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Presidential Flight? - San Francisco Gate
on its face, it sounds like the ranting of paranoid left wing lunatic. joseph ereneta complains about spirit airlines latest promotion, entitled the "jeb" sale, which allows customers on some flights to upgrade to business class for as little as $20 ...
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3 Biggest Mistakes Business Travelers Make
a lot of business travelers come off as know-it-alls, moving effortlessly from their towncars to their first-class lounges to the front of the plane, where they're served mimosas, as they recline in their ergonomic leather seats.
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New Terminals Not Great For Business Travelers
there will be new facilities at four major u.s. airports this year. in the short run, that's not great news for business travelers.
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What Are Your Alitalia Frequent Flyer Miles Worth? - Times Online
it is at times like these that regular travellers start looking at the balances in their frequent flyer programmes with a degree of nervousness. you have spent the past few years building up an enormous number of miles, saving up for a trip around ...
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Airtran Holdings, Inc. To Present At Calyon Airline Conference 2008 - Forbes
orlando, fla., sept. 15 /prnewswire-firstcall/ -- arne haak, senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer of airtran airways, a subsidiary of airtran holdings, inc. (nyse: aai), will present at the calyon airline conference at 9:30 a ...
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Nearly Three-fourths Of Business Travelers Offsetting Vacation Costs With Work Footing Part Of The Bill
rising travel costs have caused many travelers to get resourceful when planning vacations, and growing numbers of business travelers are finding business trips to be an opportune time to add a little time off.
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Batter Up With Delta Air Lines, The Official Airline Of The New York Mets And The Team's Newest Partner At Citi Field
atlanta, sept. 15, 2008 -- in recognition of delta air lines' growing presence in and commitment to new york, the airline today announced a multiyear marketing and promotional relationship with the new york mets at citi field, the team's new 42,000-seat ballpark set to open in spring 2009.
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Nearly Three-fourths Of Business Travelers Offsetting Vacation Costs ... - Msn Moneycentral
chicago , sept. 16 /prnewswire/ -- rising travel costs have caused many travelers to get resourceful when planning vacations, and growing numbers of business travelers are finding business trips to be an opportune time to add a little time off ...
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Upgrade To Business Class A Welcome Move By Airline - New Straits Times
amid all the ongoing complaints on price hikes and inefficient service by malaysian airlines, my family and i have only praise for them. a few days before i was to fly to heathrow, london, on aug 31, my travel agent received a call from mas to say ...
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Bag-check Fees Lead To Stuffed Bins Overhead
checked-bag fees recently imposed by airlines to increase revenue are squeezing business travelers out of their most precious real estate: the overhead bins.
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Airport Vip Lounges Catering To Families
pancake, the much loved blue bear, seemed right at home among the oh-so-serious laptop-toting business people. so did his 4-year-old owner, colin blodgett.
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Ba Flies High On Oil Slide - Guardian Unlimited
business class airline silverjet may have suspended operations, but british airways is flying high. a fall in the price of oil has helped lift ba to the top of the ftse 100 leaderboard. the airline - which has just increased its fuel surcharges again ...
www.guardian.co.uk

Clever Color, Styles Mean Less Is More At New North Terminal - Detroit Free Press
architects often have to do a lot with a little, and the new north terminal at detroit metro airport presents a prime exhibit. of course, the word "little" may not seem to apply to a building that costs $431 million and measures 824,000 square feet ...
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Airtran Holdings, Inc. To Present At Calyon Airline Conference 2008
arne haak, senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer of airtran airways, a subsidiary of airtran holdings, inc. , will present at the calyon airline conference at 9:30 a.m.
biz.yahoo.com

Update: 2008 Tealeaf Survey Highlights Potential Multi-billion Dollar Business Opportunity For Companies That Focus On ...
tealeaf®, the leader in online customer experience management software, today announced the results of the 4th annual survey of online consumer behavior. the study, commissioned by tealeaf and conducted by harris interactive®, focused on consumer transactions on shopping, banking, travel and insurance websites. for the fourth year running, the survey revealed that nearly nine out of 10 (87%) ...
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Extra Luggage Fee Take$ Off - New York Post
united airlines said yesterday it will double its fee for a second checked bag to $50, saying that skyrocketing fuel prices have hurt its bottom line. united said the one-way fee will apply for all tickets bought starting today for any flight taking ...
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Embraer Makes First E-jets Sale To Montenegro Airlines - Forbes
sao jose dos campos, brazil, sept. 16 /prnewswire-firstcall/ -- embraer (nyse: erj) announced the sale of the first embraer 195 jet to montenegro airlines, today. the agreement with the airline from the republic of montenegro also includes purchase ...
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Qatar Airways Offers Special Eid Packages
doha • qatar airways holidays will be offering special vacation packages for eid, the airline has announced.
www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

Business Briefs
stonington insurance co. will be offering a hurricane coverage option for hawaii residents along with homeowner and condominium owner insurance coverage, state insurance commissioner j.p. schmidt said yesterday.
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Business Reassured On Qantas Safety - The Age
qantas has scrambled to ease growing concerns among some of its big corporate customers that its safety and maintenance standards could be slipping, after a spate of incidents that has dented the airline's once enviable safety record. bhp billiton ...
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