Upcoming Events

MAR 15

2010 NBTA Strategic Travel Symposium (NYC) (2 days)

MAR 21

2010 CASMA w/The Beat Live Tour (Montreal) (4 days)

MAR 22

2010 NBTA Mexico (Mexico City) (3 days)

MAR 30

2010 NBTA Europe Virtual Forum w/Jay (1 day)

APR 13

2010 NBTA Canada (Toronto) (2 days)

MAY 12

2010 ITM Annual Conference (London) w/Jay (2 days)

MAY 16

2010 ACTE Global (Chicago) (3 days)

JUN 06

2010 NYU Hospitality Conference (NYC) (3 days)

News Feeds

	TheBeat.travel blog

	TheBeat.travel news
GDSX Releases Mobile Pre-Trip Approval App, Deloitte To Test TMC Travizon Building Mobile Security App ASTA Asks BA To Delay Agency Net Fare Program Sabre Socializing Itineraries For The (Midmarket) Enterprise United Joins AA In Clamping Down On ARC Number 'Trend'

	TheTransnational.travel
5Q With ATPI's Graham Ramsey BT Streamlines Hotel Negotiations With Bidders' Conference CWT Rolling Out New Agent Desktop, Explores Outsourcing With Amadeus Feds, USTA Plan Travel Promotion Act Implementation 5Q With CWT's Doug Anderson

	Management.travel
Total U.S. travel agency air sales processed through ARC in February rose 16.8 percent year over year, the highest such increase since January 2007... KesselRun Corporate Travel Solutions named former BCD Travel executive Dee Runyan as senior partner... The U.S. Travel Association created a "board member council" to "defend and promote" meetings, incentives and trade shows, co-chaired by Maritz Travel CEO Christine Duffy... Amadeus delayed the target date for general release of its Amadeus One agent desktop from the second half of this year to 2011... Continental Adjusts Thinking With New Exit Row Fees

	Procurement.travel
Republic Airways Holdings' James Reichart will oversee agency and corporate sales, and distribution across the Midwest and Frontier brands.... United Airlines' corporate customer revenue in February increased 13 percent year over, according to a presentation by CFO Kathryn Mikells.... Global distribution system hotel bookings in January 2010 increased 5 percent while average daily rate declined 1.2 percent to�$155.19�versus January 2009... Hyatt Hotels Corp. reported a net loss in fourth quarter 2009 of $12 million compared with a net loss of $142 million the year before... Hertz Global Holdings reported adjusted fourth-quarter net income of $23 million compared with an adjusted net loss of $73 million the year before...

Posted Sept 10, 2009

Promoting Travel To Alice's Wonderland

The U.S. Senate yesterday passed the Travel Promotion Act (a companion bill is now in committee in the House) which would impose a $10 fee on those foreign visitors not paying for a visa to enter the United States. U.S. Travel Association CEO Roger Dow said the legislation would help the United States "strengthen its image in the world as visitors leave with an improved perception of our country and her people." Perhaps, but on the front end, the U.S. image perceived by some may be weakening as a result.

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Posted Aug 3, 2009

Congress Is Fighting Meetings Blacklisting – Proof That Grassroots Lobbying Works!

Ever since the U.S. Travel Association uncovered the practice by some federal agencies of "blacklisting" resort destinations for business meetings (and the Wall Street Journal story about it), I've been pleased to see that our industry, and Congressional representatives of these unfairly targeted destinations, aren't taking this lying down. There’s been a ton of rhetoric and pushback generated by folks directly impacted by the blacklisting and a lot of buzz online via blogs (like yours truly) and columnists.