Expedia, Inc. reported its first quarter profit was up 25 percent over the first quarter of 2007 because of increased revenue. Its gross bookings increased 20 percent for the first quarter of 2008 compared with the first quarter of 2007.

Oil prices well above $100 a barrel will drive most of Europe’s low-cost airlines out of business, the head of easyJet’s French subsidiary said on Wednesday.

Oil prices well above $100 a barrel will drive most of Europe’s low-cost airlines out of business, the head of easyJet’s French subsidiary said on Wednesday.

In first-quarter 2008, American Express reported that revenue from travel commissions and fees totaled $494 million, a 13 percent increase from the same period a year ago.

In first-quarter 2008, American Express reported that revenue from travel commissions and fees totaled $494 million, a 13 percent increase from the same period a year ago.

Alaska Air Group, Inc. reported a first quarter net loss of $35.9 million, or $0.97 per share, compared to a net loss of $10.3 million, or $0.26 per share, in the first quarter of 2007. Both periods include adjustments resulting from mark-to-market fuel hedge accounting.