Travel & Travel Technology News.
11/19/2007
EU sweep targets Web sites with unfair practices. An EU
investigation has found that 226 Web sites that sell airline tickets may
have violated EU consumer protection laws with . . .
Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa.
11/19/2007
AAA has named the 100 hotels that have achieved five-diamond status
for 2008, and they include eight hotels appearing on the coveted list
for the first time. The newly anointed . . .
Frequent Flyer & Loyalty Program News.
11/19/2007
Accumulating frequent flier miles boosts chances of upgrades.
Travelers may be able to avoid flying in coach by accumulating enough
frequent flier miles to achieve elite status. Elite . . .
Destination News - Destination, Rail, Road.
11/19/2007
Miami
Client Meetings, Miami-Style. With so many business relationships
strengthened over a drink rather than a conference table, having a grip
on the local night scene can be . . .
Destination News - Cruising.
11/19/2007
Carnival Cruise
Carnival Destiny Cruise to Call at Six Caribbean Ports In 2008,
Carnival Cruise Lines' 2,642-passenger Carnival Destiny will launch
a seven-day program from San Juan . . .
Destination News - Car Rental.
11/19/2007
Hindered by travelers facing long wait times, reduced availability
of new cars and overall frustration with the travel industry, customer
satisfaction in the car rental industry has . . .
Travel Security Update.
11/19/2007
UK government intends to ease the present single cabin bag
restriction from next year. Under the plan, airports will be able to
seek permission from the Dept. for Transport beginning . . .
Travel Safety Update.
11/19/2007
The US government will temporarily clear military airspace for
commercial use to help reduce airline congestion during holiday travel,
President George W Bush said on Thursday. The . . .
Airport News - North America.
11/19/2007
The US government will temporarily clear military airspace for
commercial use to help reduce airline congestion during holiday travel,
President George W Bush said on Thursday. The . . .
Airport News - Europe.
11/19/2007
European Union airports should make more efficient use of take-off
and landing slots for airlines and make it easier for new carriers to
get space at congested terminals, the European . . .
Low Cost Airline News - North America.
11/19/2007
JetBlue Airways
JetBlue Airways, in February 2007, suffered a major service
disruption and public relations nightmare when an ice storm prompted the
cancellation of more than 1,000 . . .
Low Cost Airline News - Europe.
11/19/2007
EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva said Nov. 14 that an
investigation of websites selling airline tickets showed that "over
50% used misleading advertising and unfair practices." . . .
Low Cost Airline News - Asia / Pacific.
11/19/2007
Lion Air
Indonesia's largest private airline, Lion Air, plans to raise
up to USD$600 million to acquire stakes or set up new airlines in a
number of Asian countries, a company . . .
Airline News - North America.
11/19/2007
Airlines may use military airspace during Thanksgiving travel
season. An agreement between the FAA and the DOD will allow commercial
airlines to make more use of military airspace . . .
Airline News - Latin America / Caribbean.
11/19/2007
TAM, United Airlines
TAM and United Airlines launched their new codeshare agreement
yesterday, enabling both carriers' customers to earn and redeem
frequent-flier miles/points on the . . .
Airline News - Europe.
11/19/2007
EU sweep targets Web sites with unfair practices. An EU
investigation has found that 226 Web sites that sell airline tickets may
have violated EU consumer protection laws with . . .
Airline News - Asia / Pacific.
11/19/2007
Air Astana, Lufthansa
Air Astana has signed an agreement with Lufthansa enabling card
holders of its 'Miles and More' frequent flyer programme to
accrue mileage on designated Air . . .
Airline News - Africa / Middle East.
11/19/2007
Bmi, EgyptAir
Bmi launched a reciprocal codeshare agreement with EgyptAir on
flights between London Heathrow and Cairo, effectively doubling the
number of weekly nonstop services . . .
Travel Health & Environment Watch.
Nov 12, 2007
Airlines, environmentalists should push for new ATC system.
Airlines and environmentalists should work together to find common
ground on air traffic control efficiency, writes Andrew . . .
Travel & Travel Technology News.
Nov 12, 2007
Seattle-based Medio Systems, which is developing a mobile search
and advertising platform, plans to announce today it is forming a
partnership with Shanghai's mInfo. Under the . . .
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