Oneworld wins its sixth ‘best airline alliance’ award of the year
Oneworld® has received its sixth ‘best airline alliance’ award of 2017 "“ twice as many as its rival global airline alliances combined. Its latest honour comes from World Travel Awards, which has named oneworld the World"™s Leading Airline Alliance "“ for the 15th year running. Earlier this month, oneworld was named Best Airline Alliance, for […]
Travelport achieves ground-breaking IATA NDC Level 3 certification
Travel Port ha been certified by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as a "Level 3" aggregator under IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative intended to create a new distribution standard for the airline industry. Travelport is now the first global distribution system (GDS) travel commerce platform to acquire such status and will work with […]
American Airlines seasonal service from DFW Airport to Rio de Janeiro launches Friday
North Texas travelers looking for a winter getaway will have another nonstop option with American Airlines set to launch seasonal service from DFW International Airport to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this Friday. The service will run from Dec. 15 through Feb. 11, with flights departing from DFW on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. "We wanted to […]
LATAM Airlines nombrada la mejor aerolínea de Sudamérica
LATAM Airlines fue nombrada la "Mejor aerolínea de Sudamérica" en la 14° entrega de los premios Global Traveler GT Tested Reader Survey Awards, que se celebró ayer en el hotel The Peninsula en Beverly Hills, California. Este reconocimiento va en la misma línea que el reciente nombramiento de LATAM como "Aerolínea líder de Sudamérica" en […]
Aeroflot Named World’s Leading Airline Brand
Aeroflot has taken the prestigious World’s Leading Aviation Brand 2017 prize at the World Travel Awards, the first time the nomination has been awarded. Known as the Oscars of the tourism industry, the World Travel Awards are given every year to leading tour firms, hotels and airlines. Country-level and regional awards take place during the […]
United Airlines named best overall frequent flyer program in the world
For the 14th consecutive year, readers of Global Traveler, a monthly publication written exclusively for frequent business and luxury travelers, voted United"™s MileagePlus loyalty program the Best Overall Frequent Flyer Program in the world. United has been recognized with this distinction every year since the inception of the GT Tested Reader Survey in 2004. In […]
IATA opposes provisions in US tax reforms, aimed to tax foreign carriers operating in the US
IATA announced (28-Nov-2017) its opposition to modifications of provisions in US tax reform, seeking to tax any foreign air carrier whose home country does not have an income tax treaty with the US and has fewer than two arrivals and departures per week from major US airlines. The changes are emboldened in the Isakson Provision […]
Best Airline and Hotel Innovators in 2017 From a Business Traveler"™s Perspective
Here"™s to some of the most innovative and thoughtful brands in travel today. These companies are doing the heavy lifting to make travel and hospitality more inspiring. Colin Nagy, head of strategy at Fred & Farid, a global advertising agency, writes an opinion column for Skift on hospitality, innovation, and business travel. Today, he cites […]
NewGen ISS Approved by PAConf Will Modernize, Transform Agent-Airline Settlements
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the Passenger Agency Conference (PAConf), composed of IATA"™s member airlines, adopted Resolutions for the full implementation of the New Generation of IATA Settlement Systems (NewGen ISS) initiative. NewGen ISS represents the most extensive and ambitious modernization of the IATA Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) since it was […]
The best travel hacks, according to a top airline CEO
We spoke to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines CEO Pieter Elbers to find out his best travel hacks and tips. Following is a transcript of the video. Pieter Elbers: Well, beating jet-lag for me is an early morning run. So, wherever I go, I wake up early, I do my run, and that’s, for me, the […]
