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July 2008

• 23rd Jul 08

  • Steep decline in airline confidence – IATA
  • Business travel holding steady
  • Burnley leads MBO at Expotel
  • Hotel market "resilient" - HRG
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 16th Jul 08

  • BA announces cuts and warns on profit
  • UK hotels struggling with costs – TRI
  • University postpones business travel degree
  • CWT signs Amex card deal
  • Marriott reports drop in income
  • In Brief On The Move

• 9th Jul 08

  • Airlines slam ETS vote
  • Stalemate on parent carrier definition
  • BA, AA and Iberia in anti-trust talks
  • Air France in rail talks
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 2nd Jul 08

  • Concerns grow over "parent carrier" pressure
  • Amadeus Lufthansa talks stall
  • Gulf company becomes largest HRG shareholder
  • ECT re-brands as Egencia
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

June 2008

• 25th Jun 08

  • Business travel thriving in Germany
  • Manslaughter fear drives travellers off road
  • Hotel business "robust" – Cosslett
  • 'High rates forcing buyers to shun hotels'
  • UK looks to new payment models
  • In Brief On the Move

• 18th Jun 08

  • TMCs join IATA industry talks
  • US carriers "heading towards a catastrophe"
  • Business travel boosts Whitbread
  • Finnair looks to cut 500 jobs
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 11th Jun 08

  • VDR demands explanation from Lufthansa
  • GEBTA criticises CRS decisions
  • Silverjet rescue hopes crash
  • GDSs step up rail capability
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 4th Jun 08

  • MEPS vote to strengthen "parent carrier" definition
  • Travelport signs deal with Lufthansa on fees
  • HRG reports pre-tax profits of £25.2m
  • Airlines need help to survive – Bisignani
  • SkyTeam to build on anti-trust approval
  • In Brief On The Move

May 2008

• 28th May 08

  • Corporates can drive savings through compliance - CWT
  • Oil will hit AF KLM profits - Spinetta
  • 'Procurement playing bigger role in meetings'
  • Thistle strives to regain crown
  • Silverjet goes out of business
  • In Brief On The Move

• 21st May 08

  • Silverjet shares suspended
  • Google launches radical new travel policy
  • Lufthansa in talks with GDSs
  • Industry remuneration model broken – Daykin
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 14th May 08

  • Still major scope for T&E savings – Amex
  • Agents postpone meeting after Sabre-Lufthansa deal
  • UK corporates shifting to rail
  • US wants to ease airline ownership rules
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 7th May 08

  • Sabre agents exempted from Lufthansa fees
  • Accor to fight any buy out
  • IHG reports profits leap
  • Air demand growth slowing down – IATA
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

April 2008

• 30th Apr 08

  • Dutch increase stake in HRG
  • ECTAA attacks IATA on e-tickets
  • SAS to cut jobs after heavy loss
  • HRG signs two GDS deals
  • Airlines have "paid through the nose" for T5 - Bishop
  • In Brief On The Move

• 23rd Apr 08

  • Eos goes bankrupt
  • German corporates might shun new Lufthansa prices
  • UK airports face upheaval
  • Italian government approves new loan for Alitalia
  • Amadeus launches new hotel commission tool
  • In Brief

• 16th Apr 08

  • Delta and Northwest merge
  • 'Fuel price will negate fare cuts at Heathrow'
  • German TMs vote to go green
  • More record figures for booming Eurostar
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 9th Apr 08

  • MEPs split over 'parent carrier' definition
  • UK optimistic on travel despite slowdown
  • 'Alitalia needs substantial cash support to go on'
  • Mike Platt to step down from HRG
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 2nd Apr 08

  • Tighter rules proposed on parent carriers
  • Alitalia on verge of bankruptcy
  • IATA warns on aviation profit
  • UK hotel market still buoyant – PKF
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

March 2008

• 26th Mar 08

  • Customers will not return to pre-Open Skies restrictions – Gourgeon
  • Travel freeze if fuel price goes on rising
  • Agents still get best air fares – Topaz
  • Airlines want further cuts in distribution costs
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 19th Mar 08

  • Airline fears over Open Skies
  • HRG and easyJet issue profit warnings
  • BA raises stake in Iberia
  • AF KLM seeks union support for Alitalia take-over
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 12th Mar 08

  • Don't sign up for Lufthansa scheme - Wilbers
  • Travel policy key to successful management
  • Hotels facing unprecedented change
  • Travellers switching to rail
  • Lufthansa doubles profits
  • In Brief On The Move

• 5th Mar 08

  • Hilton earmarks Europe for expansion
  • Germanwings improves services for business travellers
  • Continental pays record fees for Heathrow slots
  • SAS aims to cut carbon emissions
  • Jet Airways in talks on German routes
  • Marriott plans major expansion

February 2008

• 27th Feb 08

  • 'Air fares should rise to combat climate change'
  • Airlines' green stance "minor" issue for travel managers
  • BA and Virgin back Heathrow expansion
  • Thousands expected to attend Business Travel Days in Berlin
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 20th Feb 08

  • 'Air fares should rise to combat climate change'
  • Portman buys Fleet Street Travel
  • Rezidor reports record year
  • Hotels show strong growth – HRG
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 13th Feb 08

  • IHG’s pre-tax profit dips by 6.9%
  • Hotels show strong growth - HRG
  • Silverjet-Eos battle hots up
  • UK meetings set to grow - HBI
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 6th Feb 08

  • Agents' associations move against Lufthansa
  • France questions CRS safeguards
  • "Full time travel management is the exception"
  • BA to launch New York service from London City
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

January 2008

• 30th Jan 08

  • HRG reports "softening demand"
  • Amex reveals 12% rise in income
  • Experts needed for security policy – Strachan
  • Good year for European hotels – Deloitte
  • SkyTeam ready to move into Heathrow T4
  • In Brief On The Move

• 23rd Jan 08

  • Lufthansa, Swiss surcharges take industry by surprise
  • Veronique promises a new GTMC
  • Amex teams up with Barceló in Spain
  • French hotels enjoy record year
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 16th Jan 08

  • GTMC hits out at easyJet charges
  • EC GDS proposals "bizarre" - Conway
  • BCD reports $13bn sales for 2007
  • NetJets Europe to increase fleet by 29%
  • Airlines and airports welcome new security moves
  • In Brief On The Move

• 9th Jan 08

  • Joly gets top Carlson job
  • BA announces OpenSkies launch
  • Radcliffe predicts "dynamic" year
  • Confusion as UK baggage rules eased
  • While we were away...
  • On The Move

December 2007

• 19th Dec 07

  • Alitalia again puts off decision
  • Agents to see EC over IATA
  • Lufthansa buys stake in JetBlue
  • Concur targets Europe
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 12th Dec 07

  • Agents consider court action against IATA
  • Alitalia directors meet on bids for airline
  • VDR focus on SME travel managers
  • Northwest acquires slots at Heathrow
  • Lufthansa to set up own jet service
  • In Brief On The Move

• 5th Dec 07

  • Northwest acquires slots at Heathrow
  • IATA votes for weekly BSP payments
  • Tony Hughes resigns from Radius
  • FCm strengthens Scandinavian presence
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

November 2007

• 28th Nov 07

  • BA withdraws Iberia bid
  • MICE growing part of travel management
  • Big leap in AF-KLM profits
  • UK finally unveils Heathrow plans
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 21st Nov 07

  • EC opts for partial CRS de-regulation
  • HRG reports "encouraging" results
  • easyJet profits soar by 48%
  • 'Companies not providing for on call travellers'
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 14th Nov 07

  • Kirnberger signals retirement
  • Airlines' anger over EP decision on ETS
  • Schulte-Strathaus slams PNR "nightmare"
  • IHG signs deal on new hotels in Spain
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 7th Nov 07

  • GDSs get access to easyJet fares
  • Agents angered by IATA's BSP stance
  • Sabre looks to grow in Europe
  • Travelling to company meetings will become obsolete - Mensink
  • BA reports pre-tax profits of £593m
  • In Brief

October 2007

• 31st Oct 07

  • IATA rules out BSP changes
  • Heathrow slots up for grabs as GB sold
  • FCm eyes 15 new partners
  • Lufthansa reports €1bn operating profit
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 24th Oct 07

  • Amex forecasts major 2008 price increases
  • CWT snaps up Swedish agency
  • Travel less, PwC asks staff
  • Avis buys 45% stake in Carey
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 17th Oct 07

  • Air France and Delta sign milestone agreement
  • BBC seeks "innovative" travel management
  • Data strategic to travel management – Pilcher
  • Runzheimer predicts 4.5% rise in costs
  • UK budget hotel market could double - Parker
  • In Brief On The Move

• 10th Oct 07

  • EC draws up draft proposal for CRS de-regulation
  • Advantage adopts Galileo as preferred GDS
  • Alitalia names six possible buyers
  • Hilton plans new Turkey hotels
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 3rd Oct 07

  • "Significant changes in corporate air deals"
  • "SAS must grow to compete"
  • RevPAR rises as city hotels boom
  • "BA, TPG to make firm bid for Iberia"
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

September 2007

• 26th Sep 07

  • Use of LCCs for business travel booms
  • BCD forecasts across the board rise in travel costs
  • Nordic companies shun CSR
  • EC to take submissions on "parent carriers"
  • Air France KLM "planning bid for Iberia"
  • In Brief On The Move

• 19th Sep 07

  • EC re-opens CRS consultation
  • Runway capacity Heathrow's greatest problem - Walsh
  • Sabre Amadeus get EC okay for joint venture
  • SAA aims for business travellers
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 12th Sep 07

  • Last efforts to challenge EC on CRS code
  • UK airport "chaos" could deter business travel
  • Amex teams up with StarCite
  • Alitalia adopts "survival" plan
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 5th Sep 07

  • ITM sets up legal helpline
  • "CSR goes well beyond green issues" – Hurkmans
  • Bmi announces largest ever route expansion
  • Sabre to develop rail booking tool
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

August 2007

• 15th Aug 07

  • Toby Joseph quits Eos
  • Corporates face another year of hotel rate rises
  • BTC steps up pressure on CRS reform
  • IHG reports rise in revenue and profits
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 8th Aug 07

  • HRG restructures in Europe
  • M&C chief quits after six months
  • Amadeus and Sabre plan joint venture
  • BA reports good results but another fine looms
  • Iberia's best results for five years
  • In Brief

• 1st Aug 07

  • Europe anger over NBTA Milan move
  • BA fined £269.5m for breaching competition laws
  • Jo Lloyd quits ACTE
  • 'Rail must improve its distribution'
  • Lufthansa's profits boosted by sales
  • In Brief

July 2007

• 25th Jul 07

  • BA fined £269.5m for breaching competition laws
  • BTC organises protest letter on GDS de-regulation
  • Travel managers crack down on compliance
  • Briefs from the NBTA Convention
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 18th Jul 07

  • BTC organises protest on GDS de-regulation
  • Battle for Iberia warms up
  • 40% of business travellers use budget hotels - TRI
  • New Brussels warning on Open Skies
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 11th Jul 07

  • Manslaughter bill changing UK buyers' car policy
  • Dramatic leap in Moscow revPAR
  • Bmi targets long haul market
  • ACTE criticises PNR deal
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 4th Jul 07

  • Rise in German travel trips - and in costs
  • HRG reports pre-tax profits but share price dips
  • Rail operators to offer seamless international travel
  • BA gets go ahead from US
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

June 2007

• 27th Jun 07

  • Lost commission major worry for agents – Amadeus
  • New ACTE chair to promote buyers' interests
  • Serviced apartment business "hugely on the increase"
  • EU blocks Ryanair bid for Aer Lingus
  • FCm acquires new Austrian partner
  • In Brief/On The Move

• 20th Jun 07

  • 100% adoption possible – Isaac
  • 'Relationships essential to win business'
  • Balance of power has shifted to airlines – Jones
  • SAS to sell bmi stake
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 13th Jun 07

  • Optimism after EC meeting on de-regulation
  • 'Dynamic pricing can work for corporates' - Elswood
  • Eurostar steps up play for air travellers
  • Record booking for GTMC members
  • Hilton plans major UK development
  • In Brief On The Move

• 6th Jun 07

  • Dynamic pricing will break hotel-corporate partnership
  • Airport Express grows TMC business
  • Hilton to expand in Russia and UK
  • IATA aims for zero emissions
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

May 2007

• 30th May 07

  • Amadeus and BA finally sign deal
  • Companies switching to video conferencing
  • Corporates responsible for traveller security
  • Iberia delays opening books
  • Air France KLM profits dip
  • In Brief On The Move

• 23rd May 07

  • BA to launch continental transatlantic services
  • Distribution changes causing problems
  • Madrid hotels bounce back
  • BA sets aside £350m to cover fines
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 16th May 07

  • EC lawyers' "doubt" on Amadeus control
  • Confusion on BA bid for Iberia
  • Star celebrates ten years
  • Environment tops SBTA concerns
  • Clarke confident on Worldspan probe
  • In Brief On The Move

• 9th May 07

  • "In-depth" EC inquiry into Worldspan purchase
  • HRG makes "good progress" after listing
  • IHG profits dip
  • Belgium to ease Limosa rules
  • CWT launches new tool for travel managers
  • In Brief/On The Move

• 2nd May 07

  • Waller calls GDS claims "farcical"
  • Delta "very confident" of getting Heathrow slots
  • bmi group profits soar
  • Industry warns on GDS de-regulation
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

April 2007

• 25th Apr 07

  • HRG and Capita to absorb GDS charges
  • "Dynamic pricing causing difficulties for corporates"
  • BA seeks partners for Iberia bid
  • Manslaughter bill poses problems for companies
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 18th Apr 07

  • HRG to absorb GDS charges
  • Growing number of UK firms opt for rail
  • Airline ceos call for Single European Sky
  • Conferma teams up with Barclaycard
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 11th Apr 07

  • Amadeus talks go on as BA deals come into force
  • CEOs play down merger frenzy
  • Belgium requires business travellers to register
  • 'Travellers feel safe despite terror threats'
  • ASAP to adopt grading system
  • In Brief/On The Move

• 4th Apr 07

  • bmi seeks alliance with United
  • German travel managers warned on climate change
  • UK trains to take bookings through mobile phones
  • BA signs deal with Worldspan
  • Amadeus to reimburse BA surcharge
  • In Brief/On The Move

March 2007

• 28th Mar 07

  • “Open skies may not lead to fares cut”
  • CWT claims record sales
  • ITM Conference reports
  • “Corporates should negotiate with alliances”
  • Alitalia announces increased losses
  • In Brief/On The Move

• 20th Mar 07

  • Consolidation can save 20% of spend – CWT
  • "Corporates will not pay airline costs"
  • Still need for GDS safeguards – C-FARE
  • UK still uneasy on Open Skies deal
  • BA expands at London City
  • In Brief/On The Move

• 14th Mar 07

  • BA threatens £3 surcharge
  • Expedia to launch in six European countries
  • "Extended stay market set to expand"
  • "Company culture dictates SBT adoption"
  • Barrot warns on Open Skies deal
  • In Brief/On The Move

• 7th Mar 07

  • BA signs full content deal with Galileo
  • Mixed reaction to Open Skies deal
  • Meetings spend "still not conquered"
  • Lufthansa reports record net profit
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

February 2007

• 28th Feb 07

  • EC calls for views on GDS reform
  • BA GDS talks continue
  • Amex aims for German SME market
  • Iberia reports 11th year of profit
  • Bmi focuses on the business traveller
  • In Brief/On The Move

• 21st Feb 07

  • Corporates send final plea to BA
  • IHG ready to sell flagship hotels
  • Major expansion at London City for Air France
  • HRG buys another US company
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 14th Feb 07

  • Major expansion at London City for Air France
  • HRG buys another US company
  • 'Companies unaware of TMC kickbacks' – HRS
  • "Unprecented growth" for business travel – AirPlus
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 7th Feb 07

  • Accor sells 30 UK properties
  • GDS-BA "set to fail"
  • Capita buys Harry Weeks Travel
  • Paragon welcomes ATS changes
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

January 2007

• 31st Jan 07

  • UK business travel still growing
  • European hotel rates soar
  • New Sabre software cuts workload for TMCs
  • KDS to launch new green software
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 22nd Jan 07

  • Alitalia to appoint new board amid take-over talk
  • "UK agents must make more use of technology"
  • Remarkable year for European hotels
  • Major names for ITB business travel seminars
  • In Brief

• 20th Jan 07

  • On The Move

• 17th Jan 07

  • Accor takes control of 52 Dorint hotels
  • Two directors resign from Alitalia board
  • Eurostar reports record year
  • More passengers going by rail
  • In Brief

• 16th Jan 07

  • On The Move

• 10th Jan 07

  • Accor takes control of 52 Dorint hotels
  • Eurostar reports record year
  • Security and cost top priorities
  • London hotels enjoy 16.8% revPAR rise
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 3rd Jan 07

  • BCD expands in MICE market
  • Malaysian long haul LCC launched
  • Ryanair slammed over carbon emissions' attitude
  • Concern mounts over ATS
  • In Brief

• 2nd Jan 07

  • On The Move

December 2006

• 13th Dec 06

  • Travelport buys Worldspan for $1.4bn
  • Sabre sold for $5bn
  • HRG reports "good first half"
  • Management buy out at ATP
  • In Brief

• 12th Dec 06

  • On The Move

• 6th Dec 06

  • EC aims for aviation ETS in 2010
  • US introduces new travel security measure
  • Berlin hotels form meetings alliance
  • PTI looks to international expansion
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

November 2006

• 29th Nov 06

  • Companies in dark over MICE spend
  • 'Hotels winning battle on flexible pricing'
  • Hilton and Accor target India
  • AF-KLM reports "excellent" first half performance
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 22nd Nov 06

  • Expedia Corporate buys into Germany
  • Aer Lingus shareholders look set to reject Ryanair
  • GTMC enjoys a year of success….
  • 'Good times for hotels set to continue'
  • In Brief

• 20th Nov 06

  • On The Move

• 15th Nov 06

  • Demise of European carriers predicted
  • Businesses lose out on airline cancellations
  • Eurostar sets date for move
  • Deal creates Italy's largest hotel chain
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 8th Nov 06

  • Corporates rejecting dynamic pricing model
  • GetThere planning European push
  • O'Leary hints bid may fail
  • Disruption costs BA £100m
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 1st Nov 06

  • Business travel costs set to rise in 2007 – American Express
  • 'Companies outsourcing and moving travel staff'
  • SAS to sell Rezidor holding
  • Moscow hotels enjoying boom
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

October 2006

• 25th Oct 06

  • Major savings for corporates with global policies
  • 'Right partners are key to automated T&E process'
  • Briefs from Barcelona
  • Alliances under threat – Tilton
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 18th Oct 06

  • Amadeus launches new tool for loading fares
  • Eurostar reports record figures
  • Hotels now "biggest payer of commission"
  • Apartments can be "37% cheaper than hotels"
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 11th Oct 06

  • Brussels may sanction Ryanair take over
  • HRG successfully floats
  • KDS launches end to end management tool
  • ITM takes off with Project Icarus
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 4th Oct 06

  • Distribution revolution just beginning – Caldwell
  • HRG denies takeover talks
  • Corporates can not duck duty of care issues
  • Portman buys P&O Travel
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

September 2006

• 27th Sep 06

  • 'Dynamic pricing bad news for corporates'
  • HRG pulls planned float
  • BCD warns of major changes in hotel deals
  • Business travel buoyant in Germany
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 20th Sep 06

  • Industry in danger of sliding backwards – Berry
  • CWT first half sales top $1bn
  • The cost of failing to liberalise
  • UK hotels enjoying best year since 2000
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 13th Sep 06

  • LCCs main drivers of aviation growth
  • New framework needed for European aviation – Mayrhuber
  • KDS signs deal with Pegasus
  • Alitalia's first half losses nearly double
  • In Brief

• 12th Sep 06

  • On The Move

• 6th Sep 06

  • HRG announces flotation
  • Business travel 20% up in Russia – Eggler
  • Air France-KLM doubles first quarter profits
  • Heathrow chaos cost BA £40m
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

August 2006

• 16th Aug 06

  • DiLeo quits Amex in Europe
  • Travellers hit by hand luggage rules
  • Heathrow still disrupted
  • Hilton eyes sale of Scandic
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 9th Aug 06

  • US opt-in battle escalates
  • Increased revenue pushes up BA profits
  • UK air bookings "take off"

• 8th Aug 06

  • Upheavals "paralysed" industry – DiLeo
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 2nd Aug 06

  • United pulls out of London-New York
  • HRG buys East European partners
  • TMCs 'failing to show value'
  • Lufthansa reports "significantly higher" profits
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

July 2006

• 26th Jul 06

  • FCm signs DER as German partner
  • Online corporate travel set to grow in Europe - PhocusWright
  • Accor reports "solid recovery" in northern Europe
  • Mobile technology the way forward
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 19th Jul 06

  • 'Majority of travellers go outside policy'
  • TMCs miss out on technology savings
  • Expedia Corporate to expand into Germany
  • Marriott's second quarter income soars
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 12th Jul 06

  • Travel buyers call for more transparency from TMCs
  • AF KLM aim for €465m synergy savings
  • Virgin signs multi-channel deal with Travelport
  • Worldspan opts out of buying agencies
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 5th Jul 06

  • Cendant sells Travelport to Blackstone
  • Harrop leaves American Express
  • Paris challenges London on hotels
  • Free market brings lower fares – Bishop
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

June 2006

• 28th Jun 06

  • 'Procurement playing bigger role in travel'
  • Paragon appoints Brussels lobbyist
  • Business travel rise helps double Virgin profits
  • BA in "cartel" investigation
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 21st Jun 06

  • ACTE holds first ever Forum in Italy
  • Travelocity Business expands into Europe
  • Lawrenson quits BCD
  • Whitbread sees budget sales leap
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 14th Jun 06

  • BCD creates new global consultancy
  • easyJet "targets" BA business travellers
  • Top hotels boom in London
  • IT departments fail travel managers
  • In Brief
  • On The Move

• 7th Jun 06

  • Kayak.com on brink of new European drive
  • On line RFP tool offered to ITM members
  • Dynamic hotel pricing “can be win win” for buyers and sellers
  • Cendant director asks: why bother with negotiated hotel rates?
  • Flying and CO2 – IATA chief hits back
  • In Brief

May 2006

• 31st May 06

  • Dewart steps down from ACTE presidency
  • European Court rules against PNR deal
  • Aer Lingus to leave oneworld
  • European market "sizzling" – PhoCusWright
  • In Brief
  • On the Move

• 24th May 06

  • AF KLM reports 29.3% rise in net income
  • BA profits soar by 20%
  • Carlson makes two more major appointments
  • Use of SBTs rising in Europe – KDS survey
  • Improved performance by NH Hoteles
  • In Brief

• 17th May 06

  • HRG shakes up team: Bacher new Europe chief
  • Lindegaard to leave SAS
  • Lufthansa reports first quarter loss of €98m
  • Asia beckons, Hienonen tells SBTA
  • Joseph and Morgan join Eos
  • In Brief

• 10th May 06

  • Leisure impacts on corporate travel - Wilson
  • BCD Travel signs exclusive deals
  • Lloyd new EMEA director for ACTE
  • Star questions Sabre-Amadeus deal
  • Net Trans expands across Europe
  • In Brief

• 2nd May 06

  • Carlson snaps up Navigant
  • Waller shuffles CWT UK team
  • London hotels get spring boost
  • Iberia takes stake in LCC
  • Aeroflot sees profits drop
  • In Brief

April 2006

• 26th Apr 06

  • Carlson snaps up Navigant
  • Reform but don’t abolish CRS Code – Wilson
  • Cendant looks at sale of travel division
  • Amadeus revenue leaps by 17.6%
  • BA cuts short haul fares
  • In Brief

• 19th Apr 06

  • Amadeus casts net for LCCs
  • Business travel boosts Eurostar
  • New surcharges as fuel price rises
  • Mullor steps down at Iberia
  • CSA management shake-up
  • In Brief

• 12th Apr 06

  • AirPlus to launch "revolutionary" payment system
  • HRG buys another US company
  • VDR puts emphasis on "green" issues
  • Carlson set to increase CWT stake - report
  • Firms tightening scrutiny on expenses
  • In Brief

• 5th Apr 06

  • FCm buys into US market
  • Virgin aims for more business travellers
  • bmi reports £10m pre-tax profit
  • Strong performance from UK hotels - PKF
  • Eight years of profit for VLM
  • In Brief

March 2006

• 29th Mar 06

  • CWT makes play for SME market
  • New standards needed for tracking employees - ITM
  • BSI buys booking agency
  • Lufthansa reports 50% profits rise
  • 'Airline business to return to profit in 2007'
  • In Brief

• 22nd Mar 06

  • SBTs do drive savings – CWT research
  • "Incredible" growth in online booking – Amex
  • How IKEA knocked 15% off its hotel bill
  • Sabre/KLM sign full content deal for Europe
  • CWT reports strong growth
  • In Brief

• 15th Mar 06

  • Hamburger slams into Lufthansa
  • New global travel company named
  • Airlines missing out on savings – Sabre
  • BA plans £450m cuts and more job losses
  • Travel must keep up with changing lifestyles – Tilstone
  • In Brief

• 8th Mar 06

  • Accor likely to sell CWT stake
  • Hogg re-brands as HRG
  • GDSs must adapt to new realities - Gangwal
  • "Strong results" from InterContinental
  • In Brief
  • In Brief

• 1st Mar 06

  • Toby Joseph quits TQ3
  • GTMC reports 10% leap in bookings
  • IHG signs second major China contract
  • Iberia reports drop in operating earnings
  • Business travel helps London to best start since 2000
  • In Brief

February 2006

• 22nd Feb 06

  • Hogg buys another US company
  • AF KLM Q3 profits rise sharply
  • InterContinental expands in China
  • BTI survey finds UK meetings market 'buoyant'
  • Ötsch appointed as new Austrian ceo
  • In Brief

• 15th Feb 06

  • Rezidor reports "robust growth"
  • Frigerio joins Hogg Robinson
  • Leading hotels sign up with Amadeus
  • SAS Group back in black
  • Navigant net income drops in 2005
  • In Brief
  • Rezidor reports "robust growth"
  • Frigerio joins Hogg Robinson
  • Leading hotels sign up with Amadeus
  • SAS Group back in black
  • Navigant net income drops in 2005
  • In Brief

• 8th Feb 06

  • Travellers waste money on flexible tickets
  • Corporates planning trips earlier – BTI
  • BA profits up as cuts loom
  • BTI France ends agreement with AFAT
  • Growth predicted for private jets
  • In Brief

• 1st Feb 06

  • Basic changes predicted in business travel
  • How PWC saved millions on meetings programme
  • Travellers going off policy and off track – ITM
  • £32 cost for UK agents to issue a ticket - Amadeus
  • Accor's revenue up 7.9% for 2005
  • In Brief

January 2006

• 25th Jan 06

  • 'Spot buying not alternative to managed travel'
  • Former Synergi members may "drift away"
  • BA wants website to produce 50% of sales
  • Savings still top priority – CWT survey
  • Hyatt out to raise its profile
  • In Brief

• 18th Jan 06

  • Record year for Eurostar
  • 'Inertia stopping transport Smart Cards'
  • Better year for French hotels – MKG
  • Air Berlin set to expand
  • SkyTeam carriers withdraw anti-trust request
  • In Brief

• 11th Jan 06

  • Travel Company snaps up Synergi
  • Hogg likely to make US acquisitions
  • Navigant plans European expansion
  • BA gives regional services two years to make profit
  • easyJet faces possible take over bid
  • In Brief

• 4th Jan 06

  • New Year starts with massive shake-up
  • Hilton brand re-united after four decades
  • GEBTA drops IATA complaint
  • US turns down SkyTeam anti-trust request
  • Buoyant meetings market forecast
  • In Brief

December 2005

• 14th Dec 05

  • Star signs up with GNEs
  • IATA threatens airport boycott
  • Mayrhuber hits out at Delta
  • Total GDS de-regulation again under fire
  • Business travel costs keep rising – Amex
  • In Brief

• 7th Dec 05

  • EU ministers cautious on Open Skies deal
  • 'French agents losing business over SBTs'
  • ECTAA joins appeal against full GDS de-regulation
  • ITM lays out 2006 objectives
  • Nanique takes over from Sasset
  • In Brief

November 2005

• 29th Nov 05

  • TPE warns of one-way pitfalls
  • How SBTs can save corporates money
  • Airlines hit out at taxes
  • Carlson appoints Waller to UK post
  • Europe's hotels enjoy recovery in 2005 – MKG
  • In Brief

• 23rd Nov 05

  • Galileo warns on GDS de-regulation
  • Tentative deal on Open Skies
  • Record attendance at Madrid forum
  • Hilton sale in balance - Michels
  • Air France KLM sees sharp rise in profits
  • In Brief

• 16th Nov 05

  • European hotels still weak - Deloitte
  • SNCF and DB at “loggerheads” over rail extension
  • Lufthansa posts €471m operating profit
  • CSA to extend SME scheme to Germany
  • Kempinski enjoys best year since 2000
  • In Brief

• 9th Nov 05

  • Mixed reaction to US rules offer
  • BA reports second quarter £241m profit
  • Jungfer promoted to top consultancy job
  • SAS 'on course for profitability'
  • Bosses keep eye on travel spend
  • In Brief

• 2nd Nov 05

  • TPE goes back to the phone
  • Corporates shun hotels' dynamic pricing
  • Book early, save money – BTI
  • FCm moves into Spain
  • Accor reports 7.2% rise in sales
  • In Brief

October 2005

• 26th Oct 05

  • Aviation industry ‘dysfunctional’ – Walsh
  • Philips to sign global contract with SkyTeam
  • KDS to embark on sales drive
  • German travel spending drops
  • Amex predicts ‘strong price’ increases for 2006
  • In Brief

• 19th Oct 05

  • US and UK Hilton brands set to re-unite
  • SkyTeam aims for Terminal Four
  • Eurostar wins record market share
  • Centralwings plans major expansion
  • Walsh to make keynote speech at ACTE conference
  • In Brief

• 12th Oct 05

  • GEBTA set to withdraw IATA complaint
  • Accor appoints new chairman and ceo
  • SAS on course to achieve cuts target
  • Adams dismisses GNEs
  • ITM forms group to tackle key issues
  • In Brief

• 5th Oct 05

  • Walsh plans “significant investment” at BA
  • Amadeus reports 15.7% rise in net income
  • SAS extends Sabre deal
  • FCm launches first mobile phone alert service
  • In Brief

September 2005

• 28th Sep 05

  • Stelios drops GDS hint
  • Hilton signs deals with two online agencies
  • Jones unconcerned by GNEs
  • Global hotels show solid growth - BTI survey
  • Eddington’s farewell blast for US carriers
  • In Brief

• 21st Sep 05

  • Firms risk airline deals over web bookings
  • Joly reports “good year” for CWT
  • TMCs must stand ground – Spence
  • Consortium deal a success - Hamburger
  • ‘SMEs must consolidate spend to get best deals’
  • In Brief

• 14th Sep 05

  • ACTE plans more interactive conference
  • Europe’s hotels enjoy ‘good results’ – MKG
  • ACTE and BATM strengthen ties
  • Star signs IT platform deal with Amadeus
  • Fuel propelling airlines to $7.4bn loss – Bisignani
  • In brief

• 7th Sep 05

  • Espalioux to leave Accor
  • CWT buys Austrian TMC
  • Hotelzon moves into UK and Germany
  • BTI France re-structures
  • Air France KLM profits up 27%
  • In Brief

August 2005

• 31st Aug 05

  • KLM to start transatlantic business jet service
  • Hilton reports small first half profit rise
  • Starwood signs deal to acquire Le Meridien
  • SAS signs new agreement with Amadeus
  • In Brief
  • In Brief

• 24th Aug 05

  • Governments miss out on travel savings
  • Firms unaware of meetings spend - Amex
  • Gathering commitment to green issues
  • German hotel rates should stay competitive
  • SAS introduces one-way tickets
  • In Brief

• 17th Aug 05

  • Star sends RFPs to GDS new entrants
  • CWT first half revenue up by 30%
  • Radcliffe denies battle for control of BTI
  • IHG signs new deal with Queens Moat Houses
  • AirPlus signs deal with Outtask
  • In Brief

• 10th Aug 05

  • Lufthansa operating profits rocket to €253m
  • Tilstone aims to raise ITM profile
  • BA posts pre-tax profit of £124m
  • One stop shopping “obsolete” – MacOmish
  • In Brief
  • In Brief

• 3rd Aug 05

  • UK and France lead European hotel surge
  • Ryanair cautious despite profits rise
  • Iberia announces 53% drop in net profits
  • Dusseldorf outsources IT to SITA
  • In Brief

July 2005

• 27th Jul 05

  • BA about turn on merchant fees
  • Starwood buys Concorde Group
  • London hotels standby for bombs aftermath
  • Amex reports jump in travel service revenues
  • ACTE launches security task force
  • In Brief

• 20th Jul 05

  • Tilstone joins ITM as executive director
  • European hotels on way to recovery – Deloitte
  • TMCs sign card deals for SME market
  • Eurostar sees leap in business travellers
  • Amadeus launches ticketless car hire
  • In Brief

• 13th Jul 05

  • ITM and ACTE abandon merger
  • GNEs move in on Europe
  • Marriott builds up UK team
  • IHG signs deal for new Holiday Inns
  • In Brief

• 6th Jul 05

  • GDSs ‘ripe for reform’ in Europe – Hasselt
  • Air Partner signs agreement with DER
  • Hilton puts UK properties up for sale
  • EC and US authorities approve Lufthansa take over of Swiss
  • Air associations hit out at EC tax
  • In Brief

June 2005

• 29th Jun 05

  • Frigerio leaves Carlson
  • EU aims for US Open Skies deal by end of year
  • Monitor GDS deals ACTE tells members
  • Carter re-shapes Hilton team
  • Low cost carriers under threat
  • In Brief

• 22nd Jun 05

  • European launch of new “global” TMC
  • Pinto calls for partnership with airports
  • Finnair appoints new ceo
  • Ryanair warns on fuel costs
  • In Brief

• 15th Jun 05

  • IATA eases rules for agents
  • SkyTeam promises e-ticketing by end of year
  • French companies give high priority to self booking
  • Travel buyers must look at the ‘big picture’ - Tweedie
  • ATP buys French agency
  • In Brief

• 8th Jun 05

  • European court ruling could hinder VAT reclaim
  • New performance measures needed for travel - Kadaner
  • National aims for worldwide self booking
  • Star seeks alternatives to GDSs
  • BA switches inventory to Altea
  • In Brief

• 1st Jun 05

  • Corporates demand more on meetings – Mendes
  • Eurostar introduces carriages for business travellers
  • Bisignani predicts $6bn airline losses in 2005
  • ‘Proposed IATA changes will help agents’
  • IHG announces first quarter profits
  • In Brief

May 2005

• 25th May 05

  • “Good chance” of IATA rule change
  • New group to lobby EC on GDS de-regulation
  • Air France KLM enjoy benefits of merger
  • BMI scraps business class on Heathrow routes
  • In Brief
  • In Brief

• 18th May 05

  • BA profits rise by 80%
  • Opodo moves into Spain
  • BA still top for business travellers
  • Webster to step down at easyJet
  • AEA slams air travel levy
  • In Brief

• 11th May 05

  • Sabre buys lastminute.com for £577m
  • Hotel bookings should be managed like airlines - Jones
  • Lufthansa cuts 1st quarter losses
  • Amex signs deal on meetings management IT
  • In Brief

• 4th May 05

  • Marriott and Whitbread conclude deal
  • Le Meridien does deal with Starwood
  • Hotel market rapidly changing – Kadaner
  • US firms using online booking to cut costs
  • ACTE gathers in Vancouver
  • In Brief

April 2005

• 27th Apr 05

  • Budget hotel chain profits soar
  • BA again warns EC on Alitalia rescue plan
  • German travel managers’ spring meeting
  • Aer Lingus appoints new ceo
  • Amex launches benchmarking tool
  • In Brief

• 20th Apr 05

  • Firms turn back on outsourcing
  • GDS deregulation will bring complexity
  • ITM Briefs
  • Hotels not honouring price guarantee
  • Hogg snaps up US agency
  • In Brief

• 13th Apr 05

  • TQ3 buys stake in Navigant
  • Paragon regrets ITM departure
  • Air France KLM estimates €92m savings on sales
  • Eurostar links with Thalys and ICE
  • Airlines expect major gain from Amadeus sale

• 6th Apr 05

  • Herzog calls for end to hotel deals
  • Carey signs agreement with WIN
  • Corporates lack key distribution channel
  • Air industry faces loss $5.5bm – IATA
  • KDS signs global deal with Hertz
  • In Brief

March 2005

• 30th Mar 05

  • ‘Hotel commissions gone in five years’
  • Le Meridien set for sale
  • Business travel expected to rise
  • GetThere starts technology share with Travelocity
  • In Brief
  • Security Conference in Sweden

• 23rd Mar 05

  • Advanced self-booking tools on way
  • Lufthansa takes over SWISS
  • Companies must pay for travel services - Tweedie
  • New travel distribution research to be unveiled
  • No date set for formal Open Skies talks
  • In Brief

• 16th Mar 05

  • Self booking set to jump – Joly
  • Fewer companies use TMC
  • Hotel price “myth” exploded
  • Major hotels say business picking up
  • ITB Briefs
  • In Brief

• 9th Mar 05

  • Walsh appointed new BA ceo
  • French travel managers prepare to change
  • BTI and easyJet sign access deal
  • Lufthansa launches personal jet service
  • IHG sells 73 UK hotels
  • In Brief

• 2nd Mar 05

  • Walsh appointed new BA ceo
  • Travellers face T&E crack down
  • CWT ADM campaign “roaring success”
  • BA plots move to Terminal Five
  • Hertz-Traveldoo sign deal for corporates
  • In Brief

February 2005

• 23rd Feb 05

  • Travel managers “gone in five years”
  • Expedia targets Germany
  • EC offers last chance in GEBTA-IATA row
  • BA dispute rumbles on
  • No big changes after GDS de-regulation
  • In Brief

• 16th Feb 05

  • EU fuel tax set to go ahead
  • De Vere scans continent
  • Procurement must to get to know suppliers
  • US Travel managers stop booking fee
  • In Brief

• 9th Feb 05

  • Brighter outlook for low cost carriers
  • Business travellers push up London hotel rates
  • BTI launches new expense technology
  • Fuel charges hit BA profit
  • EC plans tougher rules on subsidies
  • Gray Dawes introduces “best buy check” IT

• 2nd Feb 05

  • European GDS deregulation still up in the air
  • ITM and ACTE announce merger plan
  • Spotlight falls on business travel at Berlin show
  • Rebranded WORLDHOTELS aims for business market
  • Austrian cuts cost of flexible flights
  • In brief

January 2005

• 26th Jan 05

  • Lovell predicts more consolidation
  • Agents remain angry with BA
  • TQ3 signs two major deals
  • Lufthansa aims to sell BMI stake
  • Airlines suffer from low cost carriers
  • In brief

• 19th Jan 05

  • TMCs welcome IATA rule change
  • Carlson challenges airlines on ADMs
  • Row as BA scraps commission
  • European hotels recover
  • Swiss to cut fleet and staff
  • In Brief

• 12th Jan 05

  • Amadeus sale "close"
  • Barrot to recommend Alitalia probe
  • 200 exhibitors at London travel show
  • "Wings" concept takes off
  • IATA rule change
  • Five report good traffic figures

• 5th Jan 05

  • Corporates sign joint SN deal
  • Drastic cut in KLM fares
  • Rumours fly on Amadeus sale
  • IAC spins off Expedia
  • White: One GDS not enough
  • In Brief

December 2004

• 15th Dec 04

  • GEBTA to run pilot scheme
  • Amadeus grows market share
  • IHG appoints new ceo
  • Star-BAA talks go on
  • Three Euro agencies join Synergi
  • Airlines rail at security costs
  • In Brief

• 8th Dec 04

  • Hilton International appoints new ceo
  • Frankfurt slips but still Europe’s top airport
  • Lufthansa reaches deal with pilots
  • Cendant buys ebookers – at last
  • In Brief
  • In Brief

• 1st Dec 04

  • After GDS deregulation - a big bill
  • More protection for business travellers
  • Executive jet use jumps 30%
  • Amadeus reveals 2005 pricing model
  • AF-KLM profits up
  • UK may grade meetings facilities

November 2004

• 24th Nov 04

  • Joly targets hotels and meetings
  • Hotels’ business model “outmoded”
  • Webster warns of “brutal” winter
  • IHG: Continental demand still weak
  • In Brief
  • In Brief

• 17th Nov 04

  • Joly targets hotels and meetings
  • Confusion over Aer Lingus deals
  • Agents “charging €90 booking fees”
  • AEA spells out airline problems to EC
  • Bruno: The travel landscape is changing
  • In Brief

• 10th Nov 04

  • UK rates rise, continental rates fall
  • Bruno: The travel landscape is changing
  • Lufthansa reports third quarter profit
  • Clark sees new era of air travel
  • Aer Lingus rejoins GDSs
  • BATM to hold first show
  • WTM Briefs

• 3rd Nov 04

  • BTI UK clients pick lowest fare of the day
  • Ryanair reports record profits
  • NBTA forecasts 7% rise in costs
  • Trainline does credit deal with Diners
  • Aer Lingus rejoins GDSs
  • In brief

October 2004

• 27th Oct 04

  • Whitbread to sell off Marriott
  • Ryanair pays €4m in Charleroi row
  • IATA talks make progress
  • CWT buys German agency
  • Iberia to end commission
  • In brief
  • In brief

• 20th Oct 04

  • Travel a commodity - Gellman
  • GDSs face re-structuring
  • ACTE in brief
  • AEA launches action plan
  • Joint venture cuts costs
  • News in brief

• 13th Oct 04

  • Lovell warns on dynamic packaging
  • EC: airlines should play bigger role
  • Irish GBTA's strategy plan
  • Advantage aims for colleges
  • Alitalia deal completed

• 6th Oct 04

  • ACTE moves against IATA
  • CWT shuffles pack
  • Expedia holds off - for now
  • ELFAA slams Alitalia deal
  • Barrot backs Open Skies
  • BA premium figures slip

September 2004

• 29th Sep 04

  • Cendant buys Orbitz
  • Unions accept Alitalia split
  • Aer Lingus re-positions
  • German firms fail on savings
  • Swiss should be sold
  • Check in to Finnair

• 22nd Sep 04

  • Amex Online bookings up 310%
  • Agents pessimistic on IATA talks
  • Alitalia agrees rescue plan
  • Berteloot upbeat on ACTE
  • SN-Virgin deal close
  • Rise of the low costs