Tech companies, banks overstaffed while airlines, hotels need workers

JetBlue Airways passengers in a crowded terminal on April 7, 2022 in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images News | Getty Ima...

China’s Retaliation to Pelosi’s Trip Keeps Chips Off the Menu for Now

China’s fresh blockade of food imports from Taiwan wasn’t enough to further destabilize markets nervous about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s historic visit to the island. Beijing’s four days of military...

Airbnb Stock Falls. Wall Street Hoped for More From Earnings.

Text size Airbnb earned $379 million in the second quarter, reversing a loss of $19 million in the first quarter. Dreamstime Airbnb shares are trading sharply lower in late trading Tuesday after the s...

JetBlue shares tumble as costs push it to a loss despite profit forecast on higher fares

JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 passenger aircraft landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Nik Oiko | LightRocket | Getty Images JetBlue Airways shares tumbled more than 6% Tues...

We have $1.1 million to spend on a new house for retirement, but we also want to travel – is buying a home even worth it right now?

Dear MarketWatch,  My wife and I are 64 and 65 years old, respectively. I plan on retiring in two years when I’ll be fully vested with my current employer, avoiding early stock withdrawal penalties, a...

Uber, Lyft Stocks Surge As Americans Splurge On Travel Despite Skyrocketing Inflation

Topline Shares of Uber skyrocketed Tuesday after the company reported better-than-expected sales and posted its first quarter of positive cash flow despite rising inflation and fears of a looming rece...

Marriott stock rises after announcing revenue growth and strong travel outlook

Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) stock started the day in the green after the company announced it had beat earnings estimates for its second quarter.  The hotel operator saw Q2 revenues accelerat...

An Inside Look At Delta’s Brand New International Sky Club In Tokyo

Delta opened its first Delta Sky Club at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport – the only club there operated by a … [+] U.S. airline. Delta Air Lines More than two years in the making, Delta announced its new...

Royal Caribbean Stock Tumbles on $900 Million Notes Offering

Text size Cruise lines had to to take out significant debt during the pandemic to stay afloat. Pau Barrena/AFP via Getty Images Royal Caribbean Group stock tumbled after the company said it had starte...

JPMorgan Chase Is Entering Travel Business Full Force

The pivot into the travel business has been marked by the acquisition of a reserving system, a restaurant evaluation firm, and a luxurious travel agent. American multinational investment bank and fina...

Las Vegas’ Best Stock Bet Has Good News for the Las Vegas Strip

While the economy in the United States faces unprecedented inflation, high gas prices, and a tightening job market, the current economic woes look very different than past recessions. The economy has ...

Southwest Airlines Introduces A Perk Customers Will Love

The airline industry, as well as the world at large, was grounded once covid hit in March of 2020. Eventually some flights were available in 2020 with enhanced safety precautions, but relatively few p...

How JetBlue’s takeover of Spirit could change air travel

Passengers wait in line at the Spirit Airlines check-in counter at Orlando International Airport. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images Spirit Airlines relented this week and agreed to sell itsel...

Pilots describe toxic culture and airline errors

The chaos engulfing many major airports in North America and Europe since summer began hasn’t abated much, and news outlets and social media users continue to report on hordes of impatient trave...

New Zealand’s borders are fully reopening after more than two years

After more than two years, New Zealand is fully reopening its borders and welcoming back all international travelers. The country is reopening on July 31, some three months earlier than previously ann...

For Chef Nikhil Abuvala, Travel Is The Best Cooking Teacher

Chef Nikhil Abuvala plating dishes. Credit: Steve Mangum, STM Photography Chef Nikhil Abuvala’s love for cooking began in his grandmother’s kitchen, before he could even reach a kitchen countertop. He...

JetBlue won the battle for Spirit. Now it has to win over Biden’s Justice Department

JetBlue Airlines and Spirit Airlines are seen on the departure board in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images JetBl...

Travel Goes Meta – Is It the End of the Industry We Know?

The new digital trend is becoming increasingly popular not only among internet users but also among the classical offline business. Industries are adapting to new realities one by one. Today we are wi...

Ifancythat – shop your favorite retail, travel, and leisure brands with crypto

The world of cryptocurrencies is getting more and more popular and is slowly entering our everyday lives as “the working alternative to traditional finance”. This brings up the modern society’s demand...

JetBlue to buy Spirit for $3.8 billion after monthslong fight for discounter

A JetBlue airliner lands past a Spirit Airlines jet on taxi way at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport on Monday, April 25, 2022. (Joe Cavaretta/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty...

Spirit Airlines, Frontier terminate deal that was marred by JetBlue’s rival bid

A Frontier Airlines airplane taxis past a Spirit Airlines aircraft at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Spi...

Spirit shareholders to finally vote on Frontier deal clouded by rival JetBlue bid

A Frontier Airlines plane near a Spirit Airlines plane at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Spirit Airlines sha...

Boeing (BA) 2Q 2022 earnings fall short of estimates

An aerial view of Boeing 777X and Boeing 737 MAX 10 airplanes parked at King County International Airport-Boeing Field, in Seattle, Washington, June 1, 2022. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Boeing on Wednesd...

SHIB, DOGE, BTC and ETH Now Accepted by One of Oldest Swiss Business Travel Companies

Gamza Khanzadaev 116-year-old Swiss travel firm recognizes crypto as legitimate payment method Swiss travel company Kuoni Business Travel, founded in 1906, has concluded a partnership with crypto paym...

The Financial Case For Foreign Travel, Despite All The Hassles

Europe. by night getty It’s expensive to travel to Europe. And you’ve heard all the horror stories about the lost luggage and the cancelled flights. To experienced traveler Lewis Walker, a financial p...

The cheapest and most expensive cities in Europe to visit this year

It may seem paradoxical, but a trip to Europe may be a way to save money on travel this year. Amid a global scramble to find ways to save money while traveling, hotel rates dropped in many European ci...

Sen. Lindsey Graham introduces legislation to raise mandatory pilot retirement age to 67

A pilot views a departure board at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Christopher Occhicone | Bloomberg | Getty Images As the country’s pi...

When to buy euros, other currency for a trip abroad

Glowimages | Glowimages | Getty Images It’s a good time to be an American traveling abroad. The value of the U.S. dollar has been at its strongest in years relative to many major global currenci...

Ohio Man Indicted For Raping 9-Year-Old Who Was Forced To Travel To Indiana For Abortion

Topline An Ohio grand jury indicted Gerson Fuentes on two counts of rape on Friday, for allegedly assaulting and impregnating a 9-year-old girl, who was forced by the state’s ban on abortion to travel...

Airlines temper flying ambitions after chaotic travel rebound

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, equipped with radar altimeters that may conflict with telecom 5G technology, can be seen flying 500 feet above the ground while on final approach to land at LaGuar...

Carnival Stock Falls as Share Sale Causes ‘Panic.’ What’s Worrying the Market.

Text size Cruise liners were given a boost earlier this week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted more Covid rules for ships. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images Carnival stock was...