Atlas Ocean Voyages Acquires Four Additional Ships To Join World Navigator
U.S. Cruise brand to launch five Luxe-Adventure(SM) ships through 2023
CWT Launches Business Travel On the Fly – a New Monthly Podcast Aimed at Business Travelers on the Road
Following positive response to a December pilot episode focused on New Distribution Capabilities (NDC), On the Fly, will tackle one main topic each month with a guest interview, and also provide useful tips and fun commentaries on global travel, plus observations from those helping travelers get to where they’re going, such as taxi or ridesharing drivers.
JetBlue Announces Plans for New Service to Guatemala City, New Domestic Routes and Schedule Refinements
New Service to Central American City Advances JetBlue’s Leadership Position in Latin America & the Caribbean – Airline Adds Flights to Bozeman, Mont., and Nashville, Tenn., While Optimizing Caribbean and West Coast Schedules
Estimated Full Year 2019 and December 2019 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) estimates that U.S. airlines carried more passengers in 2019 than in any previous year. For the full year 2019, January through December, U.S. airlines carried 925.5 million passengers, the highest total based on comparable records since 2003.
U.S. Air Travel Consumer Report: November 2019 Numbers
In November 2019, reporting marketing carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 84.4%, up from both the 82.2% on-time rate in October 2019 and 79.7% in November 2018. For the first 11 months of 2019, the reporting marketing carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 79.0%, down slightly from 79.1% for the same period in 2018.
U.S. Travel Hails USMCA Passage by Senate
U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow issued the following statement on U.S. Senate passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement
CALC Signs Purchase Agreement for 40 Additional A321neo Aircraft
CALC (China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited), a full value-chain aircraft solutions provider for global airlines, has reached an agreement with Airbus on its remaining backlog, and includes an additional order 40 A321neo aircraft.
U.S. Travel Association’s IPW 2020 Will Be Held Saturday, May 30, Through Wednesday, June 3, at the Las Vegas Convention Center
IPW will have more than 1,300 exhibitor booths held by U.S. suppliers of USA travel products and destinations and more than 6,200 attendees, including 1,300 international and domestic travel buyers and 500 journalists representing more than 70 countries.
New York is Azul’s Newest International Destination
Daily flights from Sao Paulo-Viracopos to New York's JFK airport to begin June 15
CWT Names Scott Hace As VP for Enterprise Strategy
CWT has appointed Scott Hace Vice President, Enterprise Strategy. In his new role, Scott and his team will be responsible for developing and delivering key strategic projects, as well as providing material support to CWT’s board.