If
more US airlines merge, who would benefit?
Dec. 15, 2006 - Wall Street is so buoyant about possible mergers
among the nation's last six traditional carriers, you'd think airline
consolidation was the best thing for the industry since the jet
engine replaced the turbo prop.
Travel
industry sets up 'one-stop' passport shop
Dec. 15, 2006 - Eager to see an unimpeded flow of travelers into
the USA once new passport regulations take effect next month, the
Travel Industry Association this week launched getapassportnow.com
to provide "one-stop shopping" for passport applicants.
Travel
groups blast risk assessment program
Dec. 14, 2006 - Eight major U.S., Canadian and European travel industry
associations urged the government to suspend a computerized system
for assessing international travelers as potential terrorists.
AAA
Predicts Increase In Christmas-New Year's Travel
Dec. 15, 2006 - AAA Mid-Atlantic estimates that nearly 1.8 million
Virginians will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday -
a 1.9 percent increase from last year. Most of them - 1.4 million
- will drive.
AAA
Travel Warns New Brides – Make Certain Air Travel Documents
Match
Dec. 15, 2006 - AAA Travel would like to remind new brides who plan
to take an air travel honeymoon to a country outside of the U.S.
– make certain that the name listed on your airline ticket,
passport, and government photo I.D., are identical.
American
Airlines sprucing up first-class cabins
Dec. 15, 2006 - Few routes are as important to American Airlines
as the one that shuttles high-paying business travelers between
New York and Los Angeles.
Turkish
Airlines, Lufthansa Sign Cooperation Deal
Dec. 14, 2006 - National carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) and Lufthansa
Airlines signed a cooperation agreement on Thursday, increasing
the number of THY destinations from 131 to 231.
Car
Rental Taxes Continue To Rise
Dec. 12, 2006 -- Car rental taxes at major U.S. airport locations
have climbed to an average of 28 percent over the base rate for
car rentals, up more than 2 percentage points from March 2005, according
to a study released today by Travelocity. |
