Air travel growth stable, freight picks up: IATA (AFP via Yahoo! News)
International air travel grew again in May, while air freight picked up sharply after several months of sluggish growth, the top airline association said Monday....more...High-speed train operators link up to take on airline alliances (Financial Times)
Nine European high-speed train operators have formed an alliance to take on the three big airline alliances on international routes. The Railteam Alliance will offer a common booking system, simplified ticketing and better-integrated frequent traveller benefits....more... Happy Returns for Travel Agents (New York Times)
Many travel agents or travel specialists, as they are now known say they have seen an increase in business in the last year or so....more... Air travel growth stable, freight picks up: IATA (TODAYonline)
Passengers check the departures board at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in June 2007. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said international air travel grew again in May, while air freight picked up sharply after several months of sluggish growth....more... Travel Agent Welcomes Inclusive Departure Tax (Scoop.co.nz)
The announcement that Auckland International Airport will levy airlines rather than charge travellers a departure tax from July next year has been welcomed by one of New Zealand's leading travel agents....more... European high-speed rail tickets to compete with airline routes (International Herald Tribune)
Eurostar, Deutsche Bahn and France's SNCF joined Dutch, Austrian, Swiss and Belgian train companies to form a rail alliance, Railteam, that aims to make international train bookings easier by building a single online reservation system....more... The World Airline Report (Air Transport World)
With no major carriers in bankruptcy, the world airline industry has achieved a level of stability and profitability. 2008 prospects look bright....more... South Africa: Airline Cleared for Take-Off to Party Capital (AllAfrica.com)
AxeJet, the risqué airline by Axe deodorant, has been cleared for take-off to the party capital of the world Ibiza, Spain....more... New dynamic packaging solution for low cost carriers (eyefortravel.com)
The new solution, AirlineDP ( www.airlinedp.com ), can help LCCs lift non-flight revenues by offering customers the opportunity to book travel add-ons such as hotels, car hire, insurance and tours when they book flights through the airline?s websites....more... |