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US$1 billion of junkets junked by US businesses

January - February Estimate

US$1 billion of junkets junked by US businesses

By mercurynews.com

Shamed by images of wealthy corporateers cavorting at the expense of ordinary people, US companies canceled an estimated US$1 billion worth of conferences in the first two months of this year and ...

Merger between OpenSkies and L'Avion completed

Deal Creates Unique All Business Airline

Merger between OpenSkies and L'Avion completed

By eTN Staff Writer

OpenSkies, an all business airline, announced today that it has completed its merger with L'Avion, the first all business class French airline. The combined airline is now referred to as ...

Hawaii Superferry to start laying off workers as of tomorrow

Hawaii

Hawaii Superferry to start laying off workers as of tomorrow

By honoluluadvertiser.com

Hawaii Superferry yesterday announced it would start laying off its 236 employees after tomorrow's final sailing, as it appears more likely the company will leave the state for good.

Focus on business in current climate

IMEX Chairman Ray Bloom Shares His Thoughts

Focus on business in current climate

By eTN Staff Writer

IMEX chairman Ray Bloom, ray@imex-frankfurt.com: Face-to-face business opportunities at exhibitions like IMEX have always been essential and never more so than in the current climate.

Hotel CEOs bite back at anti-travel talk

Corporate Travel

Hotel CEOs bite back at anti-travel talk

By uk.reuters.com

NEW YORK - Political outrage over the use of public money on corporate perks is scaring many companies away from legitimate travel spending and could -- if unchecked -- cost thousands of jobs in ...

Dallas' Southwest Airlines slaps chain on '09 growth

Southwest Airlines

Dallas' Southwest Airlines slaps chain on '09 growth

By dallasnews.com

Through wars and recessions, one thing has been constant: Southwest Airlines Co. has kept growing.

Commuter airlines bring anxiety to business travelers

Commuter Airlines

Commuter airlines bring anxiety to business travelers

By washingtonpost.com

Turbo-prop planes and regional jets are a crucial part of the airlines' route strategies and are often the only way a business traveler can easily get to a destination, but road warriors hate ...

US travel groups issue guidelines for TARP recipients

Corporate Travel

US travel groups issue guidelines for TARP recipients

By wsj.com

A coalition of eight travel groups released a series of suggested guidelines today for how companies receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program funds should spend their money for business-related ...

Shanghai Tourism Trade Association recommends suspending business with US travel agency after fatal accident

Accident Leads To Business Suspension

Shanghai Tourism Trade Association recommends suspending business with US travel agency after fatal accident

By xinhuanet.com

SHANGHAI - Shanghai Tourism Trade Association on Wednesday recommended that local travel agencies suspend business with the U.S.

Cash-strapped companies put the brakes on business travel

Videoconferencing Surges

Cash-strapped companies put the brakes on business travel

By eTN Staff Writer

DALLAS, TX - Business travelers are trading in their suitcases and boarding passes for a trip to a videoconferencing studio.

IMEX 2009 set for business

Show Opens May 26 At Messe Frankfurt

IMEX 2009 set for business

By eTN Staff Writer

IMEX 2009 has set the stage for visitors and exhibitors to build relationships and conduct increased levels of business when the show opens on May 26 at Messe Frankfurt.

Businesses cut back on non-essential trips, hurt travel market

Business Travel

Businesses cut back on non-essential trips, hurt travel market

By commercialappeal.com

The economic downturn is hammering business travel as companies continue belt-tightening efforts.

Airlines fly different routes to refuel the bottom line

Airline Industry

Airlines fly different routes to refuel the bottom line

By kivitv.com

The battle for survival among airlines is being played out between two major companies, each with a totally different plan.

Credit Crunch? What Credit Crunch?

Airlines: Immune to the credit crunch?

By usatoday.com

There might be a credit crunch, but don't tell that to the airline industry. The Wall Street Journal reports "U.S.

From hotels to airports to exchange rates to terminals, this was a year that defied business-travel expectations

What 2008 Taught Us

From hotels to airports to exchange rates to terminals, this was a year that defied business-travel expectations

By Joe Brancatelli, washingtonpost.com

At the end of each of the thirtysomething years that I have survived a life on the road, I inevitably reach the same conclusion: It sure has been another bizarre 12 months for business travel.

Business focus dominates IMEX 2009

Facilitating Business

Business focus dominates IMEX 2009

By eTN Staff Writer

IMEX 2009 will offer the industry more opportunities to do business than ever before, said organizers Regent Exhibitions, when it opens its doors on May 26 in Frankfurt.

Continental exec says airline well-positioned to get through recession

Continental Airlines

Continental exec says airline well-positioned to get through recession

By cleveland.com

Plunging oil prices and capacity cuts by U.S. airlines have positioned Continental Airlines well to survive the current recession, an executive for the carrier said Tuesday.

EIBTM 2008 - the world meets in Barcelona for best business, best education, best networking

Record Number Of New Exhibitors

EIBTM 2008 - the world meets in Barcelona for best business, best education, best networking

By eTN Staff Writer

With EIBTM 2008 only weeks away, the meetings world is set to descend on Barcelona on December 2-4, for what has become recognized as the international event for the meetings industry; the place ...

The serious affiliation for serious business travel business

The Globalization Of Corporate Travel

The serious affiliation for serious business travel business

By eTN Staff Writer

Business travel is very serious business!

Tourist: Entrepreneurs need access to space center

Space Tourism

Tourist: Entrepreneurs need access to space center

By AP

STAR CITY, Russia — Government space agencies like NASA, Roscosmos and others need to give private entrepreneurs broader access to the orbiting station and encourage private space travel, the ...

Tourist taxi war on cards in Calangute

India

Tourist taxi war on cards in Calangute

By timesofindia.indiatimes.com

CALANGUTE: In a battle to protect their turf, the tourist taxi owners of Calangute on Tuesday took out a rally in the village asking non-Calangute re

Caribbean tourism officials scramble to regain lost business

Caribbean

Caribbean tourism officials scramble to regain lost business

By ajc.com

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Caribbean tourism officials are working overtime to reassure reluctant travelers that plenty of sun-soaked islands were untouched by a recent spate of deadly tropical ...

R.O.A.R.: Reagan Revolution

US

R.O.A.R.: Reagan Revolution

By Jeff Samuelson, small business owner, United States

I believed in the "Reagan revolution" and deregulation, but were we all taken for a ride?

Air China Limited consolidates North American business

Names Vice President And General Manager

Air China Limited consolidates North American business

By eTN

LOS ANGELES, CA (September 23, 2008) - Air China Limited has named Dr.

High-end cruise lines stay strong

Cruise News

High-end cruise lines stay strong

By zacks.com

With holiday season now on the distant horizon, can the yearly vacation be far from people’s minds? We checked in with Zacks senior travel & leisure industry analyst Sean P.

Thailand

Thai Tourist Authority says it's 'business as usual' for meetings, events

By successmtgs.com

Following a political announcement by Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who declared a state of emergency in Thailand's capital city of Bangkok last week, the Tourism Authority of Thailand is ...

Caribbean hotels face several threats in 2008

Caribbean

Caribbean hotels face several threats in 2008

By marketwatch.com

ATLANTA - PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR), an affiliate of PKF Consulting, today announced that it has released its 2008 edition of Caribbean Trends in the Hotel Industry.

Travel buyers rise in visibility, value for senior management

Travel Manager Salary & Attitude Survey

Travel buyers rise in visibility, value for senior management

Tough economic conditions and travel industry changes have put business travel managers in a brighter spotlight in the past year, as senior managers have grown increasingly aware of and interested ...

International research reveals extent of work pressure on business travelers

Organizations Still Focusing On Hours Worked, Rather Than Objectives Achieved

International research reveals extent of work pressure on business travelers

By eTN

LONDON - iBAHN, the leading provider of digital converged services for hoteliers, announced today the findings of a survey of international business travelers.

VistaJet completes acquisition of Bombardier Skyjet International

Becomes Second Largest Business Jet Company Outside North America

VistaJet completes acquisition of Bombardier Skyjet International

By eTN

SWITZERLAND - VistaJet Holding SA (VistaJet) and Bombardier Aerospace today announced that the companies have signed definitive agreements under which, for an undisclosed sum, VistaJet has ...

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