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Airways - Earn Double Miles Toward Preferred Status
Dividend Miles members will earn double miles good toward
Preferred status with the purchase of any paid fare for
travel on nonstop flights between Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport and Atlanta, Chicago O’Hare, Cleveland,
Dallas/Ft. Worth, Detroit and Houston through June 30, 2005.
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US
Airways - Achieve Preferred Faster
Beginning January 1, 2005 and continuing through December
31, 2005, Dividend Miles members will earn Preferred status
faster when purchasing select, qualifying fare classes and
traveling on US Airways, the US Airways Express carriers
and US Airways Shuttle. More
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Delta
AirElite Enhances Fleet Membership Program with Bonus Program
for New Members
March 24, 2005 – Delta AirElite, one of the private
jet industry’s most innovative travel-solution providers,
has introduced an exclusive program that rewards new Fleet
Members with free flight time. More
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Continental
pilots, mechanics ratify new deals
March 31, 2005 -- Continental Airlines got a big boost yesterday
when its pilots and mechanics ratified new contracts that
will result in significant cost savings for the company.According
to the Air Line Pilots Assn., roughly 93% of eligible members
cast ballots, with approximately 53.4% voting to approve
the new deal. ALPA noted that the contract contains a clause
that allows the pilots to reject it if any other employee
group fails to approve a similar concessionary contract.
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Northwest
Airlines Adjusts Labor Cost-savings Target
March 29, 2005 --Northwest Airlines announced that it was
reevaluating its annual labor cost-savings target of $950
million in light of record high fuel costs, revenue negative
domestic fare restructuring initiatives undertaken by various
airlines and labor cost reductions at its primary competitors
including United Airlines. More
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Northwest
Announces New Nonstop Jet Service Between Minneapolis/St.
Paul and Lexington, KY
March 28, 2005 – Northwest Airlines today announced
new nonstop jet service between its hub at Minneapolis/St.
Paul and Lexington, Ky. One daily flight will be offered
beginning June 9. More
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America
West Summer Schedule Sizzles in Las Vegas
March 28, 2005 -- Beginning in June, America West will be
offering its great low fares and full-service amenities
on more flights out of its Las Vegas hub. Starting the first
week of June and continuing through the middle of the month,
the airline will be adding frequencies between Las Vegas
and seven existing markets. Also, as previously announced,
the airline kicks off new service between Las Vegas and
Monterey, Calif. on June 17. The additional service builds
on the airline's growth in Las Vegas last year, when it
added nonstop flights to 15 new destinations. More
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Continental
Airlines Announces Unions Representing Pilots, Mechanics,
Dispatchers and Simulator Engineers Agree to Implement Ratified
Agreements
March 31, 2005 -- Continental Airlines announced
its pilots, mechanics, dispatchers and simulator engineers
have ratified new collective bargaining agreements with
the airline. The flight attendants, represented by the International
Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, were the
only work group that failed to ratify their agreement and
join the rest of Continental's employees in the needed pay
and benefit reductions. More
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Independence
Air Announces New Airbus Service to Charlotte
Schedule Expanding to Eight Daily Roundtrips Including Three
Airbus A319 Flights
March 29, 2005– Low-fare airline Independence Air
will begin new Airbus service to Charlotte Douglas International
Airport (CLT) on June 1, 2005—increasing the daily
schedule to a total of eight roundtrip flights, including
three flights to be operated with the company’s brand
new
132-seat Airbus A319 aircraft. More
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American
Airlines Cargo Division Announces Increase in Fuel Surcharge
March 30, 2005– American Airlines Cargo division announced
an increase in its fuel surcharge from $0.35/kg to $0.40/kg
for most U.S.-origin international shipments and from $0.14/lb
to $0.16/lb for U.S. domestic shipments, effective April
6, 2005. The fuel surcharge also will be adjusted, in local
currency, for most non-U.S.-origin shipments, unless the
adjustment is not allowed for regulatory reasons.
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CAR/RAIL
Avis
plans aggressive growth strategy over next three years
Avis said it intends to open at least 300 local market locations
over the next three years. The new locations are part of
Avis' strategy to aggressively expand beyond airports and
into local market locations.
"The local market in the U.S. is an
area showing tremendous growth," said Ray Koch, vice
president of off-airport operations for Cendant Car Rental
Group, parent of Avis. "Customers rent from these locations
for a variety of reasons -- whether they are taking a long
trip and want to avoid putting miles on their car or their
own car is being repaired. Our expansion in this market
will ensure that Avis is conveniently located to serve all
their rental needs."
Since July 2004, Avis has opened 67 new
car rental facilities in local markets nationwide.
Amtrak
- New All-reserved Regional Service in the Northeast Ensures
Every Passenger a Seat
March 28, 2005 -- Beginning April 25, 2005, Amtrak will
expand all-reserved service to every Regional train on the
Northeast Corridor seven-days-a-week between Boston, New
York City, Washington, D.C. and Newport News, Va.
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Track
Work to Affect Some Amtrak Trains Operating Between Virginia
and Florida
Palmetto, Carolinian, Silver Star - Temporary Schedule Changes
March 14, 2005 -- To accommodate upcoming maintenance work
on tracks owned by CSX Railroad, Amtrak is temporarily changing
schedules for some trains operating in the Southeastern
United States from March 28 to June 23, 2005. More
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How
Amtrak stays alive even though it's a failure - Baltimore
Sun
March 30, 2005 -- If the federal government had supplied
stagecoach service in the 19th century, we'd still have
stagecoaches in operation. Luckily, Washington was wise
enough to stay out of that business. It was not wise enough
to stay out of the passenger rail business, which is why
we still have Amtrak. More
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Uphill
for Amtrak - Boston Globe
March 30, 2005 -- FREE-MARKET believers look at Amtrak and
see a subsidy-devouring rail system just waiting to be handed
over to small, entrepreneurial transportation companies
that would run trains on tracks owned and maintained by
compacts of state governments. At the other extreme, advocates
of a European-quality, nationally owned high-speed train
service in this country yearn for a leader with the vision
to do for railroads what Dwight Eisenhower did for the Interstate
Highway System. More
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HOTELS
Holiday
Inn® Hotels & Resorts Launches First Self-Service
Kiosk
March 21, 2005– Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts
today begins testing a full-service Reception kiosk that
allows guests to check into or out of their rooms and
change hotel reservations as well as access airline systems
to print boarding passes on the spot. More
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Marriott
Rewards® Reduces Points Needed to Redeem Free Dream
Vacations at Selected Properties
March 29, 2005 - With summer vacations just around the
corner, Marriott Rewards has reduced the number of points
needed to visit some of the world’s most popular
destinations. Marriott Rewards PointSavers allows members
to save up to 33 percent on points needed to earn vacations
at participating destinations. More
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The
Hilton Family of Hotels celebrated the opening of two
new properties in Dulles, Va.
March 24, 2005 - The Hilton Family of Hotels celebrated
the opening of two new properties in Dulles, Va. just
outside Washington D.C. today. A 90-suite Homewood Suites
by Hilton and a 150-suite Embassy Suites Hotel are close
neighbors on Waxpool Road. The Buccini/Pollin Group, Inc.
of Washington D.C. franchised both new hotels, and Pollin/Miller
Hospitality Strategies, Inc., also of Washington D.C.
manages both properties. More
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Hotels
Fortify Contracts: Mtg. Buyers Struggle With Attrition,
Cancellation, Deposit Clauses
March 21, 2005 - Contractual deposit, cancellation and
attrition clauses, which some hoteliers waived or relaxed
in the buyer's market of the past four years, once again
have become contentious points of negotiation as hotels
become less flexible on meeting and group contracts. Hoteliers
said they can now afford to set contract terms that protect
their financial assets, but buyers aren't giving up negotiating
power so easily. More
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Hotels
- What will they wow us with next?
March 29, 2005 -- Once upon a time all a hotel had to
do to bring in guests was be clean, have decent beds and
reasonable prices. While those things are still paramount,
the basics barely make the cut in the high-stakes game
of hotel marketing. Wi-Fi was the last great hotel amenity,
but these days it's almost de rigueur… at least
high-speed Internet is probably waiting for you. So what's
left for hotels to tempt us with? More
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Some
hotels best their own best deal
Best-rate guarantees have all but convinced travelers
the only place to look for the cheapest rate is on a hotel's
Web site. But beware of this sneaky player. More
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