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Delta makes its 20-minute bag guarantee permanent

Delta’s guarantee that your bags will hit the conveyor belt in the terminal within 20 minutes of landing, announced as a test a few months ago, is now permanent. Delta passengers whose bags don’t appear in time are eligible to fill out an online form…

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Delta, Aeromexico look to join operations

Delta and Aeromexico, already alliance partners, are asking the two governments for antitrust immunity to form a joint venture allowing them to coordinate schedules, fares and routes between the U.S. and Mexico.   It would be similar to the joint…

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Double-Click to Find Out What a Ticket Costs

Momondo, a travel meta-search engine, has introduced ClickTwo Travel. It’s a Chrome browser extension that gives you a round trip price when you double-click a destination.   Watch to find out how it works:     Read More:…

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Airbnb now open for business in Cuba

Jumping ahead of the airlines and hotel chains, Airbnb has opened its first list of lodgings available in Cuba, mostly rooms in existing “Casas Particulares,” which are private rentals of rooms in homes. Airbnb, famous for “disrupting” the lodging…

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London legalizes Airbnb, similar rentals

Making good on its February promise to legitimize short-term rentals up to 90 days a year in London (already permitted elsewhere in UK), the UK government’s Deregulation Act has been passed in Parliament and, with the Queen’s assent, become law.

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New safety rules after crash: No solo pilots

In the wake of the Germanwings crash that killed 150 in an apparent suicide-by-pilot, Lufthansa and many others are quickly adopting rules requiring at least two crew members be present inside the cockpit at all times. Lufthansa’s announcement covers…

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Delta makes its 20-minute bag guarantee permanent

Delta’s guarantee that your bags will hit the conveyor belt in the terminal within 20 minutes of landing, announced as a test a few months ago, is now permanent. Delta passengers whose bags don’t appear in time are eligible to fill out an online form…

Read More

Delta, Aeromexico look to join operations

Delta and Aeromexico, already alliance partners, are asking the two governments for antitrust immunity to form a joint venture allowing them to coordinate schedules, fares and routes between the U.S. and Mexico.   It would be similar to the joint…

Read More

Double-Click to Find Out What a Ticket Costs

Momondo, a travel meta-search engine, has introduced ClickTwo Travel. It’s a Chrome browser extension that gives you a round trip price when you double-click a destination.   Watch to find out how it works:     Read More:…

Read More

Airbnb now open for business in Cuba

Jumping ahead of the airlines and hotel chains, Airbnb has opened its first list of lodgings available in Cuba, mostly rooms in existing “Casas Particulares,” which are private rentals of rooms in homes. Airbnb, famous for “disrupting” the lodging…

Read More

London legalizes Airbnb, similar rentals

Making good on its February promise to legitimize short-term rentals up to 90 days a year in London (already permitted elsewhere in UK), the UK government’s Deregulation Act has been passed in Parliament and, with the Queen’s assent, become law.

Read More

New safety rules after crash: No solo pilots

In the wake of the Germanwings crash that killed 150 in an apparent suicide-by-pilot, Lufthansa and many others are quickly adopting rules requiring at least two crew members be present inside the cockpit at all times. Lufthansa’s announcement covers…

Read More