Business travel & Delta Northwest Merger News
April 8, 2009 by Jack Kennard
Filed under Airlines
North American Carriers Are Single Bright Spot in Dismal Global Aviation Market
The International Air Transport Association revised its outlook for global aviation last month, forecasting $4.7 billion loss for 2009, a bigger loss than the $2.5 billion it projected in December. But it said that North American carriers were doing the best and forecasting a $100 million combined profit [...]
Airline Updates for August 2008
January 20, 2009 by Jack Kennard
Filed under Airlines
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 [...]
Airlines News and Updates
December 9, 2008 by Jack Kennard
Filed under Airlines
Global Air Travel Keeps Falling
IATA (the International Air Travel Association) said that global air travel dropped for the second month in a row, with international passenger traffic down 1.3 percent compared to October 2007. That was a smaller decline than September’s 2.9 percent drop.
North American traffic declined 0.8 percent; Asia Pacific traffic was down 6.1 [...]
June Footnotes for Hotels & Car Rentals
June 11, 2008 by Jack Kennard
Filed under Hotel & Car
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, [...]
Airlines Information, May 2008
May 15, 2008 by Jack Kennard
Filed under Airlines
Airlines Up Change Fees, Institute Minimum Stay Requirement
In airlines ongoing quest for additional revenues in the face of $120-a-barrel oil, several network carriers have upped their change fees and re-instituted Saturday night stay and/or minimum stay requirements.
United Airlines increased its change fees by 50 percent to $150 and added a Saturday night stay requirement on [...]
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