[ad_1] American Airlines chief customer officer Alison Taylor will retire later this year, the carrier announced Friday. Taylor will remain in an advisory role through most of 2023 while her day-to-day responsibilities will transition to chief commercial officer Vasu Raja and SVP of global partnerships and international Scott Laurence. Taylor joined American in 2016 as SVP…

[ad_1] Business travel volumes and trip lengths increased in the fourth quarter of 2022, and air and hotel costs for business travel also began to moderate, according to the quarterly SpendSmart Travel Trends report from expense management supplier Emburse. The data, based on more than 140,000 transactions made by travel management companies on Emburse’s platform…

[ad_1] Korean Air in March will resume service to four European destinations after a three-year hiatus because of the pandemic, the carrier announced Friday.  Service will resume March 27 between Seoul and Prague, operating thrice weekly on each Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The carrier also will restart service March 28 between Seoul and Zurich, operating…

[ad_1] Average December 2022 U.S. hotel occupancy and revenue per available room decreased month over month, with the average daily rate increasing slightly from November levels, according to hospitality analytics firm STR.  Like the month prior, STR again cited “continued improvement in business travel and groups” among its top 25 markets in December with higher occupancy and ADR…

[ad_1] Accor has launched what it called a new global midscale brand of dubbed Handwritten Collection, with 12 properties signed and seven set to debut by May 2023, the company announced Thursday. The Handwritten Collection adds to Accor’s portfolio of 43 brands and expands the company’s footprint in the midscale hotel sector. The company expects…

[ad_1] Delta Air Lines has exercised an option to purchase 12 additional Airbus A220-300 aircraft, the carrier announced Wednesday. The model has 25 percent better fuel efficiency than the aircraft it will be replacing, according to Delta. Deliveries are expected in 2026 and 2027. The narrowbody, 130-seat aircraft includes 12 First Class, 30 Comfort-Plus and…

[ad_1] December domestic roundtrip airfares declined about 4.8 percent month over month to $531 versus $558 in November, according to Airlines Reporting Corp. It is the second monthly decline in a row. The December 2022 average fare was up 15.4 percent from $460 one year prior. December ARC-accredited travel agency air ticket sales totaled $5.5 billion, a…

[ad_1] American Express Global Business Travel is integrating carbon emissions calculations from climate reporting platform Chooose across its booking and reporting tools, the travel management company announced. Chooose’s calculations will replace Amex GBT’s current carbon calculation mechanisms in its Neo booking tool. The calculations also will be available in the TMC’s reporting tools, with the…

[ad_1] Marriott International has partnered with hospitality and meetings sourcing solution Groups360 to join the platform’s GroupSync Engage Instant Booking solution, the companies announced Wednesday.  The platform so far has enabled instant online booking for both guest rooms and meeting space for 1,500 Marriott properties in the U.S. and Canada, with more regions to follow.…

[ad_1] Ethiopian Airlines beginning May 16 will add service between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Atlanta, with a stop in Dublin, the carrier announced Wednesday. The route will operate four times weekly. The new destination will be the carrier’s fifth In the United States following Chicago, Newark, New York-JFK and Washington, D.C. [ad_2]