Commerce Department Forecasts Travel Rebound By 2013
October 30, 2009 TravelPulse
The U.S. Department of Commerce released its 2009-2013 travel forecast, which predicts the United States will welcome 63 million international visitors in 2013, an increase of 9 percent from record-setting visits in 2008. However, reflective of the global economic downturn, international visitation is projected to decline 8 percent between 2008 and 2009 to 53 million visitors.
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62883
Fairmont San Jose Offers Meetings That Matter Program
October 30, 2009 TravelPulse
The Fairmont San Jose is offering groups an opportunity to help out a charity of their choice via the Meetings That Matter program. The program is available to planners booking a new meeting for dates in 2009 and up to June 30, 2010, with a minimum of 50 room nights.
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62895
American, Lexus Offer Free Wi-Fi In-Flight Promotion
October 30, 2009 TravelPulse
Beginning Nov. 1 and running through Nov. 7, American customers traveling on Wi-Fi-equipped aircraft can enjoy free Wi-Fi service, compliments of Lexus, allowing travelers to stay connected while thousands of feet in the sky.
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Thursday
October 29, 2009
New
Nongaming Hotel
Opens Near Las Vegas
Convention Center
October 27, 2009
Meeting News
A new, nongaming
SpringHill Suites by
Marriott hotel has
opened across the
street from the Las
Vegas Convention
Center, giving
meeting planners and
convention attendees
a new,
strictly-business
option for staying
and meeting away
from the Vegas
Strip. Click
HERE
'New Look'
Corporate Travel
Segment Emerges
Fighting Fit for
2010
28 OCTOBER 2009
Focus on Travel News
'No pain no gain' is
generally a phrase
used by those
embarking on a new
fitness regime, but
could equally be
applied to the
recent experiences
of the corporate
travel segment where
in 2009, after years
of ambivalence
towards corporate
travel management,
businesses were
forced to wake up
and adopt 'boot
camp' style
work-outs for their
travel budgets.
Click
HERE
Amex
Surveys Say China
Will Lead Business
Travel Recovery
October 29, 2009
TravelPulse
American Express
Business Travel
announced the
findings of two
surveys which
offered separate yet
similar predictions
on the health and
future of business
travel heading into
2010. The company
surveyed its Global
Business Partnership
(GBP) clients, its
largest global
clients, as well as
180 client
organizations based
across Shanghai,
Beijing and
Guangzhou in China
through its annual
China Business
Travel Survey (The
Barometer). The
findings indicate
that clients expect
China will lead
business travel
recovery.
Further, investment
by global companies
and local companies
in China should
increase over the
next 12 months.
Click
HERE
Priceline
Launches iPhone,
iPod Hotel
Negotiator App
October 29, 2009
TravelPulse
Priceline.com has
announced the
availability of the
Hotel Negotiator App
on the App Store.
The app, which
features The
Priceline Negotiator
(William Shatner),
lets travelers use
iPhone or iPod touch
to quickly find and
book last-minute
hotel rooms using
priceline.com's Name
Your Own Price hotel
service and save up
to 50 percent over
published hotel
rates. The Hotel
Negotiator App is
available for free
from the App Store
on iPhone and iPod
touch or at
www.itunes.com/appstore.
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62834
Call,
Email or Text for
your next cab
29 October 2009
eTravelBlackboard
WiNav Technologies
LLC has announced
the launch of its
new GPS based taxi
dispatch system 'NaviCab'.
NaviCab aims to
consolidate the
dispatch efforts of
many individual
fleet and taxi
company vehicles
under one umbrella.
Customers can now
call, text or email
NaviCab and book
taxis regardless of
the taxi company,
pickup or drop-off
location.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=92100
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Wednesday October 28, 2009
Ghana To Host First Pan-African Trade Fair And Investment Conference
Ghana News Agency / The Corporate Council on Africa
Ghana will host the first-ever Pan African Trade Fair and investment conference in Accra on November 15 to November 21, to serve as a platform to assist with the development of African businesses. Read more>>
Carlson Hotels Worldwide offers more perks for meetings in Asia Pacific
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 eTravelBlackboard
Carlson Hotels Worldwide, one of the world's leading hotel companies, is offering more perks for small and medium sized meetings booked at its properties in Asia Pacific with the launch of a new dedicated campaign 'MeetingPERKS'. The campaign applies for three of the Carlson hotel brands across the region.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=92083
American Offers Ben & Jerry's in Business Class
October 28, 2009 TravelPulse
American Airlines, a founding member of the oneworld Alliance, has a sweet treat in store for customers traveling in Business Class. Beginning Nov. 1, American's new Ben & Jerry's sundaes will tempt travelers in Business Class on flights from the United States to Europe, Japan, Latin America, India and China to indulge in their dessert first. The Ben & Jerry's sundaes will expand to Business Class cabins on transcontinental flights beginning Dec. 1.
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62764
Trade Show Associations Launch Exhibit Industry Council
10/28/2009 Meetings & Conventions
Five trade show industry associations have formed the Exhibit Industry Council in response to rising concerns from exhibitors that business practices in the industry are leading to an unsustainable business model.
http://mcmag.com/article_ektid30084.aspx#2
ACTE Exec Director Gurley Resigns
10/28/2009 Meetings & Conventions
Susan Gurley, executive director of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, will step down on Dec. 1, announced ACTE president Richard Crum on Tuesday, during the association's global conference in Prague, Czech Republic. Gurley has accepted a position with a cause-based advocacy organization she declined to name.
http://mcmag.com/article_ektid30084.aspx#2
Tuesday October 27, 2009
AirPlus International and ACTE Release New Whitepaper on the Current Travel Management Landscape and its Future
AirPlus
Joint whitepaper highlights the top levers of cost saving for current travel management and which shall remain after the financial crisis
The whitepaper is available for free download at www.airplus.com and the www.acteconnect.org site
South Africa Eyes Grant to Break Jams at Region’s Borders
Business Day
South Africa is preparing to tap a new World Bank grant to help ease congestion and untangle red tape at border posts across the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Read more>>
BTN Names Deutsche
Bank's Debbie Dayton
2009's Top
International Travel
Manager
btnonline
OCTOBER 26, 2009
--
Business Travel News
today named Deutsche
Bank global head of
travel-related
services Debbie
Dayton as the 2009
International Travel
Manager of the Year
during the
Association of
Corporate Travel
Executives' global
conference in
Prague.
http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004030393
ACTE Names BCD's Chris Crowley As Next President
btnonline By Amon Cohen
OCTOBER 26, 2009 -- The possibility of merger talks resuming between the Association of Corporate Travel Executives and National Business Travel Association were furthered by the election of a senior BCD Travel executive as ACTE's new president.
http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004030499
Las Vegas economy may get a hangover from high living
BY LATIMES.COM | DEC 26, 2008
Las Vegas has staked its future on 320-thread-count linens, 2,200-square-foot suites, filet mignon, Chanel, seaweed wraps and $5,000 bets on slot machines. The latest batch of mega-resorts revels in luxury. Thrift mostly vanished with showgirls and the Rat Pack.
http://www.eturbonews.com/6917/las-vegas-economy-may-get-hangover-high-living
American's Frequent Flyers Can Vote for
Favorite Road Warrior
Published on: October 27, 2009 - TravelPulse
American Way magazine recently chose five finalists in the Eighth Annual American Way Road Warrior Contest. Now American Way readers will determine the grand prize, second prize and third prize winners by voting online for their favorite contestant at www.americanwaymag.com/roadwarrior by Nov. 14 at 11:59 p.m. CST.
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62691
A Fire Risk That Clears Security
By CHRISTINE NEGRONI
Published: October 26, 2009 - NY
Times
Battery fires in personal
electronic devices can be scary.
But if a battery ignites on a
plane, the risks are much
greater. Batteries in electronic
devices are a concern for safety
agencies. With more people
traveling with an assortment of
portable electronics — sometimes
a plane has more devices than
passengers — fires are occurring
on airliners with increasing
frequency. More than half of the
22 battery fires in the cabin of
passenger planes since 1999 have
been in the last three years.
One air safety expert suggested
that these devices might be “the
last unrestricted fire hazard”
people can bring on airplanes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/business/27fires.html?_r=2
How to Network – Live & In
Person
October 26, 2009 - WALL STREET
JOURNAL
Networking is one of the most
valuable (and inexpensive) forms
of marketing. Many successful
business owners are master
networkers who can walk into a
room full of strangers, make a
connection and handily attract a
new client, partner or investor.
While it helps to be naturally
outgoing, networking is a skill
that can be learned. First, it's
necessary to get yourself in the
right spot— and that means
interacting with people who can
potentially help your business.
Attend a conference, trade show
or social event where you can
meet people who either need your
product or service or know
someone who might. Click
HERE
Monday October 26,
2009
GOL Launches UATP Corporate Card
TravelTalkMEDIA
Card will provide customers with a globally accepted payment option for corporate travel
São Paulo - GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, announced today that the Company has become the first airline in Latin America to issue UATP accounts with the launch of its new GOL Corporate Card to business customers.
http://uatp.com/news-and-events/press-releases/2009/10/GOL.html
Venezuela Nationalizes Hilton Hotel
BY TAMARA PEARSON – VENEZUELANALYSIS.COM | OCT 26, 2009
Mérida, Venezuela (Venezuelanalysis.com) - The Venezuelan government nationalized the Hilton Suites and its assets, located on Margarita Island, a popular local and international tourist destination.
http://www.eturbonews.com/12439/venezuela-nationalizes-hilton-hotel
InterContinental to Open in Mendoza, Argentina
Published on: October 26, 2009 TravelPulse
IHG signed a franchise agreement with KLP Emprendimientos S.A. for development of the InterContinental Mendoza, in Mendoza, Argentina. It will be IHG’s third InterContinental in Argentina
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62597
American Airlines to Launch New York-Madrid Service
Published on: October 26, 2009 TravelPulse
Beginning May 1, 2010, American will inaugurate daily nonstop flights between New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) and Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD) aboard 182-seat Boeing 757-200 aircraft in two-class configuration. In American’s Business Class, 16 passengers will have the fully-motorized lie-flat seats and in-seat audio and video on demand.
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62626
Report Outlines the "New Normal" for U.S. Business Travel
Monday, October 26, 2009 eTravelBlackboard
With Travel Costs Relatively Flat, Business Travel Projected to Increase. Travel Policies Expected to Remain Tight
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) -- the leading global business travel organization -- today provided its members with the 2010 U.S. Business Travel Buyers' Cost Forecast.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=92024
Decision on Completion for World Cup Delayed until December
Corporate Council on Africa and Engineering News
It is still unclear whether the airport link of the R25,4-billion Gautrain rapid-rail project will be finished in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Read more>>
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Friday October 23,
2009
BusinessTravelRADIO
Launches Saturday
October 24, 2009
TravelTalkMEDIA
BusinessTravelRADIO,
hosted by
award-winning media
personality and
travel industry
veteran, Sandy
Dhuyvetter, is a one
hour weekly radio
program that focuses
on the business
travel industry and
features education
forums,
international news,
and guests who are
experts in the
corporate and
managed travel
business.
http://www.traveltalkmedia.com
London's Heathrow
Voted Worst Airport,
Again
By: Reuters
London's Heathrow
Airport has been
voted the worst
airport in the world
for the second year
running in a poll of
14,500 frequent
fliers while
Singapore's Changi
was again ranked as
the best.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/33443419
Singapore's Changi
named world's best
airport
ASTAbrief
A survey of 14,500
frequent fliers
found that
Singapore's Changi
airport was the
world's best, while
London's Heathrow
airport was, once
again, the worst.
The survey of
Priority Pass
members rated Paris'
Charles de Gaulle
airport and the Los
Angeles
International
Airport and second-
and third-worst. "A
result that suggests
anyone wanting a
romantic break in
Paris should avoid
the Heathrow-Charles
de Gaulle route if
they don't want to
kill the mood,"
according to a
statement from
Priority Pass.
http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/svfMpfadtdbKvdCibHajCicNBzHY?format=standard
Borneo Convention
Centre Kuching
celebrates official
launch ceremony
Published by Ozgur
Tore
Borneo Convention
Centre Kuching (BCCK),
the first
purpose-built
convention center in
Borneo, celebrated
its official launch
ceremony with a
lavish evening event
at the new center on
October 18, 2009.
International guests
and VIPs were
invited to witness
the lavish ceremony
as BCCK announced
they are now fully
operational and
ready to cater for
events of any size.
http://www.ftnnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7518&Itemid=29
Business travel
still suffering from
economic crisis
Focus on Travel News
Published by Ozgur
Tore
Many companies in
Germany have yet to
feel the effects of
the current boom on
the international
stock markets, and
what experts are
predicting as a
foreseeable end to
the global financial
crisis.
Few companies
anticipate the
business travel
sector to recover in
the coming months.
By contrast, video
conference
organisers have
benefited
significantly from
the global economic
and financial
crisis.
http://www.ftnnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7515&Itemid=29
Continental stems
losses in third
quarter with cheap
tickets
eTravelBlackboard
Continental Airlines
reported an US$18
million loss for the
three months ending
September, managing
to stem its losses
by increasing its
passenger numbers
with cheap deals.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91994
Budding Corporate Travel
Demand Sparks Guarded
Airline Optimism
By Jay Boehmer
btnonline
October 22, 2009 -
Corporate travel demand
is improving, the major
legacy airlines said
during third-quarter
earnings calls this
week, though revenues
and traffic from the
segment remained down
from the same period
last year.
Read More>>
The Foreign Assistance
Revitalization and
Accountability Act of
2009
The Corporate Council on
Africa
The legislation’s
statement of policy is
that the U.S. should
promote global
development, good
governance, and the
reduction of poverty and
hunger given the
importance of global
prosperity and security
to the national
interests of the United
States. In support of
this policy, a reform
and rebuilding process
should be initiated that
will redefine the U.S.
foreign assistance
architecture and
strengthen the capacity
of the United States
Agency for International
Development (USAID) and
related agencies to
establish effective
development policies and
implement innovative
foreign assistance
programs with maximum
impact.
http://www.africacncl.org/(jjrvua4513jxap30lhwsecyg)/blobdnld.aspx?id=38c25d8b-6c2d-4125-a70d-11ec5e8c3889
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Thursday October
22, 2009
Travelocity Business
Names Sabre Exec New
President
By Seth Harris
BTNonline
October 21, 2009 -
Travelocity Global
late yesterday
announced several
senior executive
changes, including
the appointment of
Yannis Karmis as
president of
Travelocity
Business, effective
Nov. 1. Karmis
replaces Lesley
Harris, who has
shifted to the
leisure online
travel agency side
of the company as
head of North
American Hotels and
Packaging.
More.
Air travel demand
still weak in U.S.
eTravelBlackboard
Thursday, 22 October
2009
U.S. carriers
suffered a 19
percent drop in
passenger revenue in
September according
to the latest data
from industry trade
organisation Air
Transport
Association of
America (ATA).
The data was based
on a sample group of
carriers with the
decline marking the
11th consecutive
month in which
passenger revenue
has declined from
the prior year.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91986
United narrows
loss, starts to see
rebound
eTravelBlackboard
Thursday, 22 October
2009
United Airlines
reported a US$57
million loss for the
third quarter of the
year and says that
despite continued
weakness was
beginning to see a
recovery in demand,
even in premium
seats.
Narrowing its result
from the massive
$792 million loss
recorded a year
earlier, United
Airlines reported
that revenue reached
US$4.43 billion some
20.3% lower than the
same three months
ending September
last year.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91987
NBTA Report
Predicts Increase in
U.S. Business Travel
TravelPulse
Published on:
October 22, 2009
Nearly 7 in 10 (69
percent) of travel
managers responding
to an NBTA survey
expect business
travel volume to
grow in 2010.
Fifty-six percent of
travel managers
project their total
travel spend to
increase in 2010;
another 31 percent
expect their total
travel spend to
remain flat year
over year.
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62463
GOL Launches UATP
Corporate Card
eTurboNews
Published on:
October 21, 2009
SAO PAULO - GOL
Linhas Aereas
Inteligentes S.A.,
the largest low-cost
and low-fare airline
in Latin America,
announced today that
the Company has
become the first
airline in Latin
America to issue
UATP accounts with
the launch of its
new GOL Corporate
Card to business
customers. Accepted
by more than 250
associated airlines,
representing over
95% of all passenger
air travel capacity
worldwide, UATP is
designed to lower
the
cost of sale by
reducing or
eliminating credit
card transaction
fees to airlines.
http://www.eturbonews.com/12376/uatp-copropate-card-launched-gol
Report Shows
Airline Loyalty
Programs Fall Short
of Desires
TravelPulse
Published on:
October 22, 2009
The loyalty program
experts at Carlson
Marketing and
Peppers & Rogers
Group dissect
frequent flyer
programs to
determine what
elements are most
important to secure
the loyalty of elite
members. The white
paper, “Better
Business Results
from Elite Frequent
Flyers,” analyzes
responses from
nearly 5,000
frequent flyer
program members from
four different
airlines.
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62502
For travelers on
packed planes,
'fight for the
overheads' is on
By Kitty Bean
Yancey, USA TODAY
Published on:
October 22, 2009
American Airlines
flight attendant
Gailen David dreads
the pre-takeoff
ritual that's
becoming as irksome
as taking shoes off
at security
checkpoints.
Passengers laden
with carry-ons
resemble a scene
from Survivor or The
Amazing Race. They
scramble to stow
gear before others
fill overhead bins,
drag bags heavier
than allowed, slip
aboard with more
than the two items
typically permitted
— and clip seatmates
while cramming in
belongings.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-10-21-airlines-carryons_N.htm
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Wednesday October
21, 2009
How to beat the
airport security
line
10 simple ways you
can become
checkpoint-friendly
MSNBC
Though
ever-increasing
security at airports
makes sense in the
face of terrorist
activity worldwide,
that doesn’t make
the slow processing
speeds and long
lines at airport
security any less
frustrating.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33345755/ns/travel-tips/
AirPlus Study
Anticipates Declines
in Business Travel,
Meetings
Meetings &
Conventions Magazine
AirPlus
International Inc.
released its fifth
annual Travel
Management Study, a
survey of 1,500
travel managers from
15 countries
conducted February
through April,
projecting trends
for the following 12
months.
http://mcmag.com/article_ektid29730.aspx#5
Mandarin Oriental,
Las Vegas Unveils
Meeting Facilities
TravelPulsePublished
on: October 21, 2009
The Mandarin
Oriental, Las Vegas,
opening in December,
will offer more than
12,000 square feet
of meeting space
with
floor-to-ceiling
windows and
technologically
advanced amenities.
The space will be
situated on the
third level, with a
separate entrance
from the main porte
cochère.
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62398
LAX Approves
$1.26 Billion
International
Terminal Project
TravelPulse
Published on:
October 21, 2009
The Los Angeles
Board of Airport
Commissioners
awarded two
contracts totaling
$1.26 billion to
reconfigure the Tom
Bradley
International
Terminal (TBIT) at
Los Angeles
International
Airport (LAX). The
Bradley West
Project, as it is
known, is considered
to be the biggest
public works project
in the city’s
history and is
expected to create
4,000
construction-related
jobs during the
four-year project
schedule. he Boeing
B787. The new
boarding gates are
scheduled for
completion in 2012.
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62438
Future of Japan
Airlines still
cloudy
eTravelBlackboard
Wednesday, 21
October 2009
The future of Japan
Airlines (JAL)and
the structure it
intends to take, is
still murky as
rumours and hearsay
plague the carrier
back home in Japan
despite government
promises that it
won’t let the
carrier go under.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91952
Please join The
Association of Corporate
Travel Executives (ACTE)
at the Hilton Prague
Hotel 25 - 27 October
2009 for the Global
Education Conference.
riepeacte@aol.com
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Tuesday October
20, 2009
MPI Refines CMP
As NBTA Readies Mark
Meeting News -
Meeting
Professionals
International and
the Convention
Industry Council
last month announced
plans to alter the
Certified Meeting
Professional
designation from a
North American to a
global standard.
Meanwhile, the
National Business
Travel Association
next month is
launching its
Strategic Meetings
Management
Certification, which
is aimed at
providing
professionals with
the training to,
among other skills,
manage data
measurement,
procurement and risk
mitigation,
standardize
processes and lead a
team of meeting
planners.
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/mn_20091019/index.php?startid=b#/2
Amtrak posts
second-best
ridership in history
etravelblackboard
Tuesday, 20 October
2009
27.2 million
passengers, $1.6
billion in tickets,
on-time performance
up Amtrak carried
nearly 27.2
million passengers
in Fiscal Year 2009,
marking the second
highest ridership
total since the
National Railroad
Passenger
Corporation started
operations in 1971.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91935
Hotels.com
reveals 30% drop in
New York hotel rates
etravelblackboard
Tuesday, 20 October
2009
According to the
latest hotels.com
Hotel Price Index (HPI),
New York experienced
the greatest hotel
price fall of any
state: prices were
down by 30%
year-over-year
during the first
half of 2009.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91924
Buyers
Consolidate Hotel
Purchasing
BTNonline OCTOBER
19, 2009 -- Travel
buyers increasingly
are strengthening
their hotel
negotiating
positions in an
environment where
they have less
demand and more
clout by
consolidating
meetings
expenditures,
including combining
group and transient
hotel volumes.
Meanwhile, Marriott
International
reached critical
mass on a sales
restructuring effort
that helps support
that strategy. Click
HERE for more.
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Monday October 19, 2009
Airlines identify
customer loyalty and
retention as having most
positive impact, says
survey
APAC carriers say
multi-channel
distribution and
merchandising important
eTravel Blackboard
While airlines are still
grappling with concerns
over fuel instability
and revenue/yield
issues, they are also
now more focused on
positive areas of impact
such as customer loyalty
and retention.http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91894
FlightAware, World's Most Popular Flight
Tracking Web Site, Releases First Free
iPhone Flight
eTravel
Blackboard
FlightAware, the world leader in flight
tracking with over two million monthly
users, released the first-ever free
flight tracking application for the
Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Available
today for free download
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91905
SAS
introduces mobile boarding passes
eTravel
Blackboard
It is now
even easier to travel with SAS
Scandinavian Airlines, as the airline
has introduced mobile boarding passes.
This means SAS customers can now travel
using only their mobile phone and with
an ID card/passport
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91898
South Africa Tweets its way to Tenth
Place in World
IOL
Technology
South Africa
has become the 10th largest user of
Twitter in the world, while the country
has the most Facebook users on the
continent, even surpassing Egypt
http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iArticleId=5207669
United to introduce unlimited Elite
upgrades in 2010
eTravel
Blackboard
United Airlines has announced plans to
introduce unlimited domestic upgrades
for elite members and a companion,
effective from the second quarter of
next year.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91897
Revenue down, another loss for Southwest
Airlines
eTravel
Blackboard
Southwest Airlines reported a US$16
million loss for the third quarter,
though an increase in traffic meant that
this result was better than the US$120
million loss achieved in the third
quarter of 2008
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91902
FAA probe of American Airlines expands
by
eTurboNews:
Oct 18, 2009
- The Federal Aviation Administration may be expanding
its investigation into suspected structural problems
found in a small portion of American Airlines jets,
according to the Wall Street Journal.
http://www.eturbonews.com/12308/faa-probe-american-airlines-expands
Secretary
Napolitano to Deliver a Webcast Cubersecurity Address,
Tuesday October 20
TravelTalkMEDIA
Secretary Janet Napolitano, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, will deliver a special webcast address during
National Cybersecurity Month on Tuesday, October 20,
2009 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. The Secretary will discuss:
-
the urgent
need to counter the threat of cyber attacks;
-
the shared
responsibility for staying safe online; and
-
the
leadership role DHS is playing on cybersecurity.
The speech
will be broadcast live online at
www.dhs.gov.
For more information on important cybersecurity issues,
please visit
www.dhs.gov/cyber.
South Africa Port Terminal Volumes Seen Up 10 Percent
Year-on-Year,
Says Transnet
The Corporate Council on Africa and
BusinessDay
Speaking at a South African Chamber of Commerce and
Industry annual convention, Transnet's general manager
for capital projects and technology, Logan Naidoo, said
that projections are that container volumes will grow 10
percent year-on-year over five years (i.e. per year),
bulk volumes 9 percent and automotive goods percent.
Read more>>
Hilton on
Margarita Island seized by Venezuelan government
by
eTurboNews:
The Hilton resort on the island of Margarita, located 40
miles off the coast of Venezuela, has been seized by the
Venezuelan government on the orders of President Hugo
Chavez.
http://www.eturbonews.com/12280/hilton-margarita-island-seized-venezuelan-government
Airline asking passengers to lighten their load before boarding
TravelMole
Just how far would airlines go to save money and further alienate
travelers? The latest idea: Japan’s All Nippon Airways is now asking
passengers on select flights to empty their bladders before
boarding.
http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1138903.php?mpnlog=1&m_id=_r~AddY!Y!
Business travel survey shows budgets for 2010 remain tight.
By Roger Yu, USA TODAY
Matt
Bush a human resources executive, estimates his travel budget will
jump 30% in 2010.
During any other year, that might signal a business boom. But few
things seem normal in a year when the travel industry has been
turned upside down by companies severely cutting back.
Bush's double-digit increase will follow a 50% cut in his original
2009 budget. In 2010, he plans to log about 15 trips, up from nine
this year.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-10-12-business-travel-outlook_N.htm
What
Keeps Airlines Execs Up At Night? Fuel, Revenue
and … Customer Experience?
By
Scott McCartney WSJ
Are
airline managers focusing more on customer service and experience?
A
survey of top airline managers around the world conducted by Sabre
Airlines Solutions suggests they are focused more on customer
retention and service.
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/10/12/what-keeps-airlines-execs-up-at-night-fuel-revenue-and-customer-experience/
2010 Hospitality
Law Conference to feature Latest Trends and Most Pressing Industry
Issues Facing Loss Prevention Professionals.
2010 Conference will begin on Thursday, February 4, with a dedicated
Loss Prevention and Risk Management Track to address relevant and
timely topics of interest to loss prevention professionals
http://www.hospitalitylawyer.com/index.php?id=53#HLC_5
The Corporate Council on Africa learns first hand from
Secretary Clinton Africa is on the minds of US business.
Video
of Secretary Clintons presentation at the CCA
US-Africa Business Summit Oct 2, 2009
http://www.hospitalitylawyer.com/index.php?id=53#HLC_5
Preferred Hotel Group™ Selects Sabre Hospitality Solutions as Global
Marketing and Distribution Provider
Newly
Formed Sabre Hospitality Solutions Meets Industry’s Needs as
Evidenced by This Comprehensive Agreement
SOUTHLAKE, Texas--(BUSINESS
WIRE)-- Preferred Hotel Group™, a global leader in the
hospitality industry with more than 700 members in over 75
countries, has selected Sabre Hospitality Solutions to provide
complete distribution marketing and technology for its members.
Preferred Hotel Group (PV) will transition all five of its
brands,
Preferred Hotels® & Resorts (PH),
Preferred Boutique™ (PH),
Summit Hotels & Resorts™ (XL),
Sterling Hotels™ (WR) and
Historic Hotels of America® (HE) to Sabre Hospitality Solutions’
SynXis Central Reservation System (CRS) in 2010.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20091015005888/en
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