| NBTA
Survey Augurs 2008 Travel Cost Hike
Oct. 19, 2007 - The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) helped
members in their planning and budgeting for next year by providing a
preliminary 2008 U.S. Business Travel Overview & Cost Forecast report.
The report is based primarily on data from a survey of 215 NBTA member
travel buyers.
Everything
Starts With An E-Ticket
Oct. 17, 2007 - It's time to wave goodbye to airline tickets. The last
paper tickets for the world's airlines have been ordered, and are now
winging their way to passengers' hands.
Negotiate
Travel Reimbursement Before Business Trip
Oct. 19, 2007 - In the tax world, business activities are blessed with
tax-saving deductions while personal acts yield strictly out-of-pocket
expenditures for individuals.
Fliers
Pay The FAA, Yet Have Little Say
Oct. 18, 2007 - As Congress debates whether to radically change how
the Federal Aviation Administration is funded and spend billions of
dollars to update our air-traffic control system, it's getting an earful
from airports, airlines and business-jet owners.
Airlines
That Care? Waiting for Take-Off
Oct. 18, 2007 - Late arrivals, missed connections and outright cancellations
are at an all time high. And each week seems to bring another horror
story involving folks stuck at airports or stranded for hours on airplanes
going nowhere.
How
Far Does the New 'Secure Flight' Program Go?
Oct. 18, 2007 - Look at all the ink and airtime lavished on the titillating
stories about Southwest Airlines threatening to boot a couple of passengers
off flights unless they tidied up their ensembles.
Higher
Fares Lift US Airlines
Oct. 18, 2007 - Higher fares and fewer empty seats helped lift US airlines'
profits, even as the industry endured record fuel prices and calls for
improved service.
Southwest,
Continental Airlines Profits Rise on Fares
Oct. 19, 2007 - Southwest Airlines Co. and Continental Airlines Inc.
said third-quarter profits rose as increased travel demand let them
fill more seats at higher fares.
Northwest
Airlines Upgrades International Fleet
Oct. 18, 2007 - The Airbus A330 that Northwest Airlines flies overseas
has all the latest features, but the airline's domestic fleet is one
of the oldest among U.S. carriers.
Tougher
TSA Bomb Tests Raise Stakes for Screeners
Oct. 17, 2007 - When covert agents test how well airport security screeners
find homemade bombs, they pack a detonator, timer and battery inside
a cluttered toilet kit, stuff it into a suitcase and carry it through
a checkpoint.
No
Vacancy: Travel Buyers Facing a Seller's Market
Oct. 19, 2007 - Corporate travel buyers are preparing for a tough season
negotiating hotel room rates for 2008.
Washington
to End Confusing Taxi Fare System
Oct. 18, 2007 - Washington taxis will switch to using a meter system,
much to the relief of tourists confused by the seemingly arbitrary zone
system of cab charges in the nation's capital. |
