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Francesco Riccardo Iacomino | Moment | Getty Images Persistent inflation and higher interest rates have strained many household budgets, and consumers are shying away from some purchases such as home improvement projects or apparel. But millions of U.S. consumers aren’t giving up their vacations. A Deloitte survey from last month found that 50% of respondents

In this article AIR-NZ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Air New Zealand airplane waits for passengers at Wellington International airport on February 20, 2020. Marty Melville | Afp | Getty Images Air New Zealand will ask passengers to weigh themselves before boarding international flights in a trial that aims to improve fuel efficiency.

In this article AAL JBLU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An American Airlines plane takes off near a parked JetBlue plane at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on July 16, 2020 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images American Airlines plans to appeal a court’s recent ruling that would block its partnership

Flights of Air China are parked on the tarmac of Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, March 28, 2016. Kim Kyung Hoon | Reuters BEIJING — Fewer than 6% of U.S. flights to and from mainland China that existed in 2019 have resumed, according to a Nomura report. In contrast, flights between mainland China

“Now Boarding” is a weekly podcast about air travel and the business of flying. CNBC airlines reporter Leslie Josephs and CNBC senior producer Erin Black delve into topics like turbulence, airline status, boarding, jumbo jets and all things aviation. Watch this episode and others on CNBC’s YouTube channel every Sunday. On this episode of “Now Boarding” Leslie and Erin discuss how airlines are

Lisa Terauchi-D’Rozario’s husband had been a captain with Hong Kong airline Cathay Dragon for 14 years when he lost his job in October 2020, she said. Cathay Pacific cut thousands of jobs and shuttered its regional airline during the pandemic. The news was crushing, Lisa said. The family decided to leave Hong Kong to return

Talk about Asia’s travel recovery is still largely focused on the return of Chinese travelers. But it’s Indians travelers who are searching for international trips faster than travelers in any other market in the world, Agoda’s CEO, Omri Morgenshtern, told CNBC Travel. “The entire thing is booming,” he said. “India outbound [travel] is growing much

This photograph taken on October 20, 2022 shows a replica of the Big Ben Tower at the Londoner Casino resort at the Cotai Strip in Macau. (Photo by Eduardo Leal / AFP) (Photo by EDUARDO LEAL/AFP via Getty Images) Eduardo Leal | Afp | Getty Images Tourists in Asia no longer have to take long

Izusek | E+ | Getty Images The 2023 summer travel season is expected to be a busy one, making federal programs like TSA PreCheck especially helpful for fliers, according to experts. Such programs carry fees but generally save travelers time at the airport. However, relatively long processing times — as with recent passport applications —

In this article UAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A row of United Airlines passenger planes parked at gates at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. Robert Alexander | Getty Images United Airlines plans to beef up its schedule and add new lounges at Denver International Airport, the carrier’s bet that demand for flights

“Now Boarding” is a weekly podcast about air travel and the business of flying. CNBC airlines reporter Leslie Josephs and CNBC senior producer Erin Black delve into topics like turbulence, airline status, boarding, jumbo jets and all things aviation. Watch this episode and others on CNBC’s YouTube channel every Sunday. On this episode of “Now Boarding” Leslie and Erin discuss frequent flyer status,

Should you check email on vacation or face a tsunami of messages once you’re back at the office? For workers at war with their inboxes, neither is a great option.   That’s why many people choose something in the middle. But even monitoring email on holiday “is almost always a bad move,” said Zachary Weiner,

VistaJet CEO Thomas Flohr defended his company’s financial standing following reports that the fast-growing private charter jet company is facing liquidity and debt trouble. Speaking to CNBC’s Dan Murphy, the Swiss entrepreneur-turned-aviation-disrupter denied that VistaJet’s high debt levels were spooking investors. related investing news 2 of our consumer stocks are in the headlines. Here’s what

In this article JBLU AAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An American Airlines plane takes off near a parked JetBlue plane at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on July 16, 2020 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The Justice Department has won a lawsuit to undo American Airlines‘ partnership with JetBlue

Patrick Schulte said he’s wanted to be a trader since he was 15 years old. He said he saw a clip of the New York Stock Exchange on the nightly news, and thought, “That’s what I’m going to do.” He learned the ropes close to home at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, before moving to Chicago,

Sunrise at Laguna Torre in Patagonia, Argentina. © Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty Images Travel in 2023 has been expensive. Indeed, some prices — like those for international flights — have hit record highs. Americans are unleashing their wanderlust en masse after a few years of pandemic-era trip delays, making for a busy —

In this article MGM PG SBUX YUM 9987-HK YUMC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pedestrians walk past Yum! Brands Inc. Pizza Hut and KFC restaurants in Shanghai, China. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China is leaving behind pandemic lockdowns, and U.S. companies like Procter & Gamble, Starbucks and MGM Resorts International say

In this article HTZ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles at a Hertz neighborhood location. Hertz Consumers may be on the fence about whether it’s yet time to buy EVs, but car-rental giant Hertz Global Holdings has made the leap. Markets boosted shares of Estero, Fla.-based Hertz after its recent

“No.” It’s one of the dirtiest words in hospitality — and travelers may be hearing it more these days. The travel agency Discover Africa had to say it when potential clients asked if their young son could ride a lion while on safari. “When we said no to riding a lion, the guest asked what

In this article DAL JBLU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A traveller walks in the Terminal 2 corridors of the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport with Air France airplanes in the background, in the northeastern outskirts of Paris, on September 16, 2022, amid a strike of air traffic controllers. Julien De Rosa | AFP |