Lauren Smith

1 week ago | businesstravelerusa.com | Lauren Smith

Starting next year, Air Canada passengers will find larger overhead bins and mood lighting on some of the airline’s newest jets. The updated cabins will arrive on Air Canada’s newest Airbus A220s and mark the first time the aviation manufacturer’s state-of-the-art Airspace cabins have been installed on the narrow-body planes.

1 week ago | businesstravelerusa.com | Lauren Smith

Fly round-trip from the U.S. to Australia or New Zealand with Alaska or Hawaiian Airlines this year, and you could benefit from MVP status with Alaska Airlines for the entirety of 2026. The promotion applies to round-trip journeys taken with the airlines between the continental U.S. (including Alaska but excluding Hawaii) and Sydney, Australia (SYD) or Auckland, New Zealand (AKL) via Honolulu (HNL) before December 31, 2025.

2 weeks ago | businesstravelerusa.com | Lauren Smith

As of April 1, SkyTeam Elite Plus members can access the alliance’s lounges when traveling on domestic flights, not just international departures. However, a pesky caveat excludes Delta SkyTeam members on U.S. itineraries. Meanwhile, the three-hour cap on stays will be extended to more lounges, and the door policy for free guests has become stricter. Domestic Lounge AccessSkyTeam has previously had a tougher door policy on its lounges than rival airline alliances oneworld and Star Alliance.

3 weeks ago | businesstravelerusa.com | Lauren Smith

A group representing major U.S. airlines could take the Dutch government to court over its plans to trim flights at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), fearing capacity cuts designed to limit noise pollution could cost American carriers valuable landing slots at Europe’s fourth busiest airport. Trade group Airlines for America (A4A) has written to Dutch Infrastructure Minister Barry Madlener, arguing that Schiphol’s plans to cut 22,000 flights this year violate EU and international treaties.

3 weeks ago | businesstravelerusa.com | Lauren Smith

Flight and car rental data indicate that European business travelers were most commonly bound for Germany last year, while the U.S. remained the biggest intercontinental destination for expense account travelers. That’s according to BCD Travel, which has drawn on client data to produce its Cities & Trends 2025 Europe Report. The Dutch company is Europe’s second-largest travel management firm behind Amex GBT.