Travel Agency Giant Flight Centre Notches Record Revenue

United Airlines restored its Los Angeles to Shanghai nonstop service on Thursday, becoming the only U.S. carrier to fly the route. 

Low-cost airlines are jumping in on the Labor Day Weekend sales, and it could mean big savings on fall travel. Frontier Airlines recently announced the «Work Less, Fly More! Labor Day Deals» which offers flights from $29 to popular destinations including Atlanta, Dallas, Las Vegas, Orlando, and more.  The fare sale provides deep discounts on flights through November 17, 2024, making it perfect for fall or early winter getaways to warm destinations. 

United Airlines flight attendants voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike as tensions with management rise. 

Traveling during hurricane season, which spans from June to November, can be both thrilling and precarious.

Ryanair chastised online travel agencies for years for scraping its fares and unilaterally charging higher prices, as well as booking fees and overcharging for ancillary services like checked bags.

Amex GBT (American Express Global Business Travel) has become a giant since spinning out from American Express a decade ago. Last year, it helped employees at about 20,000 companies book $6.3 billion in travel transactions. It’s probably the largest travel management company by sales, though many competitors don’t disclose their financials publicly, making comparisons tricky.

Yet another giant new Royal Caribbean ship is on the way. Maybe three.

The Skift Research team recently unveiled its State of Travel 2024 report, a 400-page that documents the consumer and business trends in various sectors of the travel industry — including hotels and online travel agencies.

As summer begins to wind down, travelers are starting to hunt for bargains on fall and winter travel. Allegiant Airlines, a discount carrier based in Las Vegas, recently released tons of deals on flights for under $50 on theirdeals section throughout November, which they describe as a «great value.» Customers can get flights to popular destinations throughout Florida including Tampa and Orlando, as well as vacation spots such as Vegas or Nashville. 

I worked as a flight attendant on domestic and international routes for two years, and I saw all kinds of behavior on planes. 

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ray Zahab, a 55-year-old Canadian explorer and ultra-distance runner who has traversed nearly 12,400 miles across Earth's most extreme environments, from the Arctic to the Sahara. It's been edited for length and clarity.

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