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Hertz does turnaround
David - Feb 17, 2025
Hertz’s $2.50 reservation processing fee came to a quick stop as the company faced stiff opposition. Richard Broome, the company’s…
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Business goes to Orbitz
David - Feb 17, 2025
Verizon Wireless has named Orbitz for Business as its Internet Travel Management Solution. Orbitz is a unit of Cendant Corporate…
Thistle launches new brand
Ginny McGrath - Feb 16, 2025
UK middle market hotel brand, Thistle, is launching a luxury global sister. The hotel group has announced the recently upgraded…
Gatwick crowd goes premium
Ginny McGrath - Feb 15, 2025
Virgin Atlantic has completed the upgrade to its premium class seats out of Gatwick. The Upper Class Suite, which became…
Orient-Express invests in Russian hotel
Phil Davies - Feb 11, 2025
Orient-Express Hotels has taken a majority interest in a property in St Petersburg. The company has made its first move…
Business and Convention travel down 14%
Charles Kao - Feb 11, 2025
The good news is that business and convention travel is finally showing signs of recovery. Business travel volume grew more…
Top 25 Cities For Business and Convention Travelers
Charles Kao - Feb 11, 2025
Top 25 Cities For Business and Convention Travelers-2004 Top 25 Cities For General Business* Travelers 1. Chicago 2. Los Angeles-Long…
Windy City still No. 1 … considers casinos
David - Feb 10, 2025
Chicago remains the No. 1 site for business visits, bearing out Los Angeles, Washington, DC, New York and Atlanta, according…
Amadeus hails “solid” 2004 financial performance
Phil Davies - Feb 10, 2025
Amadeus saw net profits rise by almost 30% to 208 million euros last year over 2003. The GDS exceeded 2…
Conventions set record in Vancouver
David - Feb 08, 2025
Tourism Vancouver had a record year for meeting and convention business, according to Dave Gazley, Tourism Vancouver’s vice president, Meeting…
Exhaustive new survey finds business travel bouncing back
David - Feb 08, 2025
Business and convention travel is finally showing real signs of recovery, though technology and changing practices are causing some consumer…
Airlines “their own worst enemy”
Ginny McGrath - Feb 08, 2025
In the corporate market, an airline’s toughest competition is its own website, says BTI UK managing director Mike Platt. Mr Platt told…
