Floating
Airports in the Sea?
A friend from San Diego recently told me how the city was
coming up with various schemes to expand or rebuild is
cramped airport — including building a larger facility
two hours out in the desert, connected to civilization
by a high-speed rail link that will cut through the mountains.
Isn’t there a better way?
‘Green
Plane’ that saves 9,500 gallons of fuel per year
Southwest Airlines has announced the world’s first “green
plane,” a Boeing 737-700 that’s 472 lbs. lighter
than a conventional model and saves 9,500 gallons of jet
fuel per year.
News Highlights
Lufthansa
to launch in-flight Web, phone system
Lufthansa said the service, known as FlyNet, will be available
starting in mid-2010. The Cologne-based airline said it
hopes to equip a major part of its long-haul planes in
the service's first year, and eventually the entire long-haul
fleet.
Foreign
airlines raise fuel surcharges; U.S. carriers next?
The increases — with Lufthansa raising its charge
on domestic German and European flights by $4 to $34 a
flight leg, but leaving it at $116 for trips to the USA — come
as crude oil prices have crept back up 43% this year after
dropping from record highs last July. Crude settled at
$63.56 a barrel in New York on Friday.
Business
travel pitched as economic engine
The travel industry is working to redefine itself as a
key player in the American economy: a means by which companies
can improve profits, a source of tax revenue and a provider
of jobs.
Travel
industry optimism arrives with airline, hotel earnings
reports
The U.S. travel industry appears to have survived the recession
but has yet to recover from it, earnings results reported
from the third-quarter indicate.
10
rules of business travel etiquette
One year into an economic slowdown and there’s a
growing legion of business travellers whose companies have
downgraded their class of travel in efforts to control
costs. As business travellers get used to flying at the
back of the bus where there are smaller seats and less
leg room, it’s time to look at some general rules
of travel etiquette.
Worst
Part of a Trip May Be Booking It on the Web
If you dreaded sitting down at your computer the last time
you made travel arrangements or felt frustrated by all
the time and effort it took to sort through pages of resultsfor
flights and hotels, join the crowd.
Top
tips for buying travel insurance
Before you consider which insurance to invest in, consider
what coverage you might already have before you buy a plan.
Gather as much documentation as possible when filing a
claim, and buy a plan when you book (in order to dodge
huge exclusions). Travel agents can be good resources for
discussing the pros and cons of various plans.
