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Choice Hotels Announces Armed Services Program Including Elite Gold Status Special Benefits Choice Hotels International, Inc. is proud to announce a new permanent Armed Services program as part of its Choice Privileges rewards program. Effective immediately, active duty or reserve military members, retired military, National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, as well as eligible spouses and dependents can join the Choice Privileges rewards program at the Elite Gold level, a level that normally req... Readmore	American Airlines Testing Mobile Phone and PDA Boarding Passes American Airlines customers departing from select airports can choose to receive their boarding passes electronically on their mobile phones or PDAs, saving the time it takes to print out and present a paper boarding pass at the airport. Mobile boarding passes, which use a two-dimensional (2-D) barcode, are being introduced today for passengers departing on domestic flights from Chicag... Readmore
Hampton Hotels Cleans Out The Cobwebs Of The Poe Museum Known as the father of detective and mystery fiction, Edgar Allan Poe has been appreciated by children and adults alike for his macabre genius throughout the past 150 years. Today in honor of the internationally renowned author, Hampton Hotels refurbished the Poe Museum in Richmond, Va. as part of its ongoing Save-A-Landmark program. Housing one of the world*s finest collections of Poe*s manuscrip... Readmore	JetBlue Airline Now Largest Carrier At Westchester County Airport JetBlue Airways kicks off a major expansion at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., nearly doubling its service from the convenient, customer-friendly airport. The airline began new daily nonstop service to Tampa, Fla., and today adds more flights to Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and West Palm Beach, Fla. JetBlue now offers the following daily flights from Westchester County Airport: 3 ... Readmore
Continental Airlines Applies for Year-Round Service Between Houston and Rio de Janeiro Continental Airlines has filed an application with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to operate daily year-round service between its Houston hub at Bush Intercontinental Airport and Rio de Janeiro and between New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro beginning June 2009. (quote)We continue to see strong demand by our corporate customers for daily nonstop service between these two important oil marke... Readmore	American Airlines applies holiday embargo on certain destinations American Airlines and American Eagle have implemented their annual baggage restrictions to the Caribbean, Mexico and Latin America. The limits in effect from Nov. 29, 2008 to Jan. 10, 2009 state that no boxes will be accepted during this time and luggage will be limited to two checked items and one carry one. The embargo applies to the following cities: Cali, Colombia Tegucigalpa, Honduras Med... Readmore
Southwest Airlines Seeks ATA Airlines Rights to Operate at LaGuardia Airport Southwest Airlines has submitted a bid that would allow the airline to assume ATA Airlines* rights to operate at New York*s LaGuardia (LGA) Airport through a purchase of ATA Airlines. The $7.5 million bid seeks to obtain the rights to 14 slots at LaGuardia that are currently held by ATA Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection on April 2, 2008. Those 14 slots would allow operation of up t... Readmore	AirTran Adds DC Flights in Response to Obama Inauguration Air Tran Airways announced that the airline will respond to customer demand by adding more roundtrip flights between Atlanta, Ga., and both Baltimore/Washington and Washington D.C. (Dulles), and between Milwaukee, Wis., and Baltimore/Washington on January 21, 2009, following President-elect Barack Obamas inauguration on January 20. (quote)Weve had tremendous requests for flights to Washington D... Readmore
Upgrade to Business Class ON Board with AirTrans AirTran Airways has just made it possible to escape from the crying baby or some other type of undesirable seat…in mid air! What a clever idea. Your company has paid for the dreaded coach class ticket and you find yourself in 27E with the seat mate from HELL. Never fear, onboard Business Class upgrades are now available. In an innovative move, AirTran Airways has made it possible to up... Readmore	AirTran Airways Changes Checked Bag Policy AirTran Airways announced recently that for travel on or after December 5, 2008, customers will be charged $15 for their first checked bag. For those who purchased their tickets on or before November 11, 2008, they will not be charged for the first checked bag. The airline will continue to charge $25 for the second checked bag and $50 for each additional bag. Business Class travelers and A+ Rewar... Readmore