The travel industry is "entering the end of the [Covid-19] pandemic," Delta Air Lines chief health officer Henry Ting said at the Global Business Travel Association 2021 Convention on Wednesday. "We're coming down from the surge and entering an endemic stage," said Ting, a former Mayo Clinic executive who joined Delta earlier this year. "It […]
While the recovery of business travel in 2021 has proceeded at a slower pace than predicted last year, global business travel spend is expected to surge in 2022 and fully recover by the end of 2024 – a year earlier than originally anticipated, according to a survey by the Global Business Travel Association. The results […]
As the U.S. approaches its second holiday season in the pandemic and its first since COVID-19 vaccines have been available, Americans are doing their best to get back to normal. More than four in 10 (42%) plan to travel between Thanksgiving and mid-January, taking an average of two trips, according to the 2021 Deloitte holiday […]
The airline expanded to 18 new markets in 2021, ranging from new but unsurprising destinations like Mexican resort towns, to unexpected markets like Syracuse, New York (SYR), and Bellingham, Washington (BLI). The airline’s growth was fueled partly by the return of capacity as the Boeing 737 MAX was cleared to return to passenger service, along […]
ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 17, 2021 — Today, Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, and ConferenceDirect, a full service in-person, virtual, and hybrid meeting solution company, announced the results of a survey entitled, 2021 Planner Survey: The State of the Meetings Industry, designed to help industry professionals understand […]
Cruise ship terminals, like airports and train stations, have traditionally been places people only visit when they have to. In the case of cruise terminals, they have typically been in industrial port areas where there is nothing attractive to do nearby, or perhaps they occupy prime waterfront space, but as nondescript boxes. Many of the […]
Southwest Airlines has signed a 15-year agreement with a sustainable aviation fuel producer, and Air Canada is working with a decarbonization technology firm that could also spur more production of SAF, the carriers announced separately on Wednesday. In Southwest's agreement with Velocys Renewables, the carrier will receive 219 million gallons of SAF, which can blend […]
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced that 20 airline members of its Target True Zero initiative have committed to using new technologies to combat climate change. The airlines have pledged their support for novel forms of propulsion powered by sustainable energy sources, such as electric and hydrogen-powered planes, as well as hybrid aircraft. The […]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has once again updated its travel recommendations for several notable destinations due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This week, the agency issued Level 4 Travel Health Notices for both the Netherlands and Cayman Islands, advising Americans to avoid the destinations for the time being. The CDC […]
Traveler confidence is surging, and it’s driving a significant rebound in travel activity. Nearly 86% of travelers have taken domestic trips, and 42% have traveled internationally, since the pandemic started a year a half ago, according to the 2021 Fall Global Rescue Traveler Sentiment and Safety Survey. “Between April and October, there’s been a 74% […]
