TSA Testing Three-Speed Screenings
Mar. 17, 2008 - The Transportation Security Administration next month will roll out to six additional airports a pilot program that lets travelers select security lanes geared to their comfort with checkpoint screening processes.

U.S. Business Travelers Identify Security as Chief Concern
Mar. 18, 2008 - Corporate Travel today announced the results of a survey of over 1,000 U.S.-based business travelers that was conducted to better understand their security concerns while on the road. Business travelers are often thought to be more travel-savvy then the average person, and in the wake of recent national security concerns, these travelers have learned to quickly adapt to the ever-evolving travel landscape.

Business travel to continue growing despite US economic slow-down
Mar. 19, 2008 - At the NBTA Business Travel Financial Forum analysts predicted that the economic slow-down in the United States will not last long. The forum, held last week in New York, gave 215 travel managers and supplier participants a “Wall Street Look at the Business of Business Travel.”

Corp. Sourcing Matches Airlines' Approach
Mar. 17, 2008 -- Just as domestic legacy carriers have spent years refining their use of analytical tools to drive client negotiations and contract management, corporate travel buyers have responded with their own heightened analytical rigor and data-driven contracting practices. Like the airlines that have further aligned corporate sales forces with revenue management departments, travel buyers have undergone their own transformation as companies integrate procurement practices and sourcing departments into travel programs.

How Open Skies could change your flight plans
Mar. 18, 2008 - The new Open Skies agreement between the United States and the European Union has persuaded Lufthansa to put larger jets such as the Airbus A330-300 on some of its transatlantic routes.

Baggage becomes a big-ticket item
Mar. 18, 2008 - Forcing customers to pay for service previously included with ticket purchases, UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and US Airways Group Inc. will begin charging $50 round-trip for checking a second piece of luggage on May 5. Southwest Airlines Co. has already implemented a similar fee for checking a third bag. Other airlines may follow, eager to collect hundreds of millions of dollars without raising ticket prices.

Airlines to Charge for Second Piece of Luggage
Mar. 18, 2008 - That’s the message two U.S. airlines have given their customers with announcements they will be charging extra for checking a second piece of luggage

JetBlue Adds More Legroom, For A Fee
Mar. 19, 2008 - JetBlue Airways is reconfiguring its Airbus A320 fleet to expand legroom in select rows, and will charge a premium on those seats for flights beginning April 1, the carrier said today.

Delta To Join In Second Bag Charge
Mar. 19, 2008 - Delta Air Lines beginning in May plans to join United Airlines and US Airways in charging passengers for a second checked bag, Delta president and CFO Ed Bastian told investors at a JP Morgan aviation conference in New York this morning.

U.S. Lodging Downturn Looms, But Buyer Beware
As the hotel industry hunkers down for an economic recession that may impact its revenue per available room growth, corporate travel managers--long-awaiting supply and demand balance--may be disappointed in less-than-anticipated rate reductions. In fact, lodging analysts are advising hotel revenue managers not to lower daily rates too quickly--if at all--and to keep supply at minimum levels. Additionally, these industry watchers are predicting that any rate reductions will occur only in economy hotels and other market tiers less desirable to corporate travel buyers. Overall, rates in the top 25 U.S. markets will continue to increase, they said.