Keep your shoes and belts on: Waiting in long airport security lines to pass through metal detectors may soon be a thing of the past.
Irish national carrier Aer Lingus has rejected a second takeover attempt by budget carrier Ryanair.
British Airways said Tuesday it was in talks with Australian rival Qantas that could see a merger of two of the world's most prestigious airlines.
In December, CNN Business Traveller brings you "A Christmas Carol -- Books of the Past, Present and Future."
Low-cost airline Ryanair has announced it will launch a second attempt to take over Aer Lingus, the Irish national carrier.
As the global recession bites, frequent flyers are cashing in more airmiles and loyalty points to subsidize routine travel needs.
The number of passengers traveling on premium airline tickets dropped eight percent in September, reflecting the severity of the global financial crisis and a slump in the confidence of manufacturers in the U.S., Japan and Europe, an industry trade group said in a report Wednesday.
In November, CNN Business Traveller continues its special on how the travel industry is being affected by the financial crisis, this time focusing on tourism and destinations.
Turnout for the international tourism industry's most important event is at a record high this year as the sector struggles to cope with the financial crisis sweeping the world.
Keep your shoes and belts on: Waiting in long airport security lines to pass through metal detectors may soon be a thing of the past.
Irish national carrier Aer Lingus has rejected a second takeover attempt by budget carrier Ryanair.
British Airways said Tuesday it was in talks with Australian rival Qantas that could see a merger of two of the world's most prestigious airlines.
In December, CNN Business Traveller brings you "A Christmas Carol -- Books of the Past, Present and Future."
Low-cost airline Ryanair has announced it will launch a second attempt to take over Aer Lingus, the Irish national carrier.
As the global recession bites, frequent flyers are cashing in more airmiles and loyalty points to subsidize routine travel needs.
The number of passengers traveling on premium airline tickets dropped eight percent in September, reflecting the severity of the global financial crisis and a slump in the confidence of manufacturers in the U.S., Japan and Europe, an industry trade group said in a report Wednesday.
In November, CNN Business Traveller continues its special on how the travel industry is being affected by the financial crisis, this time focusing on tourism and destinations.
Turnout for the international tourism industry's most important event is at a record high this year as the sector struggles to cope with the financial crisis sweeping the world.
Malaysia's AirAsia on Tuesday abolished fuel surcharges on all its flights and said it will give away half a million free tickets next year in an attempt to lure travelers amid the global slowdown.
Commercial airlines' economic troubles will improve during the fourth quarter and the industry may even go into the black in 2009, the head of the carriers' main U.S. trade group said Monday.
Budget airline Ryanair reported a 77 percent fall in first-half profits, citing high fuel costs and fare-slashing to keep planes full -- but forecast a strong rebound if oil prices stay low. The company's shares rose.
One day after his airline swallowed Northwest Airlines, Delta executive Ed Bastian was in town with a polar bear tie and a smile in a bid to reassure travelers that little would change.
If there was a Guinness World Record for the world's longest commute it would probably go to Nigel Greening's 12,300-mile journey.
Europe's major airlines said Wednesday that the economic slowdown cut passenger numbers in September and they do not expect a turnaround in the near future.
While airlines are being hammered by oil prices, business remains steady for the hotel industry.
With the price of a tanker load of jet fuel falling, major airlines are reducing some of the fuel surcharges that they tack on flights between the United States and Europe, according to carriers and experts who track air fares.
This month, CNN Business Traveller takes an in-depth look at how the aviation industry is faring as global fuel prices continue to rise.
If you've got to be there for work anyway, why not live it up?
The carcasses of hundreds of abandoned planes scattered across the arid lands of southwest United States are a stark sign of how much the global airline industry is hurting.
Making donations to charity is becoming an integral part of business travel. Airlines are bringing in vast sums through onboard donation schemes that gather unwanted foreign currency from travelers. And frequent fliers are even handing over their precious air miles to charities.
Airbus will meet its target of delivering 12 A380 super jumbo aircraft this year, the company's CEO pledged Friday, brushing aside recurring speculation that manufacturing and engineering difficulties had again put the project behind schedule.
A lot of business travelers come off as know-it-alls, moving effortlessly from their towncars to their first-class lounges to the front of the plane, where they're served mimosas, as they recline in their ergonomic leather seats.
Armed with a credit card, travel itinerary safely wedged between meeting notes, it's all too easy for business travelers to overlook the impact they -- and their firms' money -- can make on the countries they visit.
This month we examine the ethics of travel and charity. Business travelers cross continents and see cities more than most; their stays may be brief, but the business traveler still gets a sense of the core culture of the countries they visit.
A Canadian airline's recent decision to remove life vests from all its planes to save weight and fuel has provoked a torrent of angry criticism.
With such beautiful beaches, many tourists get no further than the resorts of Zanzibar. But there's plenty more on offer on these tropical islands in the republic of Tanzania.
Hundreds of Zoom Airlines passengers were stranded Thursday in Canada and the UK after the cash-strapped Canadian airline suddenly canceled all of its flights after creditors took action to get money owed them.
This month the U.S. government has introduced major changes that will affect millions of travelers to the U.S. who do not need a visa.
British Airways, American Airlines and Spain's Iberia said Thursday they have signed a joint business agreement to cooperate on flights between North America and Europe.
This section of CNN Business Traveller aims to keep you up to date with the latest developments in the high flying world of the road warrior.
Perched on the River Rhine with Germany and France bordering it on either side, the Swiss city of Basel stands at a crossroads between the three countries.
From the fingerprints and digital imaging stored on e-passports, to iris scanners set up at airport immigration, biometrics are a growing part of the traveller experience.
This month, we're all about "Business Travellers without Borders."
Cathay Pacific Airways, Asia's third-largest carrier, said Wednesday it swung to a loss in the first half of the year as soaring jet fuel costs and a hefty U.S. fine offset growth in passenger and cargo traffic.
Nothing says "Wish you were here" quite as well as the good old postcard.
British Airways reported a huge fall in its first quarter earnings on Friday, as chief executive Willie Walsh said a combination of soaring oil prices and a global economic slowdown presented "the worst trading environment the industry has ever faced."
British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia are holding talks with a view to an all-share merger between the two companies.
Emirates Airlines took delivery of its first Airbus A380 superjumbo Monday -- the first of 58 superjumbos the airline is buying.
"The email of the species is deadlier than the mail." So wrote the British actor and novelist Stephen Fry.
Higher fuel prices and an agreement on loosening U.S. foreign ownership regulations could lead to a consolidation of the global airline industry into just a few companies, Qantas Airways' chief said Tuesday.
The airline industry is seen by many as one of the main culprits when it comes to carbon and greenhouse gas emissions -- and therefore climate change.
Off the back of CNN's Going Green week, this month Business Traveller will focus on the environment and travelling with a conscience.
The evidence seems incontrovertible: If you get on a plane these days, you are almost certainly contributing to climate change.
British Airways has agreed to buy L'Avion, the French all-business class carrier and plans to integrate the airline into its recently launched subsidiary, OpenSkies.
An alliance between British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia should be blocked, competitor Virgin Atlantic said on Thursday, amid reports the trio are close to applying for U.S. antitrust immunity to form a trans-Atlantic joint venture.
As airlines slash flights and cut spending in the wake of rising fuel prices, rail travel across Europe is entering into a period of renewal.
At a time when many of the world's airlines are cutting back due to rising fuel costs, British Airways announced Thursday that OpenSkies, its new subsidiary airline, will begin a scheduled service between Paris and New York.
For every dollar that the price of fuel increases, costs to the aviation industry go up by $1.6 billion. And if oil hits $135 a barrel for the rest of the year, the International Air Transport Association says losses could hit $6.1 billion.
Almost every industry is feeling the effects of the credit crisis. With belts being tightened, the way in which we travel for our business is also changing. On this month's CNN Business Traveller, we're looking at doing business on a budget.
Managing expenses on the road doesn't have to be a struggle, even in the most expensive city in the world. And what Oslo loses in costliness, it easily makes up with nature.
The proposed buyout of collapsed business-class airline Silverjet fell apart on Friday and its 420 employees were formally fired, the administrator said.
I've seen the future and it's amazing. What I'm about to describe has to be seen to be believed.
Collapsed business class airline Silverjet PLC plans to be back in the skies within weeks after its administrators agreed to a bid from a Swiss investment firm to buy the carrier.
First it was Maxjet. Then, last month came news of Eos' departure from the all-business airline club due to bankruptcy.
New York (AP) -- Two airlines that only months ago won federal approval to begin highly coveted routes to China are postponing the launch of the new services because of high fuel costs.
After four years and 11 rounds of hard negotiation, the introduction of the "Open Skies" agreement in March was greeted with a sigh of relief. This was not just from airlines, but also their passengers.
Perveen Crawford became Hong Kong's first female pilot in 1995 and is soon to be Hong Kong's first female astronaut when she blasts off to sub-orbital space as a paying customer on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipOne.
New York, London and Hong Kong are the business hubs of the global economy. All major banks have their headquarters or offices in these cities and it's the same for the hotel industry.
This summer, Republicans and Democrats will celebrate their presidential nominees at conventions billed as the greenest in their parties' histories.
European Union lawmakers are seeking more restrictions on carbon emissions permits for airlines flying to and from the EU.
Drivers have long known that slowing down on the highway means getting more miles to the gallon. Now airlines are trying it, too -- adding a few minutes to flights to save millions on fuel.
Airbus said Tuesday that the European planemaker is conducting a "major review" of its planned delivery schedule for its A380 superjumbo, which has been plagued by past delays.
In 2005 there was a major shift in the transatlantic airline market, with the launch of Maxjet and Eos, two business-class-only carriers, vying to carve their own niches into high-end air-travel.
Will Allen III, a management consultant from Raleigh, North Carolina, is a platinum member on a handful of airlines, but his loyalty is waning.
The future of Alitalia looked increasingly shaky this week after Air France-KLM withdrew its takeover offer. In a statement, the French-Dutch carrier said its struggling Italian counterpart had failed to fulfill the "legal situation" after talks over a negotiation were broken off earlier this month.
The overnight long-haul doesn't have to be a killer. Follow some simple steps to survive the red-eye flight.
On March 30 the Open Skies treaty went into effect, liberalizing air travel between the U.S. and Europe. But how will the ease of restrictions on transatlantic routes affect business travelers?
This month, CNN Business Traveller is on board the first transatlantic flight to London Heathrow under the new Open Skies treaty between the E.U. and the United States.
With thousands of U.S. flights cancelled in recent weeks and criticisms over the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s inspection regime, U.S. passengers are beginning to doubt the safety of the nation's airline industry.
Silverjet PLC, the loss-making British-based business-class only airline, said Thursday that it is in talks with unnamed suitors that could lead to a takeover offer.
On a recent trip to Egypt, the coffee table books, pottery and other gifts Lorna Gladstone collected might have turned into a nightmare at the airport baggage check-in.
No two ways about it, it has been a catastrophic week for British Airways.
Its opening may have been an unmitigated disaster of canceled flights, lost baggage and painful delays, but the architects behind Heathrow Terminal 5 say they hope their $8.6 billion colossus will eventually bring a different kind of drama to the traveling experience.
Will Allen III, a management consultant from Raleigh, North Carolina, is a platinum member on a handful of airlines, but his loyalty is waning.
As the economy cools, companies are starting to shrink their travel budgets -- a move likely to put further strain on struggling airlines.
The troubled Chinese man, obsessed with his outstanding debts, boarded the tourist bus and opened his jacket to reveal explosives. In the only English he spoke that morning, he told the frightened Australian passengers, "I'm sorry."
LA may be a great place to live, but uncovering its highlights as a vistor can be a struggle. For an insider's guide, Sunrise to Sunset follows award-winning documentary maker Morgan Neville as he tours his favorite LA haunts.
Today's traveling life is a high-tech traveling life. If the cell phone and laptop weren't enough, there's also the MP3 player, Blackberry, 3G modem and even GPS machine to get one's hands on.
We're in Hollywood on this month's CNN Business Traveller where we look at style on the road.
Queues ... the endless airport queues are the bane of any frequent flier's life. If they were not bad enough at check-in, security and the boarding gate, when you get to the plane there's more to come as passengers cram bags in lockers, maneuver kids or struggle into window seats.
Last Sunday a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747, fueled partly by biofuel, touched down in Amsterdam.
The world's busiest airport, London Heathrow, saw more delays than any other major European airport last year -- for the second consecutive year, an airline group said Tuesday.
A six-month trial was launched this week that promises to transform the way luggage is tracked and monitored at London's Heathrow airport.
This month we take a look back at the best of the best from Business Traveller 2007.
News that British Airways will operate a business-only service from London City Airport to New York in 2009 will have been warmly received by London's city firms.
First it was the airlines, now it's the turn of hotels to take the budget concept into the mainstream. Demand is surging for cheaper hotel rooms, not just from thrifty tourists but also from business travelers in search of value. And budget brands are responding to the demand with ambitious expansion plans.
For those that suffer from a fear of flying, the British Airways Boeing 777 crash landing will not have been welcome news. After all, when planes fall out of the sky -- for what is still an unclear reason -- air travel seems more miracle than science.
British Airways' 32,000 pilots are to vote for a strike action over the airline's plans to set up a subsidiary for services between continental Europe and the U.S.
Boeing has announced a further delay to the first flight and delivery of its 787 Dreamliner after struggling with production problems.
European plane maker Airbus fell behind Boeing on orders in 2007, but said it delivered more aircraft than its U.S. rival.
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