Hotels: Breakfast Is On Us

As the expiration of its content agreement with Sabre looms and a marketing agreement with the GDS already expired, American Airlines last week alerted agency and corporate customers that beginning in...

Delta Passing Facility cost to passengers

Recent media reports of the avian influenza, or "bird flu," would cause one to believe a catastrophic pandemic is upon us. Thankfully, the world is not experiencing a pandemic, nor do experts believe...

The parent companies of the Europcar, National and Alamo car rental brands agreed to consolidate ownership in Europe and establish "a strategic alliance" with North American operations. The developments...

Robert Lambert is senior vice president of commercial sales for Avis Budget Group, which describes itself as North America's "largest general-use vehicle rental company." He spoke last week with...

Hotel companies overseas have stepped up their promotions of frequent guest programs to compete more effectively with the U.S. giants' extensive loyalty marketing efforts.

Hilton Hotels Corp. has hired car rental industry executive Thomas Kennedy to oversee its global financial operations at a time when the hotel company plans to rapidly increase its international...

American Express last month said net income for the fourth quarter of 2005 totaled $745 million down about 17 percent from previous year profits of $896 million. Meanwhile, the company today plans to...

Tokyo-based Hotel Okura Co. on Thursday completed its acquisition of a majority stake in JAL Hotels Co.