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Government accused of targetting industry over APD
- Nov 01, 2024
ABTA Convention Special: The government was accused of cynically targetting the travel industry to raise revenue in the opening session…
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BA under attack in opening session
- Nov 01, 2024
ABTA Convention Special: British Airways came under attack from travel agents for slashing commission to 1% in a lively debate…
‘Eco-tax’ was wrongly spent
- Oct 31, 2024
ABTA Convention Special: According to the Spanish tourist authorities, money raised from the Balearics' controversial eco-tax has been used to…
Simpler consumer protection is years away
- Oct 31, 2024
ABTA Convention Special: ABTA is proposing a complete overhaul of the consumer protection scheme for holidays, but says it will…
Galileo supports paperless ticketing
- Oct 31, 2024
Galileo estimates that by implementing E-ticketing, the average US Galileo travel agency can save almost $400,000 a year in personnel,…
What business travellers want
- Oct 31, 2024
What business travellers want most from a corporate travel service is competitive prices, according to Travelport. A survey found that…
Tourism industry not touched by fires
- Oct 31, 2024
The wildfires that have devastated parts of San Diego County have not spread to the hospitality industry, reported the San…
Southwest scheme lets agents set commission
- Oct 31, 2024
Southwest Airlines Vacations says it is putting travel agents in control of their own profitability with their Set Your Commission…
Is there money in selling air?
- Oct 31, 2024
US agency owner, Susan Tanzman says there is money to be made in selling air tickets, if agents adjust their…
Sabre: agent incentives should grow
- Oct 31, 2024
Sabre Holdings says it expects incentives it pays agencies to grow by as much as $50 million in 2004. Sabre…
Pegasus launches hotel commission service
- Oct 31, 2024
Pegasus Solutions' Utell launched its new hotel commission tracking Web service for agents. "This is the first time we've had…
AeroMexico launches agent programme
- Oct 31, 2024
AeroMexico Vacations has created an in-destination Mexico Specialist Program exclusively for US travel agents. Christine Grabowski, director of private label…
