Travel News: Airlines, Tourism and Airfares

The year-long challenge asks hoteliers to track their quarterly energy and natural gas consumption from April 1, 2009 thru April 1, 2011, and report the totals via www.ahla.com/slasher.

Jeppesen has been granted certification by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) of Australia to design, validate and maintain instrument flight procedures.

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) today reported that passenger revenue, based on a sample group of carriers(1), rose 15.4 percent in March versus the same month in 2009, marking the third consecutive month of revenue growth.

As the economic downturn begins to intersect with the recovery, Deloitte announced a new report about talent trends in the changing economy based on a full year of in-depth research.

Impact Illustrates Need for Measured Response Based on Facts from Policymakers During Crises

Virgin America created a splash today, by launching its first international destination, Toronto, on Twitter! They did not spend a cent on traditional advertising for this launch, and I personally think this is one of the smarter uses of social media I’ve seen by an airline in recent times.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Boeing (NYSE: BA) expanded type inspection authorization (TIA) today, clearing the way for its personnel to fully participate in future test flights and for the collection of required flight-test data. Initial TIA was granted Feb. 11, which supported the collection of flutter certification data.

Google Inc. is in talks to acquire ITA Software Inc., a maker of travel programs used by companies including Orbitz Worldwide Inc. and Microsoft Corp., three people familiar with the matter said.

The voice of the world's 100 foremost Travel & Tourism leaders, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is calling for governments and organisations such as the United Nations, European Commission, G8 and G20, to re-examine the way policies that affect global Travel& Tourism are co-ordinated and implemented.

Early leader in online hotel distribution selects Travel Tripper’s RezTrip 2.0 booking engine to help drive online sales for its five Mid-Manhattan properties.