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Europe's Card Fees EyedBy Michael B. Baker

The imminent merger of several European countries into a single domestic market could bring higher credit card fees to the area.... KEEP READING

GDSs, Buyers Decry Air Canada Fare ShiftBy Jay Boehmer

After removing certain fare categories from global distribution systems early this month, Air Canada found itself the target of punitive measures by... KEEP READING

Profiles In Travel Management: Syngenta Scraps TMC ConsolidationBy Amon Cohen

Agri-business Syngenta has abandoned its original strategy of consolidating with a single travel management company worldwide in favor of letting... KEEP READING

Spirits Co. To Use Hybrid Cars From Hertz Fleet For Local TravelBy Michael B. Baker

Brown-Forman Corp. has melded its environmental policy with its rental car program, forging a special agreement with Hertz Corp. to use hybrid cars for... KEEP READING

Alliance LinesBy Jay Boehmer

SkyTeam, Star Alliance Add Members... KEEP READING

Alliances Embrace E-TicketingBy Jay Boehmer

With the International Air Transport Association's approaching 2007 deadline for 100 percent e-ticketing issuance, the major airline alliances Oneworld,... KEEP READING

BCD To Ink More TMC Deals, Consider Card

BCD Holdings chairman John Fentener van Vlissingen last month spoke to Business Travel News editors David Meyer and Jennifer Merritt about the breadth... KEEP READING

Buyers Paying Jet Fuel TabBy Jay Boehmer

Jet fuel costs, which continued to surge in the past month, served as the catalyst for several new rounds of domestic airfare hikes and new long-haul... KEEP READING

Carlson Makes Mega Deals: Signs Pacts to Gain Control Of CWT, Acquire TQ3NavigantBy Amon Cohen

Carlson Companies late last week announced agreements to take a majority stake in Carlson Wagonlit Travel and buy rival travel management company... KEEP READING

Crop Of Mixed-Use Luxury Hotels Rise In TokyoBy Maria Lenhart

Tokyo is amidst a wave of luxury lodging development that is bringing such brands as Conrad, Mandarin Oriental, Peninsula and Ritz-Carlton to the city.... KEEP READING

HRG Creates Mtgs. ArmBy Corrie Dosh

As the dust settles from the split of Hogg Robinson and BCD Holdings once partners in the BTI brand a new brand for meeting management services is... KEEP READING

Reporter's Notebook: Corporate Travel World 2006--CO Prez Address: GDS Model Must Change

Continental Airlines president Jeff Smisek last month during a keynote address to buyers and suppliers assembled in New York for BTN's 22nd annual... KEEP READING

SkyTeam, Star Seeking Chinese Carriers To Join Their Airline AlliancesBy Jay Boehmer

SkyTeam and Star Alliance each are pursuing China-based carriers through separate initiatives, opening alliances to the booming Chinese travel market.... KEEP READING

Australian TMC FCm Enters U.S.By Amon Cohen

Australia's Flight Centre, parent of the growing travel management company network FCm Travel Solutions, late last week bought Chicago-based Bannockburn... KEEP READING

CWT Enhances Automation For European Midmarket, Small ClientsBy Jennifer Merritt

Carlson Wagonlit Travel last week began offering small and midmarket companies in 13 countries throughout Europe most of the automated travel management... KEEP READING

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