Other News Highlights
More
travelers flying coach in tough economy
More evidence Tuesday that a bad economy pushes passengers to the back of the
plane, as a trade group reported that traffic in the high-end airline seats fell
22 percent in April.
Corporate
travellers providing lower yields?
While most recent corporate travel studies indicate little if any positive movement
this year, FCm Travel Solutions says Asia Pacific indicate companies are starting
to slowly spread their wings and resume long-haul travel, although Europe and
US demand remains low.
New
fees aren't new, but airlines keep trying
As if charging $15 to check a bag weren't enough, two airlines
are asking for $5 more beginning this summer if you pay at the
check-in counter — a fee
on top of a fee.
Airline fees make business travel hard to budget
With dozens of new fees being assessed by domestic carriers, it's become
increasingly difficult for travelers to determine the cost of their
flights. More than three-quarters of corporate travel professionals
surveyed last fall said the public is being mislead.
United credit card policy could foul corporate travel
United Airlines’ new credit card acceptance policy threatens
to make life more difficult for corporate travelers and their travel
agents.
Cutting Those Carry-Ons Down to Size
The law of unforeseen consequences came to mind the other day as I
was reading through a bill recently introduced in Congress that addresses
the problem of too many oversize carry-on bags. The bill would standardize
the size of carry-on items and require the Transportation Security
Administration to enforce limits by measuring the bags at its checkpoints.
Southwest cutting 3 BNA flights
Southwest Airlines announced it will cut three flights from Nov. through
Jan. 8. The discount carrier says it is cutting a flight each to
Jacksonville, Fla., Kansas City and Las Vegas. The airline will still
offer service to those cities.
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Rail – Amtrak reservations will become available, including
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train, and set policy restrictions around train bookings. 
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