Corporate Business Travel Goes Online With EasyBiz From Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air.Business/High Tech Editors, Travel Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2000 Now small to mid-sized companies can make travel arrangements for their employees via EasyBiz, a new online tool from Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. and Horizon Air. EasyBiz allows companies to purchase airline tickets and make hotel and rental car reservations via a secure Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the connection. It also provides participating companies with online access to Alaska Alaska (əlă`skə), largest in area of the United States but third smallest (exceeding only Vermont and Wyoming) in population, occupying the northwest extremity of the North American continent, separated from the coterminous United States and Horizon flight schedules and published fares, as well as the ability to make or change seat assignments. "This new service gives companies the opportunity to more effectively manage their employees' business travel needs and save money at the same time," said Gregg Saretsky, Alaska's vice president of marketing and planning. For corporate travel managers, EasyBiz provides greater control over the automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. travel process by allowing access to an easy web-based tool for tracking and managing employee travel booked online, and can provide substantial cost savings by reducing or eliminating transaction fees. Plus, EasyBiz allows companies to earn free mileage MILEAGE. A compensation allowed by law to officers, for their trouble and expenses in travelling on public business. 2. The mileage allowed to members of congress, is eight dollars for every twenty miles of estimated distance, by the most usual roads, from his rewards including tickets on Alaska and Horizon. For employees of participating companies, EasyBiz provides online check-in including the ability to print boarding passes via the web for Alaska and Horizon flights. And EasyBiz gives business travelers enrolled in the Alaska Airlines' Mileage Plan the opportunity to earn additional miles and rewards. Additional information about EasyBiz, including an online demo demo - /de'moh/ 1. A demonstration of a product, often of an early version or prototype. A demo is a far more effective way of inducing bugs to manifest themselves than any number of test runs, especially when important people are watching. 2. demo version. 3. and enrollment form, can be found on the web at http://easybiz.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air serve more than 70 cities in Alaska, Canada, Mexico, and seven Western states. |
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