The U.S. Department of Transportation on the last day of 2001 issued an interim final rule mandating airlines to collect a $2.50 fee for each passenger enplanement.

ARC last month announced that a "significant volume" of American Airlines' online traffic had shifted to its Direct Connections program, helping further what ARC called its "viable" ambition to "be...

Prez: Press Japan To Open Its Skies When President Clinton meets in Tokyo for talks with Prime Minister Hashimoto, the two leaders are expected to formalize an agreement hammered out last month to

Hilton Hotels Corp. today announced that in October the monthly number of rooms booked on its branded Internet sites for the first time surpassed the amount of rooms booked through its call centers.

It Is Time For Foreign Investors By Jeffrey ShaneFormer assistant secretary for policy and international affairs of DOT, Jeffrey Shane is a partner at Washington, D.C.-based law firm

Pegasus Lands Rez Co. By Cheryl Rosen Pegasus Systems Inc. has extended its hand in the electronic distribution of hotel inventory into the global arena, with an agreement signed

CO Pushing 777 Internationally By David Jonas Continental Airlines last month took delivery of its fourteenth Boeing 777 long-haul jet, and immediately deployed it on its premier

High-End Hotels Are In Bloom By Bruce Serlen Upscale and deluxe hotel chains are forging ahead with expansion of their luxury offerings, despite falling occupancy rates and stalled room revenue

During the past two years in New York City, while midprice and boutique hotels rapidly were spreading and upgrading, very few upscale hotels were under development. However, according to hospitality...

US Airways last week was close to finalizing a codeshare arrangement with another major U.S. carrier, an important step in its recovery plan and effort to obtain a federally backed loan guarantee....