February 5, 2007
Passengers on domestic U.S. flights soon will be eligible for more compensation for lost, delayed or damaged baggage.
ARTA planning an alternative to IATA ID system Nadine Godwin A RTA aims to develop a new travel agent identification program, arguing that it no longer makes sense for an airline organization, IATA, to
Australian agency takes 25% stake in Garber G arber Travel, in Chestnut Hill, Mass., last week concluded a yearlong search for a global network affiliation by joining FCm Travel Solutions, which is a
February 5, 2007 by Mark Pestronk
Q: To drum up more cruise bookings, my agency is thinking about marketing cruises in several creative ways, such as advertising discounts below published rates, offering to cancel and rebook clients
There's a lot of stuff happening "over there" -- in Europe, that is -- that might have a familiar ring and could affect travel businesses stateside.
ExpressJet plots standalone status, new service in April Andrew Compart E xpressJet, which used to fly solely for Continental as Continental Express, started selling tickets Feb. 1 under its own brand
Florida Briefs: Charles Group to bring Holiday Inn brand back to Miami Beach Charles Group Hotels has rebranded the Best Western Beach Resort in Miami Beach as a Holiday Inn. The change follows a $2
Nimrud Youkhana was trained as a computer engineer and, as head of the Assyrian Patriotic Party, became Kurdistan's minister of tourism last May. He sat down for a Q&A last month in Erbil, capital of
Industry splits over new plan to market U.S. Michael Milligan WASHINGTON -- Airlines are bristling over a plan floated by other parts of the travel industry that would pay for a proposed campaign to
IRIS Award goes to Okla. retailer B ob Reichert, owner of Sunshine Travel in Oklahoma City, has been awarded the 2006 IRIS Award grand prize by MLT Vacations of Edina, Minn., for his "Where in the