Selecting
a Travel Consultant - Seven critical questions to ask.
March 2, 2007 - Frequent travel remains a critical element
of today's business culture, but the associated excessive
costs are showing no sign of relenting.
NBTA
lauds measure to enhance Visa Waiver Program
March 2, 2007 - The National Business Travel Association applauded
the passage of the amendment being offered by Senator Dianne
Feinstein to expand the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) to consider
the addition of more countries.
Going
to Canada? Check your past: Visitors with minor criminal records
turned back at border
Feb, 23, 2007 - There was a time not long ago when a trip
across the border from the United States to Canada was accomplished
with a wink and a wave of a driver's license. Those days are
over.
All-Time
High International Travel Deficit Highlights Business Case
for Arrivals Duty Free in Canada
March 2, 2007 - The Canadian Airports Council said recent
Statistics Canada stats showing an all-time high international
travel deficit for Canada in 2006 serves to highlight how
a change in tax rules currently barring arrivals duty free
in Canada could provide as much as $50 million in additional
revenue for Canadian airports and duty free operators.
Travel
companies meet to discuss rising costs of business travel
Feb. 23, 2007- Business travel costs are expected to surge
to all-time highs in 2007, as American Express predicts a
13 percent year-over-year increase in domestic airfares, and
Smith Travel Research estimates the average hotel room rate
will surge to $103 in 2007—up more than 11 percent since
2005.
U.S.
airlines pledge to review service plans
Feb. 23, 2007 - Major U.S. airlines pledged Thursday to review
and update their customer service plans as necessary and called
for a government review of airline and airport preparations
for handling weather-related problems.
U.S.,
EU agree on air travel arrangement
March, 2, 2007 - The U.S. and European Union have reached
a tentative agreement that would give airlines greater freedom
to choose trans-Atlantic routes and potentially lead to lower
fares, the government announced Friday.
Can
you be traveling green by buying offsets?
March 2, 2007 - Buy an airline ticket online, and you're increasingly
likely to see this pitch: Add a payment of a few dollars,
and finance save-the-Earth activities to offset environmental
damage caused by your trip.
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