Travel Week in Review – January 6th, 2023

As we welcome the arrival of a fresh new year. For many, that means taking bucket-list-type trips overseas. But, some sweeping changes are coming to the global travel scene in 2023, with new regulations, systems, and services slated to take effect that will affect American trippers. Here is a look at some of the major developments that U.S. travelers need to know about this year.  Read More…

Taking a cue from the automobile industry, airlines are betting big on next-generation aircraft technologies that will trade conventional carbon-emitting jet fuel for other kinds of power, including electric, hybrid, and hydrogen—and new planes that utilize them. Sooner still, companies are adopting cleaner, low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a range of biofuels derived from renewable biomass and waste products. Read More…

The business travel industry in 2022 may not have had the heated merger and acquisition environment that marked previous years, but among the deals that were struck were some big ones, including JetBlue Airways winning a bidding war for Spirit Airlines and Sabre acquiring virtual payment specialist Conferma, hotels beefing up their portfolios, and Travel Management Companies merging. Read More…