IATA Schedule Data Exchange Program Gathers Momentum

Flying Blue, the loyalty program of Air France-KLM, is offering a generous online status match for elite members of the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, American Airlines AAdvantage, JetBlue TrueBlue Rewards and United Airlines MileagePlus programs.

A Formula 1 team principal can seem like a pretty fun, glamorous job. After all, fans typically see them spending race weekends in heated conversations with drivers, giving interviews to TV reporters, pounding their fists on tables, occasionally spraying Champagne, and earning tons of airtime on "Drive to Survive," the sport's Netflix docuseries.

Lighthouse, a startup best known for helping hotels and short-term rentals analyze their market demand, rates, and positioning, has bought HQ Revenue, the companies said on Thursday.

India’s National Stock Exchange has launched the Nifty India Tourism Index to capture the performance of travel and tourism companies within the Nifty 500 Index. The index is used by investors to manage their investment portfolios and serve as a benchmark for different purposes, including tracking expected returns of certain segments. 

Time to hit the slopes. It’s officially summer next week, and Delta Air Lines is already thinking about winter.

While the summer travel season is well underway, one major airline is looking ahead to make enhancements for ski season. Delta Air Lines announced today it will operate their largest-ever flight schedule to popular ski destinations starting this year. The Atlanta-based carrier will operate a higher frequency or begin new service to the following popular ski destinations including: Aspen, Bozeman, Jackson Hole, Montrose/Telluride, Steamboat Springs, Sun Valley, and Vail.  “With our latest winter schedule, customers have more choices than ever, with up to 190 weekly flights to places our customers want to fly to most, paired with the premium services and amenities our customers always enjoy,” Delta’s Senior Vice President of Network Planning Joe Esposito shared in a release about the new service.  In Los Angeles, Delta will reintroduce daily flights to Bozeman, Montana, Vail, Colorado, and Saturday flights to Sun Valley, Idaho.

Like any emerging technology, AI is not a foregone conclusion. Realizing its full potential in travel will require bold action within companies and collaboration between them.

Hotels increasingly consider wellness investments as travelers’ expectations evolve, but what trends are rising, and which services are the most profitable after accounting for everything?

Airline pilots, who are responsible for hundreds of lives daily, dedicate years of training and studying to earn their seats in the cockpit.

For travelers keen on visiting the more than 80 marbled domes of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, the impressive Qatar Al Watan presidential palace, and the rolling desert dunes of Abu Dhabi, there’s now a great way to do so—and it’s practically free.

Last week saw a mea culpa of colossal proportions at American Airlines. Robert Isom, the carrier’s chief executive, acknowledged that the company had “dug ourselves a hole” through a misguided commercial strategy. 

Global airlines are expected to achieve record revenue of $996 billion and fly a record-high 4.96 billion passengers in 2024, according to new projections from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).