Hyatt Hotels Corp. shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange today as the company completed a nearly $1 billion initial public offering, taking the company public for the first time in...

Free first-checked bags on major U.S. airlines edged one step closer to extinction on Tuesday as JetBlue implemented its three-tiered fare program that includes a first-checked-bag fee at the lowest...

Demand is far outpacing supply in key hotel markets around the world, driving occupancies and rates to record levels. These trends are placing even greater pressures on corporations to better manage...

As low-cost carriers continue to grow rapidly and grab corporate marketshare from legacy airlines, distribution channels are scrambling to sign them up. Several industry executives speaking this month...

Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. on Wednesday will begin offering a rewards program, a first for the luxury chain, that both offers its own perks and partners with parent company Marriott International’s rewards...

Two industry standards-making bodies, the Open AXIS Group and the OpenTravel Alliance, on Friday agreed to work together to align efforts in creating XML-based airline distribution standards for the...

Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic on Monday submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation a request for antitrust immunity. The request covers the Delta-Virgin transatlantic joint venture...

British Airways Seeks New GDS Model

Air France-KLM this week announced that on Nov. 1 it will begin charging transatlantic economy passengers €50 or $50 to check a second piece of luggage, depending on the local currency at the point of...

JetBlue is exploring a more flexible stance toward corporate discounting, refundable tickets and preferred seating for high-yield and last-minute bookers, CEO David Neeleman said last month.