September 4, 2006
The Travel Industry Association recently purchased the Res-Expo technology conference and will roll it into the TravelCom conference, beginning with the 2007 confab, April 4 to 6 at the Mandalay Bay
September 4, 2006 by Allan Seiden
Aqua unleashes wave of condotel upgrades in Waikiki Allan Seiden A qua Hotels and Resorts is embarking on a comprehensive upgrade to its inventory and marketing efforts. The chain has grown to nine
September 4, 2006 by Mark Pestronk
Q: Why was Amadeus unsuccessful in its attempt to get a federal judge to issue an injunction to halt the plans of American and Northwest to start charging all Amadeus agencies $3.50 per segment starting
The Federal Aviation Administration wisely decided to retain an hourly cap on operations at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, limiting the airlines to 75 operations per hour for most of the day.
September 4, 2006 by Johanna Jainchill
Cruise industry puts $32B in economy Johanna Jainchill T he North American cruise industry contributed $32.4 billion to the U.S. economy in 2005, 7.9% more than in 2004. It was the smallest
FAA: Bigger is better at LaGuardia Andrew Compart S ize matters. At least it does to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is advocating punishing airlines for flying too many small aircraft into
Steven Brill, author, writer and CEO of Verified Identity Pass, spoke to Travel Weekly business editor Dan Luzadder concerning heightened airport security and the roll-out of registered-traveler
News Briefs, Week of Sept. 4, 2006 BA adopts plan for registered travelers British Airways has signed a deal to participate in the Clear registered-traveler program this fall at New York's Kennedy
Online travel sales totaled $68 billion last year, which was 27% of total travel revenue, according to PhoCusWright. But that’s nothing compared with what’s projected for 2010.
Poll: New Orleans worth a visit: 62%; intend to visit: 10% N ewspapers and TV spent much of last week trumpeting the spirit and resolve of New Orleanians as they rebuild their broken city, but a survey