First Class
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Lufthansa Scrapping Some First Class Cabins, Considering Route Cuts
… Lufthansa is freezing fleet expansion for two years, scrapping first class on a large part of its long-haul network and pondering ..... Bangkok now are under review. The airline will also remove first class from its remaining Airbus A340-300s and 13 B747-300s …
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Interview: Yotel CEO Gerard Greene
Yotel, the five-year-old hotel brand that takes its design cues more from first - class airline cabins than Architectural Digest, has been testing its draw among U.S. travelers with last summer's opening of a …
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SkyTeam members are adopting a set of priority airport services for their best customers, designed by founding member Delta
Available to premium - class travelers and elite-level loyalty program members, SkyPriority includes dedicated check-in and bag-drop areas, priority …
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American Airlines this week launched for elite travelers a premium check-in and expedited security line offering at LAX
… of AA's invite-only ConciergeKey program, purchasers of American's Five Star Service travel assistance offering and first - class passengers. Such customers will be "greeted by customer service representatives" who "personally assist with individual …
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Premium air travel demand lost momentum in August, with passenger counts up by 2 percent year over year
… recession, there has clearly been a structural shift, due to the severity of the recession, away from travel on business and first class seats towards economy. Forward-looking indicators for air travel, particularly travel on business, continue to point …
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BTN's 2011 Airline Survey: Delta Finally On Top
… premium-economy product on some international flights, rolled out more flat-bed seats in long-haul markets and expanded first - class seating and added Wi-Fi on regional aircraft, having previously installed Internet access across its entire mainline domestic …
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Survey: Asia/Pacific Buyers Restricting Premium Class
<p>Asia/Pacific-based travel buyers are tightening premium - class travel policies and pushing advance-purchase requirements, but tracking ancillary fees remains a low priority in the region …
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European Companies Tighten Some Travel Policies, Loosen Long-Haul Business Class Rules
… businesses are imposing travel policies and toughening sanctions for noncompliance. Also, more companies are requiring online booking, and—despite the opposite trend in the air—reducing use of first class for rail travel.</p>
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Brighter Planet To Power MasterCard Carbon Emissions Reporting
… flight, cargo-passenger ratios and class of service. The model "assigns a greater percentage of emissions to those in first class than economy," Adler said. CM1 pulls data from "predominately public data sets that we parse, organize and correct …
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Eliminating 'Stupid Stuff' In Travel Management
Aetna Inc. chief procurement officer Joseph Black in April shared his views on travel policies, sourcing and value creation in procurement during the Institute for Supply Management-Global Business Travel Association Travel & Meetings Summit in New Orleans. An ISM board member, Black oversees
