Airlines get tougher on business fare discounts
September 23, 2008 ·
U.S. airlines are getting tougher on fare discounts for companies that cut back on travel in the softer economy. In a teleconference and webcast Tuesday, American Express Business Travel officials talked about market trends and the business travel environment ahead of the release an annual business travel outlook. Herve Sedky, a vice president and general [...]
Airfare expert says early-2009 prices could dip
August 25, 2008 ·
Southwest Airlines Co. has published its schedule and fares for early next year, a move that could spur rivals to lower their fares for the period, an airfare observer said Monday. Many airlines takes reservations nearly a year in advance, but Southwest usually goes out only about six months. Recently, the Dallas-based carrier issued its [...]
Bus travel grows as fuel soars, airfares leap
August 4, 2008 ·
It’s a tale of two cities: Nikita Bernstein, 29, a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker with a business in Boston, was in need of a cheap way to travel between his two homes. And a place to plug in his laptop, store his bike and stretch his legs along the way. Bernstein is an example of a [...]
