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United Now Offers Travelers The Option To Preorder Food, Drinks
Travel Payments // July 28, 2021

United travelers now have the option to preorder food and beverages, according to a press release from the company. Customers, regardless of which cabin they fly in, can use the United app to preorder meals, snacks and beverages up to five days before they fly,...

Europe Reopens To Americans As An Uncertain Travel Reawakening Rolls On
Travel Payments // June 16, 2021

Today, the latest big milestone in travel has been cleared — Europe is reopening for business to global travelers. The European Union is recommending its 27-member nations can start lifting the restrictions they’ve placed on travelers from the U.S. Now on the list of open...

Post-COVID Battle For Business Travel Rages
Travel Payments // November 22, 2020

Major airlines’ CEOs were cautiously optimistic a month ago that the COVID-ravaged travel industry was staging a slow recovery, and then markets and consumer confidence soared on reports that Pfizer and Moderna were finalizing COVID-19 vaccines. But then Bill Gates — the Microsoft co-founder turned...

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Airlines Say Tech Companies Driving Rebound in Business Travel

April 19, 2024
Business travel has reportedly caught up with the booming business that leisure travel has enjoyed over the past three years. Three airlines that have released their first quarter results — Delta, United and Alaska Airlines — reported that corporate travel has rebounded, Reuters reported Friday (April 19). Alaska said Thursday (April 19) that its business bookings were back to pre-pandemic levels, according […]

United Now Offers Travelers The Option To Preorder Food, Drinks

July 28, 2021
United travelers now have the option to preorder food and beverages, according to a press release from the company. Customers, regardless of which cabin they fly in, can use the...