TOPAZ
INTERNATIONAL: Booking Business Travel via the Internet
April 4, 2007 – Since 2001 Topaz International has
conducted comparative studies of corporate travel airfares
between actual corporate travel agency booked itineraries
and various public internet sites, including Orbitz, Expedia,
Travelocity and airline direct web sites. During the most
recent results from 2006, Topaz found that business travel
itineraries booked by a designated corporate travel agency
averaged $75 less than the same itinerary booked on a
public internet site, one of the largest margins since
2002. In addition, the average agency fare and average
internet fare were the highest they have been since 2002.
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Travel
Costs Going Up, Amex Says
Apr. 2, 2007 - Travel costs took a hike last year, according
to the latest report from American Express Business Travel,
with international airfares, international hotel rates and
U.S. budget-tier hotels showing the most dramatic increases.
State
Department plays passport catch-up
Apr. 5, 2007 - Hammered by a surge of would-be globe trotters
responding to newly enacted passport requirements and complaints
that lengthy delays have jeopardized some of those travelers'
spring trips, the U.S. State Department has added staff, recruited
volunteers and expanded business hours on its toll-free National
Passport Information Center phone line.
US
travel agents join to protect tourism industry and travelers
Apr. 5, 2007 - ASTA travel agents in New York rallied, successfully,
to oppose a bill that would have levied a new tax on agents’
service fees for hotel bookings. The agents pleaded their
case to state officials, and the measure was excluded from
the governor’s proposed budget, which the state legislature
adopted April 1.
Global
airline business expected to turn profit after six losing
years
Apr. 6, 2007 - After six years of losing money, the global
airline business is expected to be profitable in 2007, a top
aviation official said Wednesday, and Asia will spearhead
the industry's future growth.
Demand
pushes up prices for airfares, cars, hotels
Apr. 6, 2007 - Does travel seem more expensive lately? Here
are some new statistics that back that up.
Belgium
Requires Filing For Some Business Trips
Apr. 6, 2007 - International business travelers are now required
to register with the country prior to entry, the Belgian Ministry
of Social Security said. The program enacted this week, called
Limosa, is causing headaches for some international companies
sending employees to Belgium on business.
Business
Travel Card fast-tracks travel to Asia-Pacific & Mexico
Apr. 6, 2007 - Mexico will join 18 other Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation economies in providing APEC Business Travel Cardholders
with faster immigration processing lanes.
Smaller
gadgets lead to bigger business travel losses
Apr. 6, 2007 - For anyone who travels for a living, the loss
of belongings can be frustrating. And it is becoming more
common, as gadgets get smaller and the list of essential business
travel tools gets longer.
Fathers
weary of business travel
Apr. 5, 2007 - As a comic book illustrator who draws well-known
"Star Wars" and G.I. Joe images, Dave Dorman is
often asked by his publishers or clients to attend autograph-signing
events.
Travel
Guard Offers Free Assistance To Greek Cruise Ship Evacuees
Apr. 4, 2007 - America's Leading Travel Insurance and Assistance
Provider Helps American Evacuees of Grounded Greek Cruise
Ship with Medical and Emergency Travel Assistance.
Smaller
hotels worth checking into
Apr. 6, 2007 - In New York City where a bargain-priced hotel
room today is $300 night, Berlin advertising agency executive
Stefan Richter has checked the quirky new place called The
Pod. Some rooms are a minuscule 100 square feet, have bunk
beds, shared bathrooms and rates starting at $89 a night.
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