August 28, 2006
A few days after law enforcement officials in London thwarted a plot to blow up several commercial aircraft using liquid explosives, U.S. authorities immediately put tighter airport security measures in
Southwest Airlines Vacations plants flag in Hawaii with Mark Travel David Cogswell S outhwest Airlines Vacations is coming to Hawaii. Operated as a private label by the Mark Travel Corp., the brand's
TIA to merge newly purchased Res-Expo tech show with TravelCom Michael Milligan WASHINGTON -- The Travel Industry Association acquired Res-Expo, a technology conference that it intends to combine with
Travel Weekly's Hawaii E-letter: Aug. 28, 2006 UNIONIZED EMPLOYEES at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa and the four Sheraton hotels in Waikiki have authorized a strike should current
Travel Weekly's Home-based Agent E-letter: Aug. 28, 2006 THE NETWORK OF ENTREPRENEURS SELLING TRAVEL, a marketing organization for at-home retailers, has expanded its executive team. Andrew Wainer,
U.K. home-based franchisor debuts in U.S. Nadine Godwin T ravel Counsellors, the largest operator of systems for home-based agents in the U.K., entered the U.S. market last week with the creation of
August 28, 2006 by Johanna Jainchill
Upside the head tax: Alaska vote a blow to the cruise lines Johanna Jainchill A laska voters on Aug. 22 narrowly approved a ballot measure that levies a $50 head tax on cruise passengers sailing to
US Airways and America West to align fares Andrew Compart U S Airways and America West will publish new fare classes on Sept. 1 as the first step in the consolidation of their reservations systems. The
Virtuoso to give agents one-on-one assistance Nadine Godwin LAS VEGAS -- Virtuoso, at its annual Travel Mart here last week, said it is ready to confer on a one-on-one basis with each of its 309 member
August 28, 2006 by Mark Pestronk
Q: In return for an 80-cent fee, Worldspan is promising to provide us with the “Super Content” of the largest legacy airlines. What does this term really mean? Does it mean access to all the airlines’