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04 Oct 2007 |
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David Radcliffe
Hogg Robinson Group CEO discusses his company's technology, network and consulting practice, and his views on airport security.
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Various international airlines recently announced several new transoceanic routes as long-haul air travel demand remains strong. The spate of new services ...
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A decade ago, business jet use was constrained mostly to North America. Now, with the development of fractional ownership packages, lighter, cheaper aircraft and the expanding global economy ...
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Chauffeured car services providers are growing their franchise and affiliate networks and improving upon existing technologies that coordinate purchasing, but it remains to be seen ...
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The International Civil Aviation Organization said countries "should not" apply aviation emissions trading systems to airlines of other countries, "except pursuant to mutual agreement." A European Commission statement expressed "disappointment" and cited a lack of global consensus in insisting that the European Union "will not feel bound" to recognize other countries' veto rights should it add commercial aviation to the E.U. Emissions Trading Scheme. E.C. proposes to include all intra-E.U. flights--operated by both E.U. and non-E.U. carriers--by 2011, followed a year later by all international flights to and from E.U. airports.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel said it grew sales 86 percent in Australia, 33 percent in the United Kingdom, 31 percent in India, 29 percent in Russia and 25 percent in China during the first six months of 2007. Its Navigant International acquisition boosted volume 104 percent in the United States, CWT said. Separately, Italian conglomerate Pirelli Group sold its travel agency to CWT and named CWT its preferred travel management provider. CWT said the deal would push total annual sales in Italy past €600 million next year.
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Expedia Corporate Travel landed a fulfillment partner in Spain, which it would not name, to help support the launch of a Spanish booking site. Telephone reservations are supported by a pan-European call center.
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Travel booking and expense system provider KDS plans to open an office in Sydney as part of an effort to "improve support to regional customers" in Asia.
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Eurostar operated the first train service between Brussels and its new London facility at St. Pancras International in a record-setting 1 hour and 43 minutes. The train was the first to use the entire length of the United Kingdom's new high-speed line between the Channel tunnel and London. A full schedule, including service to other European cities is scheduled to begin 14 November.
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"Budget airlines" serving the United Kingdom increased airfares by 10 percent over the last year and now "account for one in eight business travel bookings," according to HRG. An HRG study of 250,000 business travel bookings between May 2006 and June 2007 found that easyJet now holds a 20 percent market share "on popular routes," despite being the priciest budget carrier. Such market penetration by "budget" carriers prompted "traditional" airlines to reduce economy-class fares by 5 percent despite growing passenger numbers, according to HRG.
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American Express and India's Kingfisher Airlines partnered to launch a co-branded corporate card program offering small and medium enterprises an 8 percent rebate on Kingfisher flights, according to The Economic Times.
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Radius named Vy Vuong and Chris Weedon as Asia-Pacific vice president and multinational bid manager, respectively. Former American Express strategic sales manager Vuong will lead the Radius "travel management consolidation sales strategy" in Asia-Pacific from Singapore. London-based Weedon, a former buyer, fills a newly created role focused partly on enhancing "corporate RFP content" and consistent service delivery.
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What it will do is to persuade Dutch travelers to jump in their cars and drive to airports in nearby countries, where passengers are not discriminated against in this way. This proposal is all the more confusing in the message it sends to the aviation industry, as it will particularly hurt Dutch home carrier KLM, which has recently been recognized yet again by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices as pre-eminent within the airline sector for promoting sustainable development.
Ulrich Schulte-Strathaus, Association of European Airlines secretary-general, reiterating AEA's complaint against a Dutch government proposal to impose a passenger tax of €11.25 (US$15.97) for intra-European flights and €45 (US$63.87) for intercontinental flights departing from Dutch airports
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