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Posted Jun 9, 2010
The Clear Program is planning to start once again in Denver. A New York company named Alclear LLC says it will honor all members of the old Clear Program. It is estimated the old Clear Program had 22,000 members in Denver. If you had nine months left on your Clear card the new company will allow you to have nine months left on their program.
Posted Apr 28, 2010
We hosted two panel discussions last week related to traveler safety and security. Please find below some of the highlights of last Thursday's get together:
Posted Apr 13, 2010
Mergers in the Air...
Goodness, gracious! We have a lot to talk about this week. United and US Airways have announced they are in serious merger discussions. I honestly think my chances of winning the Masters are greater than the chances of this merger actually happening. The list of reasons why United and US Air cannot pull off this merger is longer than my arm, and I have long arms:
Posted Mar 31, 2010
What do you think of the new Southwest TV ads with ramp workers taking off their shirts and exposing their painted chests spelling out "Bags Fly Free"? I bet you can guess that I think they are just terrible. There must be a more creative way of telling the world that Bags Fly Free on Southwest Airlines. All I could think of when I saw the ad was the movie "Braveheart" when the Scots lifted their kilts to show the British what they thought of British rule. In years past I have always liked Southwest's ads. This one has to be their worst.
Posted Feb 19, 2010
The rental car companies are in a big hurry to start charging you for no shows. The no show rate on rental cars is now approaching 25 percent. We have heard of travelers that make several car reservations with several different car companies and then rent from the company that has the first shuttle bus to appear.
While this practice saves time it makes the car companies crazy. Our guess is a no show fee will appear sometime this year and it looks like the opening no show charge will be between $5 and $15.
Posted Feb 10, 2010
Beginning May 1st American Airlines will charge coach passengers $8 for a blanket and inflatable pillow on domestic flights that last longer than two hours. You will have to bring your own warmth and headrest for flights less than two hours if you are in coach. But wait there is more. If you purchase American's pillow and blanket, American will throw in a coupon for $10 off your next purchase of $30 or more at Bed, Bath & Beyond. Goodness, Gracious!
Posted Jan 6, 2010
As we all know the travel industry in particular (and most all other industries for that matter) face some real challenges in 2010. Before we get started on my best guesses for what 2010 will bring the travel industry, we should first examine my best guesses from last year.
Posted Oct 22, 2009
In response to today's article in The Beat about year-over-year increases this month in business travel bookings, here is what we are seeing and thinking.
Posted Aug 6, 2009
Many customers have asked us what we think this means. We think it means that if Southwest is really serious about purchasing Frontier, they will beat out all other carriers and will indeed acquire Frontier. As you know, Republic has made an offer to purchase Frontier. Republic is a very capable carrier with a strong balance sheet for an airline. However, Southwest is much, much stronger and will prevail.
Posted Jul 1, 2009
It's hard to believe, but half of this year is gone. How on earth can that be? I can tell you first hand that the older you get the faster time goes by. With the passing of six months we now know the following about 2009:
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