JetBlue Launches Travel Booking Site That Includes Hotels, Car RentalBy Michael B. BakerJetBlue has launched a travel booking site, dubbed Paisly, which suggests hotels, rental cars and other trip components for travelers after they book a... KEEP READING
United May Schedule Focuses on Latin America, New Point-to-Point RoutesBy Michael B. BakerUnited Airlines plans in May to fly more than half of its pre-pandemic schedule, including more flights to Latin America than it flew in May 2019, the... KEEP READING
UK Government: Brexit Means More Paperwork, Higher Costs for Business TravelBy Amon CohenThe UK government has conceded that Brexit has created barriers to business travel in a report published Wednesday by the House of Lords, the upper... KEEP READING
Blacklane Raises €22MBy Dawit HabtemariamBlacklane has raised €22 million (US$26 million) from existing shareholders, the company announced Wednesday. ... KEEP READING
WestJet to Restore Suspended Regional Service in JuneBy Michael B. BakerWestJet this summer will restart suspended regional routes, restoring its "complete network of pre-Covid-19 domestic airports," according to the... KEEP READING
Fareportal OTAs to Distribute American NDC Content Under Renewed AgreementBy Michael B. BakerAmerican Airlines has signed a five-year renewal agreement with Fareportal, the travel technology company behind online travel agencies CheapOair and... KEEP READING
Ethiopian Airlines Joins African Union Mobile Health Passport PlatformBy Michael B. BakerEthiopian Airlines is implementing a mobile health passport platform in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. ... KEEP READING
Star Alliance to Open Singapore OfficeBy Michael B. BakerThe Star Alliance later this year will open a management office in Singapore, its second in addition to its main office in Frankfurt. ... KEEP READING
U.S. Travel: More Federal Support Needed as Enormity of 2020 Wreckage Becomes ClearBy Chris DavisSpending on U.S. business travel in 2020 totaled $103.2 billion, down 70 percent year over year, according to a new Tourism Economics analysis released... KEEP READING
Air France Testing ISOS-Developed Health Passport AppBy Michael B. BakerAir France over the next four weeks is conducting a test of a mobile health passport founded in part by International SOS on flights to Paris from both... KEEP READING
American Signs New Travelport Agreement With NDC Content DistributionBy Michael B. BakerTravelport is providing its agencies with "enhanced functionalities" to shop and manage American Airlines' New Distribution Capability content as part... KEEP READING
Uber to Classify U.K. Drivers as Workers after Court Appeal RejectedBy Dawit HabtemariamUber as of Wednesday will reclassify its drivers as "workers" in the United Kingdom, the company announced, entitling them to some benefits according to... KEEP READING
Delta to Start Tested Flights from JFK to Rome, MilanBy Michael B. BakerDelta Air Lines will offer "quarantine-free" flights from New York to Rome and Milan in the coming weeks. ... KEEP READING
Delta Names Execs to Lead Diversity, Sustainability StrategiesBy Michael B. BakerDelta Air Lines has created two new executive positions to oversee its efforts in both sustainability and in diversity and inclusion.... KEEP READING
$1.9T American Rescue Plan Stanches Airline Worker LayoffsBy Elizabeth WestPresident Joe Biden on Thursday signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which includes among other transportation industry funding $14 billion in... KEEP READING
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