March 18, 2003 by Jerry Limone
NEW YORK -- A year after the major network carriers eliminated base commissions, agencies say some small accounts are resisting rising service fees and responding to overtures from Expedia and Orbitz.
March 17, 2003 by Jerry Limone
ATLANTA -- Paul Blackney, who heads Worldspan and formerly was president and CEO of Apollo Travel Services, will give up his top Worldspan posts if and when its acquisition is completed.
March 17, 2003
NEW YORK -- It's been a year since most U.S. airlines took their base commission rates to zero, and for agents it has not been a good year.
Europe editor Kenneth Kiesnoski embarked on an exploration of Graz, the picturesque Austrian city that serves as the European Union's sole cultural capital for 2003. His report follows:
MEXICO CITY -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide opened the 457-room Sheraton Centro Historico Hotel & Convention Center here.
This issue's date is March 17, St. Patrick's Day, so what else could this column be about but Ireland?
March 17, 2003 by Mark Pestronk
Q: I have heard the Department of Transportation wants to outlaw GDS bonuses because it thinks the entire system of quotas, shortfall penalties and bonuses -- known collectively as "productivity
Roughly 25% of travel agents say that Zero Hour hit harder than they had expected over a year's time, while 15% report that Zero packed less of a punch than they had originally feared.
March 17, 2003 by Arnie Weissmann
A few weeks ago, at the height of the intra-NATO dispute, I wrote in this space about French, German and Belgian suppliers who were manning the booths at a consumer travel show in New York.
KRABI, Thailand -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide opened a 246-room resort here in February.