According to American Airlines President Robert Isom, the prolonged groundings have seriously impacted the airline's business in 2019.

The new services, developed both in-house and with industry partners, tackle some persistent pain points in the air travel experience.

Meanwhile, the airline is planning to add 63 new planes to its fleet, including wide-body models like the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Travelers are expanding beyond the traditional hot spots of Lisbon and the Algarve to explore the Douro Valley in the North, and other less-developed areas like the Azores archipelago.

How travel agents selling air travel will be able to manage identity-based pricing remains an important question. 

Expedia's deal with Marriott does not affect travel agents, tour operators, and other suppliers that have established relationships with Marriott. 

The transaction unites two tour companies that are licensed to offer programs to Cuba, placing them in a stronger position to promote travel to Cuba.

While a damper on price hikes should be good news for travel advisors and their clients, the factors behind it are less positive.

The new service could be extended to other cities around the country, but for now, it runs a single route connecting lower Manhattan to JFK Airport.

The city-state’s newest attraction, Jewel Changi Airport's Canopy Park, a shopping and entertainment complex with a futuristic design is as over-the-top as some of the scenes in ‘Crazy Rich Asians.’