Heathrow 2.0: Pact Shakes AirportBy Amon CohenLondon Heathrow is gearing up for a massive reorganization next year, when on March 27 British Airways will move into the new $8.6 billion Terminal 5,... KEEP READING
Meeting Reveals EC Approach To GDS DeregulationBy Amon CohenThe European Commission appears ready to deregulate pricing controls on global distribution systems but maintain its curbs on the powers of GDSs with... KEEP READING
TRX, Buyers Suggest Green Air PracticesBy Jay BoehmerTRX this month released new metrics and practices for corporate travel professionals to calculate and offset the carbon emissions caused by air travel,... KEEP READING
Buyers Devise Strategies To Secure Hotel Rooms In European CapitalsBy Amon CohenCorporate buyers are creating alternative strategies to contain runaway hotel rates in such key European cities as London, Paris and Moscow, where... KEEP READING
Hilton Continues Selling European HotelsBy Michael B. BakerHilton Hotels Corp. has completed the sale of its Scandic hotel chain and also has plans to sell up to 10 additional European hotels to Morgan Stanley... KEEP READING
Belgium Requires Advance Reg. For Extended StaysBy Jay BoehmerInternational business travelers working more than five consecutive days during a single month in Belgium now are required to register with the country... KEEP READING
Treaty Revives Antitrust HopesBy Jay BoehmerAirline alliance partners are charting the course to expanded cooperation afforded by last month's historic transatlantic Open Skies treaty. Star... KEEP READING
EU Opens Skies: With U.S. Approval To Come, Way Is Clear For First Phase To Begin Next YearBy Jay BoehmerEuropean Union transportation officials last month unanimously approved an Open Skies agreement that sets the course to liberalize transatlantic air... KEEP READING
British Leery Of Open Skies AgreementBy Jay BoehmerMembers of European Parliament last week urged transportation officials from the 27 European Union countries to endorse the draft Open Skies agreement... KEEP READING
Europeans Advancing Green PoliciesBy Amon CohenThe United Kingdom's Department for Transport has approved approximately $200,000 in funding for Project Icarus, the program devised by the U.K. &... KEEP READING
Galileo Aside, BA GDS Charges LoomBy Jay BoehmerAfter signing a three-year content deal with Galileo, British Airways this month warned that if it doesn't reach new terms on expired distribution... KEEP READING
BA, GDSs Still Talking: Business As Usual Despite Much-Hyped Contractual ExpirationBy Jay Boehmer & Amon CohenBritish Airways' contracts with global distribution system providers expired last Thursday without service interruption or BA immediately pursuing a... KEEP READING
Buyers Brace For The Outcome Of BA Distribution Contract TalksBy Amon CohenBritish Airways, facing expiration of its distribution deals late this month, said renegotiated agreements could result in booking surcharges for... KEEP READING
AA, Oneworld Partners Consolidate Narita Operations As JAL Eyes ChinaBy Neelam MathewsAmerican Airlines last week shifted its operations at Tokyo's Narita International Airport from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2, joining Oneworld alliance... KEEP READING