VDR Sees Hotel VAT Cut Raising Travel CostsBy Amon CohenThe German Business Travel Association, known as VDR, said a final decision by the German government Monday to cut the value-added tax applied to hotel... KEEP READING
Accor To De-Merge Hotel, Prepaid ServicesBy Michael B. BakerAccor's board of directors on Tuesday voted to split the company's hotel operations and prepaid services operations into two separate companies. In a... KEEP READING
Amex To Offer Virtual Card Alternative To Hotel Bill-BacksBy Amon CohenAmerican Express's Global Commercial Card business announced Tuesday that it will roll out next month a virtual card alternative to hotel bill-back... KEEP READING
Europeans Near Consensus On VAT Rules For Hotel FeesBy Amon CohenEuropean Union member states have moved several steps closer to avoiding a bureaucratic disaster for travel buyers by reaching near-unanimous agreement... KEEP READING
New Service To Enable Inflight Rebooking Of Missed ConnectionsBy Amon CohenAirlines will be able to re-book passengers with missed connections while still inflight and issue them new boarding passes and gate numbers, all... KEEP READING
EU Enacts Rail Passenger Rights LegislationBy Jay BoehmerThe European Union last week enacted new protections for rail passengers, ensuring new rights to compensation if bags are lost or damaged and in cases... KEEP READING
Experts See Proposed German VAT Reduction Driving Up Hotel CostsBy Amon CohenA government plan to reduce hotel costs in Germany by lowering the rate of value-added tax on room rates is in danger of having the exact opposite... KEEP READING
Finnair Weighs Expansion Of Credit Card SurchargeBy Amon CohenFinnair is considering expanding the introduction of a surcharge on credit card payments for reservations made through travel agents in the first half... KEEP READING
Airlines Concerned New European Passenger Rights Carry Unfair PenaltiesBy Amon CohenThe Association of European Airlines has criticized two new developments in air passenger rights for European citizens, saying both will penalize... KEEP READING
Heathrow Express Opens Common-Use Airline Checkin KiosksBy Amon CohenHeathrow Express, the non-stop rail service between Heathrow Airport and Paddington station in central London, this week opened the first airport... KEEP READING
Hertz Expands European Car-Sharing ServiceBy Seth HarrisHertz this week launched its car-sharing membership program in Berlin and Madrid, giving it four European cities where it operates the service designed... KEEP READING
HRG Reports Improved North American PerformanceBy Amon CohenHogg Robinson Group CEO David Radcliffe late last week claimed that improved financial results in North America vindicate the travel management... KEEP READING
Startup To Launch New York-St. Petersburg ServiceBy Amon CohenU.S.-based startup carrier Baltia Air Lines said last week, after taking delivery of a Boeing 747, it intends to launch the only scheduled service... KEEP READING
Air France Debuts Airbus 380 ServiceBy Jay BoehmerAir France on Saturday became the first European carrier to commercially fly the Airbus 380, inaugurating service on the aircraft from New York's John... KEEP READING
Deloitte Tracks Fall In Hotel Rates, But Sees RevPAR Reversal AheadBy Michael B. BakerEuropean average daily hotel rates and revenue per available room for the first nine months of the year dropped 19.2 percent and 12.3 percent,... KEEP READING
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