Spirit Airlines

On today's pod we look at Spirit's pushback on JetBlue's new beau, Carnival's marketing success, and the influencers threatening Antarctica.

Spirit recently emerged from bankruptcy and is hoping to block new competition. But the first Trump administration approved the original Northeast Alliance.

The drop in interest in traveling to the U.S. is real, and it very well may fade as Breeze's CEO says. But repairing the brand damage will take time.

This new partnership looks like a smart workaround within the limits of Spirit’s operating model. If routes are chosen well, it could be the most creative chapter yet in the carrier’s post-bankruptcy playbook.

Spirit is still trying to chart out a path to profitability after it was cleared to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February.

On today’s pod we look at hotel growth in the U.S., Spirt Air’s CEO shuffle, and European hotel speed bumps.

The unexpected change in Spirit’s leadership comes shortly after the ultra-low-cost carrier emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Spirit and Frontier are taking issue with the way the Department of Transportation applied certain legal definitions when awarding long-distance flights out of Reagan National Airport.

Spirit’s capacity will be down 16% for the second quarter as it makes network adjustments post-bankruptcy.

On today’s podcast we explain why Choice is looking upscale, Spirit is exiting bankruptcy, and why AI doesn’t worry Booking.com.