November 24, 1999
WASHINGTON -- Consumer complaints to the Transportation Department about air travel, and about U.S. airline service in particular, tripled in September compared with the same month in 1998.
November 24, 1999 by Mark Pestronk
Q: You have previously written that, if an airline owning a CRS intentionally diverts bookings to its own Internet site, the agency could have grounds for getting out of the CRS contract. Has any vendor
NASHVILLE -- Greyhound created a leisure division, Greyhound Travel, based in Victoria, British Columbia, which will focus on chartering motorcoaches to tour operators.
STRASBOURG, France -- There are four new "rules for mastering change," but sometimes the rules can be bent, according to a presentation at a general session at the ASTA World Travel Congress here.
The beginning of the holiday season always is a time of personal reflection. This year we reflect not only on the year that is winding down but on the end of the century.
NEW YORK -- Stanley Fisher, former owner of Allied Tours and a pioneer in inbound tourism, died after a long illness. He was 74.
ANCHORAGE -- An increasingly popular vacation medium in Alaska in recent years has been automobiles and recreational vehicles.
It looks like a cheerless holiday season ahead for agents of another stripe, what with the announcement recently that Allstate Corp. plans to begin selling auto and homeowners insurance directly to
JUNEAU -- Alaska's ports of call have much to offer visitors, even those who do not come in cruise ships.
November 24, 1999 by Laura Del Rosso
NASHVILLE -- Tour operators face challenges from the emergence of conglomerate corporations, Internet firms and aging baby boomers who are reluctant to travel in large groups.