In case you haven’t heard….
After a review of Avis Budget’s $1.33 billion bid by Dollar Thrifty’s board of directors, Dollar Thrifty turned down the offer. Letter by Dollar/Thrifty CEO Scott Thompson click on this link. http://www.dtag.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=71946&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1455976&highlight. Even though Avis’s offer is higher than the $1.13 billion dollar offer in place with Hertz, Dollar has decided to decline Avis’s offer. The [...]
TSA Update ~ DELTA
May 24, 2010 – Delta Air Lines continues to work with the TSA to ensure ongoing compliance with TSA Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD) standards. Adherence with the required TSA Secure Flight Passenger Data standards is required for Delta and all airlines for travel to/from/through the U.S. effective November 1, 2010. Specifically, the regulation requires [...]
Want to check your first bag for free on Delta??
Beginning June 1st, travelers with a Gold, Platinum or Reserve Delta SkyMiles Credit Card from American Express — and up to eight travel companions — may check their first bag for free on Delta and Delta Connection® flights. That’s a savings of up to $50 on a round-trip ticket or $200 for a family of [...]
United Now Offers Mobile Check-In
United has installed mobile check-in at its four hub cities – Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington Dulles – plus Las Vegas, Dallas-Fort Worth and LaGuardia Airport in New York. Thirty more locations will be offering mobile check-in by summer Denver joins 43 other U.S. airports, plus Frankfurt, Germany in offering this service. In [...]
What is your Travel GPA?
How do you stack up in the travel market place? As a company did you meet your travel goals and expectations for 2009? Did you uitilize your hotel and car rental contracts to the fullest? How do you compare to companies of similar travel spend and patterns? What about compliance? Are your travelers adhering to [...]
Fees, Fees and more Airline Fees
In the beginning we may have been caught off guard by ancillary fees charged by some of the major airlines, Delta, United, Continental, American Airlines and others, but what is happening now? Are we learning to accept them, ignore them or just plain hate them? According to a study by ProMedia Travel, many corporations are reporting [...]
Think Green! No more printing Boarding Passes on Delta!
Mobile check-in saves time at the airport by letting you check in from your PDA or web-enabled cell phone up to 24 hours prior to departure. It’s the fastest, most convenient way to check in! STEP 1. Visit mobile.delta.com. STEP 2. Submit your confirmation number, credit card number, SkyMiles number, or eTicket number at the [...]
Changes and New Ideas
I thought I would discuss some changes that are happening in the industry that you may or not may be aware of. For example, Qantas has announced that starting in June, 2009, qualified individuals may be assured of getting an exit row seat by paying a fee. On their long haul flights, such as Los [...]