Entrepreneur

The Travel Entrepreneur of the Year

Robert Deluce's Porter Airlines put a secondary airport back on the map and brought civility back to flying.
Robert Deluce, president and CEO of Porter Airlines

Robert Deluce's vision of what air travel should be today looks a lot like 1990. Everybody gets to check a bag free of charge. Coffee, tea and cookies are served in an open-to-all departure lounge, and beer, wine and snacks are complimentary on the plane. There's plenty of legroom--all the way to the back row--and an in-flight magazine so interesting you'd buy it off the newsstand. And when you land, you're hustled off to the heart of downtown by a free shuttle.

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur10 min read
Top Franchises for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
A franchise is most successful when it reaches a wide variety of communities—and to do that best, it needs to bring a diversity of voices and experiences into its franchisee and corporate-level ranks. That’s why, for the third year, we’ve chosen the
Entrepreneur3 min read
Small Packaging Changes Can Have a Big Impact on Consumer Perception and Help You Meet Your Sustainability Goals
Sometimes even the smallest change can go a long way in improving consumer perception and brand loyalty. Right now, one of the most immediately impactful things a brand can do is to switch plastic packaging materials for paper. And for good reason. A
Entrepreneur12 min readCorporate Finance
Charities Are Getting Down to Business
Six years ago, Michelle Brown (pictured above) met with a major funder of her literacy nonprofit. She’d been counting on them to renew their grant, and there was no reason they shouldn’t. But as the meeting began, she had that sickening, slow-motion

Related Books & Audiobooks