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Airline Weekly
There are three big reasons for Alaska proposed $1.9 billion merger with Hawaiian: scale, loyalty, and premium traffic. And there are lots of questions too.
5 hours ago
Airlines
The 2023 holiday travel forecast from AAA is one of the highest on record, marking a return to normal following the pandemic.
Meghna Maharishi | 6 hours ago
Daily Lodging Report
In 2024, Hilton’s luxury portfolio, inclusive of Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts and LXR Hotels & Resorts will announce offerings that will provide guests with new brand signatures.
18 hours ago
Hotels
Hilton has struggled to get the H3 brand trademarked for its new extended-stay hotels. Some alternative names it's considering include Livsmart, filings showed.
Sean O'Neill | 21 hours ago
Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been strained in recent years, so regularly scheduled direct flights between the two countries would be a colossal step in further establishing ties.
Reuters | 23 hours ago
Short-Term Rentals
David Stephenson is slated to become Airbnb chief business officer January 1, but he will also be CFO through the end of February. His last earnings call as CFO would be in mid-February.
Dennis Schaal | 2 days ago
Airbnb's Host Clubs don't solely exist to enlist in local regulatory campaigns. But in the past, the company's public policy team has been heavily involved in their operations, and will be in the future.
Travel Technology
The updated version of Bard did well with some travel tasks, particularly finding flight options, but its answers still need to be taken with a grain of salt.
Justin Dawes | 2 days ago
Tourism
Visitors to Paris will need to have deeper pockets as the city readies to host the Olympic Games next year.
Reuters | 2 days ago
Wyndham's fast-growing extended-stay category intensifies the competitive dynamics of Choice Hotel's take-over bid as both companies vie for the increased business from construction workers and related trades.
Amina Niasse, Reuters | 2 days ago
Startups
Beond is selling a "premium luxury" air travel experience, and Minut wants to help short-term rental hosts detect things like cigarette smoke and noisy guests.
Justin Dawes | 3 days ago
