Travel

[ad_1] Recent strikes by Hollywood talent and United Auto Workers union members are a “drag” on business travel demand, which is otherwise recovering, Delta Air Lines President Glen Hauenstein said Thursday. Delta has an outsized exposure to the automotive and entertainment industries, with a more than 70% market share at Detroit Metropolitan …

[ad_1] The U.S. air travel system is huge and complicated, and it could show significant signs of stress in the event of a federal government shutdown. As the hours tick by without any indication of progress on a new funding bill, it looks more and more likely that the government …

[ad_1] Room reservations and sportsbooks were still dark across swaths of Las Vegas on Friday as the community trudged through its fifth day of a battle against hackers who struck the city’s biggest hotel chain. As of 1 p.m. PDT, visitors to the “book a room” tab on the MGM …

[ad_1] Delta Air Lines is changing how customers can earn elite frequent flyer status and is making it harder for many American Express cardholders to get into the carrier’s airport lounges, the latest reality check for air travel’s era of mass luxury. Starting Jan. 1, customers will earn Delta Medallion status solely based on …

[ad_1] Air travelers picked up some bad habits during the pandemic that they can’t seem to shake. Unruly passenger incidents rose 47% globally last year from 2021, even as pandemic-related restrictions faded, according to recent data released this month by the International Air Transport Association, an airline trade group. Reports …

[ad_1] A Delta Airlines pilot was arrested in Scotland after he showed up drunk for a New York City-bound flight and forced the trip’s cancellation, officials alleged Tuesday. Flight 209 normally leaves Edinburgh Airport at 10:35 a.m. SCT on a 7½-hour journey to John F. Kennedy International Airport, but it …

[ad_1] Flights to D.C.-area airports were able to resume normal operations after being hit with delays and redirections Sunday after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a ground stop due to issues with a communication system at an air traffic control facility in Virginia. “The FAA has paused departures to D.C.-area …

[ad_1] Millions across the country are waking up to more severe weather Tuesday, with more than 1,000 flights in and out of the East Coast canceled overnight after thunderstorms struck the region and a deadly heat wave smothered the South. More than 1,100 flights in, to and out of the …

[ad_1] The feared repeat of last year’s summer travel woes began to materialize this week, with thousands of flights delayed or canceled amid inclement weather and staffing shortages. The troubles began last weekend, with nearly 2,000 U.S. flights canceled, according to FlightAware. Disruptions continued into Monday, when more than 11,000 …

[ad_1] An Amtrak train carrying nearly 200 passengers struck a county water truck and derailed on Wednesday in Southern California, critically injuring the truck’s driver, authorities said. [ad_2]