TAP airline swings to big loss on fuel prices

LISBON - Portugal's flagship air carrier, state-run TAP, on Wednesday posted a net loss of 133 million euros ($188 million) for the first eight months of the year, turning around from a profit a year

Partners or robber barons of the skies?

A war is brewing over the Atlantic Ocean - high above the ocean.

US hotel demand declines in 1st half of August

Occupancy at hotels in the U.S.

Oil is at $114. Mr. Airline, would you like to meet Mr. Profit?

In a research report Monday, Morgan Stanley analyst William Greene predicted that if crude oil falls to $115 a barrel, the airline industry could be profitable.

Tom Parsons: The three biggest enemies to airlines today are fuel costs, the Internet and Southwest

SAN FRANCISCO - Return for a moment to 1981 and the dawn of airline deregulation: People Express launches a no-frills service with $29 regional one-ways and $99 coast-to-coast fares cheap enough for a

End of cheap flights boom as airlines raise fares in line with oil prices

More than five million British passengers could be priced out of the budget holiday market as airlines raise their fares, bringing the era of cheap travel to an end.

Why air travel sucks: An explanation

So I've been on a bit of a jag about how awful flying is.

Airline CEOs issue distress call to customers?

It is no secret that major US airlines are facing some of their toughest challenges.

Amid oil boom, inflation makes Saudis feel poorer

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Sultan al-Mazeen recently stopped at a gas station to fill up his SUV, paying 45 cents a gallon — about one-tenth what Americans pay these days.

Skymark to raise ticket prices to cover fuel costs

Skymark Airlines Inc., Japan's largest discount carrier, plans to raise ticket prices for at least the second time in three months as it tries to cover fuel costs that have jumped 40 percent this fisc

The mathematics behind rising fuel and airline costs

In the past few weeks all we hear is that the airlines are going under and fuel costs are to blame. I don't hear the media offering anything to explain the situation.

Airlines to cut supply of seats to force fare prices up

Faced with a looming financial disaster, the U.S. airline industry is boning up on an Economics 101 principle for its salvation: supply and demand.

Cannon primed but won't fire

The new fuel surcharges adopted by Canadian airlines last month have not only riled consumer groups, politicians and passengers, they have sharpened the focus on why a bit of legislation that passed last summer, which would force airlines to advertise the full price of a ticket, has not been enacted.

Sleeping in New Jersey helps New York tourists afford hotels

One of New York's new luxury hotels tempts guests with skyline views and a 15-minute ride to Midtown, at rates as low as $199 a night.

The catch? The Ravel Hotel isn't in Manhattan. It's across the East River in Queens.

India airline sector flies into big losses as fuel prices bite

NEW DELHI (AFP) — India's crowded airline sector is flying into huge losses on the back of a surge in global fuel prices that have forced it to hike fares, slowing explosive passenger growth.

Cash-strapped tourists to bid for hotel rooms

A world-first website allowing tourists to name their price for hotel rooms aims to help more stressed Aussies go on holiday.

Cut-price accommodation website Ubid4rooms.com allows travellers to make their own offers for hotel rooms around Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu at prices more than one third lower than advertised last-minute ... read more

Are airlines saving the best deals for their own websites?

The emergence of travel agency sites such as Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity signified the first wave of booking airfares online. Then the pre-eminence of travel search engines such as Kayak, Mobissimo, and SideStep heralded the second wave. But now, more and more of the airlines' best fares are not being shared with other channels.

'Dodgy dot.coms' blamed for cruise discounting

Agents have demanded operators stamp out rampant discounting in the cruise industry by clamping down on commission rebating by “dodgy dot.coms”.

At this week’s UK Cruise Convention, lines were confronted by agents who complained they were being priced out of the market by online agents using preferential deals to trash the ... read more

Popularity will drive down prices

Cruising’s increasing popularity will drive down prices and that will be a good thing for the industry, Seamus Conlon, managing director of cruise.co.uk, told the UK Cruise Convention.

If airfares are going up, why are there so many travel bargains to be had?

Fare-tracking experts say the big U.S. airlines have raised prices 11 times this year. So how come I got an email last week from United Airlines offering to sell me one-way tickets for as low as $37?