February 5, 2010
Our Agents Re-accommodate
Travelers: Airlines Issue Waivers for Travel Affected By
Snow Storm Expected in Mid-Atlantic
Due to the predicted snow storm
for the Mid-Atlantic area airports throughout the region
will be experiencing significant delays, cancellations,
and airport closures.
In advance of the storm, major airlines have issued change
fee waivers for tickets to, from, or through the affected
areas between February 5-7th.
Our agents are currently assisting
hundreds of travelers with making alternate travel arrangements.
In the event that you are traveling on an airline that
has not yet issued a waiver for change fees our agents
are contacting the airlines on your behalf to obtain a
waiver so that we can make the necessary changes to your
trip without additional cost to you.
Our
24-hour traveler emergency services will be well-staffed
for this weather event, however longer hold times than
usual are expected. Working with Travel-On to reschedule
your travel now will save time and money later. If you
have travel plans in the Mid-Atlantic region for February
5-7 and have not yet been contacted by one of our agents,
please call or email your travel team for the latest
information on how your specific flight might be affected.
With
severe weather comes flight cancellations, airport closures,
flight delays, and gate changes.
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Airlines
changing travel policies; fliers should expect widespread
cancellations
Airlines are relaxing their ticketing
policies and waiving change fees as a snowstorm with the
potential to dump 24 inches of snow on the Washington region
approaches. (Check out what Capital Weather Gang forecast). Read
more
Mobile
Personal Assistant Now Available for iPhone Users!
Now iPhone users can have the function of TripIt, WorldMate,
FlightStats, Weather.com, OpenTable, MapQuest, and more
in one application. Read
more
ALSO IN THE NEWS
Growing
signs that business travelers are starting to return to
the road
The Washington Post reports that United Airlines joined other
big airlines on Wednesday by saying that it's seeing a
bump in demand for last-minute tickets - the priciest kind
typically purchased by business travelers.
And a new survey of travel agents suggests that business
travel bookings in 2010 will at least match - if
not exceed - last year's levels, according to Reuters.
TSA
heightens security as full-body scanners ordered at airports
TSA has implemented heightened airport security screenings
that include physical searches and full-body scans by machines
that see through clothing for international flights from
or through Nigeria and at least 13 other countries.
Bonus
Miles Expand, but Flight Upgrades Are Squeezed
This is usually the time of year when frequent fliers who
earned elite status in the previous year can stop obsessing
about qualifying miles and enjoy the fruits of all their
travels: complimentary upgrades.
International
Business Travel Destinations to Watch in 2010
Perhaps the best predictor of destinations to watch for international
business travel is what's happening in the large association
market because their meetings are typically scheduled several
years out.
Business
travelers winning battle for free hotel Internet access
More business travelers are getting what they say
they want most from hotels: free Internet access in their
rooms. Corporate business travel managers are
taking advantage of the downturn in travel to negotiate
the prized service, says DeAnne Dale, a sales executive
at online business travel management firm Travelocity Business.
When
travel isn’t travel
Tax law allows you to deduct the cost of travel while away
from home conducting business. This seems simple enough.
But as with many definitions in the Internal Revenue Code,
its definition of home is probably different than your definition
of home. So let’s be more specific.
Business
Travel: 24 Hours In 26 Cities: What to see and do--when
you're not working--in America's top business destinations.
Attention Road Warriors: Business travel doesn't have to
be all business. And timing need not matter, either. A stay
of only 24 hours is easily squandered, with sights as exciting
as an airport landing strip, a complimentary buffet line
or your hotel bathtub. But if you can find just a couple
of hours to get away, exciting distractions await--sure to
sweep you off your power heels.
