched a $3 hike on domestic fares that JetBlue began earlier this week, according to a research note by J.P. Morgan analyst Jamie... KEEP READING

American's Shift to a Revenue-Based Loyalty ProgramBy Michael B. Baker

American Airlines is beginning its shift to a revenue-based loyalty program, first with mileage accrual and then with spending requirements for elite... KEEP READING

Carlson Rezidor Adds TSA Precheck to Loyalty ProgramBy Julie Sickel

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group will offer TSA Precheck as a redemption option through its loyalty program beginning July 1. Program members will be able to... KEEP READING

Delta Will Drop In-Flight-Entertainment Fees for Most of Its FleetBy Michael B. Baker

By July 1, Delta Air Lines will make its onboard entertainment suite, Delta Studio, free on all two-class aircraft, about 90 percent of its fleet. The... KEEP READING

SMEs Are Finding Better Deals Across Most Supplier CategoriesBy Michael B. Baker

Small and midsize enterprises have strengthened their negotiating position across most supplier categories over the past year.... KEEP READING

Lyft & Southeast Asia's Grab Link Service AreasBy Michael B. Baker

Ride-hailing platforms Lyft and Southeast Asia-based Grab are integrating services so users of one have access to the other. Grab users can hail cars in... KEEP READING

United Begins Only Nonstop Service from North America to SingaporeBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines began daily direct service between San Francisco and Singapore on Wednesday, the only direct flight from North America to Singapore and... KEEP READING

TAP Portugal & JetBlue Will CodeshareBy Michael B. Baker

TAP Portugal will codeshare with JetBlue when it begins service to Boston's Logan International and New York City's John F. Kennedy International in the... KEEP READING

Hainan Airlines Parent Will Acquire Stake in Virgin AustraliaBy Michael B. Baker

Chinese conglomerate and Hainan Airlines parent HNA Group has agreed to acquire a 13 percent stake in Virgin Australia Group for $A159 (US$114.9... KEEP READING

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