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Latest Addition to the FlyerTalk Family

A new addition to the FlyerTalk family arrived right on time last week. Jamison Miles was born to The Gate blogger Stephanie Miles at 12:05 a.m. on Monday, August 27th. Mom, Dad, and Baby…

Southwest

Southwest Airlines Takes a Step Toward Overseas Service

Southwest loyalists who dream of taking the low cost carrier to vacation destinations like Puerto Rico and Hawaii are one step closer to realizing their goal now that union officials have announced they reached a “tentative agreement” with the airline.

Of course, you may not want to start packing your bags just yet…

Expedia

Expedia, Travelocity Named In Price Fixing Lawsuit

Popular hotel booking sites like Expedia, Travelocity, and Booking.com have been accused of conspiring to fix prices on hotel rooms, according to a lawsuit filed in San Francisco’s U.S. District court yesterday.

The lawsuit, which was filed by two consumers on behalf of hotel-room purchasers throughout the United States, claims that some of the Internet’s largest hotel booking sites conspired with hotel operators like Hilton, Starwood, and Marriott to fix prices and…

GBTA

Survey: Are You Being Asked to Spend Less on Corporate Travel?

The days of luxury hotel stays and first-class accommodations appear to be waning for business travelers, at least according to the results of a survey by the Global Business Travel Association and Cambria Suites.

In a survey of 407 business travelers, researchers found that one-quarter of respondents were dealing with stricter company-imposed spending limits today than a year ago, and…

JFK

Stranded Jet-Skier Bypasses Security at JFK

If your confidence in airport security systems was already low, then this news item probably won’t do anything to improve your outlook.

A stranded jet-skier whose watercraft had broken down in Jamaica Bay, just outside New York City, managed to bypass $100 million worth of security equipment at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday night, as he…

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