Southwest CEO sees no return of business travelers
AP - Wed Dec 9, 12:11 pm ETThe CEO of Southwest Airlines says business travel is still slow and he doesn't expect it to improve next year either.
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The CEO of Southwest Airlines says business travel is still slow and he doesn't expect it to improve next year either.
Every December, thousands of travelers try to end the year on a high note by taking "mileage runs" cheap-ticket flights whose sole purpose is racking up enough frequent-flier miles to earn or maintain airline elite status.
When George Clooney tries to earn romantic points with a fellow frequent flier in the movie Up in the Air, which opens Friday in limited release, he scores big by flashing a black card that signals membership in American Airlines' 2-year-old, invitation-only ConciergeKey recognition program.
"Up in the Air" is a virtually perfect movie featuring a supple performance by George Clooney and the complex, comic touch of director Jason Reitman, says Kurt Loder.
George Clooney is a high-flying corporate hatchet man in 'Up in the Air,' who ends up on a flight of self-discovery in this intelligent, charming comedy.
George Clooney plays a corporate hatchet man in Jason Reitman's funny yet poignant film. George Clooney plays a corporate hatchet man in Jason Reitman's funny yet poignant film.
Attaining the road warrior's Holy Grail maintaining elite status in frequent-flier programs has never been easier.
When George Clooney is at the peak of his physical attractiveness, technical chops and instinctive ease before the camera, he operates not just as an actor but also as a finely machined screen object.
Are you ready for a comedy about losing your job? From its pseudo-existentialist title, a metaphor for tentativeness, and Google Earth opening credits to its fashionable...
If there’s one film I’d like President Obama to see this month, it’s the new film by Jason Reitman “Up in the Air.” Seeing all those people laid off in the course of the film made me want to run out and start a jobs program.
Industry executives sound off on their PR battle to make solo business travel acceptable again.