August 2, 2000
The following is the seventh in the 2000 series of Travel Weekly consumer surveys, designed to gauge consumer behaviors and preferences affecting travel agents.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Renaissance Cruises turned a $1 million bond over to ASTA, which guarantees its pledges to travel agents, but the line won't be eligible to reapply for membership until June 2001,
FORT WORTH, Texas -- As it completed the integration of Preview Travel and began an alliance with America Online (AOL), Travelocity.com in the second quarter posted record gross travel bookings of
LAS VEGAS -- Targeting this city as a "must do" destination, Utell moved in here with contracts to provide reservations and marketing services for the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, the Aladdin Resort &
NEW YORK -- On a Russian river already flush with vessels marketed in the U.S., Viking River Cruises will introduce another ship aimed at American passengers.
I'm writing this on my laptop at home. This summer I've been taking Fridays at home, saving the 70-mile roundtrip commute that I do the other four days of the week.
August 1, 2000
WASHINGTON -- ARC said it is trying to fix a glitch that occurs when travel agents void sales of electronic air tickets, but the void messages never get to the airlines.
August 1, 2000 by Ernest Blum
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Officials of ASTA and the Cruise Lines International Association here indicated that they are in no hurry to welcome Renaissance Cruises back into their organizations.
SYDNEY -- With just six weeks to go before the Olympics opening ceremonies Sept. 15, two million unsold tickets are now for sale on the Internet at www.olympics.com.
August 1, 2000 by Gay Nagle Myers
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- With an 8% increase in visitors from January through May compared with the same period last year, a three-year renewal of American Express' official card program with Barbados