August 14, 2000
LOS ANGELES -- Rolling out an on-line booking system to employees outside of the U.S. is fraught with many of the same complex challenges that travel managers must overcome when attempting to unify
What is it with United's pilots? United's employees got control six years ago, with seats on the board of directors. This was supposed to give them the incentive to go out and kick butt.
This is a special day for me and a special day in history. My father was born on this date in 1908 and 37 years later to the day, the shooting stopped in World War II. It was Aug. 14, 1945, the day
SAN RAMON, Calif. -- The Corporate Travel Department, a management and operational consulting firm based here, published a 22-page guide to help companies gain ARC accreditation as corporate travel
August 12, 2000
LOS ANGELES -- Travel managers seeking to win over travelers when introducing an on-line booking system should focus on explaining the technology's economic benefits and making the booking experience a
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sunquest will discontinue its charter Hawaii product out of Los Angeles at the end of August and reintroduce it next April.
NEW YORK -- Communications provider WorldCom will offer cruise-selling travel agents advanced long-distance phone and data services, including Internet access, through a joint marketing agreement with
I attended the recent National Business Travel Association's annual meeting in Los Angeles, my first NBTA in many a year.
WESTMINSTER, Colo. -- The 369-room Westin Westminster, which debuted here this spring, has its eye on wired business travelers.
August 11, 2000
CHICAGO -- Agents and operators continue to wrestle with uncertainty over United's schedule cuts and flight cancellations, as the carrier's pilots continue to refuse overtime work pending negotiations