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American and Southwest cite the current operating environment for the increase in bag fees.

American, Southwest raise bag feesThe airlines join competitors Delta, JetBlue and United, which have all increased fees for checked bags in the last two weeks.

Delta said its flying reductions will focus on off-peak times, including early and late flights.

Delta scales back schedule to counter increased fuel costsThe airline projects that reduced capacity and strong demand will enable it to recapture some of those increased fuel expenses...

Credit card spending on air travel started falling in late March, J.P. Morgan Chase said.

Analysts downgrade 2026 revenue forecast for U.S. airlinesJ.P. Morgan cited a "worrisome deceleration" in late March of daily air travel expenditures by holders of Chase credit cards.

Delta's bag fees on long-haul international flights aren't increasing.

Delta follows competitors with a bag fee increaseThe airline's fee for the first checked bag on domestic and select short-haul international flights is rising from $35 to $45.

CroisiEurope is operating the paddlewheeler R.E. Waydelich L.J. on the Seine this year. The company is adding a fuel surcharge on cruises departing through April 14.

CroisiEurope says it will add a fuel surcharge to sailingsThe company will add a surcharge of $5.28 per person, per day, on cruises that depart through April 14.

The Genting Dream, a StarDream Cruises ship.

Asian cruise company StarDream implements fuel surchargeRates vary by ship and itinerary.

The first checked bag on a United flight within the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Latin America will now cost $50, and the second checked bag will cost $60.

United raises its checked bag feesUnited hiked the fees by $10 on first and second checked bags for flights within the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Latin America....

Geopolitical anxiety has eclipsed the economy as the top barrier to travel, according to data from a new Travel Weekly reader survey.

Global unrest is now clients' No. 1 concern, travel advisors sayGeopolitical anxiety has eclipsed the economy as the top barrier to travel, according to data from a new Travel Weekly reader...

Johanna Jainchill

Advisors bring stability to the mad scrambleIn a time of turmoil, this is what it took to get clients out of harm's way.

Travelers can get a $10 discount on checked bags by paying for them 24 hours early.

JetBlue raises bag fees amid soaring fuel pricesThe new fee is $59 for peak periods of travel, up from $50.

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