GlobalData Travel and Tourism Survey 2017-2018 – PR Newswire (press release)

NEW YORK, May 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — GlobalData Travel and Tourism Survey 2017-2018 Summary Majority of air travelers are traveling for business purposes rather than leisure. Online price comparison websites and airline websites are mostly preferred by travelers for booking air tickets, as these channels help them to save money by finding the best […]

Record-breaking summer travel to bring crowds, overbooking – CBS News

Traveling this summer? You won’t be alone, with the Airlines for America trade group predicting U.S. airlines will carry a record-breaking number of passengers from June through August. By air or car, traveler numbers are expected to rise over last year thanks to a decent economy and stable gasoline prices. U.S. airlines expect to carry […]

Travel ban to test Supreme Court view of presidential power – ABC News

The Supreme Court may soon decide how courts are supposed to view presidential power in the age of Donald Trump. The administration has promised a high court appeal of a ruling blocking the president’s ban on visitors from six majority Muslim countries. The case could be a major test for the young administration and for […]

Hotels now see online travel sites as rivals – MarketWatch

Major hotel chains are engaging in an online turf war with the very travel sites that have helped drive their businesses. Marriott International Inc., Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. and InterContinental Hotels Group are using extensive marketing campaigns to claw back business from Expedia Inc., Priceline Group Inc. and other travel-booking sites, which steer customers to […]

BA outage creates London travel chaos; power issue blamed – NRToday.com

LONDON — British Airways canceled all flights from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports on Saturday as a global IT failure upended the travel plans of tens of thousands of people on a busy U.K. holiday weekend. The airline said it was suffering a “major IT systems failure” around the world. Chief […]

There Was No ‘Golden Age’ of Air Travel – New York Times

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White House considers more travel, campaign-style rallies – The Hill

The White House is considering planning more travel and campaign-style rallies for the president following his return from his nine-day trip abroad, according to a Saturday report in The Washington Post.  The plan is reportedly part of a new, aggressive communication strategy under consideration in reaction to a continuous stream of allegations surrounding the ongoing […]

A ‘catastrophic’ computer outage is crippling international air travel – Washington Post

A ‘catastrophic’ computer outage is crippling international air travel – Washington Post

A catastrophic computer outage crippled one of the world’s busiest flight hubs on Saturday, forcing British Airways to cancel all flights out of two London airports, leaving terminals in chaos and passengers stranded. “Today, we have experienced a major IT system failure that is causing very severe disruptions to our flight operations worldwide,” British Airways chief executive Alex […]