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Wyndham and Alaska Airlines Loyalty Programs Rated Tops by U.S. News & World Report

Wyndham Rewards and Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan were ranked No. 1 in the U.S. News & World Report 2024-2025 Best Travel Rewards Programs listings.……

Southwest To Add Assigned Seating, Premium Seats and Redeye Flights

Southwest Airlines announced a number of major operational changes including the introduction of assigned seating, premium seating and redeye flights. The changes, according to……

Turkish Airlines To Offer Free Unlimited WiFi Within 2 Years

Turkish Airlines said it will provide passengers with free, unlimited, uninterrupted WiFi service within two years, with the rollout beginning at the end of……

Korean Air Announces Order of Up to 50 Boeing Widebody Aircraft

Korean Air announced its intent to buy 20 Boeing 777-9s and 20 Boeing 787-10s with options for 10 more of the largest 787 Dreamliner……

Emirates Becomes 27th Signatory for ATPCO Pricing Tool

ATPCO announced that its pricing tool Architect is the fastest-growing Decision Support System (DSS) on the market.  Including the most recent signatory, Emirates, 27……

US Air Ticket Sales Set 6-Month Record, Says ARC

US-based travel agency air ticket sales totaled $53 billion from January to June 2024 — the highest total recorded by the Airlines Reporting Corp.……

United Gains Ground Among ‘Road Warrior’ Travelers, Says Executive on Earnings Call

United Airlines gained ground in key markets among “frequent business road warrior travelers,” according to Andrew Nocella, chief commercial officer, speaking on a second……

Southwest and Archer in Arrangement for Air Taxis

Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop operational plans for electric air taxi networks utilizing Archer’s eVTOL (electric……

Delta Sees Double-Digit Managed Travel Volume Increase in Q2

Managed corporate travel volume grew by “double digits” year over year in the second quarter of 2024, according to Delta Air Lines executives, speaking……

Large Majority of Business Travelers Not Yet Comfortable With AI Bookings

A large majority (89%) of global business travelers are not yet comfortable using AI-enabled options for booking business travel, but an even larger number……

Amadeus NDC Content Now Available on SAP Concur Travel

NDC content from the Amadeus Travel Platform is now available on SAP Concur Travel, according to an announcement. This allows the Concur Travel online……

United Applies for New Daily Ser vice Between Washington Reagan and San Francisco

United Airlines has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation for a new daily roundtrip flight between Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)……