BA strike: Talks set to resume

Talks between British Airways and its cabin crew union Unite will resume later as the current industrial action enters its fifth and final day.

Unite says 121 flights out of 333 scheduled to leave Heathrow on Friday have been cancelled. BA chief executive Willie Walsh met Unite's joint leaders Tony Woodley and Derek Simpson on Wednesday to try to reach a settlement. Read more

The Latest Updates on the Spirit and American Airlines Strikes

We're pretty close to giving up on airline industry labor relations. Spirit Airlines pilots can't go on strike until June 12th, which is when their 30-day "cooling off" period ends. But in the meantime they're keeping busy by picketing against Spirit, a company they're ostensibly still working for, because the airline is opening a new route that might make a profit. That's literally their excuse, that the new LGA to DTW route might make money. So they're picketing. Read more

Major U.S. airlines impose peak travel fees on most summer flights

Cashing in on an expected increase in summer air travel, the nation's largest airlines are charging passengers a "peak travel surcharge" of up to $30 per seat for flights most days this summer. Read more

Tax help for business, pleasure trips

Don't try to get cute here. The IRS frowns on counting a full day as business if you simply schedule a quick breakfast meeting with a client and then spend the other 23 hours on your own. In this case, that night's lodging will come out of your own pocket, not as a deduction on your tax return. Read more

Smartphones to be used as hotel room keys

The key card could become a thing of the past after a hotel chain announced it would allow guests to access their rooms using their smartphones. The technology, to be trialled at two hotels next month, would mean that guests could choose to avoid the hassle of checking in at the front desk. Read more