Brexit blamed as UK regional airline cancels all flights
Brexit blamed as UK regional airline cancels all flights
The shakeout in European aviation many have predicted looks like it is happening in 2019.
-Patrick Whyte
This week in tourism, Medellin figures out how to talk about its complicated past, a surf town in California’s Newport Beach plays up its luxury attractions, and rail travel becomes the number one priority for booking platforms in Asia.
-Isaac Carey
The Airbus A380 could have a longer second career as a dense people-mover for charter airlines. They can probably add them cheaply, but like the big airlines, charter carriers will have to contend with high operating costs. Fueling those four engines is not cheap.
-Brian Sumers
This week in digital news, TripAdvisor moves away from the crowded hotel booking scene, USA Today Travel suffered when it moved online, and travel advisors realize boomers may be the most lucrative customers.
-Isaac Carey
About 80 percent of Gol’s routes overlap with Avianca Brasil’s, according to one analyst. Given those numbers, it makes sense Gol’s fortunes are improving as its competitor stumbles. But will the good times last?
-Brian Sumers
Salt Lake City has the best job market diversification among U.S. metro areas with a population over 1.1. million according to LinkUp.
Forget board meetings and protocols, brands like Delta know they have to respond to a social media crisis almost immediately. Hesitation kills.
-Dennis Schaal
Uber continues to lose money despite gains in delivery and freight services. Pushing into new sectors isn’t doing much for the company’s balance sheet as it gears up to go public.
-Andrew Sheivachman
Most companies searching for space in New York City aren’t looking for 4-million-plus sq. ft. and $3 billion in incentives, they note.