Delta Air Lines is preparing for a busy July 4 weekend. The airline announced Tuesday that it'll waive all change fees from July 1 through July 4. Additionally, Delta issued a systemwide travel waiver for fare differences. Customers who re-book their flight must keep the same origin and destination cities and must travel by July […]
Many airline passengers equate summer travel with snaking lines at airport security. But this year, TSA is adding new technology to speed along even the most congested checkpoints. One such piece of equipment, called a credential authentication technology (CAT) scanner, is programmed to automatically match traveler's ID information to flight manifests. In short: Travelers at […]
Destinations have been booming this summer, and there has been no shortage of good news about beloved destinations around the world. From countries relaxing their pandemic-era entry requirements or getting rid of them entirely to destinations being recognized for their recovery in travel and tourism, June has welcomed a lot of good news, which we […]
COVID-19 has affected pretty much everyone on the planet and generally overshadowed the past two-plus years of our lives. So many of our decisions and actions over the past 26 months have been determined by the fickle nature of the virus, and shared anxieties about it have dominated our thoughts for so long. But, now, […]
United Airlines is giving Premier members some more time to redeem an upgrade. The Chicago-based airline announced Wednesday that elite members would receive an additional six-month extension on expiring PlusPoints (United’s upgrade currency), per an email to all affected MileagePlus members that was shared with TPG by a carrier spokesperson. Until now, PlusPoints earned (or […]
If you were an airline CEO, what would you do if international travel demand came roaring back and you had already retired a chunk of your long-haul fleet? That was the problem Delta faced last year. The Atlanta-based carrier determined that it needed more wide-body jets. And it needed them quickly — in time for […]
At any given airline hub, chances are there’s a room hidden away high above the passenger concourse or deep below the terminal that's full of old couches, recliners, a landline telephone, and flight attendants. This isn’t the same location where crews go to check-in for their next flight assignment, though. This is “the hot room,” […]
There were moments in the past two years that made it hard to believe the pandemic would ever pass. The city’s streets were empty, the storefronts dark, and our nights were spent clapping for healthcare workers, with the noise a helpful reminder that our neighbours had been there all along. Thankfully those difficult months are […]
AAA Travel predicted that 47.9 million people would travel 50 miles or more from home during the Independence Day holiday weekend. The prediction for the 2022 holiday travel period would mark an increase of 3.7 percent over last year and bring travel volumes just shy of those seen in 2019. The data also shows that […]
There’s more on the minds of the business travel industry these days beyond COVID-19 when it comes to the sector’s continued recovery. The return of global business travel remains strong—this month a majority of global travel managers surveyed report their companies are allowing domestic and international employee travel, and travel suppliers continue to cite increased […]