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Posted Aug 5, 2011
The U.S. General Services Administration launched a mobile app listing hotel, meal and incidental per diem rates for cities in the continental U.S. Taking into consideration how new the app is, there appear to be a few kinks left to work out, but otherwise, it is great platform for quick access to spending limits.
Posted Jul 1, 2011
TSA officials requested the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health "complete an evaluation of X-ray based technologies," following an alarming email exchange between the Department of Homeland Security from TSA officials in Boston's Logan International Airport claiming that full-body airport scanners caused "cancer clusters" among TSA workers. However, the new test results found no cause for alarm.
Posted Jun 13, 2011
Marketing America isn't some walk in the national park; I get it. But since it's just that tough to accomplish, shouldn't those tasked to do so have some sort of plan brewing?
Posted Mar 4, 2011
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives revealed some details of its ambitious "Around the World in 80 Hours" program last month during an event in Atlanta, but due to unforeseen challenges, the program "may not have the university accreditation in time for the autumn semester" as ACTE previously planned.
Posted Jan 14, 2011
After the Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives for the 112th Congress, Republicans serving on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure announced plans to reignite efforts to crack down on what they allege are wasteful spending practices related to Amtrak's $1.5 billion in federal funding.
Posted Dec 23, 2010
Expedia officials confirmed that Egencia, formerly Expedia Corporate Travel, “currently” would not be impacted by Expedia’s decision to limit the display of American Airlines’ flights on its site. As of yesterday, Expedia “adjusted the way that American Airlines’ fares are displayed” on its sites, according to an official statement. “This has been done in light of both American Airlines’ recent decision to prevent Orbitz from selling its inventory and a possible disruption in Expedia’s ability to sell American Airlines tickets when our contract with American Airlines expires.”
Posted Oct 28, 2010
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that 54 high-speed rail projects in 23 states would "share in $2.4 billion to continue developing America's first nationwide program of high-speed intercity passenger rail service." DOT allocated much of the money to California and Florida, $901 million and $800 million, respectively.
Posted Oct 26, 2010
Despite the scary truth that bedbugs are invading popular meetings destinations like New York City, a recent survey polling over 50 meeting planners by the Knowland Group found that 82 percent never inquire about bedbug infestations while researching venues, whereas 10 percent will "sometimes" ask and just 8 percent "always" ask.
Posted Aug 18, 2010
Many National Business Travel Association convention attendees cut out on the morning of the last day to avoid overbooked fights and delays, but I tend to stick around for the final education sessions. Along with a few stragglers, I attended the Federal Aviation Administration panel discussion last Wednesday hoping to gain a bit more clarity or information on the next-generation air traffic control system (NextGen), or to learn something new. Thirty-four slides later, I hadn't.
Posted Jun 9, 2010
Speaking during this week’s New York University International Hospitality Industry Investment conference, Best Western International CEO David Kong said since June 4 hotels located around the Gulf Coast experienced a "tremendous amount of cancellations" and "the number of inquiries coming in have dropped significantly" due to the British Petroleum oil leak raging through the Gulf of Mexico.
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