February 6, 1998
WASHINGTON -- Sabre and Microsoft are continuing to lock horns over the question of whether the government's computerized reservations systems rules should apply to Internet travel booking services.
February 5, 1998
Nuance Communications unveiled Nuance Verifier, a speaker verification system that can be used with on-line corporate booking systems.
System One Amadeus said its expansion plans for the year include a "far-reaching" Internet-based initiative for subscribers, slated for introduction in the first half of the year.
Cruise lines are joining tour operators and other travel providers in avoiding Egypt, following last November's terrorist attack that killed 58 visitors in Luxor.
NEW YORK -- American Airlines said it would not impose a rule change that would have prohibited the combination of lower point-to-point fares ("sum of locals") where published through fares existed.
FAIRFAX, Va. -- Travel agent arbiter William McGee ordered the following agencies to turn in any remaining ticket stock and plates to the Airlines Reporting Corp.:
Pay: 15%.
ST. LOUIS -- Internet Inc., a travel management company here, signed a deal with Toronto-based GTS Global Travel Solutions to strengthen its presence to the north. Internet Inc., founded by a group
What would your clients pay to have dinner with the governor of the Tower of London, spend an afternoon with Winston Churchill's granddaughter or stay a few nights as guests in a private estate?
Pay: 14%.