February 7, 2000
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- SuperClubs is offering agents a chance to win $10,000 or free vacations by learning more about its packages.
February 7, 2000 by Mark Pestronk
Q: In past columns, you have urged buyers of travel agencies not to wait for ARC approval of the change of ownership of the seller's location. When you are advising sellers, is your advice the same?
WASHINGTON -- Travel agents won't be throwing a party to mark the fifth anniversary of the airline commission cuts, but in retrospect it was "a blessing" in disguise, according to ASTA and ARTA.
STAMFORD, Conn. -- GE Capital will launch a Web-based system called GE Business Marketplace, which integrates corporate charge card management and on-line purchasing for large and medium-size
BOSTON -- Passkey.com in Quincy, Mass., said it has signed up convention and visitors' bureaus for its recently announced call center with McCord Travel Management.
DALLAS -- Pegasus Systems said it processed more than 2.1 million on-line hotel reservations last year, compared with 750,000 in 1998.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Airline industry observers here are closely monitoring the results of a new 10-year lease agreement designed to help open up competition at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport.
February 5, 2000
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- With its acquisitions of Travelscape.com and VacationSpot.com through stock deals valued at a combined $179 million, Expedia will expand and diversify its lodging offerings.
NEW YORK -- Cruise lines are tapping into the growing market for meetings and incentives by designing ships with increasingly sophisticated business amenities.
What is the capital of Kentucky, Louisville or Lexington? The answer is neither.