Hertz, Avis Back On Private Rd. By Lynn Woods In the latest round of ownership shifts in the car rental industry, Ford Motor Co. is buying up the 18.5 percent of Hertz Corp. stock it doesn't own

Choice Hotels To Conduct Consumer Surveys Via Web By Carolyn Green While most service-oriented companies rely heavily on consumer research to develop new programs and services to attract and retain

Cross-border satellite ticket printing in Europe will become a reality in the next few weeks. Sources say the

EC Plan To Mesh Air, Rail By Mary Ann McNultyStrasbourg - The European Parliament last month adopted a common position on a new conduct code for computer reservation systems that, if

DOT Gets An Earful On CRS Regs By Barbara CookWashington - Transportation Department officials anticipated that the Internet--an unknown commodity for airline bookings when federal CRS

Buyers Reduce Costs By Tracking Spending, Compliance By Lauren Bielski C orporations increasingly are treating meeting expenses with the same scrutiny once reserved for T&E, as a majority

Jameson Signs Off On Signature Acquisition By Bob Curley Indianapolis - Committed to spending $100 million on expansion in 1999 and 2000, Jameson Inns Inc. last month accelerated

Despite steady increases in volume and signs of economic recovery, chauffeured car companies still are feeling the pinch of rising insurance and fuel costs, leading at least one major player to raise...

Travelport GDS and Accor last month globally launched a single XML connection between the hotel company's central reservation system and the global distribution firm's Galileo and Worldspan entities....

Hogg Robinson Group last week posted significant revenue increases for the first six months of its fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, buoyed by revenue growth in all regions and favorable currency...