TOPAZ
INTERNATIONAL SURVEY: 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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Brussels
Airport closed by unannounced strike, travel chaos ensues
Apr 13, 2007- Officials closed Brussels International Airport
on Friday — one of the busiest days of the year —
after security personnel and firefighters staged a wildcat
strike.
Business
Owner’s Guide To Cutting Travel Costs
Apr 13, 2007 - David Ulevitch, CEO of Open DNS, a networking
services start-up, stays at a friend's house when he travels
on business from San Francisco to New York City.
Tax
Bites on Travelers Go Deeper
Apr 10, 2007- For all the complaints travelers have been voicing
about delayed flights, declining service, crowded planes and
invasive security procedures, there has been comparatively
little outcry about another trend: escalating taxes on flights,
car rentals and hotel stays.
Some
airlines to add $10 to LAX flights
Apr 12, 2007 - A battle between Los Angeles International
Airport and its tenant airlines escalated when at least three
major carriers slapped $10 surcharges on flights departing
from LAX.
U.S.
hopes for open skies deal with China by May
Apr 13, 2007- The United States is discussing a deal with
China to liberalize air travel and hopes for a framework "open
skies" agreement by May, U.S. Transportation Secretary
Mary Peters.
Nationwide
to advertise on start-up airline
Apr 13, 2007- Nationwide Mutual Insurance ads will cover the
inside and outside of a Skybus Airlines plane, the insurer
said Wednesday, in the latest deal by U.S. carriers to seek
new sources of income.
Space
tourist to dock with space station
Apr 9, 2007- Two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. billionaire
who helped develop Microsoft Word floated into the international
space station early Tuesday -- to the earthbound applause
of Martha Stewart and others at Mission Control.
Cruise
ship’s sinking puts safety in focus
Apr 12, 2007 - Last Friday's sinking of a cruise ship in the
Aegean Sea, which forced the evacuation of nearly 1,600 people
and left two passengers missing and presumed dead, was soon
followed by accounts of panicky passengers scrambling for
life jackets.
Delta
suspends Reno-Atlanta flight
Delta Air Lines is suspending it's daily non-stop flight between
Reno and Atlanta until June 8
Ryanair
considers launch of long-haul airline to USA
Ryanair is considering launching a separate airline that would
fly long-haul between Europe and the United States around
the turn of the decade.
Zoom
Airlines announces low-cost flights from NYC to London
Zoom Airlines, the U.K. unit of Canada's Zoom Airlines, plans
to start low-cost flights between London's Gatwick airport
and New York beginning June 21.
American
Airlines seeks more female fliers
American Airlines says it can boost revenue by $94 million
a year by tailoring some of its services to the growing number
of women travelers.
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