October 2, 2006 by Richard Turen
I was not familiar with the Victoria Palace Hotel in Paris. Since the hotel's sales director, Michael Irwin, had traveled a long way, I set up a brief appointment with him during a recent sales swing.
October 2, 2006
Amadeus signs temporary pacts with NWA, Continental and Delta Dennis Schaal T emporary pacts under which Northwest, Delta and Continental have agreed to postpone charging Amadeus subscribers segment
Expedia picks new executive, ad agency Dennis Schaal W ith Expedia.com's U.S. market share dipping, parent company Expedia Inc. shuffled management at Expedia North America and hired a new advertising
First Choice picks Fuqua to oversee U.S. Expeditions brands David Cogswell T ravcoa President Jerre Fuqua was promoted to the newly created position of president of First Choice Expeditions, a division
The rumor that acquisition talks were occurring between Royal Caribbean and Oceania has now been replaced by rumors that discussions have ended without result. TC hears that Oceania chief Frank Del Rio
October 2, 2006 by Felicity Long
From cartoons to coal mines, family fun across Belgium Felicity Long F amily travel may be booming, but parents often hesitate to take children on European vacations. The issue is not really whether to
October 2, 2006 by Arnie Weissmann
I feel a little peeved when I look at the cover of a travel publication and see a photo of some celebrity positioned as an expert on a certain destination.
GAO calls out Pentagon for failing to fix flawed e-travel system Andrew Compart T he Defense Dept. has spent more than half a billion dollars on its automated travel system but doesn't really know how
October 2, 2006 by Mark Pestronk
Q: Do you think that any or all of the three largest GDSs conspired with airlines to figure out how to force travel agencies to accept incentive cuts? If so, wouldn't such tacit agreements be illegal
Golden Tulip Hospitality launches Royal Tulip, a luxury brand N etherlands-based Golden Tulip Hospitality Group has introduced Royal Tulip , a luxury brand. Golden Tulip expects to develop about