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U.S. Begins Fingerprinting, Photographing Foreign Travelers

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security today implemented a new set of entry procedures for most foreign visitors with visas, requiring inkless,... KEEP READING

BTI Buys Out Kuoni StakeBy Amon Cohen

Two of the big three global travel management companies have consolidated their positions in Europe in the past two weeks. Business Travel... KEEP READING

China's Opening Markets Spur GrowthBy Neelam Mathews

N ew business-oriented hotels, expanding exhibition space and a recent international corporate travel agency partnership support statistics that... KEEP READING

IATA Begins Breaking Down Pan-Euro BarriersBy Amon Cohen

The International Air Transport Association has begun dismantling the numerous barriers it maintains against true pan-European travel management. Change... KEEP READING

Vendors Team Up To Offer Dynamic Currency ConversionBy Jay Boehmer

Two payment processors are striking deals with property management system providers to offer "dynamic currency conversion" through client hotels. Planet... KEEP READING

IATA Lifting Restrictions On European Cross-Border Transactions

The International Air Transport Association has announced a first series of reforms aimed at improving the management of travel programs across Europe.... KEEP READING

Oneworld Jumps Into Mtgs.By Chris Davis

The Oneworld alliance of eight airlines, including American Airlines and British Airways, earlier this month launched its first alliancewide product... KEEP READING

ACTE Forum Spotlights U.S.-E.U. Data DebateBy Jay Campbell and Amon Cohen

Dublin - The United States and the European Commission are making progress toward a permanent deal by year-end on U.S. access to European passenger... KEEP READING

Airlines, Hotels Respond To Demand For Mexico TravelBy Renée Butowsky

With multinational businesses opening offices and Latin American headquarters throughout Mexico a key bridge between the United States and South America... KEEP READING

Buyers Mixed On Offshore LaborBy Jay Campbell

After the migration to the Philippines of some American Express standard 24-hour support, the company is testing similar operations in India, and buyers... KEEP READING

Peru Offers Upscale Hotel Options For Biz Travel To S.A.By Robert Selwitz

Peruvian-bound business travelers almost certainly first will arrive in the capital city of Lima, which is home to a slew of business-friendly hotels... KEEP READING

Amex: Rebirth By BuyBy Jay Campbell and Amon Choen

The stakes are high in American Express' acquisition of Rosenbluth International, which closed Oct. 1 and came at a time of rapid change and negligible... KEEP READING

TQ3 Sets Up Subsidiary To Mobilize Corp. ExpensesBy Amon Cohen

TQ3 Travel Solutions has launched a subsidiary called TQ3 Mobility Solutions that extends beyond the traditional remit of travel management to car... KEEP READING

Alliances Maturing, Corp. Travel Buyers Still SkepticalBy David Jonas

Global airline partnerships claim to have made great strides in advancing alliance corporate contracting, with more development on the way, but many... KEEP READING

Cos. Account For Travel PollutionBy Jay Campbell

Corporations are beginning to come to terms with the impact their business travel has on the environment, according to a recent report issued by The... KEEP READING

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