Transportation

Despite protests from the Big Three U.S. carriers, Emirates plans to add flights to established U.S. routes and open a new one to Orlando later this... KEEP READING

SMEs To Shoulder Car Rental Pricing Pressure Michael B. Baker in_this_issue After years of stagnant rates, car rental suppliers are raising rates, and... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Group announced a new distribution strategy on Tuesday that de-emphasizes the global distribution channel in favor of direct bookings on its... KEEP READING

United Airlines and Air China have expanded codeshare agreements to 22 additional routes, the carriers announced. As of Tuesday, Air China shares its... KEEP READING

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey board of commissioners has approved the development team for LaGuardia Airport's $3.6 billion... KEEP READING

Airlines are micromanaging capacity and negotiated hotel rates often aren’t available to travelers. And yet, hotel companies showed surprising... KEEP READING

International Airlines Group has secured support from the Irish government for its takeover bid for Aer Lingus and has outlined its strategy to grow... KEEP READING

To account for inflation, the U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday increased thresholds for denied-boarding compensation  and... KEEP READING

Uber and other rideshare apps are gaining widespread acceptance in managed travel programs, but whether they're legal for airport pickups all depends on... KEEP READING

Alitalia will not renew its partnership and ancillary joint-venture agreements with Air France-KLM when they expire in 2017, the carrier announced... KEEP READING

Regional network OneJet is using smaller, twin-engine jets to connect markets that offer corporate demand but few nonstop options. Over a month in, it... KEEP READING

Amtrak restored all Acela Express and Northeast Regional service between Philadelphia and New York on Monday morning, the railroad service announced.... KEEP READING

Hertz has implemented a "broad-based price increase" across Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty U.S. rental locations for rentals beginning June 14, the company... KEEP READING

GroundLink this week named Liz Carisone CEO, effective immediately, as Dean Sivley departs to become president of Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection.... KEEP READING

Pledges of capacity control rang across the three largest U.S. airlines' first-quarter earnings calls, and analysts buy it as a long-term trend.... KEEP READING