Travel

American Airlines soars on news it will boost US flights in July

American Airlines Group Inc shares jumped by 25% after it said Thursday it will significantly boost its U.S. flight schedule next month after dramatic reductions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, flying more than 55% of its July 2019 domestic capacity.

NYC giving Texas company millions to book coronavirus hotel rooms

New York City has shelled out roughly $15.5 million in taxpayer money to Texas travel management company Crewfacilities.com LLC in order to book more than 8,600 hotel rooms at an affordable rate for hundreds of vulnerable homeless shelter residents, frontline hospital workers and recently released Rikers Island inmates to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, according to a report by THE CITY.