San Francisco has an easy fix for the wrenching hotel-tax issue: Just have the hotels make sure that the online travel agencies are paying the full amount.
The terminator — Southwest to quash WestJet codeshare agreement

Southwest says WestJet requested “significant changes” to a 2008 codeshare agreement so Southwest has decided to terminate the pact.
Southwest adds online booking for unaccompanied minors, increases fee
Southwest Airlines says its website will soon handle online booking for unaccompanied minors and the airline will double the one-way service fee to $50.
Chart – traffic to airline websites soared on Ash Thursday

No surprise here at all, but some indication of the travel chaos that set in yesterday and hundreds of thousands of passengers found themselves stranded across Europe.
Hong Kong Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End April 10 2010
Travel Onion, NileGuide make express push for local blog content

Do you want to read about some lost ballerina shoes in London? A sexual harassment suit in New York City? And, oh yes, there’s a free Earth Day block party in Washington, D.C.
Australia Travel Site Crunch: Data Week End April 10 2010
American Airlines: No declaration about user-pay model
American Airlines, which hasn’t spoken publicly about its merchandising and distribution plans, issued a short statement on the subject.










