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The 25 Most Influential Executives Of The Business Travel Industry, 2005

17.03.2010, 23:42

The roster of the 25 decision makers who exerted the greatest sway over the corporate travel industry in the past year constitutes an awesome lineup.

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While many on the list are obvious choices, Business Travel News editors had several tough judgment calls to make in picking this all-star team. The decision as to who is drafted onto this team is made solely by editors based on their assessments as to the degree of influence on business travel decision makers were perceived to have had.




325 jobs axed at Thomas Cook

04.03.2010, 18:05

TRAVEL giant Thomas Cook today said more than 300 jobs are at risk at its UK headquarters in Peterborough.

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The shock for staff comes as the company is expected to announce record profits in excess of Ł50 million next month.




Travel and Tourism Industry Expo at The ITC

12.02.2010, 16:15

Travel and Tourism Industry Expo at The International Travel College

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The annual ITC Industry Expo is a great opportunity for students to meet with representatives from New Zealands travel and tourism industry and this years Expo was the best one yet! For one day each year, the college is transformed into an Expo site and companies representing all sectors of the travel and tourism industry are invited to showcase their product to ITC students.




Online Travel Seen As 'Attractively Valued'

28.01.2010, 17:25

Merrill Lynch analyst Justin Post maintained a "neutral" view on the online travel industry and said Sabre Holdings' Travelocity has the best U.S. net revenue outlook in the group.

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"We believe the online travel group is attractively valued," wrote the analyst in a recent research note. However, "momentum investors returning to the Internet may prefer higher growth opportunities in other large-cap Internet names."




Lawmakers tote up expenses in traveling

17.11.2009, 20:45

Grand Junction’s federal representatives received more than $58,000 in travel expenses last year, according to official House and Senate travel disclosure documents.

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The documents, provided by the Legislative Resource Center and Senate Office of Public Records, show Grand Junction’s federal representatives — Sens. Wayne Allard and Ken Salazar and Rep. John Salazar — and their staffs were flown around the country and world for a variety of conferences, fact-finding expeditions and speeches last year.




Congress members want to put pressure on Bahamas

01.10.2009, 19:43

U.S. congressional representatives threatened to hit the Bahamas with economic penalties if it doesn't release two Cuban dentists being detained in a prison there.

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Two Florida members of Congress are threatening to push for economic sanctions against the Bahamas that could affect its tourism industry if island officials do not free two Cuban dentists who have been in immigration detention there for 10 months.




Joystar CEO to Present at Travel Industry Trade Shows

20.09.2009, 19:06

Joystar, Inc., the nation's largest and fastest-growing travel agency network, announced that William M. Alverson, the Company's CEO, will present to the home-based travel agent community at 17 travel industry trade shows. These shows will give an estimated 4,500 professional travel agents an opportunity to speak with Joystar's top management regarding the Company's hosting services.

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OAG and TravelSky sign an agreement to serve Chinese travel market

10.08.2009, 13:00

OAG Worldwide and TravelSky Technologies Ltd, provider of information technology solutions for China's air travel and tourism industry, have signed a five-year co-operative agreement.

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Global air travel industry may lose $6 billion in 2005

03.08.2009, 01:02

The $400 billion global airline industry, reeling since the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, aims to cut non-fuel unit costs by 4.5 per cent through rationalisation.

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The global airline industry will likely chalk up losses of $6 billion this year, up from $4.8 billion in 2004, as a result of sky-high fuel costs, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Monday.

The loss estimate, based on an average oil price of $47 a barrel, was raised from last month’s forecast of $5.5 billion.




Wine industry to lobby for direct-sale measure

03.07.2009, 19:45

Winery owners and others involved in the industry plan to travel to the Capitol on June 8 to urge state lawmakers to pass a bill that would allow them to sell their products directly to consumers in other states, as well as let New Yorkers buy wine directly from vineyards outside the state.

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Although a U.S. Supreme Court decision issued last week would seem to leave lawmakers little choice but to pass the bill -- if they don't, wine couldn't be shipped even to in-state residents -- an industry official said he doesn't want to take any chances.




Airline Industry Losses to Widen In 1st Quarter

2009.06.12, 12:33

Alaska tourism up 6% in summer 2007

2007.11.06, 08:33

Bad news for flying golfers as British Airways imposes baggage fees

2007.10.19, 08:30

Airlines see 4 percent rise in Thanksgiving travel

2007.09.30, 08:20

Atlas Travel to adopt G2Agent desktop tool

2007.08.05, 14:47

Canada-e-Connect Sets The Stage For Canada To Lead Global Online Tourism Industry

2007.07.11, 14:45

Travel Oscars make Middle East debut

2007.05.12, 03:04

Travel Experts Mull Ecotourism Threats

2007.04.13, 11:22

Sixt signs new deal with Sabre Travel Network

2007.03.12, 02:12

Computerized simulators teach students about mining

2007.02.01, 10:39

Business Travel News Names The 25 Most Influential Executives of 2006

2007.01.04, 10:37

Sector Wrap: Online Travel Trades Higher

2006.12.06, 17:34

Fiji's tourism industry fights back

2006.11.06, 17:30

Counting the human cost of regeneration

2006.10.08, 10:09

Travel packages turn sales into marketing

2006.09.05, 10:05

Dubai International Halal Show (DIHAS) 2006 to bring global industry leaders to Dubai

2006.08.01, 19:23

Aviation Industry to ask Govt for TAIC law changes

2006.07.07, 16:20