Business Travel Coalition
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DOT Again Delays GDS Air Fee Proposals
… previous timeline, which appears as current in DOT's latest monthly "Report on Significant Rulemakings," Business Travel Coalition chairman Kevin Mitchell pointed out the new timeframe. A DOT spokesman confirmed the latest postponement …
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Ticket Taxes, Airport Projects In Limbo As FAA Shutdown Continues
… 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," but suggested ticket taxes "will apply …
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TSA Plans To Pilot Expedited Airport Security Screening
… Southwest and United. The Industry Responds Industry groups, including the American Society of Travel Agents, the Business Travel Coalition and the Global Business Travel Association generally applauded TSA's trusted-traveler pilot program. BTC …
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Despite Court Victory Over Sabre, IATA Faces PaxIS Challenges
The International Air Transport Association claimed victory over Sabre in an Ontario court this month, but IATA's controversial booking database PaxIS, which was the subject of the dispute, faces another imminent threat. The European Travel Agents and Tour Operators Association told The Beat
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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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TSA Security Uproar Triggers Buyer Concerns
… just evaluating." "There are two duty-of-care issues here: mental health and physical health," said Business Travel Coalition chairman Kevin Mitchell. "Science really hasn't been put forth in terms of the safety of this technology …
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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 the Business Travel Coalition , in addition to what they said are 50,000 petition-signing corporate travel buyers, travelers and consumer …
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NBTA and BTC weighed in on disclosure of ancillary airline fees ahead of today's deadline for providing comments to DOT on the matter
… researching and booking travel, without dictating how the fees data be transmitted or displayed." Similarly, Business Travel Coalition chairman Kevin Mitchell penned a signatory letter submitted today to DOT imploring regulators "to require airlines …
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GAO Adds Voice To Chorus Calling For Ancillary Air Fees Disclosure
… representatives for the American Society of Travel Agents, the Interactive Travel Services Association and the Business Travel Coalition in testimony Wednesday during a House subcommittee hearing. DOT is examining such a proposal in its latest …
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Groups Urge Govt To Act On Air Fees
… congressional committee is scheduled hold a hearing on disclosure of airline fees, new survey results from the Business Travel Coalition reinforced prevailing sentiments on the topic of ancillary charges. Travel managers and travel agency executives …
