Delta To Launch LaGuardia Shuttle Service To Chicago O'Hare
03.18.2010 -- Delta Air Lines in its summer schedule released today said it plans to launch hourly shuttle service from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, replacing the carrier's service to Chicago Midway International Airport. Read More>>
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Starwood To Expand Aloft To New York, India, Europe
03.18.2010 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts today announced that it would open 10 new properties under its select-service Aloft brand this year, including the brand's first properties in New York, India and Europe. Read More>>
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Lufthansa To Halt Fuel, Security Refunds For Unused Nonrefundables
03.18.2010 -- Lufthansa confirmed to EuroBTN yesterday that as of March 1 it no longer refunds fuel and security surcharges on unused nonrefundable tickets. Although the new rule applies worldwide, it only has been announced in German-speaking countries. The German travel managers association VDR has condemned the rule change, while travel management companies said it would increase their operational costs. Read More>>
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Deloitte Sees Signs Of European Hotel Recovery
03.18.2010 -- Analysis released this week by Deloitte showed signs of recovery in the European hotel market, particularly London. Read More>>
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New Mobile Apps Offer Air Booking, Itinerary Management
03.17.2010 -- Leisure online booking site OneTravel this week released an iPhone application called Wanderlust that enables full air searching and booking capabilities, functionality that remains elusive in the corporate travel environment. Meanwhile, Amadeus today announced it has begun testing new mobile applications for its CheckMyTrip online itinerary management tool. Read More>>
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Travelport GDS Reports Growth, Pushes Merchandizing, Home-And-Away Pricing
03.17.2010 -- Travelport during its fourth-quarter earnings call today reported global distribution segments in the last three months of 2009 increased by 5 percent from the same period in 2008. CEO Jeff Clarke called it the "first such quarterly increase in 2009," further noting that pace of recovery is holding steady in the first three months of 2010. Read More>>
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Strategic Travel Symposium: As Rates Decline, Hoteliers Levy New, Higher Fees, Says NYU's Hanson
03.16.2010 -- Despite a forecast for a continued decline in hotel rates in 2010, hoteliers will become more aggressive in collecting fees and surcharges this year, some of which are proving difficult to bundle into negotiated rates, according to New York University Tisch Center associate professor Bjorn Hanson. Read More>>
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Strategic Travel Symposium: Amex's Gilligan Sees Slow, Not Robust, Corp. Travel Growth
03.16.2010 -- American Express' recent card volume trends paint a far different picture of recovery than past economic downturns, as consumer spending leads the rebound while corporate and especially T&E spending lags behind, Amex vice chairman Ed Gilligan said this morning at the opening session of the second day of the Business Travel News/National Business Travel Association Strategic Travel Symposium in New York. Read More>>
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WestJet CEO Resigns, Internal Replacement Named
03.16.2010 -- WestJet president and CEO Sean Durfy yesterday said he would resign from his post, paving the way for executive vice president of operations, and relative WestJet newcomer, Gregg Saretsky on April 1 to assume the number-one position at Canada¿s number-two carrier. Read More>>
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Amadeus To Launch Online Unbundling Solution With Three Airlines In April
03.15.2010 -- Three Amadeus-hosted airlines next month will take live on their Web sites an electronic miscellaneous document pilot that eventually will enable greater transparency to corporate travel buyers of a la carte air purchases, an Amadeus executive told attendees at the Business Travel News/National Business Travel Association Strategic Travel Symposium today in New York. Read More>>
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Strategic Travel Symposium: Sharp Economic Recovery Will Further Boost Travel, Predicts Economist
03.15.2010 -- The U.S. economy has better than even odds of a swift recovery, which will lead to a slower but steady level of recovery for business travel, Economic Outlook Group chief global economist Bernard Baumohl said today at the opening session of the Business Travel News/National Business Travel Association Strategic Travel Symposium in New York. Read More>>
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Continental To End Complimentary Short-Haul Coach Food
03.15.2010 -- Even as its competitors slashed complimentary onboard dining services, Continental Airlines for years continued to promise "meals at mealtime." That, however, will end later this year when the airline joins its legacy peers in offering food for sale in economy class cabins on some routes in the United States, Canada and Latin America. Read More>>
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FlightStats: We'll Give DOT On-Time Data For Free
03.15.2010 -- FlightStats, a tracker of airline on-time performance data, told BTN that the U.S. Department of Transportation need not delay a requirement for airlines to post flight delay information on their Web sites, with an executive noting, "The airlines are begging for an extension for something that I will give them for free now." Read More>>
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U.S. Travel Association Creates Advocacy Council Of Meetings Luminaries
03.12.2010 -- The U.S. Travel Association this week announced the creation of an all-star council led by supplier executives that focuses on developing advocacy and promotion efforts for meetings, incentives and trade shows. Read More>>
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Maloney Abruptly Departs ASTA CEO Post
03.12.2010 -- The American Society of Travel Agents today announced the resignation of CEO William Maloney, effective immediately. Read More>>
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Google Marketplace Drives Corporate Travel Apps
03.12.2010 -- Corporate travel technology providers are seizing on this week's launch of the Google Apps Marketplace to target small and midsize companies with Web-based scaled-down versions of their products distributed through the online storefront. Read More>>
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Passengers Drop, Load Factors Soar
03.12.2010 -- Domestic airlines last year served the fewest passengers since 2004, but recorded the most crowded planes ever, according to data released this week by the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Read More>>
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FAA Assesses AA Maintenance Fines
03.12.2010 -- The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration today proposed to fine American Airlines $787,000 for three maintenance-related infractions that occurred in the past two years. Read More>>
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ARC Air Transactions Rise Over Previous Year For Fifth Straight Month
03.12.2010 -- U.S. booked monthly air transactions for the fifth straight month showed increases over the corresponding period in the previous year, according to the ARC February 2010 reporting and settlement summary. Read More>>
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Stockholders OK Acquisition Of Interstate Hotels
03.11.2010 -- Interstate Hotels & Resorts stockholders today approved the company's acquisition by a joint venture of two lodging companies, Thayer Lodging Group and Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Co. Read More>>
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