[ad_1] United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby did not mince words during the company’s Wednesday fourth-quarter earnings call, terming industry capacity aspirations for 2023 “simply unachievable.”  He said that all companies, including airlines and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, need to staff at higher levels, an effort he said was hindered by such constraints as the…

[ad_1] The Travel and Meeting Society has brought in veteran travel consultant Mark Williams as its executive director, a new position in the budding business travel professional organization. Williams has worked in the travel industry for more than 30 years, including as a founding partner of Goldspring Consulting and with Nina & Pinta and Advito,…

[ad_1] Meetings technology company Cvent later this year will bring group booking provider MeetingPackage’s 6,000-instant-availability venues into the Cvent Instant Book tool, the companies announced Tuesday.  Through the partnership, Cvent customers will be able to book small and simple meetings with hotels and venues within MeetingPackage’s network directly on Cvent’s platform. The MeetingPackage portfolio includes…

[ad_1] Finnair in early 2023 will begin to gradually implement continuous pricing through its direct website and mobile app, as well as through New Distribution Capability-enabled channels for travel agents, the carrier announced Tuesday. In addition, starting May 1, Finnair will remove all domestic itineraries for flights that take off and land in Finland from…

[ad_1] Off-channel booking aggregator Traxo has partnered with travel data management provider Agentivity to provide travel management companies with data on clients’ supplier-direct bookings, the companies announced. The companies said their partnership would give TMCs greater abilities in servicing off-channel bookings, as they can integrate such services as itineraries, data automation and data sharing with…

[ad_1] All Nippon Airways effective March 26 will restore service between Tokyo’s Haneda Airport and Munich International Airport, the carrier announced Tuesday. Additionally, ANA plans to shift service to several North American destinations to Haneda from Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. Nonstop service between Tokyo and each Houston, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and Vancouver beginning March 26…

[ad_1] Etihad Airways on Oct. 1 will launch service between Abu Dhabi and each Copenhagen and Düsseldorf, the carrier announced Monday.  Etihad will operate four weekly flights to Copenhagen Airport from Abu Dhabi International Airport and three weekly flights from Abu Dhabi to Düsseldorf Airport in Germany, according to the carrier.  Flights on both routes…

[ad_1] South Florida rail provider Brightline has partnered with Uber to bring ride-hailing services to its passengers within the Brightline app and website, the rail company announced Friday.  Customers now can book Uber riders to and from Brightline’s five South Florida stations—Miami, Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach—when booking their rail tickets. …

[ad_1] United Airlines last week opened a new United Club at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, according to the carrier. The new 17,000-sq.-ft. space is located in Terminal 1 near gate C10. The club includes more than 400 seats of varying types—recliners, couches and chairs—and is double the size of the previous club, according to United.…

[ad_1] U.S. meeting volume in December 2022 exceeded monthly pre-pandemic levels for the second month in a row, up 3.1 percent from December 2019 benchmarks, according to meetings data provider Knowland’s monthly report.  Meetings and events volume in December also increased 141.5 percent year over year, possibly in part due to Covid-19 variants causing cancellations…