Category: Travel

  • DOT: February U.S. Air Cancellations Below 2 Percent

    [ad_1] For the first two months of 2023, U.S. airline cancellations have stayed below 2 percent and were lower than last year’s 2.7 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation February Air Travel Consumer Report. February 2023 cancellations for the 10 reporting airlines were 9,686 flights, about 1.8 percent of more than 536,000 scheduled…

  • Carriers’ March On-Time Performance Slips

    [ad_1] On-time performance in March for North American carriers took a downward turn after improving the prior two months. Average North American airline on-time performance in March was 71.4 percent compared with 75 percent in February, according to Cirium’s monthly report. The only two airlines to show month-over-month improvement were WestJet and Air Canada, the…

  • Gray Dawes Enters U.S. with Express Travel Acquisition

    [ad_1] U.K. travel management company Gray Dawes Group has acquired Florida-based Express Travel, a move that “closes the circle” on the TMC’s follow-the-sun service strategy, according to Gray Dawes Group CEO Suzanne Horner. The acquisition, which closed on Friday, is Gray Dawes’ 13th to date and brings Gray Dawes’ employee count to about 300 and…

  • Accor: Robust Q1 Recovery, Strong Asia-Pac Momentum

    [ad_1] Accor Group reported strong first-quarter systemwide rate growth attributed to the company “once again” seeing growing demand across all regions and increased momentum in the Asia-Pacific region, company executives reported Thursday.  In Asia-Pacific alone, Accor reported revenue per available room at €56.80, up 77 percent year over year. Accor also reported a 107 percent year-over-year…

  • Southwest: March Managed Business Revenue Near 2019 Levels

    [ad_1] Southwest Airlines is seeing “strong business demand,” said CEO Bob Jordan, and in March its managed business revenue was “nearly restored” to March 2019 levels, EVP and chief commercial officer Ryan Green said during a Thursday earnings call.  “I think [that] is a remarkable accomplishment, and I think industry-leading in terms of our ability…

  • American: NDC Results ‘Extremely Encouraging,’ Direct Share Grows

    [ad_1] About a month after beginning to push certain content through New Distribution Capability channels, American Airlines is “extremely encouraged” by the results and plans to continue rolling more of its selling and servicing tools into NDC, American chief commercial officer Vasu Raja said on a Thursday earnings call. This is despite some industry concerns and…

  • Lyft to Lay Off 26 Percent of Workforce

    [ad_1] Less than two weeks after new CEO David Risher came on board, Lyft has announced a restructuring plan that will lay off 1,072 employees, about 26 percent of the company’s workforce, according to a Thursday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Lyft also will scale back on hiring and has eliminated more than 250…

  • Hertz: Q1 Demand Up, Corp. Rates Rise

    [ad_1] Corporate rental car demand continued to improve in the first quarter, and corporate clients are renewing deals “often” at higher prices, Hertz Global Holdings executives said Thursday during an earnings call. “We’re seeing strength in leisure and strength in corporate, where renewals continue and often at [a] higher negotiated price,” Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr…

  • Wyndham: Record Q1 U.S. RevPAR, Sturdy Corp. Demand

    [ad_1] Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ first-quarter domestic revenue per available room hit record levels with 4 percent growth year over year driven by stronger pricing power and higher occupancy, Wyndham president and CEO Geoffrey Ballotti said Thursday during the company’s earnings call. The record first-quarter U.S. RevPAR was “as expected,” according to Ballotti, who added…

  • Sabre to Distribute Air India Content Once Again

    [ad_1] Air India content will return to Sabre’s global distribution system next month after a more than three-year absence per a new multiyear agreement between the carrier and the travel technology company. Sabre projects Air India content will be available in the Sabre marketplace as of May 4, and Air India also will work with…