February 1, 2000
"There was so much security, it was just like traveling with the president." That is what Alan Gerstner, vice president of the Cruise Corner & Vacation Center, Wilmette, Ill., had to say about the
SAN FRANCISCO -- Visa International said it formed a new division to focus on worldwide sales of its commercial card products.
The Civil War began in Charleston, S.C., 139 years ago this April. Now Charleston is at the center of another controversy that has its roots in the same conflict.
ATLANTA -- Atlanta-based WorldTravel Partners said it consolidated its operations from nine to six geographic regions, resulting in some job losses.
WASHINGTON -- Danny Hood, president of Atlanta-based WorldTravel Partners, will be the keynote speaker at the Society of Travel Agents in Government's annual conference, Feb. 14 to 16 in Alexandria, Va.
February 1, 2000 by Jerry Brown
Travel Weekly West Coast bureau chief Jerry Brown sailed on a recent Caribbean cruise of the Norwegian Sky from Miami. His report follows.
January 31, 2000
DALLAS -- Worldspan's investment in Xtra On-Line gives momentum to XOL's plans for an initial public stock offering and provides both companies with additional clout in the corporate travel market.
WASHINGTON -- Officials from ASTA and Marriott International met this month to discuss their positions on Marriott's Preferred Travel Agency program, which was introduced in November.
NEW YORK -- The following are highlights from selected news announcements in the travel technology field:
WASHINGTON -- ARC said East Coast travel agencies from Maine through North Carolina that were affected by a late January snowstorm will have a blanket extension to file their Jan. 23 sales reports until