Thursday, August 12, 2010
Industry sees prosperity ahead as companies put employees on road
Champagne was poured, cupcakes were devoured and South African vuvuzelas were blown at the George R. Brown Convention Center this week.
Attendees of the annual National Business Travel Association convention, which ended Wednesday, were in a ...
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
HOUSTON — Sabre CEO Sam Gilliland called upon corporate travel managers attending the National Business Travel Association International Convention and Exposition to rally around the cause of ancillary fee "transparency."
He urged delegates to let the Department of Transportation know they support a mandate that there be "full access to ancillary ...
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Following more than a year of dismal economic news, recent numbers released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) indicate that more business travelers are flying again. As a result, airlines are adding back some of the capacity that was removed during the 2008 oil price spike and...
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/flightdiversions/201...
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
DHS announces significant deployment
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano last week announced plans to use government stimulus funds to install advanced imaging technology devices – also known as full-body scanners – to another 28 airports nationwide. Some of the airports on the list already have some of the devices in use but will be getting additional units. The agency noted that more than 142 scanners are currently installed at airports, with a total of 450 units expected to be deployed this year. Homeland Security said that all of the devices use a privacy filter to blur images, since the machines can essentially see through clothing. It also said that images are never stored, printed or transmitted, and that the officer viewing the screen is in a remote location; passengers continue to have the option to ask for an alternative screening, including a physical pat-down. Airports getting new or additional units include Baltimore-Washington, Bradley, Houston Bush Intercontinental,
Chicago Midway, DFW, Washington Dulles, Fresno, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Rochester, Harrisburg,
Honolulu, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, New York JFK,
Las Vegas,
Miami,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, Palm Beach,
Philadelphia, Richmond, Saipan, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Francisco,
Seattle, and Tampa.
http://www.executivetravelmagazine.com/page/Full-b...
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is planning to expand Global Entry, the program enabling international travelers arriving in the U.S. to get faster U.S. Customs clearance at kiosks. The USA Today writes that Alan Bersin, Customs and Border Protection commissioner, hopes to increase membership to 100,000 by the end of the year. Applicants pay a [...]
http://travel.exportfocus.com/index.php/2010/07/21...
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Sunday, July 18, 2010
Users can tap delay, waiting time info
With little fanfare, the Transportation Security Administration has released a new iPhone app for travelers that is available free from the app store via Apple’s iTunes. The app gives users round-the-clock access to “real-time operating status for U.S. airports” – i.e., nationwide airport delay information -- from the Federal Aviation Administration; estimated waiting times to get through TSA security checkpoints at various airports; a searchable database of which items can or cannot be carried with you onto the aircraft; tips on how to clear the security checkpoint quickly; and a way for travelers to “provide immediate feedback to TSA concerning your checkpoint experience,” the agency said. One online reviewer noted that while the airport delay information is helpful, the estimates of security line waiting times could be better. “Security wait times are entered by the users of the app, so the app is literally only as good as its users,” the reviewer noted. For more information, go to:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-tsa/id380200364?mt=8.
http://www.executivetravelmagazine.com/page/TSA+re...
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Friday, July 16, 2010
Hilton is currently offering double points or miles within its HHonors scheme, for stays completed between now and September 30
http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/hilton-hhono...
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Healthcare and information services provider McKesson has reaped rewards in the past year from making creative use of dynamic messaging and other efforts to drive compliance, enhance reporting and wield data during negotiations.
McKesson's recent focus on demand management gave the travel program the opportunity to flex its muscles through policy ...
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Monday, July 12, 2010
Travel Experts Advise Travelers to Wait to Share Details Until They Return
Southlake, Texas (July 12, 2010) – Travelocity’s most recent poll shows more than half of all travelers share vacation information through social media sites. With summer vacations in full swing, many travelers are looking forward to ...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Southlake, Texas – May 26, 2010 – McKesson Corporation, a leading healthcare services and information technology company, named Travelocity Business® its “Supplier of the Year.” Ranked 14 on the Fortune 500 list, McKesson honored Travelocity Business for management of McKesson’s travel program, helping the firm save more than six million ...
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