 Q: We have two people
traveling together. Can we book them together in
TravelPort?
A: When two people
are traveling together you can make a reservation
for one traveler, then copy the itinerary to make
the reservation for the other. Both travelers must
have a traveler profile built into the
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United Plans Expansion at Dulles
Jan 26, 2006 - Washington Dulles
International Airport is a key part of United
Airline's strategy to return to profitability.
United Clears Obstacles: Airline
Readying Emergence From Bankruptcy
Jan 23,
2006 - United Airlines parent UAL Corp., following
three years of bankruptcy protection, in recent
weeks cleared two hurdles toward February's
Chapter 11 finishing line.
Southwest Airlines Introduces Mobile
Check-In
Jan 25, 2006 - You can now
check-in, cancel boarding passes and obtain other
flight information using your cell phone or
wireless computer connection. You'll still have to
go to the rapid check-in kiosks to print your
boarding pass, but it will recognize the time you
checked-in on the phone for your seating group.
NWA Pilots' Union Pledges $10M To
Strike Fund
Jan 27, 2006 - The parent union
for 5,000 Northwest Airlines pilots has pledged up
to $10 million for a strike contingency fund,
providing leverage as negotiations with management
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DHS Scraps Passport Plan
Jan
23, 2006 - The Bush administration last week
dropped plans to require travelers between the
United States and Canada or Mexico to carry a
passport, announcing instead it is creating a
simple identification card.
TSA Violated Privacy Act By Securing
Flight Data
Jan 27, 2006 - Federal
government investigators last week charged that
the Transportation Security Administration
violated privacy laws when it compiled information
on at least 250,000 people earlier this year to
teste anti-terrorism program Secure Flight.
Fighting germs at 35,000
feet
Jan 27, 2006 - You're settled into
seat 20D when you hear a sniffle, sniffle coming
from seat 20B and a rumbling cough erupts from the
occupant of 21A.
More background checks for
Registered Travelers
Jan 20, 2006 - Airline
passengers who buy a preapproved security pass
could have their credit histories and property
records examined as part of the government's plan
to turn over the Registered Traveler program to
private companies.
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United Airlines Parent Posts $182M
Loss
Jan 27, 2006 - Just days away from leaving
bankruptcy, United Airlines reported a fourth-quarter
operating loss of $182 million Friday, marking improvement but
underscoring its inability to make a profit yet despite a
three-year restructuring.
NWA Flight Attendant Arrested With Inactive
Grenade
Jan 26, 2006 - A Northwest Airlines flight
attendant faces charges after security officers found a real -
but inactive - hand grenade in her carry-on luggage at
Mitchell International Airport, officials said Wednesday.
Nearing end of bankrupcy, ATA expands
service
Jan 23, 2006 - ATA Airlines will add service to
four cities and increase flights to Hawaii, the first sign of
the airline's business plan once it emerges from federal
bankruptcy protection in the coming weeks.
RDU to get direct flight to L.A.
Jan 26,
2006 - Delta Air Lines said Wednesday it will offer one daily
nonstop round trip flight between Los Angeles and
Raleigh-Durham International Airport starting in June. |
Pilots Accuse Delta of Refusing to Negotiate
Jan 26, 2006 - An official with the Delta Air Lines pilots
union says Delta's refusal to budge on its demand for $325
million dollars in permanent pay and benefit cuts could
jeopardize efforts to hammer out a comprehensive agreement by
a March first deadline.
Delta to Fly D/FW-LaGuardia
Jan 25, 2006
- Delta Air Lines is adding service from Dallas/Fort Worth
Airport to LaGuardia Airport in New York, marking the
carrier's second new city since it closed its hub here.
American Airlines promotes Dallas
flights
Jan 24, 2006 - To peak interest in its new
flight offerings including from Dallas Love Field to St.
Louis, American Airlines is rewarding customers with the
opportunity to earn free flights.
BA Cuts U.K. Inflight Service
Jan 26,
2006 - British travel buyers are waiting to see if there will
be any impact from a range of cost-cutting measures being
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Alaska Air loss shrinks
Jan 27, 2006 -
Alaska Air Group Inc. posted a smaller fourth quarter loss
Thursday as it benefited from increased traffic and fuel price
hedging.
Frontier narrows loss on strength of passenger
revenue
Jan 27, 2006 - Frontier Airlines said Thursday
it narrowed its third-quarter net loss as higher passenger
revenue offset a 35 percent jump in fuel costs and $6 million
in income lost because of service disrupted by hurricanes.
JetBlue Seeks Authority to Provide International
Service to Bermuda
Jan 26, 2006 - JetBlue Airways
requested authority from the U.S. Department of Transportation
to provide international nonstop service to Bermuda.
Midwest Air cuts 4Q loss
Jan 23, 2006 -
Midwest Air Group Inc. reported Thursday that it reduced its
net loss for the fourth quarter by 28.6 percent to $13.8
million, or 79 cents per share, compared with a loss of $19.4
million, or $1.11 per share, for the same period the year
before.
Midwest Airlines to allow carry-on
dogs
Jan 25, 2006 - Midwest Airlines Inc. will allow
passengers to bring their small dogs into the airplane cabin
for travel beginning Jan. 30, the airline said Tuesday.
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World Airways, Pilots Resume
Negotiations
Jan 25, 2006 - Negotiations between World
Airways Inc. and its pilots resumed Wednesday, a day after
union leaders said the two sides were at an impasse in the
face of a weekend deadline for reaching a new contract.
Air alliance to serve New York,
Hawaii
Jan 25, 2006 - Southwest Airlines Co. will be
able to book passengers on flights from Houston to New York's
LaGuardia Airport and from Oakland, Calif., to Hawaii under an
expanded marketing alliance with ATA Holdings Corp.
JAL To Enhance Safety Procedures, Reconfigure
Fleet
Jan 23, 2006 - Japan Airlines has announced
changes that will help it improve aircraft reliability, cut
costs, increase efficiency and cater more effectively to its
customers by joining the Oneworld airline alliance last
fall.
Mesa service: How much and when
Jan 23,
2006 - Mesa Air Group Inc. will inaugurate Hawaii interisland
service in April with four to six 50-seat aircraft, its CEO
said Wednesday.
ATA code share to connect Southwest to La
Guardia, Hawaii
Jan 24, 2006 - Southwest Airlines has
expanded its code-share agreement with ATA Airlines to include
new connecting service through Houston Hobby and Oakland
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Rail / Hotel / Car / Cruise
News
Amtrak to Reduce Discount on Monthly Fares
Starting February 16
Jan 18, 2006 - Completing the
second of a two-phase fare change for monthly commuter passes
in the Northeast Corridor, the Smart Pass discount will be
adjusted from 60% to 50% beginning February 16, 2006.
Hilton Joins Online Race, But Meeting Buyer
Demand Unclear
Jan 23, 2006 - Hilton is the third
hotel chain in the past year to announce new online
capabilities to book or compare group room blocks and meeting
space.
Limited-Service Hotel Brands Landing In
Manhattan
Jan 23, 2006 - At a time when new
full-service hotels in Manhattan are few and far between,
there is a continuing trend of hotel companies, including
Marriott, Hilton, Cendant and InterContinental, opening or
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Hilton Nears Merger, Launches Luxury Hotel Brand
Jan 23, 2006 - Hilton Hotels Corp. last month took its
biggest step toward reunifying with its U.K.-based namesake
with an agreement signed in the last days of 2005 to acquire
the lodging assets of Hilton Group plc.
Extended Stay Cos. Outperform All Other Hotel
Segments
Jan 23, 2006 - While the U.S. hotel industry
as a whole is enjoying healthy increases in occupancy and
average daily room rates, extended stay hotels are the segment
with the most to celebrate this year.
Advantage launches new car-rental location in
Phoenix
Jan 25, 2006 - Advantage Rent-A-Car Inc. opened
a new, expanded car-rental location at Phoenix Sky Harbor
International Airport. |
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Other Industry
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Controller prevented collision at
Midway
Jan 26, 2006 - Two packed passenger jets
came within 1,000 feet of colliding last August at
Midway Airport -- where a Southwest Airlines jet slid
off a snow-covered runway in December, killing a
6-year-old Indiana boy.
Large Company CTDs Reaping Benefits
Jan 23, 2006 - Large companies that have
embraced the Airlines Reporting Corp. Corporate Travel
Department designation in the past few years have found
tangible benefits from having the accreditation, citing
faster commission payment, operational and negotiated
savings and complete financial control.
The anomalies of code share
Jan 23,
2006 - In booking a trip to the East Coast the other day
I had to do a double take when it appeared that
Southwest Airlines was now flying into Washington Reagan
Airport. I didn't think I'd ever see the day when
Southwest would fly into that expensive, slot-controlled
airport.
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Meeting Professionals International
Forecasts 7 Percent Increase In Mtgs. Spending
Jan 23, 2006 - Corporate and government meeting
planners expect both the number of and expenditures on
events held by their organizations to increase by 7
percent this year.
Port Authority To Improve Passenger
Flow
Jan 23, 2006 - The board of commissioners
of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which
operates John F. Kennedy International Airport,
LaGuardia Airport, and Newark Liberty International
Airport, recently approved a $5 billion budget for 2006
that includes major investments in those three
facilities, focused on getting passengers into and
through the airport more quickly.
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