Ask the Captain and China Travel Boom reshape aviation market
Readers ask why an aileron deflects at gate and pilots explain control locks and wind. The piece then surveys corporate travel in China, noting GBTA figures, Hilton and IHG expansion, Boeing forecasts, and China’s role as a growing aviation market with hundreds of new aircraft expected over the next two decades.
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China
USA
Global Business Travel Association
Michael McCormick
GBTA
McCormick
Hilton Worldwide
Hilton Hotel
Guangzhou
Hilton
Plateau Hotels Group
Hualuxe
New York
London
IHG
Boeing
Doug Alder
Alder
Guilt tipping targeted travelers across the travel season
Travelers face a rising trend of guilt tipping as gig economy pressure and tip jars push for gratuities. Uber drivers in California and Massachusetts recently allowed tipping despite no tip guidance on their site. Individuals recount dining and shopping experiences where refusal to tip sparked pressure or guilt, while experts urge that tips remain optional and not demanded.
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Uber
California
Massachusetts
Pew
Andrew Chapados
Las Vegas Strip
Chapados
Toronto
Carol Lockerby
April Masini
Bob Tupper
Bethesda
Square
Lawrence Shibley
Yours Truly Restaurants
Cleveland
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