Management.travel News Feed http://www.management.travel/ Twice-monthly e-newsletter and daily Web site coverage designed to address the news and information needs of travel managers in both the private and public sectors. Subscribe for travel and technology product information, program management and operations, travel policy development and partner news. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:20:01 -0400 HRG Consulting will announce an "ROI offering." Separately, HRG added taxi and limo bookings and hotel billing options to its booking tool.... http://www.Management.travel/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:32:43 -0400 Sabre's GetThere added Japanese and Chinese language options, and improved overall system speed and development... http://www.Management.travel/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:32:13 -0400 Amadeus signed Austrian Airlines to a "full content" agreement good through 2014.... http://www.Management.travel/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:30:29 -0400 TRX's upgraded Resx booking tool offers "more seamless booking and reporting capabilities" for direct Air Canada and Southwest channels... http://www.Management.travel/ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:12:35 -0400 According to FlightStats, American Airlines in January had the highest cancellation rate among major U.S. carriers at 2.49 percent... http://www.Management.travel/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:43:56 -0400 Alaska Airlines in January was the most punctual major U.S. carrier, with an on-time performance of 85 percent, according to FlightStats.... http://www.Management.travel/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:43:01 -0400 Sabre Travel Network announced a "global pilot of a new travel agent workflow solution" and graphical interface... http://www.Management.travel/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:22:58 -0400 Amadeus and Concur launched a multi-year alliance and plans this year to integrate Amadeus' eTravel Management with Concur Expense... http://www.Management.travel/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:37:17 -0400 Delta Air Lines completed the integration of the Northwest Airlines reservations system.... http://www.Management.travel/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:58:31 -0400 Air France and KLM extended their Amadeus full-content distribution deal to December 2013, according to Amadeus.... http://www.Management.travel/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:06:27 -0400 Webinar Panelists Suggest Actions On Air Fees http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=air-fees-ancillary-fees-airline-fees-bag-fees.Jan-10.28 With industry solutions slow to emerge, the lack of data on ancillary air purchases remains a roadblock for negotiations and policies that address bag fees and other add-ons... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:52:33 -0400 Corporate Travel Demand Maintains Momentum http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=corporate-travel-demand-business-travel-demand.Jan-10.28 Clear evidence of both resurgent transaction volumes and, at least in the airline sector, improving revenue trends, has meant that corporate travel demand, after finally turning... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:00:47 -0400 5Q With Marriott's David Townshend http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=David-Townshend-Marriott-International.Jan-10.28 Marriott International last year announced restructuring plans that would better establish regional presence in the Americas, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, and Europe.... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:59:22 -0400 U.S., Europe Reach Aviation Security 'Consensus' http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=aviation-security-consensus-US-Europe.Jan-10.28 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and her European counterparts last week in Spain "reached consensus on a way forward to strengthen the... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:55:48 -0400 New Association Aims To Raise Independent Hotels' Profile http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=independent-hotels-boutique-lodging-association-lifestyle-lodging.Jan-10.14 Already counting more than 200 independent boutique and lifestyle hotel members since its launch last month, the Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association aims to provide member... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:10:24 -0400 5Q With MasterCard's Deborah Stanton http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=Deborah-Stanton-MasterCard.Jan-10.14 Deborah Stanton is MasterCard Worldwide CPO and group head for global supply chain, overseeing the travel and meetings services and sourcing groups. Prior to taking that role in... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:10:20 -0400 Travelers Face New Aviation Security Rules http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=aviation-security-rules-full-body-scanning-screening.Jan-10.14 A large majority of travel managers polled separately by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives and the National Business Travel Association indicated their companies have... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:10:17 -0400 Study: Productivity And Frugality To Color Meetings In 2010 http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=2010-meetings-productivity-study-frugality.Jan-10.14 Corporate meeting planners are expecting 3.6 percent more meetings and 11.7 percent more participants in 2010 versus 2009, according to the Meeting Professionals International... Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:15:10 -0400 Obama To Announce Enhanced Air Screening 'In The Coming Days' http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=Obama-air-screening.Jan-10.13 Reacting to what he called "human and systemic failures," President Barack Obama Tuesday said "enhanced passenger screening" for air travel would be announced "in the coming... Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:27:15 -0400 NBTA, Partners Create NBTA Europe http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=NBTA-Europe-NBTA.Jan-10.13 The National Business Travel Association and six European business travel associations created a new "buyer-led, multinational European business travel and meetings network,"... Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:59:37 -0400