In an industry that has arguably been battered worse than any other as a result of the global pandemic, the inclination of airline executives to find optimism amid a sea of red ink is understandable. Case in point: On Thursday American Airlines took its turn...
Despite the economic damage inflicted by the pandemic, hoteliers expect sub-Saharan Africa to remain a hot market for big-time lodging development, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday (Oct. 18). Global hotel chains are eyeing sub-Saharan Africa as underserved and expect both leisure and business travel...
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines both reported poor Q3 earnings this week, but they and many other travel companies think the worst of the COVID-19 woes are behind them. Here’s why. Even though COVID-19 cases are once again starting to rise in the U.S....
If one were to pick an ideal year to launch a new hospitality business, 2020 would not have been it. The incredible hit to the sector from the global pandemic is both familiar and well documented. But as Nico Barawid, co-founder and CEO of Mexico-based property-sharing...
U.S. officials with the Department of Transportation and Homeland Security are aiming to open up travel between New York and London by the holidays as more COVID-19 tests become available, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The proposal involves shorter traveler quarantine periods, according to...
With business travel still in the dumps, the battered airline industry is hustling to fill empty seats with vacationers and others looking for a respite amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a hunt for desperately needed passengers, airlines are slashing fares and fees and adding...
United Airlines has launched an interactive map feature, Map Search, to let users access flight times, prices and other data, according to a company blog post. The feature, powered by Google‘s Flight Search enterprise technology, can be accessed on the company’s website. It lets users...
A rural rebound may continue to power Airbnb, even as it changes the ways we travel and where we trek. To that end, as reported by Bloomberg, Friday (Sept. 4), CEO Brian Chesky — who said as of the pandemic that travel as we know it...
It sounds so nice they had to name it twice: New York, New York. These days, however, America’s biggest and arguably most vibrant city — a tourist magnet and concomitant revenue engine unmatched on the continent — is facing a long road to recovery. The...