Alphabet, Amazon Look Ready to Join the Dow After Stock Splits

Text size Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet. Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg The recent stock split by Alphabet could pave the way for the search giant and Amazon . com to join the Dow Jones Industrial Average . ...

AT&T, DR Horton, Travelers and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: AT&T (T) – AT&T fell 1.8% in the premarket, despite beating estimates on both the top and bottom lines for the second quarter, as it l...

What travelers need to know as airlines deal with lost, delayed bags

Tim Boyle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Air travel has been rocky this summer — and baggage problems factor among many other issues for travelers like flight cancellations and delays. Nearly 220,...

Here’s what that means for travelers

A customer reaches down to pick up a bottle of water from a street vendor in Paris on June 17, 2022. Stefano Rellandini | Afp | Getty Images The value of the euro relative to the U.S. dollar has sunk ...

China cuts quarantine for overseas travelers, easing Covid controls

For more than two years, overseas travelers have had to quarantine upon arrival in China because of Covid restrictions. Pictured here at Beijing International Airport on June 18, 2022, are passengers ...

Travelers return to Southeast Asia but inflation could hurt recovery

After more than two years of lockdowns and border controls, Southeast Asia is finally experiencing some semblance of the old days of travel. Flights are steadily returning to 2019 levels in the region...

Travel costs are up but travelers aren’t canceling their plans yet

Summer travel talk sure isn’t what it used to be. Rather than sun, sand and surf, many travel discussions now center on inflation, rising fuel costs and flight cancellations, a situation which c...

U.S. drops Covid testing requirement for international travelers

The Biden administration will drop the Covid-19 testing requirement for inbound air travelers from abroad on Sunday, ending one of the longest-running travel restrictions of the pandemic. The rule, pu...

U.S. To End Covid-19 Testing Requirements For Air Travelers Entering The Country

Topline The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lift its requirement that air travelers show proof of a negative Covid-19 test before entering the United States, according to a Biden admin...

Travelers can now go to Japan but domestic tourists remain its focus

After more than two years of closed border policies, Japan is set to welcome back international travelers this week. Come June 10, foreign tourists traveling via packaged tours can enter Japan. Howeve...

No Humans: Travelers Now Prefer To Book Hotels In The Metaverse With Bots – Survey

No humans, please, only bots.  With the pandemic almost over and people resuming their everyday hustle and bustle outdoors, travelers are excited to book their next travel destination without any huma...

Travelers Now Want to Inspect Hotel on Metaverse Before Booking

Travelers booking a holiday now want to check out their room in the metaverse first. They want to do this from home before they commit. And please PLEASE don’t talk to them on their stay. Instead of t...

Author Stands Behind HBO’s Controversial Adaptation Of ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’

Theo James as Henry in Steven Moffat’s new adaption of Audrey Niffenegger’s best-seller The Time … [+] Traveler’s Wife, which debuted on HBO Max May 15, 2022. Warner Bros/HBO C...

China Eases Covid Testing Requirements For U.S. Travelers, Shanghai Inches Towards Reopening

Topline Chinese authorities have eased Covid-19 testing requirements for travelers flying from the U.S. and a few other countries as China seeks to restore normalcy after its economy was hit by pandem...

Four Reasons Airfares Are Rising, And Why Travelers May Not Mind

The price of airline tickets has risen significantly year over year, yet demand remains high. This … [+] is a unique opportunity for U.S airlines to return to profitability. getty Published airl...

Travelers’ airline satisfaction is down as planes fill up and fares rise: J.D. Power survey

Travelers wait in line at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Christopher Occhicone | Bloomberg | Getty Images Packed planes and more expensive t...

Is Japan open to travelers? Some locals not ready to reopen borders

As countries across Asia reopen to international travelers, Japan — one of the continent’s most popular destinations — remains firmly closed. That may soon change. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a...

Airlines Relying On New Passenger Types To Replace Business Travelers

As airlines struggle with a slow return of the corporate business traveler, they are looking to new … [+] kinds of travelers. Is this the new business trip? getty The world of airline business t...

Johnson & Johnson, Schlumberger Boosted Dividends

Johnson & Johnson, Southern Co., and Schlumberger were among the large U.S. companies that declared dividend this week. Healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson (ticker:JNJ) plans to boost it...

Audi’s new concept car is a ‘lounge on wheels’ for city travelers

Audi electric Urbansphere concept car Audi Audi is adding a “lounge on wheels” to its recent portfolio of electric concept vehicles that are designed to portray the German automaker’...

FAA Chief Says ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy For Unruly Travelers Will Stay As Disorderly Passenger Incidents Hit Record High In 2021

Topline The Federal Aviation Administration’s “zero tolerance” policy for unruly passenger behavior is here to stay, agency chief Steve Dickson said Friday, amid efforts to stem cases of unruly travel...

Singapore on allowing vaccinated travelers without quarantine

Singapore wants to eventually allow all travelers to skip quarantine in the country as long as they are vaccinated, Transport Minister S. Iswaran said. In an interview with CNBC on Thursday, he said: ...

Singapore to waive quarantine for all vaccinated travelers post-omicron

The transit hall of Changi International Airport in Singapore on Jan. 12, 2022. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore intends to allow vaccinated visitors from all countries to skip...

Ravn Alaska creates crypto reward for travelers

TL;DR Breakdown • Airline company launches its first compensation project with crypto.• Ravn Alaska’s crypto reward will work to pay for flights and other company services. Recently, the parent compan...

Delta Airlines Issues An Apology To Neglected, Disabled Travelers

For Latinx community organizer and historian, Lilac Maldonado, the holidays are a time to visit her chosen family in Portland, Oregon. After booking her flight back in December, she spent nearly two h...

Here’s what the Spirit and Frontier airlines merger means for travelers

Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines expanded aggressively over the last decade offering travelers no-frills service in exchange for ultra-low airfares. Their executives vow to keep it that way, even...

Why Alphabet, Nvidia, and Others Belong in the Dow Jones Industrials

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, launched in 1896, has trailed the S&P 500 index of late. That could change if Alphabet , which said on Tuesday that it would split its stock 20-1 (cutting shares ...

Delta asks the Justice Department to put unruly travelers on a ‘no-fly’ list

Flight attendants hand out refreshments to a packed Delta Airlines flight traveling from Ronald Regan National Airport to MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport on Friday, May 21, 2021. Kent Nish...

Airlines Push White House To Scrap Covid Test Mandate For Vaccinated International Travelers

Topline Lobbying group Airlines for America urged the White House on Wednesday to drop a rule requiring vaccinated passengers to test for Covid-19 ahead of U.S.-bound international flights, hoping to ...

Airlines ask Biden to drop Covid testing for vaccinated travelers before U.S.-bound flights

A traveler wears a face mask while checking their phone on the arrivals level outside the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) amid increased Covid-19 t...

Best Gifts For Frequent Travelers In Your Life

PARIS, FRANCE – FEBRUARY 14: A couple is seen in front of Eiffel tower during Valentine’s day in … [+] Paris, France on February 14, 2016. (Photo by Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Get...

Travelers, American Airlines, Signet Jewelers and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Travelers (TRV) – The insurance company reported a quarterly profit of $5.20 per share, well above the $3.86 consensus estimate, with revenue ...