Airlines have worked tirelessly in recent months to convince travelers that flying is safe. However, those efforts haven’t fully paid off, a newly released study by J.D. Power suggests.The surve…
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Airlines’ on-time performance continued to sparkle in August
With flight volumes depressed, airlines continued to produce unusually strong on-time performances in August.According to the DOT’s latest Air Travel Consumer Report, released on Nov. 13, 91% of…
Qatar Airways adds new destinations to global network
Qatar Airways resume flights and increase services to several destinations in the coming weeks, the carrier has announced.The Middle Eastern airline will fly to Algiers twice a week from November 13th…
Southwest report shows rising virus cases are hitting travel
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines cautioned Thursday that the tenuous recovery in air travel could be fading as coronavirus cases spike across the United States.The nation’s fourth-biggest …
Baha Mar resort complex sets new reopening date
The Baha Mar complex on Nassau’s Cable Beach announced its phased reopening schedule, beginning with the Grand Hyatt and the Baha Mar Casino on Dec. 17, to be followed shortly by the Rosewood Ba…
Travel stocks jump on Pfizer’s positive vaccine news
Travel industry stocks surged today on early morning news that Pfizer’s vaccine was remarkably successful at preventing Covid-19.Cruise line shares soared in early trading, with Carnival Corp.&r…
Norwegian cites ‘significant uncertainties’ in CDC’s sailing order
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) today called the CDC’s Conditional Sailing Order “a step in the right direction on the path to the safer and healthier resumption of cruising in the U…
Hilton CEO says Q3 occupancy up ‘meaningfully’
Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta expressed some measured optimism during the company’s third-quarter earnings call Wednesday, reporting steady progress on the systemwide occupancy front and a gradual p…
JetBlue is the latest airline to retreat from seat blocking
The days of airlines blocking seats to make passengers feel safer about flying during the pandemic are coming closer to an end.JetBlue is the latest to indicate it is rethinking the issue. A spokesman…
Second Trump term could slow US tourism growth
A second term for the Trump administration – combined with the ongoing impact of Covid-19 – are unlikely to provide the US tourism sector with a great deal of optimism, argue GlobalData.Th…