Airbnb recorded its first-ever annual profit last year, boosted by a rise in cross-border travel during the fourth quarter. The short-term rental company says Americans took advantage of a strong dollar to fly abroad and European intracontinental travel picked up.
Orlando has been named the largest U.S. travel and tourism city destination for 2022 by the World Travel & Tourism Council. The city earned over $31 billion last year from tourism, representing 20% of the city's total GDP. Following Orlando was Las Vegas. Miami and New York City also surpassed 2019 level contributions, proving that these cities "remain iconic destinations."
Breeze Airways is adding two nonstop flights from New Orleans
for the summer: Los Angeles and Hartford, Connecticut. They’ll be available twice a week from May to Sept. 5.
Markets opened lower today after stocks closed mixed yesterday. The Dow Industrials fell 156 and the S&P 500 slipped 1, but the Nasdaq added 68.
