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United mulls moving headquarters to
S.F.
June 16, 2006 - United Airlines is
considering moving its corporate headquarters to San
Francisco.
United Airlines eliminating 1,000 jobs
June 15, 2006 - UA will eliminate at least 1,000
salaried and management jobs by the end of the year as
part of its efforts to reduce costs.
Delta upgrades overseas first-class
seats
June 12, 2006 - Delta Air Lines, as part of
its effort to build international business, announced an
upgrade of its BusinessElite service on international
flights.
US Airways gives BWI more flights to New
York
June 12, 2006 - US Airways plans to add
flights from Baltimore to New York City late this
summer.
DOT: US Airways Sarasota-Bradenton to
Washington route fills need
June 12, 2006 - US
Airways has been awarded authority to begin nonstop,
year-round service between Sarasota-Bradenton and
Washington, D.C.
British Airways Cuts Some Luggage
Allowances
June 15, 2006 - BA is to reduce the
maximum amount of free luggage some passengers can check
in, but ease some other charges and restrictions under a
revamp of its baggage rules.
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Hotel prices to rise 50% during Beijing
Olympics
June 16, 2006 - Hotels affiliated with
the Beijing Olympics will be allowed to raise their room
prices by around 50% during the Games, under guidelines
published in the state press Tuesday.
Hotels adopting electronic suggestion
boxes
May 24, 2006 - Hotel comment cards -- those
personal remarks scribbled out by guests and dropped at
the front desk -- may become a thing of the past.
New Jersey sues Royal Caribbean after ship
diversion
June 16, 2006 - New Jersey's attorney
general sued Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Thursday for
diverting a Bermuda-bound cruise to Canada last summer
and refusing to issue refunds.
Book your extras before you
sail
June 15, 2006 - Increasing shipboard
satisfaction: Cruise lines that offer advance
bookings.
Amtrak extends bus service to
Oregon
June 12, 2006 - Amtrak bus service from
Sacramento to Redding has been extended to Ashland and
Medford, Ore., with stops in Dunsmuir, Mt. Shasta, Weed
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Counting down to the A380
June 16,
2006 - Over the coming months, Business Traveller will
keep you up to date with the plane's progress as the
first superjumbos come off the production line.
Airbus parent's stock tumbles on news of
A-380 delay
June 14, 2006 - The seesaw battle
between Airbus and Boeing played out dramatically in
international markets Wednesday.
Fewer Night Flights Could Cut Climate
Change Impact
June 15, 2006 - Cutting the number
of flights that take off at night could help to reduce
the contribution of aviation to global warming,
researchers said.
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