Preliminary lodging industry data for October, released today Smith Travel Research, showed U.S. occupancy rates declined 9 percent to 11 percent over the prior year, while room revenues dropped 16...

Rosenbluth International and TQ3 Maritz Travel Solutions today announced the most comprehensive mega agency Internet-only fare offerings so far, amid a rush by dozens of agencies to market solutions...

Sabre, EventSource Ink Integration Deal By Chris Davis Sabre Business Travel Services last week signed a deal with meeting portal EventSource.com to integrate the Web site's meeting management

David Falter last week moved from the top post at the Cendant Travel Distribution Services-owned Orbitz for Business/Travelport to head up American operations at Galileo. As Falter transitioned last...

It is a foregone conclusion among most travel buyers that hotels will ask them to accept more-than-minimal rate increases for 2005, but remains in question how steep the rate hikes will be. Most...

Surcharges Raise Car Tab By Lynn Woods Travel buyers who successfully renegotiated car rental contracts without rate increases have seen their car rental bills climb in the past quarter. The

Expedia yesterday said an agreement with Sabre Travel Network would supplement its eight-year Worldspan partnership, a boon to Sabre and a blow to Worldspan as it plans its initial public offering ( BTN...

Joint Venture Simplifies BTI Ownership Consolidation By Amon Cohen Business Travel International has taken a crucial step in the consolidation of its ownership structure by

Seattle-based Highwire and Paris-based KDS are targeting, respectively, small to midsized travel agencies and midsized businesses with new self-booking tools that are slimmed-down versions of their...