Each year approximately 150,000 people working in the travel industry gather to celebrate the World Travel Awards. In 2008 the awards for North America were held in Orlando Florida where Avis Rent A Car was honored for being North America’s leading car hire service. Tom Garland, Executive VP of Sales for ...

• Avis Rent A Car and Budget Rent A Car Form Alliance with Coby Electronics
• The Decline of Tourism in Fiji has Affected Avis
• Net Falls by 38 percent for Avis
• Motorists are Advised by Avis About Driving Abroad

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Air France-KLM has signed a contract with Panasonic Avionics in order to receive in-flight entertainment systems for their newest fleet additions, 10 Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft. The new systems will allow passengers an integrated entertainment experience on even the longest Air France-KLM flights. The first of the ...

• Scottish Airports Service to be Expanded by Air France KLM
• Italian Government Hopes Air France KLM will Talk About Merger with Alitalia
• Growth Plan Scaled Back by Air France KLM
• Austrian Airlines may be Bought Out by Air France and Aeroflot

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An aircraft operated by American Airlines had to make an emergency landing at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. The flight, which departed Seattle in route to New York, experience minor electrical trouble and was diverted to O’Hare.  While none of the passengers were injured during the landing it wasn’t smooth by any ...

• Keyword Lawsuit Settled Between American Airlines And Google
• Inspector Breaches and Delays 40 American Eagle Flights
• European Commission Probes Revenue Sharing Agreement of American Airlines
• Delta Air Lines to Offer Wi-Fi on Domestic Services

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Hilton Hotels has announced the opening of its first property in Russia. The Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya will be the first of three major Hilton properties to open in Russia in this year alone. The hotel, owned by JSC Sadko Hotel, will be operated under an agreement with ...

• The Best Hotel Chain is Awarded to Hilton Hotels & Resorts by Executive Travel Readers
• Hilton Resort Opens in New Mexico
• Hilton Pet Products Now Available For Home Use
• Hilton Installs Power Cell

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With fuel prices stabilizing, for the moment, many passengers are asking why a major US airline is raising its second-bag fees. Even though the price for fuel has dropped from a high of $147 per barrel to less than $96 per barrel in recent weeks, United has elected to raise ...

• United Receives Award
• United Airlines Axes More Jobs While Fuel Costs Rise
• June Traffic and Capacity for United Airlines Decreases
• Howard Attarian Named Flight Operations Vice President for United Airlines

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Travelers looking to travel on Germany’s second-largest carrier should consider booking their hotel accommodation through the airline. Air Berlin has partnered with Booking.com, and their customers receive 500 bonus miles for each room they book through the carrier. Beginning September 1st , the partnership between the two travel giants began ...

• Thomas Cook in Merger Talks with Tui Travel and Lufthansa for New Rival
• Booking Website Hit with Fraud

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Over the past few month air carriers have been decreasing the number of flights both international and domestic citing the rising cost of fuel and poor economic conditions. Based on numbers from several carriers it looks like the cuts won’t be stopping anytime soon. It’s not only small airlines that ...

• June Traffic and Capacity for United Airlines Decreases
• United to Increase Second Bag Fee by $25
• United Receives Award
• United Airlines Axes More Jobs While Fuel Costs Rise

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Most employers frown on their employees playing video games while on the clock. Sure some employers have game consoles in the break room but most don’t encourage playing, unless they are employees of Hilton Garden Inns. Employees at Hilton’s Garden Inns are the first in the hospitality industry to experience interactive ...

• The Best Hotel Chain is Awarded to Hilton Hotels & Resorts by Executive Travel Readers
• Hilton Resort Opens in New Mexico
• Hilton Pet Products Now Available For Home Use
• Hilton Installs Power Cell

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In 2003 Tim Hentschel and a partner launched HotelPlanner.com, a San Diego California based operation. Five years later the company has grown to be more successful than either of the founders ever imagined. With the help of HotelPlanner.com small groups looking for a place to stay can get a great ...

• Priceline or Alamo: Who Should Refund the Money?
• Priceline Concerned About European Accommodation Market
• Online Booking Agencies: Friend or Foe to Hospitality Industry?

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Lufthansa, Germany's national carrier, is considering a buyout and takeover of the Scandinavian Airline System. Reuters reports that unnamed sources close to the both airlines say that the deal is likely. SAS has run into financial difficulties in recent years, and has approached Lufthansa to propose a takeover of the ...

• Near 150 Die Following Spanair Plane Crash
• Air France KLM Group is Fine Almost 223 Million Euros for Fixed Rates

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