Visa International yesterday reported that during the first half of 2003 commercial card volume grew to $159 billion, up 24 percent compared with the same period last year. The commercial side exceeded...

This month marks the debut of the Chicago Transit Authority's stored value transit cards, which now are being sold at many stations and will be available at all elevated and underground stations by

Melbourne Makes Meetings, Incentives A New Priority By Judy Jacobs While too often standing in the shadow of Sydney, Australia's other major urban enclave, Melbourne, is strengthening its

Air France late yesterday successfully completed an exchange offer for shares in KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, saying 89.2 percent of KLM common shares were tendered to Air France.

Newsmaker: Car Vets Take The Wheels By Lynn WoodsAs the new year kicks in, there will be a number of familiar faces in top management positions at several major car rental companies.

The inexorable shrinking of lead time has become the most widespread and inescapable reality of corporate meetings management today, affecting just about every aspect of buyers' internal and external...

Revamping Downtown When Los Angeles sunk to its lowest point after the riots, hotels joined to form the Downtown Marketing Council in an attempt to resurrect the city's image. "Downtown needs an

The U.S. Department of Transportation this month made final a proposal to extend by 60 days, until June 29, a new rule that requires domestic airlines to post flight delay data on their websites.

Low-Fare Air Usage Grows By Chris Davis Faced with perpetually rising airfares and shrinking meeting budgets, corporate meeting buyers, attracted by expanded route networks and lower costs, are

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide today announced first-quarter earnings that showed revenues rising a healthy 9.4 percent in its North American hotels and 11.6 percent in its international portfolio,...