12/1/2008 In the waning days of the Bush administration, the Transportation Department has surprised us by doing something interesting. Read More »11/24/2008 They have made more than 90 attacks this year, including three dozen successful hijackings. They hold nearly 20 ships. Among them are a Ukrainian freighter that was carrying Russian tanks and other armaments and a supertanker loaded with 2 million barrels of Saudi Arabian crude oil that was bound for the U.S. They also hold some 300 hostages. Read More »11/22/2008 With Thanksgiving only a few days away, I'm hoping I have extra room around the table this year because I'd like to invite some cruise industry executives over. Read More »11/17/2008 If T.S. Eliot were around today, he might amend his famous line about April being the cruelest month. In the cruelty department, the October just passed was no slouch. Read More »11/10/2008 Two things happened on Nov. 4. Not only did Barack Obama win the presidential election, but the Democratic Party won commanding majorities in both houses of Congress. It's been a few years since the government has had one party controlling those two branches of government with such a strong mandate. Read More »11/8/2008 With this annual survey issue, we once again provide readers with the most important research conducted in the travel industry this year. Read More »11/3/2008 Delta now owns Northwest, having wasted no time in closing the deal after the Justice Department's antitrust division flashed the expected green light for their merger. But with big mergers, and especially big airline mergers, these formalities are just the beginning. The real drama is yet to unfold. Read More »10/27/2008 We can't say that the administration of George W. Bush has been a particular friend or benefactor to the travel business, but in its waning days it has done us a big favor by expanding the Visa Waiver Program to seven additional countries. Read More »10/25/2008 With this issue coming out just before Election Day, it seems a fitting time to look at some of the key travel-industry issues that the incoming chief executive will face. Read More »10/20/2008 By an odd accident, we will mark three anniversaries in the coming days. First is the 50th anniversary of Travel Weekly (Oct. 24). Second is the 50th anniversary of the first transatlantic 707 service (Oct. 26), which is widely viewed as the beginning of the jet age. Third is the 30th anniversary of the Airline Deregulation Act, which was signed by President Jimmy Carter on Oct. 24, 1978. Read More » |
