January 7, 1998
HOUSTON -- Paulette Bakst, owner of Travel Circuits here, became the sole plaintiff and "class representative" in an expanded suit filed against Norwegian Cruise Line. Bakst was among the passengers
NEW YORK -- American Express scrapped its proprietary Expense Manager software in favor of an alliance with Portable Software Corp. to provide such software to its clients.
LOS ANGELES -- Ansett Australia, following the pack, said it will drop its travel agent commission rate in the U.S. and Canada to 8%, effective Feb. 1.
BTCC Closes Its Doors Due to Lack of Funding "Business travel is the mainstay of the industry...without Kevin [the discussion] is not going to be as visible as it was." -- Earl Foster,
WASHINGTON -- Sweden showed the biggest increase in the share of inbound travel to the U.S. since 1995, and Taiwan showed the biggest drop in market share for that period, according to the Travel
Towering Attraction The bright-orange walls of the new Carnival guest room tower at Harrah's Las Vegas certainly has guests and hotel staff talking. According to a traveling companion of Insider's, one
SECAUCUS, N.J. -- Travel Weekly Crossroads, the Internet community and information resource for the travel industry, announced a contest for new subscribers.
January 6, 1998
Travel One officials said the agency's recent jump from SRG International to First Business Travel was prompted by a desire to strengthen its ability to operate on a global scale.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- ASTA is gearing up to sponsor agent seminars, a training program featuring president Michael Spinelli and a conference during the coming months. A rundown follows:
WASHINGTON -- Rebates, already starting to disappear from the corporate travel scene, will fade into memory within two years, as airline commissions dwindle down to nothing.