Travel & Travel Technology News.Apr 30, 2007 Sunspot cycle  To comply with Wikipedia's this section of the article needs a complete rewrite. may affect airlines, forecasters say. The peak of the
next sunspot cycle is expected in late 2011 or mid-2012, and it could
affect airline flights, electrical transmissions and communications
satellites. Changes in solar radiation solar radiation,n the emission and diffusion of actinic rays from the sun. Overexposure may result in sunburn, keratosis, skin cancer, or lesions associated with photosensitivity. could cause airlines flying polar routes to lose communication and force them to take a different, longer route. Apr 26, 2007 Wireless Internet hotspots worldwide are likely to increase by 25 percent this year, and increasingly hoteliers will add voice-over-Wi-Fi service, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. research published by New York-based ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. Research this week. Apr 25, 2007 The OpenTravel Alliance The OpenTravel Alliance is an association which develops open data transmission specifications for the electronic exchange of business information for the travel industry, including but not limited to the use of XML. , the organization that develops XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. messaging specifications for electronic travel distribution, is adopting a new identity that reflects a philosophical shift: It is setting standards for the industry. Apr 24, 2007 International markets may offset weakening domestic demand. Analysts disagree on how the cooling domestic travel market will affect the airline industry. Some say international travel will offset weaker domestic demand. Apr 24, 2007 Ensemble Members Elect Unchanged BoarD Ensemble Travel Group on Monday announced that members have elected three incumbents to its 2007 board. Apr 23, 2007 Proposed federal laws intended to protect airline passengers could actually worsen delays caused by poor weather, Air Transport Association President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. James May For the British body snatcher, James May, see . James Daniel May (born January 16th 1963 in Bristol, England) is a television presenter and award-winning journalist. told lawmakers Friday. "I don't think ... Congress can legislate good weather or the best way to respond to bad weather because every situation is, in fact, unique," May said. Improved passenger protections could be added to an FAA funding bill later this year, said Rep. Jerry Costello Jerry Francis Costello (born September 25 1949), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1988, representing Illinois's At-large congressional district (map). He was born in East St. , D-Ill., chair of the subcommittee. Apr 23, 2007 Amadeus, Galileo Major Travel Tech Cos. Zero in on Leisure Market In recent weeks, Amadeus and Galileo, both providers of global distribution systems, have launched tools aimed at the leisure market Apr 23, 2007 British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. , Amadeus British Airways is very close to completing the last of its new round of deals with the major global distribution systems in the shape of an agreement with Amadeus, Business Travel News has learned. Though details have not been released, sources said that, like the other GDSs, Amadeus likely would offer British and Irish travel agencies an opt-in program providing full BA content in return for a charge per ticket. If an agency chooses not to accept the opt-in arrangement, it instead will face surcharges from the airline. Apr 24, 2007 Dragonair Dragonair unveiled a revamped website that offers online booking for flights departing from Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen. It marks the first time passengers have been able to buy tickets through Dragonair's site. Apr 24, 2007 HRGTravel, Carlson Wagonlit, American Express No GDS GDS Global Distribution System GDS Google Desktop Search (Google) GDS Goodie Domain Service (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) GDS Guards charge from HRGTravel management company decides against passing extra costs to clients, in contrast to competitors Carlson Wagonlit and American Express. Apr 24, 2007 United Airlines Travel time increases as tech innovation stalls. The amount of time spent traveling is growing because congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. has increased and technology advances have stalled. For example, a United Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Los Angeles in the 1960s took just over five hours. Today, it takes slightly more than six hours. Air Transport Association President and CEO James May recently told lawmakers that the outdated air traffic control system cannot handle substantial new capacity without new technology. 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