Articles tagged “warren buffett”

Airlines

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Sells All of Its Airline Shares

Warren Buffett provided a no-confidence vote in the near-future of U.S. airlines, but elsewhere in travel private equity firms are betting billions of dollars that Expedia Group and Airbnb will emerge from the coronavirus crisis in relatively strong positions. Uncertainty reigns.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Sells All of Its Airline Shares

Business Travel

Six Flags Takes Travel Counterparts’ Cue, Launches Rewards Program

Six Flags' new loyalty program is as much about collecting visitor data as it is about rewarding visitors for their habits.

Grant Martin, Skift | 6 years ago

Six Flags Takes Travel Counterparts’ Cue, Launches Rewards Program

Airlines

Warren Buffett rails against airline investing

Berkshire Hathaway is a big transportation investor -- in rail. Despite the changed conditions in the airline industry since Warren Buffett invested in US Air, some of what he says still rings true: "You’ve got huge fixed costs, you’ve got strong labor unions and you’ve got commodity pricing. That is not a great recipe for success."

Skift | 11 years ago

Warren Buffett rails against airline investing