BA To Buy L'Avion, Meld It With OpenSkies
07.02.2008 -- British Airways today said it agreed to purchase New York-Paris all-business class airline L'Avion and fold the company into its newly launched OpenSkies subsidiary. The carriers expect the €68 million deal to close within the next three weeks.
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Extended Stay Hotels Taps Concord Exec As COO
07.02.2008 -- Extended Stay Hotels this week announced that it has hired an executive at Concord Hospitality Enterprises Co. to serve as its new chief operating officer.
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Hertz Rolls Out Reduced Refueling Charges
07.01.2008 -- Hertz today is launching a new refueling program that reduces the amount charged per gallon for travelers who don't fill up their tanks before returning the car, and offers a discount for travelers who pay for a full tank of gas up front. The program applies to all corporate and some licensed locations in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas.
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Expedia Corporate Travel Changing Name To Egencia
06.30.2008 -- Expedia Corporate Travel today announced it is changing its name to Egencia, the brand of the French online travel agency Expedia acquired in 2004.
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HRG Partner Dnata To Become Single Largest Shareholder
06.27.2008 -- United Arab Emirates-based Dnata today acquired a 19.99 percent stake in its partner Hogg Robinson Group, surpassing BCD owner John Fentener van Vlissingen's investment firm as the company's largest single shareholder. Dnata, one of the largest travel management companies in the Middle East, is part of the travel services conglomerate the Emirates Group and is HRG's main representative in the region. Dnata in a statement said, "it has no intention of making a formal offer for Hogg Robinson. Dnata intends to be a long-term, supportive shareholder in Hogg Robinson."
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AA Claims Capacity Cuts Could Ease Delays
06.26.2008 -- American Airlines yesterday said its planned withdrawal of New York LaGuardia Airport departures later this year could be a shot in the arm for chronic delay problems as the carrier detailed schedule changes to facilitate its previously announced fourth-quarter mainline domestic capacity cut of up to 12 percent.
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Motel 6, Studio 6 Offer Wireless Internet Chainwide
06.26.2008 -- Accor North America announced late Wednesday that it has completed installation of wireless, high-speed Internet across Motel 6 and Studio 6 properties in the United States. Internet usage in the properties comes with a $2.99 charge for 24 hours of use.
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Advantage Launches National Corp. Sales Effort, Taps Thunell
06.25.2008 -- San Antonio-based Advantage Rent A Car today is rolling out a nationwide corporate program aimed at small- and medium-sized businesses, one day after announcing the appointment of Bob Thunell as vice president of sales.
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MasterCard Pays $1.8 Billion To Settle Amex Suit
06.25.2008 -- American Express and MasterCard Worldwide today announced a $1.8 billion settlement agreement that ends a conspiracy lawsuit filed more than three years ago by American Express against MasterCard, along with Visa and their member banks.
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Delta, Northwest Pilot Reps Agree To Merger Contract Terms
06.24.2008 -- Pilot representatives for Delta Air Lines and merger partner Northwest Airlines reached a tentative agreement on a post-merger joint contract, the carriers announced today.
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IRS Increases Vehicle Reimbursement Rate
06.24.2008 -- Amid escalating fuel costs, the Internal Revenue Service on July 1 will raise its mileage reimbursement rate by 8 cents to 58.5 cents per mile.
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Choice To Create Upscale Hotel Collection
06.23.2008 -- Choice Hotels International today announced the launch of a program to create a collection of independent upscale properties that will have access to its reservation and distribution system as well as its rewards network.
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Continental Plans UAL Joint Venture, Star Membership
06.19.2008 -- Continental Airlines today said it plans to leave the SkyTeam airline alliance to form a transatlantic joint venture with United Airlines and two other Star Alliance carriers, while embarking on broad cooperation with United that includes a global codeshare agreement, frequent flyer reciprocity and joint "lounges, facility utilization, information technology and procurement" initiatives.
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Sabre's Vasiliou To Become Radius CEO, Lead Global Expansion
06.19.2008 -- Travel management company network Radius today announced that it has named Sabre Travel Network senior vice president and general manager of Asia/Pacific Christopher Vasiliou as its new president and CEO, effective July 14, and tasked him with expanding the company's global footprint and acquiring travel management companies.
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Hotel Study Shows Rise Of Free In-Room Wireless Internet
06.18.2008 -- Wireless Internet access is a near ubiquity at U.S. hotels, and fewer properties are charging for the service, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association's 2008 Lodging Survey, which was released this week.
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J.D. Power: Airline Customers Dissatisfied
06.17.2008 -- Airline customer satisfaction has deteriorated to its lowest level in three years, according to a J.D. Power and Associates survey on North American carriers released today.
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Delta To Sponsor Registered Traveler Lanes
06.16.2008 -- Delta Air Lines today became the first legacy carrier to sponsor Registered Traveler lanes through an agreement with Verified Identity Pass' Clear to launch the program at its terminals in New York's John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports and Los Angeles International Airport. The companies expect to launch the lanes this summer.
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US Airways Joins In Cutting Service, Unbundling Costs
06.12.2008 -- US Airways today announced capacity reductions, job cuts, aircraft withdrawals, lounge closings and a slew of ancillary fees, including a $15 first checked baggage charge, that echo similar endeavors its legacy carrier counterparts have embarked upon to offset intractable fuel costs.
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United Matches AA Fee For First Checked Bag
06.12.2008 -- United Airlines today became the second legacy airline to charge coach passengers to check their first bag, mimicking American Airlines' $15 per-way fee. United said the charge goes into effect on bookings starting tomorrow for travel beginning Aug. 18.
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Chairman Charts SkyTeam Airport, Loyalty Program Coordination
06.11.2008 -- Former KLM president and CEO Leo van Wijk last summer took on the role of SkyTeam chairman and since has focused efforts on further integration and cooperation among members. Van Wijk this month spoke with BTN airline editor Jay Boehmer about alliance's antitrust immunity efforts, further coordination among carriers for loyalty programs and collocation at airports.
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