ATLANTA -- Worldspan will raise the CRS booking fees it charges the
typical carrier in the U.S., Canada and Latin America about 2%
beginning Feb. 1, the company said.
Elsewhere, basic fees will not increase, although the CRS
company will add a 14 cent cancel fee.
In 2001, Worldspan hiked booking fees some 4% outside the U.S.,
Canada and Latin America, but wouldn't estimate the increase in the
latter countries because fees were tied to system usage.
The CRS company's estimated 2% hike on Feb. 1 in the U.S.,
Canada and Mexico follows announced increases by Sabre (2.9%
globally) and Amadeus (2% worldwide) through May 1, when it will
consider upping it to 5.4%.
Galileo, meanwhile, indicated it was monitoring market
conditions and was not raising CRS booking fees at this
juncture.