High-Speed Madrid To Valencia Rail Line To Open By Year-EndBy Amon CohenA high-speed rail line between Madrid and Spain's third largest city, Valencia, will open between Dec. 15 and 20, a government minister said on Monday.... KEEP READING
U.K. Flights' On-Time Performance DeclinesBy Amon CohenPunctuality at United Kingdom's airports fell 4 percent in the second quarter of 2010, according to figures released Friday by the country's Civil... KEEP READING
Air Berlin Looks To Contest Imposition Of German Departure TaxBy Amon CohenAir Berlin is examining whether the global distribution systems acted unlawfully by applying the new German departure tax to bookings with the carrier... KEEP READING
Nearly All German Corporates Sign Controversial Lufthansa ContractsBy Amon CohenAround 95 percent of Lufthansa's corporate clients in Germany have signed the controversial contracts introduced by the airline earlier this year, the... KEEP READING
Turbulence For Czech, Hungarian Flag CarriersBy Amon CohenProblems emerged for two Eastern European flag carriers last week, with Hungary's national airline accepting a 5.7 billion forint (US$26 million)... KEEP READING
Air France Reportedly Considering Launch Of Low-Cost CarrierBy Amon CohenAir France refused to comment Friday on this week's report that it is considering launching a low-cost subsidiary to be called Air France Express, most... KEEP READING
German Departure Tax To Put Bigger Bite On Long-Haul FlightsBy Amon CohenLong-haul travelers will bear more of the brunt of an air departure tax voted through by the German cabinet Wednesday than was originally thought. Last... KEEP READING
Amadeus, SNCF Advance European Rail DistributionBy Amon CohenAmadeus has taken major steps in the internationalization of European rail distribution after achieving three separate breakthroughs with French... KEEP READING
July Hotel Rates Soar In London, Followed By Berlin and ViennaBy Michael B. BakerHotels in several major European cities saw room rate growth in July, while London hotels reached record occupancy levels, according to the HotStats... KEEP READING
Accor, Avis Europe Report Improving EarningsBy Amon CohenFrench-based hotel group Accor on Thursday reported strong corporate bookings for September, as it unveiled a doubling in profits for the first half of... KEEP READING
Correction: Planned Cologne, Germany, Hotel Tax Will Not Be RecoverableThe 5 percent hotel room tax that the municipality of Cologne plans to introduce by year-end will not be recoverable, as previously reported by BTN due... KEEP READING
Swedish Legislation Curtails Air France KLM Merchant Fee SurchargeBy Amon CohenAir France KLM withdrew a controversial merchant fee surcharge on card payments through Swedish travel agents on July 27, BTN learned on Tuesday,... KEEP READING
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