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Europeans Near Consensus On VAT Rules For Hotel FeesBy Amon Cohen

European 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 Cohen

Airlines 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 Boehmer

The 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 Cohen

A 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 Cohen

Finnair 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 Cohen

The 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 Cohen

Heathrow 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 Harris

Hertz 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 Cohen

Hogg 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 Cohen

U.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 Boehmer

Air 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. Baker

European 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

Few U.S. Lufthansa Deals Are Single-Airline AgreementsBy Amon Cohen

Fewer than 5 percent of Lufthansa's corporate deals in North America are now single-airline agreements, vice president for The Americas Jens Bischof... KEEP READING

Amex Barometer Shows Deep European Cuts Done, But No Short-Term UptickBy Amon Cohen

Only one European travel buyer in five anticipates an increase in their travel budget next year, according to a survey released yesterday by American... KEEP READING

BA, Iberia Advance "Long, Drawn Out" Merger EffortBy Jay Boehmer

The boards of British Airways and Iberia last week signed a memorandum of understanding, bringing the airlines one step closer to the all-stock merger... KEEP READING

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