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San Francisco airports in row over potential name change – Business Traveller

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San Francisco airports in row over potential name change – Business Traveller

Two of San Francisco’s airports are at loggerheads over a potential renaming of Oakland International Airport. Oakland International (officially named Metropolitan Oakland International Airport) is situated seven miles south of downtown Oakland and 12 miles from San Francisco, on the east side of San Francisco Bay. The Port of Oakland said it was considering changing the facility’s name to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport “to boost inbound travellers’ geographic awareness of the airport’s location on the San Francisco Bay”. Port of Oakland interim director of aviation Craig Simon said that “Market research and interviews with airline partners have shown that routes have not performed as well as they should have due to the lack of geographic awareness, making air carriers r...

Summer Travel and Climate Change: Will Vacation Be a Thing of the Past?

You can’t escape the orange. That’s what travelers this summer have been reckoning with — swathes of tangerine, traffic cone and burnt sienna on maps indicating record high temperatures around the globe. Four concurrent heat domes from the southern United States to East Asia descended on millions — Phoenix residents enduring 31 days of 110-degree-plus temperatures. Italians in more than a dozen cities under extreme weather warnings. And in South Korea, at least 125 people were hospitalized for heat-related conditions at the World Scout Jamboree.In Florida, it got so bad in June that Jacki Barber, 50, a clinical social worker and eighth-generation Floridian, canceled a beach trip to St. Augustine. “The water temperature was like 89 degrees,” Ms. Barber said.“We’re used to hurricanes ruinin...

British Airways to change ways of earning Avios from October – Business Traveller

Last year, Iberia and British Airways announced they would be moving towards a new spend-based system of earning miles, rather than distance flown, with Iberia adopting the changes in November. British Airways has now announced changes will be taking place to the way Executive Club members earn from 18 October this year. Under the new collection model, members will be able to collect up to nine Avios per £1 spent, depending on their tier status, and will also be able to collect Avios on ancillary purchases such as upgrades and pre-paid seat selection. Based on tier status, members booking flights from 18 October, 2023 will now earn the following Avios:Blue members will receive 6 Avios per qualifying £1 spentBronze members will receive 7 Avios per qualifying £1 spentSilver members will re...