Delta and United recently unveiled enhancements to their corporate travel programs. Delta’s changes are mainly focused on extending existing corporate benefits to flights through its partners, Air France and KLM. United rolled out Corporate Preferred, a new program that awards a variety of benefits depending...
If keeping up with business travel trends is your job, take a look at the results of Travel Leaders Group’s analysis of their top US partners’ year-over-year spending and behavioral data. As airlines and hotels continue to press yield management, contracted and negotiated rates become...
American Airlines’ basic economy tickets now come with one less restriction. Travelers are allowed to bring a standard carry-on bag in addition to a personal item that fits under the seat in front of them. Prior to September 5th, passengers we only allowed to bring...
Veteran travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt at Atmosphere Research says airlines in the coming years will move away from terms like ‘fare’ and ‘ticket’ and toward terms like ‘price,’ ‘journey’ and ‘experience'. More [button size='medium' style='' text='More News' icon='fa-rss' icon_color='' link='https://www.travelleaderscorporate.com/insights/travelwire/' target='_self' color='' hover_color='' border_color=''...
Code-sharing, where one airline puts its flight number on another airline’s flight and sells it as its own, is growing more frustrating in many cases. The disconnects between connecting airlines have gotten more complicated as airlines unbundle services and create fees for things that used...
A number of the country’s top carriers have announced rules that would limit the use of high-tech bags, over fear of potential battery combustion. American Airlines led the charge on the ban. The carrier noted a policy change that “Beginning Jan. 15, customers who travel...
The Jan. 22 deadline is nearing for state compliance with federal Real ID requirements. U.S. state driver's licenses that comply can be used to pass through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints. All but a handful of states and territories have achieved compliance or have achieved an...
An overwhelming 7.8 billion travelers are projected to fly in 2036, according to the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) latest 20-year forecast. The massive figure represents a near doubling of the 4 billion passengers expected to take to the skies in 2017. The updated prediction...
On Saturday, December 9, 2017, six airlines – American Airlines, American Shuttle, Delta Shuttle, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, and Spirit Airlines – will relocate terminals at LaGuardia Airport. The airline relocation will help to improve the travel experience and accommodate the ongoing redevelopment to build a new unified LaGuardia with better amenities,...
Security measures have taken effect on all US-bound flights to comply with government requirements aimed at avoiding an in-cabin laptop ban. The changes mean that travelers could face brief interviews at check-in or at the gate. Several airlines have implemented different policies to comply, including...