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
March 17, 2003
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.
It's been a year since Delta led the airlines to zero, and most agents now tell us that, for the most part, the effect was about as bad as they expected. About 25% of agents said it was even worse. For
March 15, 2003
PLEASANT HOLIDAYS has new agent incentives. It will award $10,000 in airfare to the winner of a special drawing. For every reservation an agent books and tickets (refunds or exchanges on air will not
March 14, 2003
HONOLULU -- Health and wellness tourism, a growing niche market in Hawaii's visitor industry, is about to move out of the realm of the specialized few and become an integral part of the Hawaii vacation
HONOLULU -- Hawaiian Airlines, in an effort to better-control pricing, said it will end discounts to wholesalers on neighbor-island packages.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Pleasant Holidays will award $10,000 in airfare to the winner of a special drawing for agents.
HONOLULU -- Aston Hotels & Resorts Hawaii is offering travel agents new incentives to book with the ResortQuest International company this year.