Stanley.Slaughter

SWISS reports H1 profit

29 Jul 2010 at 14:39 — by Stanley Slaughter in Air Travel | NEWS ITEM

Swiss International Airlines today (July 29) reported a H1 operating profit of CHF61m (€44.3m), a slight drop on the CHF65m (€47.3m) figure for the same period last year.

easyJet hit by £65m "ash" loss

29 Jul 2010 at 12:31 — by Stanley Slaughter in Air Travel | NEWS ITEM

easyJet said the flight disruption caused by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud cost it £65m in lost revenue.

BTMS signs exclusive deal with ITM

29 Jul 2010 at 12:23 — by Stanley Slaughter in Air Travel, Accommodation, Travel Management, Technology, Ground Transport, MICE | NEWS ITEM

The Business Travel and Meetings Show (BTMS) today (July 29) announced it had signed an exclusive deal with the UK and Ireland Institute of Travel and Meetings (ITM).

RailGo pledges no fee rise for clients

29 Jul 2010 at 11:05 — by Stanley Slaughter in Travel Management, Ground Transport | NEWS ITEM

RailGo has pledged not to raise its fees to clients despite a cut in agent commission fees.

CWT reports rise in transactions and traffic

29 Jul 2010 at 10:38 — by Stanley Slaughter in Travel Management | NEWS ITEM

Carlson Wagonlit Travel today (July 29) reported a 13.2% rise in transactions for the first six months of the year compared with the same period in 2009.

Aer Arann suspends flights

29 Jul 2010 at 09:56 — by Stanley Slaughter in Air Travel | NEWS ITEM

Aer Arann is to suspend it services from Cork to Dublin and Belfast from the end of next month.

European doubts on full body scanners

27 Jul 2010 at 16:08 — by Stanley Slaughter in Air Travel, Travel Management | NEWS ITEM

Nearly half (45%) of European travel buyers said their travellers were "concerned" about full body scanners now being installed in airports around the world, according to an Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) survey.