Travel-On/Gallaudet Celebrate a 12 Year Partnership

Meet Brian Huntington, Travel-On's onsite agent at Gallaudet University. Brian has provided exceptional service to the faculty, staff and student communities at Gallaudet for nearly 12 years. Brian is shown manning the Travel-On booth at the 2007 Student Services Fair, to introduce new students to the services on campus.

Brian, a graduate of Gallaudet, brings over 17 years of travel industry experience to his travelers. Congratulations to Brian, on his "nearly" 12 year anniversary with Travel-0n and Gally!

Travel-On will be closed on Monday, September 3, in observance of Labor Day. Should you need assistance with your travel on that day, please call our Emergency Travel Helpline at
1-800-366-2100.


Getting The Most From Travel-On

Take Advantage of Travel-On’s Specially Discounted Hotel and Car Rates

When you book your airline reservation with Travel-On, why not book your car and hotel at the same time? The service is included in the air booking service fee and there are some great reasons to reserve them through Travel-On.

Travel-On has the ability to offer our clients pre-negotiated corporate rates at tens of thousands of hotels worldwide, thanks to our membership in four consortia: TravelSavers, THOR, CCRA and Hickory. Additionally, our reservation system, Apollo/Galileo, has the Best Available Rate and the RoomMaster® programs. The Best Available Rate program provides all Travel-On agents access to the best available published, non-restricted rates offered by participating hoteliers. Hotel suppliers contractually ensure that Travel-On customers have access to the best available published rates for nearly 9,000 properties through the Galileo system. RoomMaster® provides real-time availability and instant confirmations for 240 hotel brands and 70,000 properties worldwide as well. Through the same computer reservation system, Travel-On agents can take advantage of the CarMaster® system to gain access to all 21 car rental suppliers’ inventories allowing instant confirmations and guaranteed rates.

So the next time you call your Travel-On agent to reserve a flight, book your car and hotel too. You can’t beat the rates or the convenience of having your entire trip itemized on your itinerary.


Expect Delays and Nice Weather
Aug. 31, 2007 - The nation's top aviation official warned holiday travelers to prepare for long waits this Labor Day weekend as the summer with the worst delays ever comes to a close. The good news: Weather over most of the USA is forecast to be clear.

Are Airline Lounges Worth The Price of Admission?
Aug. 30, 2007 - In this season of rampant flight cancellations and long delays, many travelers have had to spend hours cooling their heels in cramped -- and grimy -- airport terminal gates. But these days, fliers can buy their way into the plusher lounges once reserved for first-class passengers and elite frequent fliers.

Watchful Travelers Can Help Curb Thefts
Aug. 30, 2007 - When more than 4 million Americans descend on the nation's airports during the Labor Day travel weekend, many will leave their common sense at home, police say.

7 Lessons Learned From The Summer Of 2007
Aug. 30, 2007 - Congratulations, you've survived the summer of 2007—the worst summer for travel in modern history. No, wait, make that since the invention of the wheel.

Travelers Willing to Trade Hats for Security
Aug. 30, 2007 - Sporting turbans, straw and cowboy hats, several international travelers interviewed at Kennedy Airport last night said they would willingly take off their headgear in the name of airport security.

Travelers Should Follow These Health Tips
Aug. 30, 2007 - The key to healthy, fun traveling is to plan ahead. This is particularly true for those taking medications which, while meant to keep one well, can actually pose health risks due to travel and exposure to sun. Try these tips . . .

Frustrated Travelers Make Their Own 'No-Fly' Lists
Aug. 28, 2007 - You've probably heard of the government's controversial "no-fly" list. Maybe you know someone who's on it. Maybe you're on it. But that list, which has snared everyone from a Marine serving in Iraq to a four-year-old, is a topic for another time.

What Are Hotels Doing Right That Airlines Are Doing Wrong?
Aug. 30, 2007 - How to explain the paradox: a new study shows positive levels of customer satisfaction at an all-time high at a time when the lodging industry has reduced the number of employees?

What's in the news this week ...

TMCS Continue to Outperform Public Online Booking Sites!
Topaz International audited low fare performance replicating business trips on public booking sites, like Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity, and airline direct websites. The results from 2007 found that business travel itineraries booked by a designated corporate travel management company averaged $56 less than the exact same itinerary booked on a public internet site. View Report

United is changing a frequent flyer policy
United says it will no longer award a minimum of 500 frequent-flier miles on each flight starting with its July 1 flights no matter when they were ticketed.

OpenSkies Approved for Launch
May 16, 2008 - OpenSkies, a premium transatlantic airline from British Airways, received approval today from the U.S. Department of Transportation to begin operations. The new airline will offer flights between Paris' Orly Airport and New York's JFK Airport starting in June.

Soaring fuel costs ground cheap airlines
May 16, 2008 - As rising fuel prices propel airfares steadily upward, most travelers would like nothing better than to see a new low-cost carrier with rock-bottom ticket prices.

Airlines carried more on fewer planes in February
May 15, 2008 - U.S. airlines carried nearly 3 percent more passengers in February compared with the same month last year, but did so while operating fewer flights, the government said today.

Fewer Passengers Expected to Fly This Summer?
May 15, 2008 - Register Staff Record-high jet fuel prices, a shaky economy and airline capacity cuts will lead to fewer passengers flying on U.S. airlines this summer, compared with a year ago, the industry's main trade group said Tuesday.

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