Travel News February 2005.Offering low fares, six discount airlines take off in Asia. Six discount airlines have sprouted up in Asia in the past two years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time Wall Street Journal reports. Larger airlines such as Qantas and Singapore Airlines  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . are backing some of the new carriers. Although there are no assigned seats and limits on luggage, passengers say the carriers offer a good value with round-trip tickets as low as $50. Feb 25, 2005 Cheapflights.com had 1.2 million visitors in January, a record for one month. It also had a 300 percent increase in revenue in the past 12 months and says unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. to the site have more than doubled since last January. Hugo Burge Hugo Burge, a British businessman, has been the CEO of Cheapflights.(Born 6th April 1972) He was educated at Bedales School, followed by Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge where he was a College Exhibitioner and graduated with a degree in Geography (MA). , president of Cheapflights, said, "In particular we have positive feedback concerning our increasing specialist partners who offer deals and destinations in a forum that supports online as well as call center bookings." Cheapflights lists hundreds of deals from consolidators, specialists such as agents and airlines. Feb 24, 2005 Discount air travel takes off in India. India's strong economy is fueling the growth of discount airlines, the Washington Post reports. Traffic is expected to grow 30% this year, and five new low-cost airlines have announced plans to start operations. Feb 22, 2005 The Washington, D.C., Convention & Tourism Corporation predicts the nation's capital will see much meetings and conventions business in 2005, as well as growth in leisure travel. The hotel industry saw record average daily rates in 2004, and the WCTC WCTC Waukesha County Technical College (Wisconsin) WCTC West Central Technical College WCTC Wood County Telephone Company WCTC Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation WCTC Washington Community and Technical Colleges said this year's calendar is packed with high-profile gatherings, including the largest meeting in the city's history-30,000 attendees at the end of this month for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons conference. Hotel occupancy has climbed back to 72.8 percent while the average daily rate rose to its highest level ever: $158. The popular National Cherry Blossom Festival The National Cherry Blossom Festival is an annual spring celebration in Washington, D.C. commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift to the city of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo. is coming up in March, as is the Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953, the ACC's twelve member universities compete in twenty sports in the NCAA's Division I. basketball tournament. The WTTC WTTC World Travel and Tourism Council WTTC Welcome To The Club WTTC World Table Tennis Championships WTTC Wolverhampton-Telford Technology Corridor (UK) WTTC West Texas Training Center (San Angelo, Texas) expects the new convention center to generate double the room nights this year that the old one did in 2002. Feb 15, 2005 Space tourism enthusiasts acknowledge risks of new industry. The pioneers of space tourism expect fatalities as the industry gets off the ground, Florida Today reports. Michael Kelly, who is helping to create safety standards for space tourism, compared the industry to the early days of aviation. He spoke before a House panel considering regulations for the industry. Feb 11, 2005 According to the German National Tourist Office, 2004 was the country's second best year ever, surpassed only by 2000, an Oberamergau year. The U.S. market was up 15 percent in 2004, and several events, including the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II End of World War II can refer to:
Feb 9, 2005 Proposed airline ticket tax increase comes at a bad time, analysts say. The president's proposal to boost airline ticket taxes "could be the breaking point" for the nation's carriers if it goes through, an industry analyst said. An Air Transport Association spokesman said the tax comes at bad time for the industry, which has reported large losses this year. Feb 9, 2005 Registered travelers find the TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). program is of little use. Participants in the TSA's "registered traveler" program have found its benefits are limited. Just five airports participate in the program, and one traveler said the equipment used to check fingerprints is often broken. The TSA will add the Orlando airport to the program this month. Feb 7, 2005 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's budget request for fiscal 2006, submitted to Congress on Monday, contains a proposal for an increase in the passenger security fee from $2.50 per segment to $5.50 up to a maximum of $16 roundtrip. However, if more than one destination is involved in a trip, that amount could go higher. The Air Transport Association (ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment ) strongly opposes the request. 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 said, "Under this budget proposal, U.S. airlines appear to be the only business in America that the Administration has chosen to tax back to economic health." U.S. airlines currently collect more than $15.8 billion in taxes and fees. Feb 7, 2005 The U.S. Department of State has issued a warning on traveling to Cote D'Ivoire, and is asking Americans to defer nonessential non·es·sen·tial adj. Being a substance required for normal functioning but not needed in the diet because the body can synthesize it. travel there. Minor dependents of U.S. Embassy personnel in Abidjan are prohibited from accompanying government employees to the country. State said that although it has been quiet since an outbreak of violence in November, the security situation remains tense and potentially volatile. In November, government forces launched aerial attacks on cities in northern Cote d'Ivoire, which killed nine French soldiers and one American citizen. The French retaliated by destroying most Ivorian air assets and seizing the airport. Currently, travel by Embassy personnel outside of the capital is reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Feb 7, 2005 Budget includes boost in number of TSA workers. The TSA stands to benefit from the president's budget, writes the Washington Post's Stephen Barr. Under the president's budget proposal, the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States would have 8,500 more workers in 2006 than it had in 2004. Many of those positions would be TSA airport screeners. Feb 7, 2005 Some airline employees who decided to steal a life raft from a one of the 747s got into serious trouble. They were successful in getting it out of the aircraft and home. Shortly after they decided to take a ride on their newly won prize on the local beach. Much to their surprise they noticed a Coast Guard helicopter coming towards them. It turned out that the chopper was homing in on the emergency locator beacon A generic term for all radio beacons used for emergency locating purposes. See also crash locator beacon; personal locator beacon. that activated when the raft was inflated. They are no longer employed at the airline. Feb 7, 2005 American, Mexicana Airlines American and Mexicana Airlines have launched interline in·ter·line 1 tr.v. in·ter·lined, in·ter·lin·ing, in·ter·lines To insert between printed or written lines. in electronic ticketing, allowing their customers to use a single e-ticket when traveling on either airline. Passengers may rebook re·book v. re·booked, re·book·ing, re·books v.tr. 1. To book again. 2. To change a booking for (a performance or reservation). v.intr. without having to obtain a paper ticket when they are switching carriers. American now offers e-ticketing with 23 carriers, including all seven of its oneworld alliance partners - Aer Lingus, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, LanChile and Qantas. Feb 15, 2005 Connexion by Boeing Connexion by Boeing (CBB) was an in-flight online connectivity service from Boeing. This service allowed travellers to access a high-speed internet connection while on board a plane in flight through a wired Ethernet or a wireless 802.11 Wi-Fi connection. Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of The Boeing Company has won the World's Leading High-Speed In-flight Internet Service Provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. award for the second year running, as announced at the 11th annual World Travel Awards in Barbados. Leaders from the world's airline and travel industries recognized the Connexion by BoeingSM real-time, high-speed Internet service for its technological superiority over that of the other contenders (Tenzing, AirTV, Airshow and Netvigator In-flight) for this highest honor in the Travel Technology category, a new category established in 2003. Feb 1, 2005 Delta Air Lines Delta says schedule changes have already improved performance. Delta Air Lines said massive schedule changes, dubbed "Operation Clockwork," have improved its on-time performance, Aviation Daily reports. Last week, Delta launched a large schedule redesign with the goal of increasing its on-time percentage by 7% in 2005. Delta said it now thinks it may surpass its goal. Feb 7, 2005 Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Coordinates: “FLL” redirects here. For other uses, see FLL (disambiguation). Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (IATA: FLL, ICAO: KFLL, FAA LID: FLL Smaller airports start offering free wireless Internet access. The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport will start promoting its free wireless Internet access, the Miami Herald reports. Large airports have been slow to establish wireless networks because of their size, but smaller airports have used the technology to attract business travelers. Fort Lauderdale airport officials say they will consider charging for the service after they monitor usage. Feb 17, 2005 New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. According to a wire report, New York City has filed an application to trademark the slogan "The World's Second Home" for the purpose of business and tourism promotion. According to the report, there has been an aggressive effort under Mayor Michael Bloomberg to file for trademarks and patents. The city is vying for a spot to host the 2012 Olympics. The "Big Apple" nickname was officially licensed in the 1970s, the report said. Feb 17, 2005 Northwest, AirPlus Northwest and AirPlus, a corporate card, have joined together to offer the Northwest Airlines AirPlus Company Account, an air travel payment, billing and reporting system. Northwest business customers can now use the card to pay for travel on Northwest, KLM KLM Kaiserliche Marine (Enigma: Rising Tide game) KLM Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Airlines) KLM Klub Langer Menschen (German: Tall Person Club) and more than 200 other carriers, as well as make other business travel charges. The card allows corporate travel managers to access a central payment system and electronic invoicing. The card will be accepted as a form of payment at travel agencies, at NWA NWA Northwest Airlines (ICAO code) NWA Northwest Arkansas NWA National Wrestling Alliance NWA National Weather Association NWA National Works Agency (Jamaica) NWA Network Analyzer .com, at Northwest's reservations and with merchants that accept the Universal Air Travel Plan charge card. The program is available through Northwest's sales team. AirPlus is the preferred payment system for Continental, BA, Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and TAP Air Portugal. Feb 3, 2005 Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney to offer in-flight entertainment system. An in-flight entertainment system developed by engine maker Pratt & Whitney will offer video-on-demand, live television and Internet access, Air Transport World reports. The system, which will also monitor and troubleshoot aircraft systems, will be available in 18 months. Feb 24, 2005 Site59 The last-minute travel site, Site59, has added 20 new cities in North America for customers to find last-minute deals, bringing the total number of departure cities to 151. The site specializes in weekend getaways, and is still seeing a high demand for trips booked within a week of departure. Some of the cities it has added are: Augusta, Ga.; Halifax, Nova Scotia For other uses, see Halifax. Halifax, Nova Scotia may refer to any of the following:
Feb 23, 2005 South African Tourism South African Tourism's chief marketing officer, Themba Khumalo, vows to find the very best agents in the U.S. for selling South Africa and support their efforts more fully. "I want to know who the top 100 agents are when it comes to selling South Africa," says Khumalo. "How can I help them sell even more? When I visit New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of I want to meet the top five agents in New York, this is where the business takes place." President USA, Felicia Mabuza-Suttle, who will be based in New York, knows the American market well, having lived in Atlanta for a dozen years where she held a senior position with the City of Atlanta that included acting as liaison with the Olympic Committee for the 1996 Olympic Games. She says, "We need to change those lingering misperceptions about South Africa." According to the organization's new Portfolio Manager the Americas and the UK, Claude Pretorius, "Our research shows that it's paramount to make Americans know that they are welcome in South Africa." Feb 3, 2005 Uganda Uganda, one of Africa's leading tourism destinations in the 1960s, is refocusing its efforts to revitalize this important economic sector. "Our goal," says James Bahinguza, the Uganda Tourist Board's (UTB UTB University of Texas at Brownsville UTB Ultra Thin Body UTB Under the Bridge (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) UTB Up to Boy (Japanese female idol magazine) UTB Urban Taschenbuch ) general manager, "is to increase the number of Americans who visit Uganda and experience ecotourism e·co·tour·ism n. Tourism involving travel to areas of natural or ecological interest, typically under the guidance of a naturalist, for the purpose of observing wildlife and learning about the environment. at its finest." Toward this end, UTB has created a new travel web site [www.visituganda.com] and named MMI (Man Machine Interface) See HMI. 1. MMI - Man-Machine Interface. 2. (company) MMI - The company which developed the first Programmable Array Logic devices. MMI was bought by AMD. to handle public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most in the U.S. The message they will convey is that "Uganda has incredible diversity in geography, wildlife and cultures and is considered by many to be the most beautiful country on the African continent," Bahinguza says. MMI is a U.K.-based Marketing and Public Relations firm with U.S. operations headquartered in Connecticut. Working with MMI for the Uganda Tourist Board program are Jeff Kriendler and Jean Walden, two veterans in the public relations field. Feb 15, 2005 Virgin Galactic, Volvo Volvo Cars of North America will make history during its first-ever Super Bowl advertisement by announcing it will give away a chance to win a seat on the world's first commercial passenger-carrying spaceship. In the 30-second ad, Volvo unveils its new Volvo XC90 V8 SUV by comparing its power to a rocket blasting into space. Near the commercial's end, the ship's pilot reveals himself as billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, founder and chairman of The Virgin Group of Companies. Sir Richard's Virgin Galactic -- the world's first commercial space tourism operator -- is planning the debut commercial flight some time in the next two to three years. After the commercial airs Sunday, Volvo is giving away a chance to win a seat on Sir Richard's flight by asking aspiring astronauts to log onto http://www.boldlygo.com/ through Feb. 22 2005. Volvo, along with Virgin Galactic, will unveil the winner March 24 at the New York International Auto Show The New York International Auto Show is an annual auto show held in late March or early April. It is usually held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. It usually opens on or just before Easter weekend and closes on the first Sunday after Easter. . The value of a seat on the sub- orbital flight, which also includes three days of pre-flight training, is $200,000. Feb 1, 2005 Copyright (c) 2005 Pyramid Media Group, Inc. / AirguideOnline.com. All rights reserved. |
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