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Southwest's Chronic Flight Delays Are Getting Worrisome
BNET &bull Jul 26, 2010
When it comes to Spirit Airlines, the media isn't very smart. Spirit has long been known for having borderline tasteless to outright offensive ads, and the media somehow thinks it's smart to blast them for it every time. That's the worst thing they can do if they actually think it's an… Full Story »
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Continental and Wired: How Not to Do a Promotional Partnership
BNET &bull Jul 22, 2010
BNET Travel provides daily industry trends and news coverage with insights for managers and executives into all aspects of the travel and tourism industry. In addition to detailed airline and hotel company profiles, we bring you industry analysis on new travel and carrier routes, bankruptcies, mergers, tourism figures, investments and a host of other important business issues. Continental Airlines (CAL) and Wired have teamed up for an effort to promote business travel technology. It may sound like a good idea, but the implementation is just garbage. This is a textbook example of how an airline should not do a partnership.… Full Story »
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LA World Airports Smartly Reconsiders Regionalization Strategy
BNET &bull Jul 22, 2010
BNET Travel provides daily industry trends and news coverage with insights for managers and executives into all aspects of the travel and tourism industry. In addition to detailed airline and hotel company profiles, we bring you industry analysis on new travel and carrier routes, bankruptcies, mergers, tourism figures, investments and a host of other important business issues. I've had plenty of harsh words for the Los Angeles World Airports' (LAWA) so-called regionalization plan to push traffic from LAX to other airports around Southern California. It appears that LAWA is now starting to… Full Story »
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Delta Earnings: Outlook Weak Despite Strong Industry Premium Traffic Trends
BNET &bull Jul 21, 2010
The Army has begun the process of buying a new armored troop transport. The last attempt the Future Combat System (FCS) was canceled by President Obama's administration. This contract has attracted the attention of all the big U.S. defense contractors indicating the desire for one of a potential few big contracts. BNET Travel provides daily industry trends and news coverage… Full Story »
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JetBlue and American: Why Frequent-Flier Sharing Makes Sense
BNET &bull Jul 20, 2010
BNET Travel provides daily industry trends and news coverage with insights for managers and executives into all aspects of the travel and tourism industry. In addition to detailed airline and hotel company profiles, we bring you industry analysis on new travel and carrier routes, bankruptcies, mergers, tourism figures, investments and a host of other… Full Story »
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Airport Effort to Charge More During Peak Times Could Hurt Passengers
BNET &bull Jul 19, 2010
BNET Travel provides daily industry trends and news coverage with insights for managers and executives into all aspects of the travel and tourism industry. In addition to detailed airline and hotel company profiles, we bring you industry analysis on new travel and carrier routes, bankruptcies, mergers, tourism figures, investments and a host of other important business issues. After a great deal of legal wrangling, airports have finally won the right to begin charging airlines more for flights that go during peak times. The idea is to reduce the number of flights traveling at peak times. While it may sound good… Full Story »
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American, oneworld Step Closer to Legitimacy with EU Approvals
BNET &bull Jul 15, 2010
When it comes to Spirit Airlines, the media isn't very smart. Spirit has long been known for having borderline tasteless to outright offensive ads, and the media somehow thinks it's smart to blast them for it every time. That's the worst thing they can do if they actually think it's an awful thing. BNET Travel provides daily industry trends and news coverage with insights for managers and executives into all aspects of the travel and tourism industry. In addition to detailed airline and hotel company profiles, we bring you industry analysis on new travel and carrier routes, bankruptcies, mergers,… Full Story »
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Why Allegiant Shuffles Airports in Ways Most Airlines Wouldn't Dare
BNET &bull Jul 15, 2010
When it comes to Spirit Airlines, the media isn't very smart. Spirit has long been known for having borderline tasteless to outright offensive ads, and the media somehow thinks it's smart to blast them for it every time. That's the worst thing they can do if they actually think it's an awful thing. BNET Travel provides daily industry trends and news coverage with insights for managers and executives into all aspects of the travel and tourism industry. In addition to detailed airline and hotel company profiles, we bring you industry analysis on new travel and carrier routes, bankruptcies, mergers, tourism… Full Story »
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How JetBlue Tends To Its Brand
BNET &bull Jul 13, 2010
BNET Travel provides daily industry trends and news coverage with insights for managers and executives into all aspects of the travel and tourism industry. In addition to detailed airline and hotel company profiles, we bring you industry analysis on new travel and carrier routes, bankruptcies, mergers, tourism figures, investments and a host of other important business issues. Yesterday I wrote about how US Airways (LCC) was running a fantastic operation but really paid no attention to its brand. Today, I'm looking at the opposite end of the spectrum with JetBlue (JBLU). A recent… Full Story »
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US Airways Shows Stellar Operational Improvement, but Nobody Knows It
BNET &bull Jul 12, 2010
How did Chattanooga secure VW's only U.S. plant, a two-billion-square-foot green operation with expansion plans? It tried harder, even when it seemed almost certain the company was going somewhere else. BNET Travel provides daily industry trends and news coverage with insights for managers and executives into all aspects of the travel and tourism industry. In addition to detailed airline and hotel company profiles, we bring you industry analysis on new… Full Story »
