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HRG Launches Service Targeting Small, Midmarket U.K. Travel BuyersBy Seth Harris

HRG this week launched a new service designed for small and midsize companies in the United Kingdom. Many travel management companies in recent years... KEEP READING

New High-Speed Rail Line Links Amsterdam To ParisBy Amon Cohen

Another piece of the fast-emerging European high-speed rail jigsaw puzzle was fitted into place earlier this week with the opening of a new line between... KEEP READING

Report Shows Astronomical Rise In Airline Revenue From Ancillary ChargesBy Amon Cohen

Revenues from ancillary charges by the world's airlines leaped 346 percent between 2006 and 2008, according to The 2009 Guide to Ancillary Revenue and... KEEP READING

AirPlus Gauges Drop In German Air DemandBy Amon Cohen

Transaction figures released this week by the corporate payment services provider AirPlus International show German companies bought 17 percent fewer... KEEP READING

BA Reports Slight Rise In Transatlantic Passengers, Load FactorsBy Amon Cohen

British Airways today reported that it improved its load factor in August, thanks to a 2.4 percent decrease in available seat kilometers from August... KEEP READING

Hilton Names Disney Exec To Head Global SalesBy Michael B. Baker

Hilton Hotels Corp. this week announced former Walt Disney Co. executive Kenneth Svendsen would head its global sales and reservations efforts,... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Completes Austrian Airlines TakeoverBy Jay Boehmer

Lufthansa today completed its takeover of Austrian Airlines, which officially will become part of the Lufthansa Group this month, the carrier said.... KEEP READING

Lufthansa, JetBlue File Codeshare RequestBy Jay Boehmer

Lufthansa and New York-based JetBlue Airways this week announced a codeshare agreement to connect the German airline's international network to 12... KEEP READING

MasterCard Links To European TMCs Via DataflexnetBy Amon Cohen

MasterCard Europe intensified its efforts to win business in the lodge card market last week by announcing a partnership with Dataflexnet, a specialist... KEEP READING

Buyers Try To Combat New KLM Agency Card FeeBy Amon Cohen

Leading Dutch travel buyers say they intend to negotiate back extra costs they will incur as a result of a new KLM credit charge fee of €7.50 for... KEEP READING

EC Emissions-Plan Deadline Troubles Governments, IATABy Amon Cohen

The International Air Transport Association told airlines they may wish to submit emissions-monitoring plans for the European Union's Emissions Trading... KEEP READING

Eurostar Adds Virgin Link, But No Multinational Corporate DealsBy Amon Cohen

Eurostar has told EuroBTN it does not yet plan to start offering clients multinational corporate agreements, in spite of its Aug. 19 announcement that... KEEP READING

Air France KLM Halts Czech Airlines BidBy Amon Cohen

Air France KLM on Aug. 19 pulled out of the race to buy ailing Czech Airlines, citing the poor state of the aviation industry and its belief that CSA... KEEP READING

Airlines Begin Collecting Passenger Data For Secure FlightBy Jay Boehmer

Airlines and travel agencies this week began collecting domestic passengers' full names as on government-issued IDs, dates of birth and gender at the... KEEP READING

As Upscale Hotel Rates Drop, Lower-Tier Revenue Climbs In FranceBy Michael B. Baker

Upscale properties in France saw steep revenue declines in the first half of 2009, while lower-tier properties are faring better, according to a report... KEEP READING

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