THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

New travel rules set off confusion, rush for passports
Jan. 19, 2007 - For thousands of travelers flying into the USA from Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico, Tuesday is D-Day. Or P-Day, as it were.

More passport rules related articles ...
New rules on travel to launch
Passports needed for world travel
Passport rules worry Canadians, border states

TSA Clears Reg. Traveler To Launch At Four Airports
Jan. 17, 2007 - Four airports committed to launch the Clear Registered Traveler program gained Transportation Security Administration approval and will begin operating programs this week, Verified Identity Pass said. Airports in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, New York-JFK and San Jose now are poised to roll out the program.

More TSA related news ...
TSA chief hits plan to check cargo
New scanner gets off on wrong foot

U.S Cutting No Fly List
Jan. 18, 2007- The Bush administration is checking the accuracy of a watch list of suspected terrorists banned from traveling on airliners in the U.S. and will probably cut the list in half, the head of the Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday.

Working Wounded: Biz Travel Safety
Jan. 10, 2007 - If you add up all my miles from various business trips over the years, I have approximately 2.8 million frequent flyer miles. I'm way behind one guy I read about who has 31 million miles, but I'm ahead of most of the people I meet — where else? — on planes.

Business travelers hit by triple whammy of rising costs
Jan. 18, 2007- The travel industry is by most accounts on a strong trajectory. Hotels in many cities are reporting record occupancy levels — and record room rates too. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasts the airline industry worldwide to earn a tidy profit of $2.5 billion for 2007, the first since 9/11/01. More travelers in airports means more customers for car rental firms, and other ground transportation businesses.

Travel Providers Go Beyond the Browser to Secure Customer Loyalty
Jan. 19, 2007 - While realizing that search has been a great vehicle for increasing travel planning (seven in 10 trips begin with search), most travel providers would agree that search has done little to instill consumer loyalty.

New Discount Biz Class Airline Jumps Into Fray
Jan. 10, 2007 - Silverjet Plans to Begin Flying Between Newark Airport and London's Luton Airport on Jan. 25.

Commercial jet flies with anti-missile system
Jan. 17, 2007- An MD-10 cargo jet equipped with Northrop Grumman's Guardian anti-missile system took off from Los Angeles International Airport on a commercial flight Tuesday, the company said.

China looks to attract foreign travel agencies
Jan. 18, 2007 - China will lower the registered capital requirements for foreign travel agencies and scrap restrictions on their setting up branches in the country as of July 1, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.

 

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