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Direct Flights from the U.S. to Greece Extended Thru Winter

2022-09-27 by Phil Butler

Delta Airlines

Direct flights from the US to Greece will be extended throughout the winter months, according to Greece’s Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Tags: airlines, American Airlines, Athens flights, Delta, Delta Airlines, Greece 2022, Greece flights, Greece tourism, US to Athens, Vassilis Kikilias

Delta Air Lines Connects American Travelers With Greek Isles

2022-05-23 by Argophilia Travel News

SKY express

Delta Air Lines announces a partnership with SKY express to create convenient connections from North America to Greece’s fabulous islands.

Tags: American travelers, Crete flights, Delta, Delta Air Lines, Delta flghts, flight connections, Greece tourism, Greek Isles, SKY, SKY airline, SKY express

Experts Say COVID-19 Variants Could Infect 50,000 Students in Greece

2021-09-16 by Argophilia Travel News

Vaccine

Greek health experts say as many as 50,000 students could be infected this autumn if parents don’t vaccinate their children.

Tags: coronavirus Greece, COVID Delta, COVID in schools, COVID-19 cases, Delta, Delta variant, Greece pandemic, Greece schools

A New Study Reveals Pfizer and Astra Zeneca Vaccines’ Effectiveness Versus Delta

2021-07-26 by Argophilia Travel News

Vaccine syringes

A study reveals the effectiveness of COVID vaccines against the Delta variant only slightly compromised versus other strains.

Tags: AstraZeneca, COVID Delta, Delta, New England Journal of Medicine, pandemic, Pfizer COVID vaccine, vaccine effects, vaccines

The U.S. Covid-19 Travel Ban Signals a Disaster of a New Order

2020-03-12 by Phil Butler

Trump Coronavirus Task Force

Stock markets are in freefall over the COVID-19 pandemic and Europe is in a panic over Trump’s travel ban. But this is only the beginning.

Tags: aeroflot, Air France, airlines, CAC, Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, DAX, Delta, DOW, Dow market, economy, Europe flights, Europe travel, Italy, Italy coronavirus, Italy lockdown, Italy outbreak, KLM, President Trump, Russia travelers, Spain, Spain coronavirus, travel ban, Trump travel ban, Wall Street, WHO

Zacks Equity Research Discusses JetBlue & Others’ Revenue

2014-08-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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On Friday, Zacks Equity Research released their latest airline industry analysis, which included news from JetBlue Airways Corp., Delta, Southwest Airlines Co., and American Airlines Group Inc.

Tags: airline industry, airlines, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Zacks

Virgin Atlantic Names Ridgway Successor

2013-01-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Craig Kreeger, new Virgin CEO

In airline news, Virgin Atlantic has named Craig Kreeger the company’s new CEO to assume the helm as of February 1st.

Tags: airline moves, airlines, American Airlines, Delta, people moves, Trans Atlantic, Virgin

Selling Soap, Seats, & Other Hospitality Services In 2012

2011-12-28 by Phil Butler

Online travel

An article on Tnooz last Friday peaked our interest, Xotels boss Patrick Landman offering up key variables in what will become the biggest online trade war ever. When Google, all the big corporate OTAs, and key independent online travel entities lock horns for a final round, a few will not be left standing.

Tags: airlines, American Airlines, Bookings, Delta, Expedia, GDS, GHX, Global Hotel Exchange, Google, Google Flight Search, Google hotel finder, hotel bookings, hotel finder, hotels, Magnuson, Magnuson Hotels, Orbitz, OTA, rate parity, rooms, Sabre, seats, Tom Magnuson

American Airlines: Darkest Hours Loom

2011-12-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

American airlines bankruptcy

For years it led the way in air travel innovation, inventing the frequent flyer program, designing the world’s first computer reservation system and filling up its empty seats with the discount Super Saver Fare. But this week’s news that American Airlines have filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization has brought the US’s seemingly untouchable, de facto national carrier crashing back down to earth with a bang.

Tags: airline tickets, airline woes, American Airlines, bankruptcy filing, Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Delta, filing for bankruptcy, Super Saver fares

Nickels & Dimes & Billions: Ancillary Revenue Notes

2011-11-21 by Phil Butler

A la carte travel menu

An article just the other day at Travel Agent Central hints at just how deep the well of ancillary travel revenue may be. According to a cited Amadeus/IdeaWorks report, ancillary revenues could triple from $32 billion to over $100 billion on the heels of electronic miscellaneous documents (EMDs). But, the real story beneath transactions may be the […]

Tags: airlines, Amadeus, Amadeus/IdeaWorks, Avalon Waterways, Delta, EMD, Expedia, Fotolia, Gareth Williams, GDS, GHX, Global Hotel Exchange, IdeaWorks, Kayak, Magnuson Hotels, Mr & Mrs Smith, Orbitz, Skyscanner, Tom Magnuson, Travolution, TripIt, Walmart

Billions in Airline Fees – No Laughing Matter

2011-10-28 by Phil Butler

Extra baggage, the fees we get charged

An article by Hugo Martin in the Los Angeles Times yesterday reveals still more bad PR and just bad business for airlines. At a time when any industry can well afford negative news, over $1.5 billion in nickel – dime baggage charges and reservation fees makes America’s biggest air carriers seem anything but transparent.

Tags: air carriers, airline earnings, airline fees, American Airlines, baggage, Bureau of Transportation, Delta, DOT, earnings, fees, Hugo Martin, LA Times, Los Angeles Times, Orbitz, US Airways

Online Travel Aerial Warfare Update: American Sues Sabre

2011-01-11 by Phil Butler

American Airlines ticket sales

The online airfare wars escalate as American files suit against Sabre in an attempt to force American’s “direct connect” initiative. With battle lines clearly drawn, can American Airlines win the real or PR war where going back to a closed system is concerned? Not likely, but the story is never the less interesting. Who will take American’s side is the burning question of the day?

Tags: airfares, American Airlines, Delta, Expedia, online tickets, online travel, Orbitz, price, Sabre, ticket wars, travel prices, travel wars

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