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Airlines Waive Flight-Change Fees for Southern Calif. Travel
Oct. 24, 2007 - Almost all airlines are waiving change fees for passengers
who need to modify their Southern California travel plans because of
devastating wildfires there.
TIA
Forecasts Business Travel Turnaround
Oct. 25, 2007 -- Business travel is expected to achieve a modest 0.4
percent annual increase in 2008, following a three-year drop in the
market, according to a Travel Industry Association forecast release
yesterday.
Companies
Get Tougher on Travel Policies as Airfare, Hotel Costs Rise
Oct. 25, 2007 - Business travel costs, including airfares and hotel
and car-rental rates, will continue to rise next year, and companies
will respond by cracking down on employees' compliance with corporate
travel policies, according to the American Express 2008 Global Business
Travel Forecast, released Tuesday.
The
End of Frequent-Flier Programs
Oct. 23, 2007- Without drawing any kind of moral equivalency, let's
just say that December 1, 2007, is a date that will live in business-travel
infamy. That's when one of the Big Six will complete a sneak attack
that will destroy the frequent-flier programs as we have known them.
At
Busy Airports, Only Laptops Go Through Security Screening Quickly
Oct. 24, 2007 - Long lines of passengers have an effect on the speed
with which airport security screeners do certain aspects of their jobs,
according to a study by researchers in the School of Engineering and
Applied Sciences at the University at Buffalo.
First
Class Gets a 'Suite' Makeover
Oct. 26, 2007 - As more airlines upgrade their first class offerings
with soft sheets, big beds and a lot more privacy, the jet set may just
be tempted to fly commercial.
'Congestion
Pricing' Won't Help at JFK, Airline Group Says
Oct. 25, 2007 - The mechanism of "congestion pricing" will
not relieve traffic jams in the skies over New York, the Air Transport
Association told aviation regulators Thursday.
Expect
to Pay More for Your Next Vacation
Oct. 25, 2007 - The number of trips that Americans will take in 2008
is expected to increase by 1.6 percent, but the money spent to take
a trip will grow by more than three times that amount, according to
the latest forecast released Wednesday by the Travel Industry Association. |
