Archive for October, 2008

Hotwire, Priceline offer useful new features (Tacoma News Tribune)

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Aviation in India expects 15% growth - Business24-7As the aviation industry faces its biggest crisis in recent history because of high fuel prices and the economic slowdown, airlines are forced to do business differently as they seek to trim operating costs ruthlessly to brace themselves for tough ... Sun, 26 ...

For affordable travel, think Hawaii (The Wichita Eagle)

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Business travel costs expected to rise (The Wichita Eagle) A typical business trip will cost a bit more next year, according to a new report by American Express Co.' s travel management arm. This is in spite of an expected decline in air travel demand because of a slowing economy ...

Season?s Greetings (New York Times)

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Season?s Greetings (New York Times)There?s one possible silver lining to the global financial crisis. It may offer something of a last-minute holiday gift to travelers with hotels cutting rates and the dollar on the rise. Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:41:10 GMTMegabus.com expands routes in the Northeast - Baltimore SunMegabus.com expands routes ...

Falling oil prices won’t guarantee lower airfares (Akron Beacon Journal)

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Falling oil prices won\'t guarantee lower airfares - Akron Beacon JournalFalling oil prices won\'t guarantee lower airfaresAkron Beacon Journal, OH - 26 minutes agoQ: Since oil prices have fallen off recently, why haven\'t airfares fallen, too? A: Fuel makes up about 40 percent of the total budgets of most major ...

Hawaii, Morocco and India among travel bargains (San Francisco Chronicle)

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Amex Forecasts Modest Rise In US, International Trip Costs - Business Travel NewsReutersAmex Forecasts Modest Rise In US, International Trip CostsBusiness Travel News, NY - Oct 22, 2008While there is potential for a decrease in some US airfares, vice president and general manager of Amex global advisory services and meetings ...

Large differences in airfares amongst leading online travel agencies, finds searchmela.com study (New Kerala)

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Large differences in airfares amongst leading online travel agencies, finds searchmela.com study (New Kerala)New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI/Business Wire India): Tripmela,Inc, India's best source for online travel specials, announced the results of a study that finds that airfares quoted by online travel agencies vary widely across the different websites. Thu, 23 ...

Large Differences in Airfares amongst the Leading Online Travel … - Business Wire India (press release)

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Insight Vacations releases 2009 Qantas and British Airways Earlybird ... - e-Travel BlackboardInsight Vacations is offering a great Earlybird discovery fare to London with Qantas and British Airways, priced from $2001 when purchased in conjunction with an Insight Vacations escorted holiday. Purchase any of Insight Vacations? 80 premium ... ...

Airfares in 2009? Even forecasts are confused - Detroit Free Press

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Airfares in 2009? Even forecasts are confused - Detroit Free Press2009 travel prices promise to be, well, confusing. The good news is that domestic coach airfares may drop by up to 5% in 2009. The bad news is that baggage fees and other charges tacked on to your ticket will ...

Barriers to Change Are High in World of Airline Merchandising (Centre Daily Times)

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Cheap airfares resurface to woo travellers back from railways - LivemintCheap airfares resurface to woo travellers back from railwaysLivemint, India - 11 hours agoDomestic airlines carried 2.63 million passengers in September, down from 3.3 million in the same month last year, as travellers faced with rising airfares ...Mumbai airport developers ...

Domestic airfares may fall in ‘09 - MSNBC

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Experts say holiday airfares could jump as much as 20% (Newsday)JetBlue Airways Corp., the Forest Hills-based discount carrier, opens its new 635,000-square-foot terminal at Kennedy Airport Wednesday, but there won't be any fanfare or speeches to mark the event. All that was done in September, when JetBlue held a ribbon-cutting ...