December 22, 1999
WASHINGTON -- ARC notified travel agents that the international arrival/departure tax will increase from $12.20 to $12.40 and the Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service fee
Narrowly averting what could have amounted to blood on the tracks, New York's transportation workers agreed to a tentative contract last week, thereby averting a crippling bus and subway strike.
Last week, I took a very quick look back at the major events during the 33 years I've been here.
NEW YORK -- Lufthansa is lowering its commissions to 5%, capped at $50 one way and $100 roundtrip, for travel purchased in the U.S., effective Jan. 1. The airline said it had to make the change to
December 22, 1999 by Mark Pestronk
Q: My agency and another agency are considering a full merger. What are the issues that we need to address together before we go ahead?
ORLANDO -- In a move to expand their presence in hotels' in-house packages, SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will add at least 13 more properties in 2000 to their 1-year-old Preferred Hotel
December 21, 1999
CHICAGO -- Travel Weekly will offer a first-ever opportunity to delegates at its annual technology conference, set for May 3 to 5 here, to attend an in-depth training session on a single subject.
ORLANDO -- Universal Studios Vacations introduced a Corporate Awards Certificates program that enables agents to target local businesses with travel incentives.
December 21, 1999 by Gay Nagle Myers
MIAMI -- Air Jamaica plans a major expansion of its route structure within the Caribbean beginning this winter, according to Allen Chastanet, vice president of sales and marketing.
WASHINGTON -- The latest round of commission cuts by U.S. airlines were not anticompetitive and should not be repealed by the Transportation Department, U.S. airlines said in a vigorous counterattack to