Customers Flying to Las Vegas Are Watching Ted's Figures
August 8, 2005 -- Aug. 8, 2005 – Customers on Ted, United Airlines' low-fare service can place their bets even before they arrive in Las Vegas, when they play the "Guess Ted's Weight" game for a chance to win two free tickets to the smash-hit musical, Mamma Mia. MORE

United Largely Completes Aircraft Lease Restructuring in Major Agreement With Public Debt Group
August 9, 2005 – UAL has largely completed its aircraft restructuring effort, saving United approximately $300 million annually. MORE

Continental Airlines Employees Support Carrier's Request to Begin Argentina Flights
August 10, 2005 -- Continental has submitted information to the U.S.DOT to support its application to offer daily New York/Newark-Houston-Buenos Aires service. MORE

Court Approves US Airways' Disclosure Statement
Plan of Reorganization Cleared for Vote by Creditors
August 9, 2005 -- US Airways Group, Inc. was given authorization by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Virginia to solicit votes from its creditors in favor of its Plan of Reorganization (POR), one of the final steps necessary for the company to emerge from Chapter 11 and complete its merger with America West Airlines in late September/early October. MORE

Delta delays SEC filing
August 10, 2005 -- Delta Air Lines has delayed a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, saying it was exploring ways to reduce the cash it must pay up front to secure a new credit card processor. MORE

Delta's Song adds flights to challenge JetBlue
August 10, 2005 -- Song's latest move to expand service in JetBlue's backyard comes even as parent Delta struggles with heavy losses and fights to avoid a bankruptcy filing. MORE

Northwest To Add Nonstops Between Midwest And Las Vegas
August 10, 2005 -- Northwest will add more nonstop flights between Las Vegas and four cities in America’s “Heartland.” Beginning Oct. 30, Northwest will offer nonstop service from Las Vegas to Des Moines, Grand Rapids, Madison and Sioux Falls. MORE

Northwest Announces New Daily Nonstop Service Between Flint And Ft. Myers
August 10, 2005 -- Northwest Airlines announced new daily service between Flint, Mich. and Ft. Myers, Fla., beginning Oct. 30. MORE

London Bombings Limit BAA Traffic Growth
August 10, 2005 -- Bombings on London's transport system kept some passengers away from the capital's airports last month, although July volumes were still higher than last year on low-cost airline growth and a long-haul recovery, British airports operator BAA said. MORE

Tackle fear of flying with a course
August 10, 2005 -- The next time you are traveling through Heathrow and you get a panic attack associated with flying, you may want to sign up to a course. MORE

Boeing sells 737s to AirTran, AeroMexico, EgyptAir and Turkish
August 10, 2005 -- Boeing announced orders from EgyptAir and Turkish Airlines covering up to 20 737-800s, while the Boeing Orders website also showed new orders from AeroMexico for five and AirTran for six as well as 21 new 737 orders from "unidentified" customers. MORE

Asiana Pilots Ordered To End Strike
August 10, 2005 -- Unionized pilots at South Korea's second-largest carrier, Asiana Airlines, will end a strike after being ordered back to work by the government, which has begun emergency mediation to resolve the nearly month-long dispute. MORE

Car / Rail News

After Published Rack Rate Hike, Cendant Weighs Corp. Car Rental Prices
August 5, 2005 -- Although Cendant Car Rental Group this week enacted published rate increases of $5 for daily and $20 for weekly Avis and Budget rentals beginning Sept. 10, the company asserted that the published rate increases "do not directly impact our contracted rates." Yet, Chuck Fallon, the company's executive vice president of revenue generation, said that although there is no direct correlation between published and contracted rates, "we have to discuss the issue across the board." MORE

Georgia's 'Folkston Funnel' a mecca for train lovers
August 10, 2005 -- Alerted by the crackling voice of an unseen dispatcher, two devoted rail fans spring into action. MORE

Hotel News

Hotels Float Rate Change: Chains Attempt To Expand Dynamic Pricing To Corporate Travel
August 1, 2005 -- Firmly in the driver's seat this negotiating season, hoteliers are offering new pricing approaches that move buyers away from fixed annual or seasonal prices in favor of dynamic corporate rates. MORE

Courtyard by Marriott Silver Spring Downtown opened
August 9, 2005 -- Courtyard by Marriott Silver Spring Downtown has officially opened its doors to guests. Located at 8506 Fenton Street, the 179-room property is the first hotel in 30 years to be built in downtown Silver Spring and is owned and operated by Silver Spring Hotel Associates, LLC. MORE

Starwood Completes Sale of St. Regis Hotel, Washington, D.C.
August 10, 2005 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has completed the sale of the 193-room St. Regis Hotel, Washington, D.C. to a joint venture between Brickman Associates and New Valley Corporation for $47 million. MORE

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