Delta, Virgin Blue Seek To Create Antitrust-Immune JV
07.09.2009 -- Delta Air Lines and Australia's Virgin Blue Airlines Group on Wednesday announced plans to form an antitrust-immune joint venture covering U.S., Australian and other South Pacific routes.
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Smith Travel Lowers Forecast For U.S. Hotel Room Rates
07.08.2009 -- Smith Travel Research today significantly lowered its expectations for U.S. hotel industry room rates and revenues, and the firm said moderate declines would continue through 2010.
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AA To DOT: Inconsistent ATI Would Distort Competition
07.08.2009 -- American Airlines in a regulatory filing this week raised concerns that the U.S. Justice Department's recent involvement in airline antitrust proceedings could result in lopsided transatlantic aviation competition.
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Travelport Unveils Joint Venture With Payment Processor PSP
07.07.2009 -- Travelport today announced the launch of a joint venture with payment processor PSP International for a payment, settlement and reporting platform for agencies and other travel suppliers, including airlines.
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Star Partners Respond To DOJ, As DOT Nears Immunity Ruling
07.07.2009 -- Continental Airlines and its Star Alliance partners-to-be this week countered Department of Justice criticism of their antitrust immunity application and requested prompt finalization of April's tentative approval.
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Amex Promotes Qualantone To Fill Winterton's Post
07.07.2009 -- American Express Business Travel today announced Michael Qualantone as vice president and general manager of global supplier relations, replacing Andrew Winterton, who resigned in mid-April to become Carlson Wagonlit Travel's president of suppliers, products and technology.
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Frosch Travel Bolsters New York Presence With Linden Travel Buy
07.01.2009 -- Travel management company Frosch Travel late yesterday announced it has completed the purchase of New York-based Linden Travel for an undisclosed amount. The deal broadens the Houston-based super regional's presence on the East Coast, where it already has offices in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
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Marriott, Starwood Hotels To Install Telepresence Tech
06.30.2009 -- Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide today announced separate plans to introduce Cisco's telepresence remote conferencing technology to several properties this year.
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J.D. Power: Airline Customer Satisfaction Falls
06.30.2009 -- Airline customer satisfaction has fallen to its lowest level in four years, according to a J.D. Power and Associates survey on North American carriers released today.
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DOJ Slams DOT's Tentative Star Alliance Antitrust Approval
06.29.2009 -- The U.S. Department of Justice in a filing on Friday vigorously criticized the Department of Transportation's tentative approval of Continental Airlines' request for antitrust immunity with nine Star Alliance carriers. DOJ's filing not only further delays final approval, but could derail the immunity effort.
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DOT: Antitrust-Immune SkyTeam Carriers Must Prove Consumer Benefit
06.26.2009 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a final order requiring SkyTeam carriers operating under antitrust immunity to file annual reports demonstrating they are "producing benefits for consumers."
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ACTE, PCMA Form Strategic Alliance
06.25.2009 -- The Association of Corporate Travel Executives and the Professional Convention Management Association today announced the formation of a "strategic alliance." Officials stressed that each association would remain independent entities with separate boards and staffs, but would cooperate on joint member benefits, education, research and collocation of events.
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United To Require Some TMC Cash Settlement
06.25.2009 -- United Airlines on July 20 will discontinue an undisclosed number of travel agencies' access to its credit card merchant agreements, including those with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club and JCB, essentially shifting payment card merchant fees from the airline to those agencies.
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Republic Airways To Buy Midwest Airlines
06.24.2009 -- Republic Airways Holdings said it is acquiring Midwest Airlines from private equity firm TPG Capital and expects the deal to close after gaining final regulatory approval within six weeks.
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ACTE Names Richard Crum To Reassume Presidency
06.24.2009 -- Activating a succession plan it adopted in May 2008, the Assocation of Corporate Travel Executives has reinstalled as its president Richard Crum, president of AirPlus International, following the June 22 resignation of Doug Weeks.
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Largest Registered Traveler Co. Ceases Operations
06.23.2009 -- Verified Identity Pass, operator of the Clear Registered Traveler program, late last night said it discontinued operations due to a lack of funding and failed negotiations with its chief creditor.
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Sabre Offers Rate Auditing Services
06.23.2009 -- Sabre Travel Network today announced the launch of a new rate auditing service for travel management companies and corporate travel buyers.
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Amtrak Building Links To Corporate Booking Tools
06.22.2009 -- Amtrak is building direct connections to corporate online booking tools in an effort to better meet the needs of corporate clients and compete with airlines on short-haul routes, particularly those in the Northeast Corridor.
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Doug Weeks Resigns As ACTE President
06.22.2009 -- Booz & Co. director of global sourcing and travel Doug Weeks resigned this morning as president of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives in a letter to the ACTE board, effectively signaling the end of any chance that ACTE soon would reconsider its decision not to merge with the National Business Travel Association.
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ATA: Swine Flu Worsens Already Weak May Demand
06.22.2009 -- The Air Transport Association today said passenger revenue fell 26 percent in May, compared with the same period in 2008, representing the seventh consecutive month of year-over-year revenue declines.
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