Travel & Travel Technology News.Oct 1, 2007 Lawmakers introduce bill to boost inbound travel to U.S.. Reps. Sam Farr Samuel "Sam" Farr (born July 4 1941), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1993, representing the 17th District of California (map). , D-Calif., and Jon Porter Jonathan Christopher "Jon" Porter (born May 16 1955), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2003, the first representative elected from the new 3rd Congressional district of Nevada, which includes much of suburban , R-Nev., have introduced a bill in the House that would earmark earmark taking a piece out of the edge or center of the ear with a punch as an identification mark. The shape of the mark may be registerable under local legislation. $50 million of the State Department's budget for grants to increase inbound visitors to the U.S. Farr said security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security have created a sense that the U.S. does not welcome foreigners and the funding is needed to alter that image. Sep 27, 2007 TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). Administrator Kip Hawley Edmund S. "Kip" Hawley is the current Administrator & Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration, part of United States government's Department of Homeland Security. says his agency is considering a reservation system that would encourage busy travelers to undergo security screening at off-peak times, thus avoiding time spent in line. The Air Transport Association is not impressed: "The TSA would do well to stop diverting its limited resources away from programs that could more efficiently screen all passengers," said a spokesman for the group. Sep 26, 2007 AirPlus AirPlus carbon offsetting revolution. AirPlus has announced a new aspect to its AirPlus Company Account: the automated carbon offset feature. The new component will enable clients to pay for the offsetting of their purchased flight(s), automatically, with their lodge card. AirPlus requires the client to select which carbon offset provider is to be supported. The client's flight data is then transferred to the chosen organisation, which calculates the offset donation, which will then be settled automatically using the AirPlus account. Sep 25, 2007 AirPlus AirPlus offers, with its new automated carbon offset feature, a direct liaison between the client and the offset provider, eliminating the need for travel agencies to get involved. Offsetting is available on a global scale, allowing travellers to support any organisation, anywhere in the world. The carbon offset feature is already available to AirPlus account holders, and was awarded the Business Travel Show Innovation Award at the recent Business Travel Show in Dusseldorf. AirPlus has more than 32,000 corporate customers worldwide, and settles flight tickets from more than 260 airlines. Sep 25, 2007 AirPlus The new AirPlus automated carbon offset feature only requires the client to sign one additional contract which will allow AirPlus to transfer flight data to the provider, who will then be able to use it to calculate the offset figure. When the amount has been worked out, it is then deducted from the client's AirPlus Company Account, and the transaction information is fed into the AirPlus Information Manager, or MIS tool. Business travellers Business Traveller is a CNN International monthly television program hosted by Richard Quest.
Amadeus A new car rental solution, Amadeus Cars Easy Shopper, is now available through global travel technology provider, Amadeus. The system can be accessed through offline and online booking channels, including the Amadeus e-Travel platform. Amadeus' solution provides content from global car rental providers such as Hertz, Auto Europe and Holiday Autos, which can be accessed directly, in real-time. Sep 25, 2007 Rocketplane Global Rocketplane in trouble, still forging ahead. Rocketplane Global six years ago made a splash in the aerospace market by pledging to offer suborbital suborbital /sub·or·bi·tal/ (sub-or´bi-t'l) infraorbital. sub·or·bit·al adj. Situated on or below the floor of the orbit of the eye. n. flights to anyone who could pay for a $200,000 ticket. Funding and technical problems have dogged the concern, along with its subsidiary Rocketplane Kistler Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) is an umbrella enterprise consisting of two private aerospace firms dedicated to establishing a reusable spacecraft industry. The enterprise was formed in 2006 by Rocketplane Limited, Inc. and its newly acquired subsidy, Kistler Aerospace. . Still, company officials are confident and forging ahead. "We're doing fine," Rocketplane Chairman 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. George French Jr. said. "We have not given up, and we are heavily committed." Sep 27, 2007 ZZ Editorial eMail: edit@AirGuideOnline.com For Air Transport & Travel Business Experts contact our Director of Content Aram Gesar eMail: bizintel@AirGuideOnline.com For more global news, reviews, features and analysis, please subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new real-time service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status, delays, security wait times via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group. All rights reserved. |
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