Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Yet another major airline has announced plans for new direct flights for your attendees. Scandinavian Airlines Destination Unknown Flight Service Sells Out in 4 Minutes The second iteration of Scandinavian Airlines’ Destination Unknown flights sold out in four minutes, echoing the success of the companys debut of the program.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2022

A new partnership connecting leisure and medical health experts has taken shape between the Official Tourism Association for Orlando, Visit Orlando, and Orlando Health, offering health-related benefits to Orlando’s millions of visitors as the country’s most visited destination.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2021

In the latest setback, Southwest Airlines has been canceling and delaying domestic flights in droves for nearly a week. 9, the airline has canceled almost 2,000 flights and hundreds more were delayed, blaming a mixture of unsafe and unpredictable weather changes as well as air traffic control issues. Since Oct. Since Oct.

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Smart Meetings

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

AUGUST 9, 2024

Read More : American Airlines Eases Pet Policy New Study Reveals Benefits of Sports and Music Tourism Collinson International has just released a report revealing the details of spending by those traveling for sports and music events, and the results are eye-opening. Sports travel is projected to reach $1.33

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

American Airlines Raises the Bar for Gold Status. American Airlines has raised the bar for attaining Gold Status. Once passengers have acquired Gold status, however, the airline is adding more tiers of benefits. International SOS. What used to be a 30,000-mile reward threshold is now going to cost 40,000 miles to acquire.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 15, 2023

Recent news that pilots at American, Southwest, and United airlines are threatening to strike might be fraying the nerves of meeting professionals concerned about their upcoming events. Here’s a wrap-up of the latest news on airline pilot contracts, and some perspective on the possibility of a strike. Pilot strikes are rare.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 31, 2020

Airline industry made an impact on how we buy things today, and how those things are marketed. Just a couple of examples: electronic tickets were first developed for fare ticketing, while one of the first online booking systems was built by airline distribution company SABRE. Scandinavian airlines first class in 70s and now.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2022

United Airlines Bulks Up in Summer 2023. United Airlines, which recently announced it would stop flying out of John F. The airline will also add six more flights to Rome, Paris, Barcelona, London, Berlin and Shannon in the Republic of Ireland. airlines combined.”.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

With major airlines’ daily flight volumes shifting to better accommodate leisure travelers, some meetings might benefit from a change in schedule. airlines—American, Delta, and United—offer 11,800 total flights, according to airline-industry data firm Milanamos.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The post Qatar Airways is this year’s World’s Best MICE Airline appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The airline came away with the title of World’s Best Mice Airline, and was also voted as the Middle East’s Best MICE Airline for 2024.

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Business Traveler USA

JUNE 29, 2022

Avelo Airlines and Breeze Airways are ramping up with affordable discount services. Since launching last year, both Avelo Airlines and Breeze Airways have been making waves in the U.S. It’s safe to say both startups have exciting years ahead, evoking the early days of JetBlue and Southwest Airlines.

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Business Traveler USA

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

American Airlines has introduced a new fare called Main Select, which is targeted at the business traveler. The new Main Select is more closely aligned with the similar JetBlue product Blue Extra, replacing the Shuttle product, which offered fewer benefits and had been available only on select routes in the Northeast. “We

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 19, 2023

But the benefits to the community, and mother earth, doesn’t end there. Participants receive special benefits, including every fourth night at Prince Waikiki free of charge, a commemorative gift and guests who are part of the Prince Preferred Members program receive 50% discount on resort charge services and amenities.

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AltexSoft Travel

APRIL 16, 2021

Whether your business is focused on selling airline tickets, package trips, or cruises, if you want to be acknowledged as a professional in the travel industry, you need to be certified. So, ARC or Airline Reporting Corporation is a company that regulates and handles transactions between airlines and US-based travel agencies.

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Travel Daily Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The post Singapore Airlines to host Association of Asia Pacific airlines’ 67th assembly of Presidents appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. Singapore Airlines (SIA) will host the 67 th edition of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) Assembly of Presidents on 9 and 10 November 2023.

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Sojern

JULY 16, 2021

Due to the restrictions that have been in place on international travel, airlines are feeling the impact from the pandemic more than many other travel brands. Elly talks about the importance of partnerships and how the pandemic helped the team see the benefit of implementing more flexible plans based on real-time data.

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

MARCH 25, 2021

Travel looks to certainly benefit from this injection of money into citizen’s hands, as 38.3% bought airline tickets. Also happening in the last week: Americans began receiving stimulus checks due to the recently passed American Rescue Plan Act. Nearly 30% researched travel ideas online. Meanwhile, 15.8% booked a hotel room while 42.1%

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Value Added Exclusives Beyond financial discounts, consider offering early registrants exclusive benefits: Exclusive Workshops: Special sessions only for early bird registrants. Loyalty Programs Reward repeat attendees with loyalty benefits. Here are several strategies that can help: 1.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 29, 2020

On par with fuel, crew related costs are the major operating expense for airlines. European airlines usually let personnel request for destinations, day-offs, reserve periods, trip lengths and other elements to create individual rosters. Source: Team-Oriented Airline Crew Rostering. Components of the crew scheduling problem.

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AltexSoft Travel

APRIL 9, 2020

The distribution of airline products has always been a challenge. Since the emergence of Global Distribution Systems ( GDS ) and migration to digital marketplaces, airlines have been constantly locked in their marketing efforts. Besides, airlines stuck with GDSs didn’t get enough customer data to do offer personalization.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 3, 2023

The post Emirates Airline highlights a return to growth during ATM 2023 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Timothy Clark, President, Emirates Airline, has addressed travel and tourism delegates at Arabian Travel Market 2023. Demand in leisure and hospitality will continue to be robust.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Mid-November flight cancellations and delays at Southwest Airlines due to weather and traffic control issues had business and leisure travelers recently returned to the skies questioning their next moves and looking for a safety net. Demystifying Covid Testing: The Differences, Access and What It All Means for Travelers.

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ETC Corporate

JULY 16, 2021

We are pleased to put our reach as Europe’s leading international news media and as a media particularly favoured by travel-hungry audiences to the benefit of this campaign.”.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Phase Two includes a leadership workshop to review the study and shape resources and deliverables for the benefit of EIC membership. Jamaica Tourist Board Announced New Airline Service. The benchmarking study is Phase One of EIC’s Equity Acceleration Plan. Events Industry Council to Update CMP Criteria.

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AltexSoft Travel

JULY 30, 2021

To meet the popular customer requirement “to fly from anywhere to anywhere” and reduce inconveniences associated with multi-leg journeys, airlines have no other alternative but to cooperate with each other. Key partnership frameworks in aviation were designed decades ago, in the era of large state-owned airlines and regulated fares.

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Endless Events

APRIL 1, 2022

For example, if you’re planning a digital marketing conference, Hubspot or MailChimp might be a great fit, while it would make very little sense to reach out to Red Bull GmbH or Southwest Airlines. Be specific in your sponsorship proposal: outline the benefits for the event sponsor. Think about your attendees. Communication is key.

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AltexSoft Travel

JANUARY 30, 2023

They are a way for travel vendors to offer discounted airfares, hotels, car rentals , and other perks and benefits to certain clients, while also potentially increasing sales and customer loyalty. By offering special perks and benefits to CUG members, hospitality businesses can foster customer loyalty and encourage repeat business.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

A united front from the event and hospitality industries will only benefit our forward momentum; now is the time to support one another as we make it back to events following another surge. Dominguez reported that airline companies have shown leadership recently, getting more involved in preserving and building back travel than ever.

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Business Traveler USA

AUGUST 24, 2021

Singapore Airlines has announced the integration of its corporate travel programs under the HighFlyer brand beginning Sept. New features will be introduced while all benefits currently available in both programs will be retained in the new HighFlyer. singaporeair.com.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 16, 2019

Guests can be injured by falling due to a slippery floor, chairs or tables can break, air conditioners can go out , airlines can lose luggage, and the list goes on. . A venue fell through after “construction prevented the event from being held; venue refused to refund the deposit.” . Most states actually require this type of insurance. .

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Travel Daily News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

ATPCO also announced open access to its NDC Exchange code, enabling the entire industry to benefit from greater airline offer distribution.

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Business Traveler USA

JULY 26, 2021

American Airlines and JetBlue have announced the next phase of their Northeast Alliance, with a winter schedule that offers a combined total of over 700 daily flights from Boston and New York. The strategic partnership, which was unveiled in July 2020, so far has given customers of the two airlines access to 57 new markets.

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AltexSoft Travel

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The airline industry is no different. Over the past two decades, the airline industry – like many others – has become increasingly digital. If you’ve read an AltexSoft article on revenue integrity in airlines , you know that ticket manipulations are one of the main sources of revenue leakage.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Walking Tours for Groups When it comes to meetings, walking tours can provide a host of benefits. Read More: Incentives Mean Experiences Walks Nicola Cox, Director of Sales at Walks “10 years after someone does a trip, they might remember the airline—if they’re a frequent flier. I can ask, ‘Should I stay away from here?

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Business Traveler USA

DECEMBER 14, 2021

United Airlines and Virgin Australia Group have formed a new partnership that will give customers access to more one-stop connections to cities across the US, Australia, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. The deal also gives MileagePlus and Velocity Frequent Flyer members more benefits.

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Business Traveler USA

JANUARY 14, 2022

American Airlines and Aer Lingus have announced a codeshare agreement, which will boost the Irish carrier’s reach within the US, while allowing American more connectivity through London Heathrow and Dublin. For its part, American Airlines will place its code on Aer Lingus flights between London Heathrow and Dublin.

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