August 7, 2006
InterContinental Hotels Group said it will open a new, 115-room Holiday Inn Express in Brooklyn, its second property in New York, later this month, followed by another Holiday Inn Express in Manhattan
Altour International has launched the Altour Collection, a group of specially selected luxury hotels that provides certain amenities and services to Altour clients.
A lot of agencies were consulting lawyers and accountants last week as GDS vendors circulated contract amendments, conducted negotiating sessions and conference calls with agencies and pressed them to
August 7, 2006 by Richard Turen
I am optimistic enough to believe that there are still unexplored business models out there, just waiting for the right mix of business skills and entrepreneurship.
August 7, 2006 by Laura Del Rosso
About 40 years ago, Glenn Wilcox got an offer that was difficult to turn down. A friend who was president of a regional bank urged him to move his travel agency, Wilcox World Travel and Tours, from
August 7, 2006 by Mark Pestronk
Q: In last week’s column, you wrote that some of your clients are busy finding loopholes in their GDS contracts that may enable them to terminate early. We are totally disgusted with what seems like a
Arirang cancellation in N. Korea a big setback for operators David Cogswell N orth Koreas decision to cancel its annual Arirang games and revoke the visas it had set aside for North American attendees
August 7, 2006 by Johanna Jainchill
Art meets tech with Westerdam's iPod tour Johanna Jainchill ONBOARD THE WESTERDAM -- Attention art aficionados, technophiles, Holland America Line loyalists and anyone who has a free afternoon on their
It may seem as if coffeemakers, hair dryers and ironing boards have always come as standard amenities in your hotel room, but it’s not so.
Continental and Travel Inc. launched a Web site that lets the agency's customers check in for their flights online, and Continental said it currently is in discussions with other agencies to provide