Municipal Car Rental Taxes SoarBy Michael B. BakerIn a matter of years, municipal taxes on car rentals have grown from virtually nonexistent to widespread, while state and federal taxes have grown over... KEEP READING
Price-Focused RFPs Not Driving Deals: Chauffeured Transportation Requests For Proposals ProliferateBy Michael B. BakerAs requests for proposals for chauffeured transportation service are becoming more commonplace, travel managers are not always taking the correct... KEEP READING
Study: Taxes Comprise 16% Of Typical AirfareBy Jay BoehmerAsk airline executives how much taxes and fees eat into the price of a domestic roundtrip and they likely will tell you that they hover around 26... KEEP READING
Tristar To Build On U.S. Beachhead In N.Y.By Michael B. BakerThe largest chauffeured car company in the United Kingdom has expanded into the United States with the aim of becoming a major U.S. business ground... KEEP READING
Tristar To Build On U.S. Beachhead In N.Y. - 2006-07-17By Michael B. BakerThe largest chauffeured car company in the United Kingdom has expanded into the United States with the aim of becoming a major U.S. business ground... KEEP READING
United To Assess Fee For Nonpreferred Booking Channel UseUnited Airlines late last week followed American Airlines in announcing a $3.50 per-segment charge on bookings that flow through nonpreferred... KEEP READING
AA To Add Fees On Bookings Through Nonpreferred ChannelsAmerican Airlines this week alerted agency and corporate customers that beginning in September it would charge $3.50 per segment on transactions booked... KEEP READING
US Airways Signs Amadeus' First Post-Deregulation Content PactAmadeus today said it signed a "long-term" content agreement with US Airways, representing the global distribution system's first distribution pact... KEEP READING
European Parliament Urges End Of VAT Immunity For Jet FuelPressure to introduce environmental taxation on aviation in Europe has grown after a vote by the European Parliament on Tuesday. The parliament voted by... KEEP READING
European Parliament Urges End Of VAT Immunity For Jet Fuel - 2006-07-06Pressure to introduce environmental taxation on aviation in Europe has grown after a vote by the European Parliament on Tuesday. The parliament voted by... KEEP READING
Air Canada To Reinstate Tango FaresAir Canada will reinstate economy Tango fares to its travel agency Internet portal beginning July 7, following changes to the company's contract with... KEEP READING
Sabre Shifts Terms: GDS Reduces Agency Incentives In Return For Access To Full Airline ContentBy Jay BoehmerRedefining relationships with U.S.-based travel management companies, Sabre Travel Network this month introduced an optional fee-based program that... KEEP READING
UAL Plans Layoffs As Part Of Cost-Cutting InitiativeUAL Corp. CEO Glenn Tilton yesterday at the Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference said the carrier by year-end would slash at minimum 1,000... KEEP READING
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