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Hilton's new loyalty program, Honors, will soon allow travelers to pay with points. But will they gouge travelers on the value of each point? The jury is still out.

Southwest Airlines is officially steering clear of basic economy fares, which passengers will love. Investors, on the other hand, may start to get antsy.

Now that all the legacy carriers have their Spirit Air-like fares, the big question is what comes next for passenger experience?

United plans to retire its aging 747 fleet by the end of the year -- well ahead of schedule. While that's good news for passengers keen on new aircraft and fancy in-flight entertainment, some are mourning the loss.

Those traveling on British Airways this week -- especially on short-haul flights -- may be in for disruptions as a portion of its cabin crew is expected to go on strike.

Business travelers have a new loyalty program to call their own for 2017 with Alaska's Mileage Plan. Hopefully it sticks around through Alaska's merger with Virgin America.

Now that the regulatory and legal hurdles are out of the way, Alaska is free to gobble up Virgin America. But what will be left behind?

United's rollout of its Polaris Business Class went very smoothly from a communications perspective. But now that passengers are beginning to see it appear, has the airline over-promised what it can deliver?

United surprised the airline community when it announced that its basic economy fares wouldn't allow for free overhead carry-on luggage this week. To many, that makes its upcoming basic economy fare worse than the competition. But will mainstream passengers care?