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SWA, ASTA Favor DOT's Proposed Ancillary Fee Disclosures, ATA Opposed
Southwest Airlines broke with fellow Air Transport Association members by lending conditional support to the Department of Transportation's plan to collect more ancillary revenue data from airlines, according to comments filed this week with regulators.
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Ticket Taxes, Airport Projects In Limbo As FAA Shutdown Continues
… tickets during the period when the tax was not in effect." According to a joint statement issued by the American Society of Travel Agents and the Business Travel Coalition, the two groups do not expect "any retroactive tax collections …
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TSA Plans To Pilot Expedited Airport Security Screening
… The Industry Responds Industry groups, including the American Society of Travel Agents , the Business Travel Coalition and the Global Business ..... failed on virtually every level," according to BTC. ASTA called the plan "a solid step in the right direction …
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DOT Defers Date For Challenged Consumer Rules
… rules slated to become effective Aug. 23. Among the deferred rules are two provisions, cited by the American Society of Travel Agents as unworkable, dictating how agents must advise clients and Web shoppers about airline baggage fees …
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ASTA and Sabre each added their voices of support for DOT's stated plan to further regulate disclosure of airlines' optional services and...
… of such fees "at all points of sale ." The American Society of Travel Agents and Sabre each stated that they'll work with ..... in a "transactable form," according to ASTA --through global distribution system channels …
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ASTA , Sabre Applaud DOT, Push For Fee Disclosure Rule
The American Society of Travel Agents and Sabre each added ..... all points of sale." ASTA praised DOT's set of ..... according to the group. " ASTA 's comments, and those ..... stake in the proceeding. ASTA will continue to work …
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The 25 Most Influential Executives Of The Business Travel Industry Of 2010
… carriers disillusioned with the OpenTravel Alliance an alternative, and the follow-on to that was the launch this month of the ASTA -, BTC- and GDS-backed Open Allies for Airfare Transparency, which Davidson of course immediately mocked. — Jay Campbell …
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More than 100 travel buyers, distributors, associations and others formally launched a coalition to promote price transparency and full access to airline pricing and fee information
… Travel Management, Uniglobe Travel International and Valerie Wilson Travel); such distributors as Expedia, Orbitz and Travelocity; and advocacy groups including the American Society of Travel Agents and the Business Travel Coalition.
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DOT Airline Fee Proposal Sparks Content Clash
… transportation offers and make purchases." The American Society of Travel Agents , the Consumer Travel Alliance and ..... similar situation is presented here." ASTA , however, claimed that the rule would ..... ancillary fees on their websites, but ASTA argued that transparency should be …
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Airlines Warn Agents On Secure Flight Data
… where the booking originated, the American Society of Travel Agents said in a warning to members last month ..... direct reservations," according to ASTA . "The agency channel has the flexibility ..... the PNR is on the travel agent." ASTA said it would work with TSA and the …
