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Articles tagged “infrastructure”

Business Travel

Airbnb-Like Startup for Blue Collar Workers Boosted by U.S. Infrastructure Spend

Millions more essential workers could be hitting the road in the coming years, thanks to Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. And that’s a lot of bookings for all travel companies, if they're prepared to do their homework early on.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Airbnb-Like Startup for Blue Collar Workers Boosted by U.S. Infrastructure Spend

Airlines

U.S. Airports, Railroads Prep for Influx of $1 Trillion in Infrastructure Funds

President Biden's more than $1 trillion infrastructure plan provides an unseen-for-decades investment in U.S. transportation. But achieving its lofty goals could pose new challenges, which is something former President Obama knows well after partisan politics stymied some of his infrastructure ambitions.

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

U.S. Airports, Railroads Prep for Influx of $1 Trillion in Infrastructure Funds

Airlines

Airports, Railways Will Get Boost From Approved $1 Trillion Infrastructure Package

At long last, U.S. President Biden can sign his hard-fought $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. The measure will make a historic investment in hard infrastructure, including airport and rail projects that many say will boost the travel industry.

David Morgan, Susan Cornwell and Makini Brice, Reuters | 2 years ago

Airports, Railways Will Get Boost From Approved $1 Trillion Infrastructure Package

Ground Transport

Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Line Next in U.S. if Brightline Gets Its Way

Brightline wants to make sure that private companies have equal access to the billions of dollars in new passenger rail funds proposed by President "Amtrak Joe" Biden. That could allow the railroad to speed up work on the country's next high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California.

Edward Russell, Skift | 3 years ago

Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Line Next in U.S. if Brightline Gets Its Way

Ground Transport

President Biden Touts Amtrak’s Low Climate Impact on the Railway’s 50th Anniversary

U.S. lawmakers have been alarmingly indifferent about infrastructure for years. The pandemic appears to have provided the political will to change that, but the climate crisis is also a factor. The president used Amtrak Friday to make his case.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

President Biden Touts Amtrak’s Low Climate Impact on the Railway’s 50th Anniversary

Ground Transport

Amtrak Prepares for Close-Up When the Oscars Go Live at L.A.’s Union Station

When jet-setting Hollywood chooses a train station, yes, a train station, for its biggest night of the year, you know the rail industry is having its 15 minutes in the limelight. Oscars buzz can be short-lived. Amtrak and its biggest fan at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue hope that isn't the case this year.

Tom Lowry, Skift | 3 years ago

Amtrak Prepares for Close-Up When the Oscars Go Live at L.A.’s Union Station

Airlines

3 Big Upsides for Travel From President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

The years of infrastructure week memes are finally over with President Biden's $2 trillion proposal to upgrade and green America's infrastructure. But with battle lines already forming, can he get the package over the line in Congress?

Edward Russell, Skift | 3 years ago

3 Big Upsides for Travel From President Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
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Airlines

Truly Intelligent Airline Retailing Needs to go Beyond Customer Segmentation

Let’s face it –– airlines aren’t known for their infrastructure innovations. But applying new, intelligent technology infrastructures can bring them into the modern world and allow them to provide their customers with the right offer, at the right time, at the right price.

Sabre + Skift | 6 years ago

Truly Intelligent Airline Retailing Needs to go Beyond Customer Segmentation

Ground Transport

Trump Plan to Improve U.S. Infrastructure Is Going Nowhere for Now

A plan to invest in U.S. infrastructure was supposed to be a slam dunk for the Trump administration. Yet even with an experienced political operator such as the Secretary of Transportation, it's now unclear whether any robust plan will ever come to fruition.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 7 years ago

Trump Plan to Improve U.S. Infrastructure Is Going Nowhere for Now

Airlines

Trump’s Air Traffic Control Proposal Promises Change Without Giving Details

A private air traffic control system isn't dangerous or untested; many countries around the world use them. Until more details are known about what it will take to implement and operate this new system in the U.S., however, you should remain skeptical about the transformative prospects of such a change.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 7 years ago