January 8, 2000
WASHINGTON -- In what could be a sign of things to come, Roswell, Ga.-based Europcar International became one of the first rental car companies to offer travelers in France the option of renting
January 8, 2000 by Ivan Michael Schaeffer
Last October, corporate travel agencies came perilously close to being invited to their own funeral with IATA's vote to mandate that corporate travel agents add a universal corporate ID number to each
To the surprise and/or despair of the Luddites and the apocalyptically inclined among us, the calendar has turned on the millennium with nary a hint of Y2Calamities or Y2Chaos, and it's already a week
With this column, I continue my romp through history, looking for the top travel newsmakers of the last two millennia.
January 7, 2000
MIAMI -- Far & Wide Travel Corp. purchased its first tour operator outside of the U.S., Toronto-based Lion World Travel.
CHICAGO -- American Classic Voyages (ACV) terminated a $6.4 million ship conversion contract with Nichols Bros. Boat Builders of Whidbey Island, Wash., on "mutually agreeable terms" and moved the
"The quality of your relationships is more important than professionalism," said Angela Thoburn, a Las Vegas-based management consultant, in her presentation at the Institute of Certified Travel Agents'
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Getting consumers and agents to a Web site is relatively easy; getting them to book there is not.
REDMOND, Wash. -- Expedia .com said Web users no longer have to register and provide personal information just to browse the site for flights, hotels and car rental options.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Rail Europe made several changes to its Rail 'n Drive passes for 2000, including a lower priced Italy product, a shorter BritRail Pass 'n Drive and a more flexible ScanRail 'n