Alaska Airlines is a major U.S. airline that began in 1932 as McGee Airways in Anchorage, Alaska. It officially adopted the name Alaska Airlines in 1944 and has grown from a regional cargo and charter carrier to the fifth-largest airline in the United States. The airline operates primarily from its hubs in Seattle–Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and soon Honolulu, focusing on point-to-point service across North America.
The core service of Alaska Airlines is passenger air transportation, complemented by cargo services. The airline has expanded its offerings over the years, including international routes to Mexico and Canada. Alaska Airlines has a rich history of innovation, such as introducing inflight movies in 1957, and continues to connect travelers across the U.S. and beyond.
American Express is a global financial institution, operating in about 130 countries, that provides consumers and businesses charge and credit card payment products. The company also operates a highly profitable merchant payment network. Since 2018, it has operated in three segments: global consumer services, global commercial services, and global merchant and network services. In addition to payment products, the company's commercial business offers expense management tools, consulting services, and business loans.
Developer of travel technology platforms designed to help airlines and travel agencies with retail travel. The company offers products including a one-stop solution for air content from new distribution capability (NDC) carriers, global distribution systems (GDS), and low-cost carriers (LCC) in a single screen, NDC certified and one order capable offer and order management system (Middleware) integrated with PSS, IFG and non-air products and NDC standard middle-ware (Admin) platform integrated with GDS, NDC, LCC, hotel suppliers, transfer, activity, payment gateway and Insurance, enabling organizations to distribute travel products while keeping control of customers.
Hertz Global Holdings Inc is engaged principally in the business of renting vehicles through Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty brands. The Company has identified two reportable segments: Americas RAC: Rental of vehicles, as well as sales of vehicles and value-added services, in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean; International RAC: Rental of vehicles, as well as sales of vehicles and value-added services, in locations other than the U.S., Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. The Company maintain a substantial network of company-operated rental locations, a majority of which are in Europe, and have franchisees and partners that operate rental locations undermore
