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Travelport, Air Berlin Renew Partnership As Preferred Fares Ire Provides OpportunityBy Amon Cohen

German low-fare carrier Air Berlin and global distribution system provider Travelport announced the renewal of their full-content distribution agreement... KEEP READING

UATP Partners With UK's Paysafecard For Prepaid Air VoucherBy Michael B. Baker

Universal Air Travel Plan on Wednesday announced a partnership with the U.K.-based Paysafecard Group to create a prepaid voucher system to purchase air... KEEP READING

Amadeus Providing Mobile Services For E-Travel UsersBy Seth Harris

Amadeus this week announced several new handheld mobile device services through its E-Travel Management self-booking system, including an itinerary... KEEP READING

Data Show European Hotel Rates FallingBy Michael B. Baker

A number of European hotel markets including Amsterdam, Prague, Paris and several German cities saw significant room rate drops in May, and some of... KEEP READING

Delta Begins Charging For Second Transatlantic BagBy Jay Boehmer

Delta Air Lines on July 1 began assessing $50, or the local currency equivalent, for economy passengers to check a second bag on flights between the... KEEP READING

SkyTeam Centralizing Sales And Other OperationsBy Jay Boehmer

Airline alliance SkyTeam in recent weeks announced several executive appointments, became incorporated as a central organization and opened headquarters... KEEP READING

U.S. Justice Dept. Denounces Star Antitrust Immunity Approval

The U.S. Department of Justice in a filing late last week vigorously criticized the Department of Transportation's tentative approval of Continental... KEEP READING

As U.K. Hotels See Signs Of Recovery, Budget Chain Scores FundingBy Michael B. Baker

As the United Kingdom's hotel market begins to show signs of recovery, one of the country's budget hotel chains has secured funding to grow its... KEEP READING

Egencia Extends Preferred Hotel Benefits To European ClientsBy Amon Cohen

Travel management company Egencia has extended its Preferred Hotel Programme of rate discounts and other benefits to its clients in Europe.... KEEP READING

KDS Adds Two Modules To Capture Booking, Expense DataBy Michael B. Baker

Travel and expense reporting supplier KDS this week announced the addition of two modules to its tool that allow companies to capture data both from... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Makes Acquisition Progress On Two FrontsBy Amon Cohen

Lufthansa this week made major breakthroughs in its long-running campaigns to buy Bmi British Midland and Brussels Airlines but has run into more... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Makes Acquisition Progress On Two Fronts - 2009-06-24By Amon Cohen

Lufthansa this week made major breakthroughs in its long-running campaigns to buy Bmi British Midland and Brussels Airlines but has run into more... KEEP READING

U.S. Delays Decision On Star Airlines' Antitrust Immunity RequestBy Jay Boehmer

The United States Attorney General last week recommended U.S. authorities not grant antitrust immunity to Star Alliance members United Airlines,... KEEP READING

EU Negotiator Upbeat For Next Week's Open Skies TalksBy Amon Cohen

Fresh talks between the European Union and the United States on a second phase of the Open Skies agreement get underway in Brussels next week, with lead... KEEP READING

GetThere To Offer Eurostar ReservationsBy Amon Cohen

Corporate clients of the GetThere online booking tool next month will be able to make reservations on cross-channel rail service Eurostar. The launch... KEEP READING

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