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Airlines, CHASE Welcome Loyal Customers Onboard With New Rewards
Credit Card
May 31, 2005 – United and Chase [NYSE: JPM] today added a
new rewards card to their fleet – the United Mileage Plus®
Platinum Class Visa® Signature card, giving travelers more mileage-earning
capabilities and accelerated eligibility toward elite status. MORE
Cincinnati,
Be Happy! Delta Starts Non-stop Flights to Montego Bay June 4
June 2, 2005 – Beginning June 4, sunny Jamaica will be a short
trip away from “The Queen City” with the launch Delta’s
first-ever non-stop service between Cincinnati and Montego Bay.
MORE
Travelers
in U.S. Southeast Now Have Non-stop Link to Moscow with New Delta
Service from Atlanta
June 1, 2005 – Customers flying to Moscow now have another
convenient gateway in Delta Air Lines’ hub at Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport. MORE
Continental
Airlines Inaugurates Daily Nonstop Service From New York to Stockholm,
Sweden
Continental Airlines will begin daily nonstop flights from its New
York-area hub at Newark Liberty International Airport to Stockholm,
Sweden. MORE
Delta
Reaches Agreements With Key Lenders
June 1, 2005 -- Delta Air Lines Inc. has reached revised financing
agreements with two key lenders that give the nation's third largest
carrier leeway to earn less but require it to have more cash on
hand at all times. MORE
Star
Alliance To Select Alt. Dist. Systems By Year-End
June 2, 2005 -- Following the lead of founding member United Airlines
(BTN, Feb. 7), the 16-member Star Alliance actively is pursuing
alternatives to the four primary global distribution systems and
plans to choose partners before the end of this year. MORE |
ATA
seeks interim backing
June 2, 2005 -- ATA Airlines will look for a new cash infusion from
investors to help carry it through the lean months expected before
profits rise next spring.
Fitch
Downgrades Northwest Airlines Debt
June 1, 2005 -- Fitch Ratings downgraded Northwest Airlines Corp.
debt on Wednesday, saying the nation's fourth-largest airline is
taking too long to cut worker pay while fuel costs remain high.
MORE
Northwest
Airlines Drops Magazines
June 1, 200 5 -- In yet another effort to cut its non-labor costs,
Northwest Airlines Corp. stopped carrying Newsweek, Glamour and
other magazines on its planes and in its passenger club lounges
on Wednesday. MORE
Low-Cost
Airlines Serving Eastern Europe
June 1, 2005 -- Slovakia - Queuing in front of the SkyEurope Airlines
check-in desk, Maria Knisova tried quell the fear of her first flying
experience by concentrating on the fact that she would soon see
her son in Paris. MORE
Alaska
Airlines Mileage Plan Members Can Earn 5,000 Miles With Capital
One Auto Finance
June 1, 2005 -- Members of Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan now can
drive home a great deal by earning 5,000 Bonus Miles when receiving
an auto loan from Capital One Auto Finance. Capital One, America's
largest online vehicle lender, provides auto loans to customers
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Favors Signs, Taxing Car Rentals
A city committee voted to tax car rentals for money to promote tourism,
and then agreed to spend more than $600,000 on entrance signs to
greet the visitors when they come.
The Minot City Council's finance and improvements committee backed
a proposal from the Minot Convention and Visitors Bureau to impose
a 1 percent sales tax on short-term car rentals, beginning Aug.
1. The 2005 Legislature passed a bill allowing cities to levy up
to a 1 percent car-rental tax to promote tourism. MORE
$75
Savings For New Yorkers on Long-Term Avis Rentals
May 31, 2005 -- Take the stress out of your summer travels by locking
in a long-term Avis Mini-Lease and have a great car at your disposal
for the entire summer. Now, New York / Tri-State area renters will
receive even greater savings with $75 off long-term rentals of convertibles
or roadsters for thirty days or longer. MORE
Car
Renters Come Across Steeper Rates
Car-rental prices are rising, the result of growing demand from
a rebound in travel and a tight supply of vehicles. MORE
Forget
tech: Biz travelers want clean cars, cheap gas
Car rental companies are ramping up perks aimed at satisfying business
travelers, equipping cars with GPS locator systems and satellite
radio, and rental locations with wireless Internet access.
But those high-tech options aren't high on the priority list for
most business travelers. MORE
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June
And July Hotel Rates To Jump In Key Cities
May 26, 2005 -- Hotel rates in seven U.S. gateway cities are projected
to increase an average of 10.8 percent in June and 6.4 percent in
July, compared to the same months in 2004, according to projections
made today by JP Morgan Chase. The data is the latest evidence that
buyers can expect stiff rate negotiations for 2006 in the markets
where they are likely to have the greatest volume. MORE
Find
a Way Around Paying a Fortune for Holiday Weekend Hotels
June 1, 2005 -- If you aren't planning on staying with friends or
family over Independence or Labor Day weekends, you'll be faced
with finding accommodations during peak travel times. While holidays
are known for high hotel prices and increased tourism, we've found
ways to save. MORE
Marriott
Sees Healthy RevPAR, Expansion Through 2008
June 2, 2005 -- Marriott International plans to tell analysts and
investors at a conference today in Miami Beach that it expects revenue
per available room to grow between 8 percent and 10 percent this
year. Marriott said the momentum would wane slightly but keep an
upward pace between next year and 2008, a time during which the
chain estimates RevPAR will grow at rates between 4 percent and
8 percent. MORE
Hotel
business bouncing back
June 2, 2005 -- This year, business travelers are waking up in a
new hotel market, Gannett News Service reports. After several years
of flat or falling rates and depressed occupancy rates, hotels have
been boosting rates and selling out. MORE
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| OTHER
INDUSTRY RELATED NEWS & ARTICLES |
| IATA
DG Bisignani blasts governments at AGM
June 1, 2005 -- IATA DG and CEO Giovanni Bisignani continued to
hammer the message that governments need to stop treating the airline
industry as a cash cow.Speaking at the 61st IATA AGM in Tokyo Monday,
Bisignani claimed that "in the US, taxes on a $200 ticket average
26%. This is a $15 billion ripoff." On top of this, he said,
the industry "pays $5.6 billion a year for its own security,
while our rail competitors are subsidized by $50 billion a year."
MORE
FAA
Prepares for Airlines’ Busy Summer Strategy
U.S. airlines plan to fly planes full this summer and wait out delays
caused by weather and congestion rather than cancel flights. MORE
Investors
See Gold in Tarnished Airline Industry
June 2, 2005 -- Maybe Ed Shapiro is crazy for investing more money
in the troubled, money-losing airline industry. But the partner
with Boston equity fund PAR Capital Management has "great confidence"
in the $100 million he devoted to the merger of US Airways and America
West Airlines. MORE
Canada
Unhappy With US Passenger List Proposal
June 2, 2005 -- Canada is "very worried" by a US proposal
that its airlines provide passenger lists for planes flying through
American airspace rather than actually landing in the United States,
Transport Minister Jean Lapierre said. MORE
EU
Commission Opposes Airline Tax
June 1, 2005 -- The European Commission opposes a voluntary tax
on air travel to fund extra development aid for Africa and will
defy a request by EU finance ministers to make such a proposal,
a Commission source said on Wednesday. MORE
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Costs,
Delays Harm Air Traffic Upgrade
June 1, 2005 -- Sharp cost increases and delays in implementation
are harming efforts to modernize the U.S. air traffic control system,
the Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General (IG)
said in a report released Tuesday. MORE
Customs
Agent Advises Travelers to be Prepared
May 24, 2005 -- Thousands of passengers are expected to travel through
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport this summer, headed to
and from a variety of international destinations. MORE
Dollar
Reclaims More Ground Against Euro
June 1, 2005 -- The dollar rose to the highest level in more than
eight months against the euro Wednesday as concern about political
instability and weak economic growth in Europe weighed on the multi-country
currency. MORE
Boeing
Signs China Supply Contracts
June 2, 2005 -- US aircraft manufacturer Boeing said on Thursday
it had signed contracts worth an estimated USD$600 million with
Chinese companies to supply parts until 2021. MORE
US
to test airline anti-missile defense system
May 29, 2005 -- The US Department of Homeland Security is paying
for tests on defensive laser systems designed to thwart attacks
from shoulder-fired missiles on passenger airliners, the New York
Times reported Sunday. MORE
U.S.
Considering Wireless Passport Protection
The U.S. government is 'taking a very serious look' at improving
privacy protection for the new wireless-readable passports, according
to an official quoted in a great article by Kim Zetter at Wired
News. MORE |
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