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  • Gov't watchdog questions airport stimulus projects

    AP – Tue Aug 11, 1:06 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - The Obama administration used economic stimulus money to pay for 50 airport projects that didn't meet the grant criteria and approved projects at four airports with a history of mismanaging federal grants, a government watchdog said Monday. Full Story »

  • Report: US business travel down 15 percent in '09

    AP – Mon Aug 3, 11:58 am ET  

    SHERMAN, Conn. - Corporate travel is expected to decline 15 percent this year, according to a new report from PhoCusWright, the travel industry research company. Full Story »

  • Delta enhancing frequent-flier program

    AP – Tue Jul 28, 3:39 pm ET  

    ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc. is taking a page from the cell phone industry and will be allowing elite frequent fliers to roll over miles earned above their qualification status in a given year so they have an easier time maintaining that status or improving to a higher one the next year. Full Story »

  • Still traveling for business, but carefully

    AP – Mon Jul 13, 1:06 pm ET  

    NEW YORK - Airfare wars and room-rate promotions are usually aimed at vacationers, but airlines and hotels are resorting to similar tactics to regain their traditional cash cow — the business traveler. Full Story »

  • Travel officials push back on business travel

    AP – Wed May 13, 4:16 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - The CEO of Internet travel site Travelocity said Wednesday that misguided criticism of business travel has led to a lot of confusion about what's acceptable. Full Story »

  • 10 ways to save with frequent flier programs

    AP – Thu Apr 16, 11:09 am ET  

    ATLANTA - Casino pit bosses will tell you the best way to make your table action pay dividends is to sign up for a players card that is used to record points based on how much money you put down and how long you play. You often can get freebies on food, hotel rooms and merchandise. Full Story »

  • FAA sees 9 percent fewer air passengers this year

    AP – Tue Mar 31, 10:21 am ET  

    WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration predicts that nearly 9 percent fewer passengers will board major U.S. airlines for domestic flights this year, and that traffic on international flights will also decline as the bleak economy curbs business travel and vacation plans. Full Story »

  • New plan in Europe to reduce planes' CO2 emissions

    AP – Tue Mar 31, 8:08 am ET  

    GENEVA - Aviation groups in Europe announced a plan Tuesday to change the way commercial planes land in order to reduce their global-warming emissions of carbon dioxide. Full Story »

  • Continental says business travel still falling

    AP – Wed Mar 18, 1:35 pm ET  

    MINNEAPOLIS - Continental Airlines Inc. said declining business travel is hurting a key measure of revenue, and that the drop-off has gotten worse since January. Full Story »

  • White House says it encourages business travel

    AP – Fri Mar 13, 3:23 pm ET  

    LAS VEGAS - The White House is encouraging encouraged Americans to travel, soothing words for the tourism industry that had complained for weeks that a remark from the president about corporate junkets had a chilling effect on business travel. Full Story »

  • Cubans applaud rolling back US family travel rules

    AP – Thu Mar 12, 12:36 pm ET  

    HAVANA - Cubans say Washington's easing of travel and spending restrictions for Cuban-Americans visiting the communist island will be a boon to small business and a key step toward warmer relations with the United States. Full Story »

  • Rental car slowdown hurts automakers

    AP – Thu Feb 5, 12:16 pm ET  

    U.S. automakers have been struggling to sell cars ever since the economy went south. Now it looks like a sharp drop in travel spending — specifically, on rental cars — has also caught up with the troubled industry. Full Story »

  • Mumbai attack dents business travel

    AP – Wed Dec 17, 12:29 pm ET  

    MUMBAI, India - John Fesko came to Mumbai to talk with an Indian pharmaceutical company about manufacturing two high blood pressure drugs his Swiss biotech firm is developing. He went home with a bullet in his leg. Full Story »

  • Airline traffic fell 8.4 percent in September

    AP – Thu Dec 11, 2:19 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON - The number of passengers on U.S. airlines fell 8.4 percent in September, a decline of 5 million passengers from the year-earlier month, the Transportation Department said Thursday in the latest evidence of weakening travel demand. Full Story »

  • Delta lays out new frequent flier rules

    AP – Thu Dec 4, 1:21 pm ET  

    ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it will adopt a popular feature of Northwest Airlines' frequent-flier program, as it aims to merge the two reward systems by the end of 2009. Full Story »

  • Southwest won't increase fleet next year

    AP – Tue Dec 2, 2:53 pm ET  

    DALLAS - The chief executive of Southwest Airlines Co. said Tuesday that travel demand slumped sharply in November and the growth-happy carrier won't expand its fleet next year. Full Story »

  • Airlines baggage policies

    AP – Tue Nov 25, 5:20 pm ET  

    Baggage policies differ by airlines. Read the rules on the carrier's Web site or ask an agent before you fly. Here are fees that some leading U.S. carriers charge for a first, second and third checked bag, plus special rules for ski equipment on domestic flights. Note that most airlines waive baggage fees for elite members of frequent-flier programs, first- and business-class travelers and full-fare coach passengers. Full Story »

  • Economy to hurt business travel, foreign visitors

    AP – Mon Nov 3, 1:39 pm ET  

    NEW YORK - Current economic conditions are likely to pressure business travelers and visitors coming to the U.S. in 2009, according to the latest outlook from the Travel Industry Association. Full Story »

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