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COVER STORY

AUGUST 2008




Gotta Go

Increasingly over the past two years or more, airline travel has been beset by an under-developed security system, an aging air traffic control system, and a climate able to turn suddenly — and sometimes malignantly — capricious.

Just when the speed of business was ratcheting up, no business traveler was getting anywhere fast. The situation appeared to be a perfect argument for . . .
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SPECIAL REPORTS



Out Of Control

There are an increasing number of mobile services being offered for travel management programs and to business travelers themselves, most with good arguments for their implementation. the whole story>

AIRPORT MONITOR



Ground Rules

Cleveland Hopkins International is another casualty in the race by domestic carriers to shed less fuel-efficient airplanes, and cut routes. But in this case the wounds aren’t mortal. the whole story>

COMPRESSION CALENDAR



The Desert No More

“Only Vegas,” with more than 9.7 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space and in excess of 136,000 rooms city-wide, will host nearly 24,000 meetings, conventions and/or incentive programs this year, according to the LVCVA. the whole story>

EDITOR'S NOTES



Insiders' Observations

the whole story>

SPEAKING FREELY



The Out Box

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GOING GLOBAL



Focus On Amsterdam

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HOTEL PULSE



Combo Rates

Hotel products come in all shapes and sizes. Travelers, on the other hand, come in two very distinct segments: group or transient the whole story>

MEETING PLACE



Coming Attractions

E-mail has almost replaced regular mail, E-tickets have almost replaced paper, E-RFPs have almost replaced hand-typed submissions. So, are e-meetings going to replace the human touch in the travel business? the whole story>

TRAVEL BUYER'S FYI



Short Subjects

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ASSOCIATION NEWS



‘Speed Networking’ Sets Tone At ACTE’s Johannesburg Forum

the whole story>


ACTE Forum Delivers Tough Truth About Current Economy

the whole story>


ITM Recognizes Emerging Buyer Category, Adds Membership Tier

the whole story>


ITM Survey Reveals Shift From Hotels To Serviced Apartments

the whole story>


Trio Of EU Corporations Cited For Green Travel Initiatives

the whole story>




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American Launches In-flight Wi-Fi Service On 767-200s







Amtrak Considers Adding Service In Oklahoma & Texas







ANA Seeks Price Increases For NA Operations In 4th Quarter







ARC Adds Two African Airlines To Service Roster







Avis Survey Quantifies Time Lost On The Road







Best Western Turns Virtual Fam Trip Into A Game







Davidson Adds 2 Florida Hotels To Management Portfolio







Delta, American & Continental Waive Baggage Fees For Military Personnel







Denver CVB Site Adds Carbon Calculator For Meeting Planners







Embassy Suites Pipeline Looks To 300-hotel Goal For 2010







FCm Sees Latin America, Ireland & Russia As Hospitality Hot Spots In '09







Frontier Changing Mileage Program To Offset Fuel Costs







General Dynamics Buys Jet Aviation, Eyes Global Flight Support Service







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Oriens Unveils Green-certified Hotel Brand







PASS Offers Modular Application To Integrate, Consolidate GDS Functions







Travelport Now Automating Apollo Exchanges On International Itineraries







TWIN Travel Management Adds Eight Israeli Agencies To Network







UATP Facilitates Use Of Debit Cards For Online Airline Purchases







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BA Reveals Plan To Integrate L’Avion With OpenSkies







Christopherson Joins Virtuoso To Appeal To MICE Market







Continental Relaxes Rules On Same-Day Flight Changes







Convinced Wi-Fi’s A Necessity, Motel 6 Rolls It Out In 5 Months







Cornerstone Settles In Bangalore As Start Of International Growth







CWT Acquires Final Portion Of Long-time Partner In India







Egencia Unveils New Tools, Pursues Wider Market







Enterprise’s Ethanol-fueled Cars Arrive In South Florida







Hertz Guarantees 10-minute Check-in For Self-servers







HRG Deepens Its Roots In Middle East & Africa







Marriott Program Will Build Larger Multi-lingual Hotel Staffs







Radius’s Newest Partners Hail From Oman And San Diego







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Southwest-WestJet Codeshare Leading SWA Into Int’l Market







Starwood Premiers Element Hotel Brand In Massachusetts







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