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Hilton Nears Merger, Launches Luxury Hotel BrandBy Jay Boehmer

Hilton Hotels Corp. last month took its biggest step toward reunifying with its U.K.-based namesake with an agreement signed in the last days of 2005 to... KEEP READING

JAL To Enhance Safety Procedures, Reconfigure FleetBy Judy Jacobs

After a series of safety lapses that forced the company's former chairman and CEO to resign last spring, Japan Airlines has announced changes that will... KEEP READING

SkyTeam Defers Antitrust Quest After DOT RejectionBy Jay Boehmer & Chris Davis

Six carriers of the SkyTeam alliance this month withdrew their request for antitrust immunity following last month's decision by the U.S. Department of... KEEP READING

TMCs' New World Order: Mega Partners' Realignments Augur Further Agency AcquisitionsBy Amon Cohen

Three weeks after the owners of both the Business Travel International and the TQ3 Travel Solutions joint ventures announced they were splitting, the... KEEP READING

Starwood Closes On Le Meridien, Hilton Seeks UnificationBy Jay Boehmer

Hilton Hotels Corp. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts are continuing to broaden their international reaches, as Starwood in recent weeks closed its Le... KEEP READING

Carriers Debate DOT's Foreign-Ownership ProposalBy David Jonas

The U.S. Department of Transportation through Jan. 6, 2006, will accept comments on a proposal to ease foreign ownership restrictions covering U.S.... KEEP READING

Deutsche Bank Lands Global Air DealsBy Amon Cohen

Deutsche Bank for the first time has secured global airline agreements structured to yield substantial savings from its $200 million worldwide air... KEEP READING

European Online Booking Adoption Roundtable: Cos. Embrace Corp. Tools

BTN editors recently discussed online booking in Europe with three business travel buyers: Yves Galimidi, global travel purchaser for IKEA, based in... KEEP READING

Granaada Takes Helm Of SITEBy Michael Ratcliffe

As the incentive travel industry continues to rebound and membership in the association sits at a record high, the new president of the Society of... KEEP READING

Mega Agencies Add To Safety And Security RepertoireBy Douglas Quenqua

Two mega travel management companies each debuted high-tech safety and security offerings at last month's Association of Corporate Travel Executives... KEEP READING

One-On-One: TQ3 CEO: Re-Bottle GNEs

TQ3 Travel Solutions president and CEO Marc Hildebrand last month told Association of Corporate Travel Executives conference delegates in London that... KEEP READING

KDS Raises Cash For International Market ExpansionBy Amon Cohen

Paris-based corporate booking tool provider KDS has taken on $13 million in venture financing to fund a push for new business in international markets.... KEEP READING

Agency LinesBy Amon Cohen & David Meyer

BTI UK: Short-Term Hotel Cancellations Soar... KEEP READING

Amadeus Lands Star Alliance Passenger Service IT JobBy David Jonas

The Star Alliance this month officially named Amadeus as the builder of a cross-alliance, next-generation technology platform for passenger service... KEEP READING

Competitors Eye DOT SkyTeam Alliance Antitrust RulingBy David Jonas

Prompted by a U.S. Department of Justice filing in opposition to the proposed six-carrier antitrust immunity requested by the SkyTeam alliance,... KEEP READING

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