April Fools' Day Nor'easter

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Airline Trying to Rescue Stranded Tourists After Floods in Thailand

Thai Airways stepped up its efforts to evacuate stranded tourists Thursday after deadly flash floods swept through eight provinces in southern Thailand. Read more

BA Strike Ballot Results Announced

British Airways cabin crew have voted to take strike action again. Read more

What Travel-On is Doing:
Travel-On / Travel Place continues to identify travelers who may be in these areas or whose travel plans may be impacted, and our agents are contacting them or the travel administrator to provide assistance. If you have any questions about this emergency situation, please contact one of our agents, your travel team leader, or your account manager. We will continue to monitor these conditions and bring you any updates or changes as the news breaks. 

What Travelers Can Do:

• Download and use the Mobile Personal Assistant (requires company enrollment)
  
• Sign up for automated FlightStats alerts in the Notification section of your online traveler profile
• Contact our 24-Hour Emergency Service at the number listed on your itinerary or call 1-877-858-3254. (please bear in mind that during extreme or multiple travel disruptions hold times will be longer than normal)

Did You Know? You can sign up for free FlightStats alerts through your online traveler profile? FlightStats flight status alerts are faster and more reliable than individual airline flight notifications. Look for the “notifications” section of your online profile and sign up today. Notifications are often received up to an hour before the airlines’ own alert system and prior to the airport announcements!

Business Travel Tip: Mobile’s Benefits for Corporate Travel Managers

Mobile is emerging as an indispensable tool for managing the corporate travel process from pre-trip approvals to reconciling expenses. Here are some ways mobile technology can make corporate travel managers’ jobs easier. Read more

Travel-On has all of the tools and resources that you need to integrate mobile into each phase of travel. From pre-trip approval to post-trip expense reconciliation, and each phase in between, you and your travelers will benefit from an end-to-end solution that integrates mobile solutions. For more information, please ask your Travel-On account manager about our technologies to streamline your travel and reconciliation process and enhance your travelers’ trip experience.

Want to Know What Your CO2 Emissions Are When You Travel? When you book your reservations using our online booking tool, look for “Did You Know?” at the bottom of your flight information. It will give you the CO2 emissions calculations for your trip and a link to purchase offsets. Travel-On also offers our clients monthly, quarterly, and annual carbon reports.

Passport Day - April 9

Passport agencies and participating passport acceptance facilities throughout the U.S. will be open on Saturday, April 9, to serve you. So drop on by and bring the entire family. Plan ahead with passport forms, fees, processing times and more. Read more

April 1: New Baggage Policies for Interline Journey

From April 1, IATA's member carriers will adopt a new baggage allowances and charges policy for interline journeys proposed by the international body.

The new Baggage Rule Resolution 302, intended to standardize baggage policies for passengers flying multiple carriers, outlines that if the baggage provisions of the different carriers are not the same, the policies of the Most Significant Carrier (MSC) will apply. The MSC is defined as the first carrier crossing IATA Areas or Sub-areas. Read more

BAA Stansted and One Scottish Airport To be Sold

The British Airports Authority (BAA) has again been told by the UK's competition watchdog to sell off Stansted Airport and either Glasgow or Edinburgh. Read more

More Flights and Lower Prices from Mumbai Airport

There will be more flights available for air passengers in Mumbai this summer. More than two dozen take-off and landing slots have been added to the Mumbai airport's daily flight handling capacity this summer. Read more

Airlines Fail in Latest Fare-Hike Attempt

The latest fare-hike attempt by U.S. airlines unraveled over the weekend, raising questions about whether carriers have raised fares as high as they can without affecting demand. Read more

IBM Tackles the Baggage Situation at Amsterdam-Schiphol with New Technology

Collecting your baggage is probably the least interesting part about travel, and it also has the potential to be the most annoying—like when your bag goes to the Caribbean while you go to Colorado. Read more

It’s a Boarding Pass...on Your Phone

US Airways travelers can now enjoy mobile boarding on more flights, including on single reservations with flights that originate (or connect) in Charlotte, Boston, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, New York (LGA), Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh or Washington, DC (DCA). Look for ‘Send my passes to my smartphone’ when they check in online. Read more

Ryanair Adds Child-Free Flights ... and a New Mandatory Fee

European discount carrier Ryanair is set to introduce child-free flights starting in October. At least that's according to travel site TravelMole, which says Ryanair gave few details other than to say it will offer that option on certain "high-frequency routes" this fall. Read more

Airport Scanner Passenger Radiation Risk Low

Airport scanner radiation levels pose only a very limited health risk to passengers, according to the latest research carried out in the US. Read more

TSA Wants New Airport Shoe-Scanning Devices

The issue of airport shoe scanners has re-entered the news, with the announcement that the US Transportation Security Administration is seeking advanced new technologies to integrate into the US airport network. Read more

Airport Apps Guide Travelers From Security to Takeoff

Airports have been slower to embrace mobile technology than airlines and online travel agencies. Few have developed their own apps although their facilities are ripe for the type of information that can be delivered efficiently via smartphones: navigating complex terminal layouts, avoiding choke points and long queues, and what's available at shops and restaurants. Read more 

Top 10 Most Expensive U.S. Cities to Visit

Price declines slowed markedly last year from the freefall of 2009, and they're swinging back up in many spots this year. Read more

Carlson Hotels Launch New Loyalty Scheme

Carlson officially launched its new hotel loyalty programme, Club Carlson, today. Formerly known as goldpoints plus, the new scheme offers members an array of redemption opportunities and enhanced benefits. Read more

Avis Ranked #1 Car Rental Brand in Customer Loyalty for 12th Consecutive Year

For the 12th consecutive year, Avis Rent A Car has been named the leading car rental company in customer loyalty by the Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement Index. Read more