Airline updates: fees increase

International Premium Travel Sees First Uptick in Nearly Two Years The International Air Transport Association reported that international premium travel was up 1.7 percent in December 2009 over a year earlier. That’s the first increase since May 2008. Economy travel was up five percent over a year earlier. The recession [...]

Business Travel Airlines News

Holiday Travel Gets Even Pricier Flying on peak travel dates has always cost more, but this year it’s more expensive than ever, thanks to $10 surcharges several carriers are levying each way on certain dates. Peak travel surcharge dates, according the fare monitoring site FareCompare.com, are Nov. 29 and 30, Dec. 19, 26 and [...]

Airline Updates for August 2008

After Month-Long Hiatus, Airlines Try Another Fare Hike
The airfare monitoring website FareCompare.com reported that Northwest Airlines upped its domestic fares by nearly $80 roundtrip in over 4,000 city pairs for both business and leisure travelers.
The increase came after nearly a month of no airfare hikes. Rick Seaney, CEO of FareCompare, said that fares may be [...]

June Footnotes for Hotels & Car Rentals

Hotels

Loews Hotels Introduces Baggage Buy Back Program
In the wake of American Airlines’ new $15 fee for checking bags, , Loews Hotels has introduced a new “Baggage Buy Back” incentive that will reimburse guests for their $15 checked baggage fee.
Arriving guests simply present any airline bag fee receipt at the front desk to receive the rebate, [...]