Travel Business News.Jul 23, 2007 UATP UATP Universal Air Travel Plan (corporate chargecard system for purchase of air and rail transportation) UATP User Acceptance Test Plan (Sprint) Established in 1936 as the world's first credit card company, UATP (Universal Air Travel Plan) also invented the magnetic strip found on many of today's credit cards. Some 230 airlines worldwide are currently part of the UATP scheme as Merchants, representing around 95% of the market. UATP Issuers include Aer Lingus Aer Lingus is Ireland's national airline. Based in Dublin, it operates 41 Airbus aircraft serving Europe, Africa, North America and the Middle East. The airline is 28% owned by the Irish government; it was floated on the Dublin and London Stock Exchanges on 2 October 2006, , Air New Zealand Parameter not given Error... ''Template needs its first parameter as beg[in], mid[dle], or end. Parameter not given Error... , Qantas, United Airways and American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , while perhaps the most well known Issuer in Europe, AirPlus, provides UATP accounts for Lufthansa, 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. and Continental. Jul 19, 2007 UATP In addition to its payment solution, UATP is the only card system that provides level III data (including passenger name, flight itinerary, place of purchase, travel management company (TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center ) details and class of travel) on all flights regardless of carrier or method of booking, an important incentive for travel managers who need to keep track of employee travel habits. Jul 19, 2007 West Hollywood Marketing & Visitors Bureau The West Hollywood Convention & Visitors Bureau has rolled out a completely redesigned company logo incorporating a new name: West Hollywood Marketing & Visitors Bureau. Jul 20, 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 our Newsletters: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm#news To Advertise: advert@AirGuideOnline.com AirGuideFlightTracker is a new service that keeps travelers informed on flight and airport status via the Web. For more go to http://www.airguideonline.com/airline_tracker.htm Copyright [c] 2007 Pyramid Media Group / Air Travel Media. All rights reserved. |
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