At Long Last, Minneapolis Gets New Downtown Hotels By Frank RosciTwo new hotels, one now open and the other scheduled for mid-October, promise to give downtown Minneapolis a much

DOT Eyes Air Opportunities Seeks Routes Suitable For Low-Fare Entrant CompetitionBy Barbara Cook Washington, D.C. - The Department of Transportation is attempting to identify domestic city-pair

In giving its tentative approval of two transpacific antitrust immunity applications, the U.S. Department of Transportation cited the need to maintain healthy competition among the world's three leading...

Following the return of the 10 percent ticket tax on March 7 and the ensuing fare battle over the next few days, major airlines for the most part settled on a 4 percent increase in fares, absorbing 6

While use of videoconferencing is old hat to some corporations, it's a pipe dream for most. But an influx of low-cost technology at hotels like Hilton and Sheraton, along with the advent of cheaper

British Airways, Port Authority Upgrade Airline Terminal By Frank RosciBritish Airways and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have begun an expansion and upgrade of its

Following more than two months of indecision as to whom it would pick as its U.S. alliance partner, Japan Airlines today reaffirmed its loyalties to Oneworld and affirmed plans to bolster its standing...

High Biz Rates Under Fire By Joyce WongHong Kong - Key industry figures here have called for hotels to justify the disparity between the rates quoted in recent months to leisure versus

Amex Tackles Mtgs.Debuts Card That Separates, Sorts Expenses By Chris Davis American Express Corporate Services has created a corporate meetings card designed to allow corporations to separate

GE Capital Offers Euro Corporate Cards By Mary Ann McNulty GE Capital this month launched the industry's first euro-denominated corporate credit card program, which its parent,