[ad_1] Delta Air Lines for the second year in a row took the top spot for on-time performance among major North American carriers, according to Cirium’s 2022 report, released Thursday. The carrier had an on-time performance of 84.1 percent on a total of 959,987 flights, down a few points from last year’s 87.8 percent performance.…

[ad_1] The United States will require a negative Covid-19 test for travelers to the U.S. from China, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. Beginning Jan. 5, 2023, all air passengers 2 years old and older will need to provide a negative test no more than two days prior to their departure from…

[ad_1] Etihad Airways beginning February 2023 plans to add another weekly frequency to its Abu Dhabi-Shanghai route, using Boeing 787 and 777 aircraft, the carrier announced Tuesday. That doubles the number of weekly flights on the route. Combined with weekly service to Beijing and twice-weekly service to Guangzhou, Etihad will fly five weekly nonstop flights…

[ad_1] Southwest Airlines’ ongoing cancellations and delays this past week even after other carriers recovered from the inclement weather over the Christmas holiday indicate that the airline may have deeper systemic issues, sources say. This means its operational woes could recur when there are more business travelers in transit.  In a video statement on its…

[ad_1] Marriott International president Stephanie Linnartz on Feb. 24, 2023, will step down from the company after 25 years to join Under Armour as president and CEO, the company announced Wednesday. Linnartz joined Marriott in 1997 and has been the company’s president since 2021. As president, the company said she led its global consumer strategy and…

[ad_1] Travel buyers are tightening policies but not making grand cuts to spending, according to a survey of customers by India-based travel management company Itilite. The survey, which Itilite based on data in its platform as well as more than 50 in-depth interviews in November and December with customers and prospective customers, indicated that 70…

[ad_1] TAP Air Portugal plans to increase its routes to the Americas for summer 2023, offering 17 additional flights for the season, the carrier announced Wednesday. The increase “will restore pre-pandemic flight levels.” Service to the United States will increase by 10 additional flights per week in 2023, with Boston increasing to 14, Miami and…

[ad_1] The U.S. Department of Transportation has extended to Jan. 23, 2023, the period for comments on its proposed rule on enhancing the transparency of airline ancillary service fees. The previous deadline had been Dec. 19.  The agency initially announced the proposed rule in September and filed it in the Federal Register in October. DOT noted that…

[ad_1] Cost is the No. 1 deterrent to the return of meetings in 2023, according to a new survey, with 73 percent of meeting planner respondents indicating they expect price increases in at least some categories of 20 to 50 percent, with food and beverage expected by most to rise.  Meetings and event data provider…

[ad_1] Average U.S. hotel revenue per available room, daily rates and occupancy in November all were down month over month, while ADR and RevPAR remained above 2019 levels, according to hospitality analytics firm STR.  November U.S. hotel occupancy was 59.4 percent—down 7.8 percentage points from October 2022 and down 3.2 percent from 2019. ADR in…