The pandemic-era rollovers of elite loyalty status and looser qualification rules among U.S. airlines are coming to an end, potentially jeopardizing the perks of millions of frequent travelers. While some travel managers report being "bombarded" with emails from...
Executive Travel has promoted Brian Wallingford to VP of business development, a role in which he "will help continue to expand our partnerships focused on offering the highest levels of service," according to Executive Travel CEO Paul...
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic on Thursday each announced the resumption of flights to mainland China, which had been paused since 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. BA starting on April 23 again will fly between London...
Etihad Airways on May 1 will increase service from Abu Dhabi to Frankfurt to 11 times weekly from daily, the carrier announced Thursday. Service will be operated on two-class Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, with 28 seats in business...
Corporate travel reshopping platform TripBam has appointed former BCD Travel executive Barbara Blue as VP of strategic partnerships, the company announced Thursday. Blue joined TripBam in January following a 22-year career with BCD Travel. As VP of strategic partnerships—a...
Qatar Airways has signed a multi-year deal with ATPCO for its Routehappy merchandizing solution, ATPCO announced Thursday. ATPCO will create and distribute all content types—amenities, universal ticket attributes and universal product attributes—for Qatar to all third-party distribution channels that...
Singapore Airlines has launched complimentary, unlimited in-flight Wi-Fi for all business-class customers and its PPS Club and PPS Club supplementary cardholders, the carrier announced Wednesday. In addition, the carrier's KrisFlyer loyalty members will receive free three-hour W-Fi plans when...
Latam on July 1 will introduce nonstop flights between Bogotá, Colombia, and Orlando, Fla., the carrier announced Wednesday. The new route will operate daily with Airbus A320 aircraft with 174-passenger capacity. It is part of the joint venture...
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo will have new franchise locations in Chile the second half of 2023 through Circulo Autos, Enterprise Holdings announced Wednesday.Circulo Autos' lines of business include a car rental division, currently in five...
Travel technology provider and marketplace Mondee is expanding into Brazil with the acquisition of B2B travel company Orinter, which serves both domestic and outbound travel needs in the country, the company announced. Mondee will integrate Orinter's 4,800 travel...
