CNBC’s Phil LeBeau with Ben Minicucci, CEO of Alaska Air, join ‘The Exchange’ to talk about a surge in global vacation, Alaska Air’s advice main to a slump in share costs, and how climatic extremes are producing headwinds to company general performance.
Leisure travel to the United States is down this year, but business travel to the country remains stable, according to a report from SAP Concur. The United States was the top destination for global business travelers in the first half of 2025, according to the report. Some 15% of all business air travel bookings were […]
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Hugo Ortega, an American, had a well-paying job as an engineer and a long-term girlfriend. But he wasn’t happy, he said. “I didn’t like the job that I had. I didn’t like the degree that I had just finished doing,” he said. “I was starting to feel kind of weighed down by a lot of […]
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In June, my children and I flew from Singapore to Texas to visit family. Several weeks later, we met up with my husband in New York City. Then I flew, solo, back to Asia, later followed by my husband. Eventually the kids returned with a set of grandparents in tow. All in, our summer trip […]
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