WEATHER ALERT: Severe
weather conditions are predicted for the Northeast this Saturday, causing
potential flight delays and cancellations. Reconfirm your flight before
you depart for the airport. Check-in online and print your boarding
pass. Program your airline telephone number and our after hours helpline
number into your cell phone. Calls to our after hours service should
be restricted to emergencies only. This will reduce the hold times for
those travelers with immediate, weather related needs.
Business
Travel: What's Changing?
Dec. 12, 2007 - Key trends are altering the way road warriors work in
the airport, on the plane, and in the hotel. This year, one of the most
crowded air travel years on record, has been a tough one on anyone who's
had to conduct business on the move.
Runzheimer
International 2008 Business Travel Forecast
Travel costs are expected to rise only slightly in 2008 as compared
to 2007, according to Runzheimer International, a Wisconsin-based management
consulting firm specializing in travel management information and technology.
Runzheimer forecasts airfare, lodging, meals, and car rental costs to
rise an average of 4.5% in 2008, based upon historical trends and industry
developments.
Business
Air Fares Likely to Rise in 2008
Dec. 13, 2007 - Airline fares for business travel within the United
States are expected to increase 4 to 7 percent during 2008, according
to a forecast Carlson Wagonlit Travel is releasing to its customers
today.
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Business Travelers Sharing Rooms as Costs Rise
Dec. 11, 2007 - Frequent business travelers may have some additional
company on the road next year: their co-workers.
Your
Next Airline Boarding Pass: A Cell Phone
Dec. 12, 2007 - Use your cell phone as an airline boarding pass? It's
possible if an experiment in Houston with Continental Airlines is a
success. A three-month pilot program there involves technology using
encrypted bar codes on mobile device screens, something not being used
anywhere else in the world, according to Melvin Carraway, an official
with the Transportation Security Administration.
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Airlines Offer a Good Night's Sleep, Flat-Bed Seats
Dec. 11, 2007 - In some ways, Andy Abramson's morning routine is typical:
He shaves, brushes his teeth and combs his hair before slipping on some
nice slacks and a shirt for a meeting with a client.
New
Figures Illustrate Hotels' Continuing Strength
Dec. 7, 2007 -- The U.S. hotel market still is showing signs of strength
heading into the new year, based upon both the latest global performance
numbers from Smith Travel Research and The Bench and a report from global
hotel investment services firm Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels indicating
a record year of growth in hotel real estate sales.
Leaving
Home for the Holidays? Burglar Proof Your House.
Dec. 13, 2007 - Are you one of the millions of Americans who will make
holiday travel part of your Christmas plans? Well, if you are, you should
remember that securing your home for holiday travel should be part of
your overall plans. |