VAT IT has signed a global partnership with MasterCard, whose data represents a breakthrough for the notoriously cumbersome recovery of foreign VAT, according to the value-added tax...

The pressure on hotels to display total room pricing information in the global distribution systems intensified last month, when Marriott International began disclosing tax and surcharge data in...

Delta and Continental raised domestic checked baggage fees to $23 for the first item and $32 for the second, according to their Web sites , up from $15 and $25. The carriers also will levy surcharges of...

Continental, Delta and Northwest today said they have launched a new corporate booking tool, called SkyCorp Direct, in conjunction with Amadeus and G2 SwitchWorks, allowing corporate customers to book...

Airbnb does not cannibalize hotel demand in New York City. At least that's one of the major findings of an analysis conducted by STR about the sharing-economy provider.

The sale of the Candlewood Suites extended stay brand in late 2003 to InterContinental Hotels Group set off a chain reaction that has reshaped a portion of the extended stay marketplace. The changes...

United Airlines' efforts to improve revenue performance by adjusting its revenue management techniques appears to be delivering the desired results. The company for the second quarter reported nearly 4...

Vendors To Offer Biz Packages

Amid reports of a looming decline in hotel room demand, InterContinental Hotels Group vice president of global sales for the Americas Mike Fegley this week spoke with The Transnational about IHG's...

The low-cost carrier phenomenon may have started in the United States with Southwest Airlines but the biggest marketshare penetration has been in the United Kingdom. American Express reported that...