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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Travel Association Says Airlines in the United States Are Sub-Par In a new quarterly press conference launched today , the U.S. Meeting Planners Takeaway: Consider that the cost may be anywhere from $15-25 (or possibly more) and that as the system rolls out, electronic delays or snafus are possible.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Skift Take: The new Southwest Business Meetings platform made a splash at this year's IMEX America. Now, the airline is considering expanding the platform's capabilities beyond group air travel booking. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

As airline passengers and travel planners take a collective breath and wish upon a star that the aviation chaos that occurred this summer will end after Labor Day, a group of very disgruntled Attorneys General have banded together and asked the Senate to make airlines accountable to state authorities.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

On February 23, United Airlines announced an increase in baggage fees, following similar announcements from American Airlines on February 20, JetBlue on February 1, and Alaska Airlines on January 2. airlines made $6.8 Consider Southwest Airlines, which continues its free checked-luggage policy.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 30, 2022

Bernie Sanders Demands Airline Accountability, Airlines Blame FAA. sent a letter to Secretary Buttigieg with demands that meetings and travel planners dealing with participants missing days at events because of flight snafus might applaud. Sanders concluded: “Taxpayers bailed out the airline industry during their time of need.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Airlines are updating their business travel programs to be friendlier for groups struggling with last-minute changes, rising costs and reporting requirements. Recent enhancements make managing travel and redeeming rewards for meetings and events quicker and more streamlined. Simpler, more flexible and discounted. Saving Time.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2022

American Airlines Claims Return to Profitability. In its second-quarter 2022 financial statement, American Airlines reported a historic return to profit, based on a second-quarter net income of $476 million and second-quarter revenue of $13.4 Read More : TWT: Airlines Get ‘Berned,’ Biz Travel Stats Spike. less capacity. “We

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Responding to the move, Jim Byers, former travel editor of the Toronto Star and columnist/blogger at Jimbyerstravel.com, told Smart Meetings that “I didn’t find ArriveCAN even remotely difficult, but I can see how some would-be travelers would’ve been confused by it. “. Biden Wants an End to Hidden Airline Fees.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Spirit Airlines announced today that its stockholders have approved a merger with JetBlue Airways. billion cash offer for the airline. Read More : JW Marriott’s Scented Supper Made Meeting Memories. American Airlines Reports Strong Demand in Third Quarter. The airlines revenue rose to a record $13.46

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Countries are reopening, and meeting planners are doing the same. Read More : This Week in Travel: What Will Frontier-Spirit Airline Merger Mean for Future of Budget Travel? Smart Meetings POV: Meeting planners should not completely discount the possibility that new variants may arise, or that Covid rates may go back up.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This week, Frontier and Spirit Airlines announced a proposed merger, which would make the new airline the fifth largest in the United States. On a call announcing the deal on Monday, Spirit’s CEO Ted Christie touted both airlines’ “commitment to affordable travel.”. And there is a place for such an airline.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Editor’s Note: This is the first edition of Meetings Uncovered—Smart Meetings’ newest column focused on keeping you up to speed with the latest news in the hospitality industry. . Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Asks Airlines for Hotels, Meal Vouchers. These aren’t just numbers,” Buttigieg wrote.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The old meeting industry normal is long over, and many event professionals are still hoping and waiting for a new normal. In October 2020 I wrote two posts [1 , 2 ] about what a meeting industry new normal might look like. Holding in-person meetings: what do we now know? Airline travel seems reasonably safe these days.

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APRIL 6, 2023

United Adds New Non-Stops to 100+ International Cities This Summer to Meet ‘Soaring Overseas Travel Demand’ United Airlines has announced that it will fly to 114 different international cities this summer and has expanded its flying by 25% versus last year to meet the sharp increase in demand for travel outside of the U.S.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Airlines are ramping up their carbon-reducing measures—but ever so slightly—while more attendees face internal carbon budgets and taxes to come to events. As a result, airlines are presently using SAF as less than 0.2 What can planners do? No firm date has been set, but it is expected to happen in the next several weeks.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

After a firestorm of criticism over the way Southwest Airlines handled the holiday season and weather delays and cancellations, the airline is getting broiled on the fires of internal critiques. How did we go from the most stable and profitable airline in history to the greatest meltdown in airline history? “As

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JUNE 9, 2023

Tony Sclafani, senior vice president and chief communications officer told Smart Meetings,” No events have been canceled due to the air quality concerns in New York City. American Airlines Ups Summer Travel Extras American Airlines has announced that it will increase Wi-Fi connectivity this summer and offer free Wi-Fi to T-Mobile customers.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

United Airlines CEO Says Airline Chaos Will Continue In a Q4 earnings call, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said that operational collapses like Southwest Airlines’ recent fall from grace will continue given the state of the industry after Covid. “We which will force United to increase scheduled flight times.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 13, 2023

JFK’s Terminal 8 to Get Upgraded Food and Shopping Hall The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in partnership with American Airlines and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Airports have announced a $125-million commercial redevelopment program for Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) (rendering above).

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

airline industry is facing—and, according to news reports, it will only worsen in the coming years. The crisis has already landed at the regional airline level, according to Peter Gall, a former American Airlines pilot and now a professor at West Virginia University. airline industry over the next decade.”.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 20, 2022

airline industry in 2022, the headlines have become unsettling. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Meets with Airlines Over Fresh Round of Delays” – The Washington Post. When it comes to the U.S. A sampling from just the past week: “Travel Armageddon Continues as Flight Delays, Cancellations Pile Up” – USA Today.

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EventMB

MAY 19, 2022

An era where meetings, events, technology and travel all play leading roles in defining and instilling organizational – and indeed industry – culture. With this in mind, our rebrand means we will strive for even greater journalistic excellence while providing pivotal insights for all meeting professionals. What Stays the Same.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

Meeting Profs Travel: Over Half of Passengers on Flights from China Test Covid-positive Hong Kong has announced the lifting of all mandatory PCR test requirements for inbound travelers; however, travelers coming to the U.S. Airline itself responds by saying it will do better. Airline itself responds by saying it will do better.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2023

Laura Pennino Smart Meetings spoke with 35-year industry veteran Janine Iannarelli, founder and president of Par Avion Ltd., My strategy for commercial airline travel is to try to schedule a flight as early as possible in the day, avoid Monday and Friday travel along with connecting flights.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

We have all heard the stories of airline passengers gone wrong. Physically assaulting or threatening to assault an airline crew member can result in a felony charge and using a weapon—anything that could cause harm—can result in prison and fines of up to $250,000. Airlines Be Fixed? Read More: Can Broken U.S.

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Master the Event

APRIL 1, 2022

The airline complaints usually consist of: why is my flight delayed, the flight attendant was rude, the airline wouldn’t let me take my bag on, etc. The meetings and events industry involves working with various professions within the hospitality industry as a whole. Airline Complaints: Things That Drive a Flight Attendant Nuts.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

One of the announcements at IMEX that may have flown under the radar but could help streamline business travel in the future was Southwest Airlines’ Business Assist Portal. It is designed for meetings with more than 25 travelers and integrates with GDS and API/Direct Connect booking channels in addition to SWABIZ.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 29, 2023

As with recent hotel-labor agreements around the country plus a new contract for UPS workers, fresh contracts for more than 45,000 airline pilots may well affect costs around business events. The other major airline in the United States, Southwest, is in federal mediation with its pilots’ union over the terms of a new contract.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2023

Edmund Bartlett along with executives of Delta Airlines at their Atlanta headquarters on Monday, June 12. Bartlett said in a release that the destination’s growth “will allow for further discussions for additional seats and routes” on Delta Airlines. The post Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business?

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Master the Event

APRIL 1, 2022

You see if the event planner is organizing a convention then they are also concerned, or rather tasked, with getting all of the delegates from many destinations to the one where the meeting is being held. Many Travelers Judge Commercial Airlines on Their Flight Arrival Time. American Airlines – 76.93% on time.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In addition to JetBlue, Lufthansa Group will also make its home in the new Terminal 6, operating international flights out of several gates and creating a lounge experience for guests traveling on its airlines, which include Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines.

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JULY 6, 2023

This week, a series of videos taken by passengers on an American Airlines flight from Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) to Orlando (MCO) showed the web what “War of the Worlds” or “X-Files” might look like in the air: including alien scares and pass-along hysteria. A passenger was filmed screaming about a seatmate who “wasn’t real.” “You

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JULY 28, 2022

In a much-anticipated move that played out over the past several months, JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines have announced that JetBlue will acquire Spirit. JetBlue’s press release on the merger heralds the move, saying the two airlines will join “to create a national low-fare challenger to the dominant big four airlines.”.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Plus great places for planners to meet nearby For meeting planners on-the-go, airports are usually the starting point of the journey. of meeting and event space and 100,000 sq. It is the considered the hub for both American Airlines and United Airlines and connects to 210 domestic and international destinations.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 16, 2021

Caesars Entertainment made the 2021 DEI list for the first time, joining a few other hotel companies and airlines. For organizations with diversity and inclusion standards or goals, the meetings department can support those efforts by working with suppliers that have similar initiatives.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Strong consumer-protection legislation is making its way through Congress in the wake of a couple of very difficult months for the airline industry. Few would argue that the experience of connecting groups via screens is better than the in-person meeting experience. lawmakers are trying. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) Markey (D-Mass.).

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JANUARY 16, 2018

Meeting and event planners and other flyers have increasingly looked to social media in hopes of having their questions answered quickly and effectively. Airlines, in turn, have met this surge in social media communication with varying degrees of success. European and Middle Eastern airlines. The Findings.

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