January 27, 2003
NEW YORK -- The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the Institute
TALKEETNA, Alaska -- Most visitors return from the Alaska interior inspired by its natural beauty and promising themselves they'll return for another visit someday. Some do, most don't.
January 27, 2003 by Mark Pestronk
Q: With all the talk lately about the major airlines' desire to cut the booking fees that they pay to GDS vendors, I am worried that our vendor could try to cut our excellent segment bonuses if booking
January 27, 2003 by Arnie Weissmann
Yes, it would be better if the airlines involved weren't in bankruptcy. And yes, there are some serious preferred-supplier issues to be sorted out.
Bill Murray -- the consolidator, not the actor-comedian -- understands that a lot of travel agents remain bitterly angry at the airlines. But if they can get over it, he says, they can make money
NEW YORK -- An ad hoc group of current and former ASTA officers launched a campaign to derail a Society plan to save money by reducing the number of chapters and elected officials.
Ouch. Looking at ARC's report on the year just ended, we find that travel agents remitted a mere $64 billion in airline sales to ARC in 2002, almost $20 billion less than in the record year of 2000.
WASHINGTON -- US Airways is reaching out to non-ARC travel sellers.
January 24, 2003
America West: Business-fare changes pay off Andrew Compart ARLINGTON, Va. -- America West parent America West Holdings said the business-friendly fare structure it adopted in March continues to pay off.
WASHINGTON -- Starting Jan. 27, Amtrak will offer a new departure of its popular Acela Express train between New York and Washington at a introductory ticket price of only $59.