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Hotels
IHG CEO Targets Indie Hotels in Tech-Driven Expansion — Exclusive Interview
IHG CEO Elie Maalouf sees rich potential in many fragmented hotel markets, such as Europe and Japan, where independent hoteliers face mounting pressures from digital transformation.
Airlines
How American, Delta, and United Are Prepping for 2025's Super Bowl Surge
Airlines are ramping up schedules for this weekend’s Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, and a few of them are having a bit of fun doing so.
Startups
Corporate Travel, Flying Taxis: Startups Raise $300 Million Over Three Weeks
Travel startups have raised about $400 million so far this year. By this time in 2024, travel startups had raised more than twice that.
Airlines
JetBlue Targets High-Spending Flyers as Industry Competition for Premium Travelers Heats Up
As airlines race to expand premium offerings, this move is a key part of JetBlue’s strategy to enhance loyalty and drive profitability.
Tourism
America's National Parks May Face Summer Worker Shortage
The U.S. National Parks Service hasn't seen staffing increase in tandem with surging visitation at many locations. The Trump's Administration's rescinding of job offers to temporary workers, plus other actions, may compromise the ability of rangers to manage crowds this summer.
Airlines
EU Policymakers Raise Concerns Over Slow Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
The EU has big goals for sustainable aviation fuel, but big goals alone won’t solve the problem. Without major investment to produce more SAF and make it cheaper, these targets may end up being more talk than action.
Airlines
Finnair Warns of Pilot Job Cuts as Labor Talks Intensify
As labor negotiations restart, Finnair management is raising the stakes. The threat of pilot redundancies will be front of mind when further talks begin next week.
Podcasts
Expedia's Strong Quarter, Hilton's Optimism and Sustainability’s Price
On today’s podcast we discuss upbeat earnings reports from both Expedia and Hilton, as well as why one online travel CEO doesn’t think consumers will pay for greener trips.
Hotels
How Ananda Went From a Foreigners’ Wellness Retreat to a 50% Indian Clientele
Indians love a good bargain. However, with wellness taking center stage, many are now happily loosening their purse strings in exchange for a little R&R.
Online Travel
Expedia Is Open to AI Partnerships and M&A
Expedia has its hands full getting Hotels.com and Vrbo back on track, and the antitrust environment may not be optimal for acquisitions these days. But if the company comes across a hard-to-resist M&A opportunity, never say never.
Tourism
What Drove China’s Lunar New Year Tourism
This year’s Lunar New Year rush in China isn’t just about big cities — smaller, heritage-rich destinations and visa-free policies played a major role in trips over eight days.