Lufthansa on Sept. 1, 2004, will abolish all payment of travel agency commission in Germany. The airline said it will introduce what it called net pricing because it believes the responsibility for...

Three years after establishing its first companywide travel and meetings management program, Chicago-based accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton LLP saved more than $800,000 in meetings spending...

The apparent success of Southwest Airlines' Swabiz, the availability of other airline-direct sites and the upcoming expiration of global distribution system regulations (see story, below) raise the...

American, Delta, United and Continental airlines all now are moving preferred travelers through the airport process via express lanes, after the Transportation Security Administration's new security...

NBTA, Wharton School Partner For Industry Education By Megan Hjermstad Helping to raise the level of professional education in the industry, the Institute for Business Travel Management, the

Delta Air Lines' decision last month to jettison a complex pricing structure from its Cincinnati hub drew a positive reaction from local travel managers but left in doubt the mechanics of future...

Rosenbluth Tech Vet Moves To Meetings At McGettigan By Chris Davis Danamichele Brennen, formerly Rosenbluth International's vice president and chief travel scientist, has jumped to meeting strategy

Lufthansa in November will launch its new Premium Economy Class on Boeing 747-8 aircraft and roll the product out to its entire long-haul fleet through summer 2015. In development since late 2012, the...

Association of Corporate Travel Executives president Greeley Koch this week in Miami is presiding over his final ACTE Education Conference before his term ends in July. Since his January 2005...

A struggling lawsuit and talks at the industry's latest major conference suggest that travel management companies have not yet lived up to their promises to become the agent of the buyer rather than the...