Tag: air-travel

July 18, 2022

This summer was supposed to mark the rebirth of commercial aviation after two years of travel restrictions left the industry nearly in hibernation. Instead, it is turning into one of the most chaotic travel seasons in decades. Flights are being […]

February 1, 2022

Today, MGM Resorts officially launches MGM Rewards, its new loyalty rewards program, offering enhanced benefits and new ways to earn for its millions of members worldwide. For the first time, non-gaming members will join their gaming counterparts and earn a […]

October 8, 2021

U.S. airport security screenings were up, but hotel demand was down in the latest weekly data, particularly in the country’s largest markets and among hotels that typically rely on significant group and corporate business. The decline in U.S. hotel performance […]

September 17, 2021

For months people have been talking about a return to travel, and indeed willingness is strong and steady. In a recent poll from GBTA, seven in ten (72%) travel buyers felt their employees were ‘willing’ or ‘very willing’ to travel […]

June 29, 2021

After flights were largely grounded and travelers stayed home in 2020, the return to travel has become one of the most anticipated—and uncertain—activities of 2021. Today, Mastercard released Recovery Insights: Ready for Takeoff?, a view into key travel trends in […]

April 2, 2021

Air travel is bouncing back in surprising locations, the Museum of the Future nears its debut in Dubai, and how Biden’s infrastructure plan could change the way we get around. All that and more in this week’s Five on Friday. […]

March 16, 2021

As we approach the one-year anniversary of travel shutting down after the coronavirus was declared a pandemic, travelers are looking forward to getting back to doing what they love. But, where to first? As it stands, some international travel destinations […]

January 25, 2021

Just as the race to invent a vaccine dominated headlines months ago, the topic du jour at the center of getting back to life’s great pleasures -including cross-border travel- is the health passport. Like most things these days, the race […]

December 15, 2020

After a year like 2020, it’s a safe bet to say that air travel will never be the same again. In an industry that was impacted at every level, countless changes have already occurred in order for airlines to adapt […]

July 29, 2020

Boeing said Wednesday it plans to cut aircraft production and warned about the possibility of further reductions in its workforce as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic ravages demand for air travel. The pandemic has driven up financial losses at […]

July 13, 2020

In the heart of Australian outback lies Alice Springs. The town – colloquially known as Alice – is the site of indigenous human presence dating back nearly 30,000 years. More recently, however, a new (and admittedly very different) type of […]

May 15, 2020

When the state of Florida began enacting stay-at-home measures and closing beaches in mid-March, in response to the threat of COVID-19, Miami-based real estate agent and artist Nadia Bouzid was in the middle of painting a mural inside a new […]

May 14, 2020

The impact on air travel from the coronavirus will be felt for many years to come, according to the International Air Transport Association, which estimates that passenger traffic won’t rebound to pre-crisis levels until at least 2023. The trade association […]

May 13, 2020

How does mass-transit work if everyone has to stay two meters apart, and where national borders can open and close at short notice? Exactly how international travel can operate smoothly and safely in the COVID-19 era is really anyone’s guess […]

May 5, 2020

In April 2019, more than 2 million travelers passed through U.S. airports every day. A year later, the coronavirus pandemic all but shut down air travel, as people sheltered in their homes, scared that recycled air and close quarters will […]

April 30, 2020

American Airlines lost more than $2.2 billion in the first three months of the year — its biggest quarterly loss since 2008 —as the coronavirus pandemic drove down demand for air travel. American’s revenue dropped nearly 20% from a year […]

April 17, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has brought air travel to a screeching halt around the globe. Government restrictions and stay-at-home orders have stopped passengers from crossing borders or even leaving their homes, sapping demand for flight bookings. In the wake of these […]

February 27, 2020

The rapid spread of the new coronavirus is testing airlines and other travel companies with a risk that had been nearly unthinkable over the past decade: a broad decline in travel demand. Air-travel demand had been growing at twice the […]