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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:30:02 -0400 Egencia in December launched automated trip plan synchronization with Outlook and Lotus Notes calendars... http://www.Management.travel/Egencia-trip-plan-calendar.2010030903 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:44:00 -0400 Travelport will provide travel agents with "fully automated" hotel commission processing through Galileo and Worldspan... http://www.Management.travel/hotel-commission-processing-Travelport.2010030902 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:39:18 -0400 Hilton Garden Inn guests now can print documents from their mobile devices to printers located in hotel business centers... http://www.Management.travel/Hilton-Garden-Inn-printing.2010030901 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:51:05 -0400 Marriott International starting May 7 will offer elite-level loyalty program members free Internet access at 450 U.S. and Canadian hotels.... http://www.Management.travel/Marriott-free-Internet.2010030801 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:49:57 -0400 NBTA created and filled three "executive-level" positions related to technology, finance and research.... http://www.Management.travel/NBTA-appointments.2010030503 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:23:07 -0400 According to FlightStats, US Airways in February had the highest cancellation rate among major U.S. carriers at 6.24 percent... http://www.Management.travel/cancellations-FlightStats-US-Airways.2010030502 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:00:32 -0400 Alaska Airlines in February was the most punctual major U.S. carrier, with an on-time performance of 85 percent, according to FlightStats.... http://www.Management.travel/on-time-performance-FlightStats-Alaska.2010030501 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:56:16 -0400 Continental Airlines said beginning March 17 it would offer an option at check-in to buy "premium seat assignments for unreserved economy-class seats that feature extra legroom," such as exit-row seats... http://www.Management.travel/Continental-extra-legroom.2010030301 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:51:34 -0400 Travelocity Business announced integration with midmarket online expense management provider Certify... http://www.Management.travel/Travelocity-expense-management-Certify.2010030202 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:40:57 -0400 TripIt launched a free company groups function allowing participating business travelers to see on a map where co-workers are traveling... http://www.Management.travel/TripIt-company-groups.2010030201 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:15:55 -0400 Omega Enlists Sabre's TripCase Mobile App http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=TripCase-mobile-app-Omega-Sabre.Feb-10.25 Special from The Beat. Omega World Travel became the first travel management company to deploy Sabre Travel Studios' TripCase mobile application, which is available on BlackBerry,... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:03:59 -0400 Federal Inspector: DHS Sloppy With Spend http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=DHS-conference-spending-Federal-Inspector.Feb-10.25 The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security earlier this month scrutinized the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's conference spending practices during... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:03:50 -0400 No Longer A Virtual Reality: Masters Participants Glimpse A Smaller Future For Business Travel http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=Masters-Program-future-business-travel-virtual-meeting.Feb-10.25 Cisco's well publicized and admittedly self-supporting push for virtual conferencing took a half-turn back to reality as the company now advocates a "hybrid" approach involving... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:03:38 -0400 5Q With Charles Petruccelli http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=Charles-Petruccelli.Feb-10.25 A release of pent-up demand drove recent improvements in booking levels, and a "prolonged period of flatness" is more likely than a sharp recovery, according to a somber industry... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:03:24 -0400 Lufthansa Says No To Ancillary http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=ancillary-airline-fees-Lufthansa.Feb-10.10 Big airlines are going after billions in ancillary sales and driving industry providers to accommodate them in booking and data reporting, but not all top carriers are on board.... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:24:53 -0400 Hoteliers, Execs Discuss Challenges Ahead For Mtgs., Travel http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=meetings-travel-challenges-hotel-2010.Feb-10.10 Economic recovery, an accelerated pace of change, new technologies and generational shifts are among the challenges that meeting and travel professionals face in 2010, executives... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:16:36 -0400 Proposed Obama Budget Includes Air, Rail Improvements http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=Obama-budget-air-rail-security.Feb-10.10 The fiscal-year 2011 budget proposed by the Obama administration includes spending increases for the departments of Transportation and Homeland Security and various measures that... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:51:24 -0400 5Q With Wyndham's Ross Hosking http://www.Management.travel/news.php?cid=Ross-Hosking-Wyndham.Feb-10.10 Wyndham Hotel Group executive vice president of global sales Ross Hosking recently spoke with Management.travel about efforts to maintain existing corporate accounts and garner... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:56:05 -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