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Online travel agency Cleartrip has announced that its travel agent partners increased by 40% in 2023 as compared to 2022. The company’s business-to-business platform Agentbox 2.0 recorded four times higher volume of business in 2023 than the previous year, it added. 

Delta has announced a second “path-of-totality flight” for April 8’s total solar eclipse—and reassured its airborne eclipse chasers that it will make every effort to give its customers a “memorable flight experience.”

Your summer holiday might be more expensive this year if you are planning on flying with some European companies.

Airlines are trialling new techniques to shave minutes off turnaround procedures as a way to cut costs.

Hot on the heels of the Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles program, Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways has announced a Mileage Club devaluation by increasing redemption rates for bookings made starting April 18.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey provided an update on the $4.2 billion redevelopment of Terminal 6 at New York's JFK Airport, saying that the first gates are on track to open in 2026. Construction began a year ago.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved an increase in the allowed number of scheduled roundtrip weekly passenger flights by Chinese airlines to the U.S. to 50, up from 35, beginning March 31, according to a DOT order filed Monday.

Frontier Airlines is making some big adjustments to its network.

The letters "NDC" still elicit antipathy from much of the traditional travel agency community. But one sector of the industry that is embracing the modern merchandising technology is air consolidators.

You can circumnavigate the world in just 24 days, if you’re willing to pay six-figure prices for the privilege. Here’s why more travelers are signing up.

Many long-haul flights make pit stops in another city or country before reaching the final destination—so why not turn your layover into a mini vacation? Through offerings known as “stopover” programs, some international airlines allow passengers to add a free stop to their flight itinerary in order to do just that.

Flight attendants at Lufthansa are calling for a surcharge on special meals, with staff saying they're overwhelmed by the amount of different options they need to cater for, German aviation news site Aero Telegraph reported.

Between 1932 and 2021, Air India went from being the gold standard of aviation under the Tata Group to a nationalized airline in complete disarray.

Checking in a bag is becoming an increasingly expensive endeavor. 

Southwest Airlines doesn't have fancy onboard offerings. However, it does have a unique boarding process where you get assigned a specific boarding number that determines when you can board the plane. The order you get on the plane is important since Southwest uses first-come, first-served seating. The earlier you board, the better seat options you'll have. All of its planes offer a 3-3 seating configuration.

Southwest Airlines has announced a brand new sale in honor of the leap year. Travelers can save 30% off of base fares on flights. Here’s how to take advantage of this limited-time offer.

The rumor mill is swirling with speculation about the end of one of Delta Air Lines' checked bag policies.

Rear-facing seats are debuting on Amtrak's key Northeast trains.

Editor's note: This post has been updated with additional information. It was originally published on Feb. 27, 2024.

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will sweep across areas of North America.

An announcement this week from American Airlines created widespread concern and confusion in the travel advisor community. Once again, as with the NDC fare roll-out, we have a half-baked, significant policy change released to the marketplace without fully thinking through the ramifications or fully communicating specifically how advisors would be impacted.