Not often Tnooz gets a letter to the editor (most readers use the comments section)…
Tnooz and others are wrong when they say Barack Obama is right
August 26, 2011 By 13 Comments
Reality check: Barack Obama is right about offline travel agencies
August 24, 2011 By 19 Comments
Forget the Libyan revolution, debt crisis and the US presidential elections in 2012, Barack Obama needs to concentrate on making peace with travel agents.
US trade group balks at new airline bag-fee disclosure rules
July 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The American Society of Travel Agents thinks the imposition of two U.S. Department of Transportation rules on airline bag-fee disclosures may lead more travel agencies to abandon selling airline tickets.
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Road trip — coalition to steer study of the underserved drive market
November 18, 2010 By 8 Comments
With airline commissions a relic and some carriers pushing supplier-direct strategies, the American Society of Travel Agents joined a coalition sponsoring a study of how travel agents and the trade can address the seemingly forgotten drive market.
Industry coalition launches MadAsHellAboutHiddenFees.com
September 7, 2010 By 5 Comments
A travel industry coalition is seeking to harness consumer outrage over airline bag fees.
Survey — Amadeus uses financial incentives, gains US travel agency market share
May 21, 2010 By 6 Comments
Among the four major global distribution systems, Sabre is the most widely used among U.S. travel agencies, although Amadeus is the fastest growing.
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If I were an offline travel agent… what would my website look like?
April 29, 2010 By 10 Comments
Plenty of advice around these days for the humble offline travel agent, but here are some important points to take into account when considering or reviewing a website strategy.
So who is right in the airline merchandising row?
April 19, 2010 By 6 Comments
I have been watching and biting my tongue all week at the somewhat personal vitriol coming from Business Travel Coalition.
Corporations, agencies back airline merchandising, but distribution is another story
April 14, 2010 By 2 Comments
The Business Travel Coalition and the American Society of Travel Agents got more than 200 corporations and travel management companies to back airline efforts to collect fees for checked bags and premium seats, but the signatories to a letter sent to U.S. carriers want to ensure that they — and not solely the airlines — get to choose the distribution channel where these ancillary services get fulfilled.
Will American Airlines make travel agents, corporations pay for content?
April 6, 2010 By 4 Comments
If you believe the Business Travel Coalition and industry rumblings, American Airlines is serious about proceeding with plans to make users — presumably travel management companies, corporations and global distribution systems — pay for content by leveraging its direct-connect business with Farelogix and perhaps other distributors.
