After Emirates, now low-cost carrier Zipair is offering a "basic" business-class product. The concept sounds great, but convincing company travel buyers could be a challenge.
There's a potential quick fix for coronavirus — a vaccine. Unfortunately, that doesn't exist for solving climate change and other environmental issues.
Airlines need to choose their battles carefully. In Southwest's case, will this combination of technology partnerships and airport testing be enough to bring business trips back at scale?
This deal makes sense. With fewer consultants on the horizon, use some tried-and-tested artificial intelligence to take the strain and help employees book their own tickets.
There's certainly a gap emerging for hospitality players to exploit. But with most companies still adjusting to remote working, it may be a little early to pinpoint how they'll want to regroup in the future.
Initial test sailings in Italy have boosted the cruise company's confidence. The U.S. will no doubt be watching Carnival's next sailings in Germany with interest.
Several big names are linked to this pilot, not the least of which are the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and The Rockefeller Foundation, and to other schemes afoot. But are they the answer to restarting travel, and can they convince governments that Covid-19 testing, not quarantines, is the best way to reopen borders?
The airline said there was no visibility and certainty of a post-pandemic recovery path. Alarmingly, that could sum up most travel companies' predicaments today.
The European and Chinese backers of travel agency WorldStrides seem to think there'll be a rebound for international student travel. Do they know something we don't?