SkyTeam Provides
Updates on the Departure of Continental
and Copa Airlines
SkyTeam, the global airline alliance
partnering ten members – including
Aeroflot, Aeroméxico, Air France,
Alitalia, China Southern Airlines, Continental
Airlines, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines,
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Korean Air – and
three Associate carriers – Air
Europa, Copa Airlines and Kenya Airways – sets
itself apart by offering an exclusive
experience for all passengers. Issued
monthly, SkyTeam NewsFlash provides media
with key updates and insights on alliance
activities. FAQs
American
Airlines, Southwest Airlines see clouded
outlooks
The airline industry's attempts to get
a recovery going this spring may have caught
the flu.
BA
supports business travel
British Airways is showing its support
for corporate travel by offering up to
40% off its business class fares. The sale
will run until 30 June and will offer savings
on BA's Club World services to destinations
across the globe.
Business
travel holding up in Europe
Business travel is holding up in Europe
with most travellers (52%) expecting to
make the same number of trip in the next
12 months as now.
Corps.
Creatively Cut Car Costs
Peering in every corner for possible travel
cost cuts, some companies have applied
new tactics to lower their car rental and
usage expenditures.
Travelocity
stops selling wholesale hotel rooms in
Baltimore
Travelocity has executed a Baltimore chop
that has little to do with high-bouncing
baseballs and everything to do with hotel
taxes. Without fanfare, Travelocity early
this year ceased selling wholesale hotel
rooms in Baltimore, Travelocity spokesman
Dan Toporek said.
Which
credit and debit cards are best overseas?
Ever since we started tracking foreign
exchange fees, readers keep asking us to
identify the "best" credit and
debit cards to use when out of the country.
A typical inquiry: "Is there any way
to avoid exchange fees when I travel in
Europe?"
Credit
card policy complicates last-minute hotel
booking
Young adults can fly alone on domestic
flights on most airlines without any special
procedures. But they can run into trouble
if their flights are canceled, and are
too young to have their own credit cards
or enough cash to pay for a last-minute
hotel room.
Amtrak
cuts summer fares by 25% on Eastern trains
Amtrak is cutting fares by 25% on some
Eastern trains this summer as the national
passenger railroad looks to boost demand
during the recession. The discount runs
from June 2 through Sept. 3. It applies
to those taking regional trains on the
Northeast Corridor which runs from Washington
to Boston. The discount also is available
from Washington to Newport News, Va.
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