washingtonpost.com - Business ClassBusiness ClassFirms Rush To Act While Fare Cuts Last- April 23, 2005 For more than a decade, travel groups have petitioned the nation's airlines to change their fare structures and move away from charging business travelers five times more than other passengers just because they have to take trips at the last minute.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64538-2005Jan10.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Hotels Change More Than Sheets on Beds- April 23, 2005 Whenever Elizabeth Pearson checks into a hotel, one of the first things she does is pull off the bedspread and hurl it into the nearest corner.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52862-2005Jan31.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Computerized Calls Test Fliers' Patience- April 23, 2005 Many airlines are cutting the number of reservation agents and adding voice recognition systems to save money. Many frequent fliers, however, are not quite ready to give up human contact.-The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15594-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_business/column... Saving Money One Leg At a Time- April 23, 2005 Many savvy price-conscious travelers and travel agents have adopted a secret strategy for finding the cheapest airfares: Book one-way flights to and from a destination on two different airlines.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16845-2005Jan17.html?nav=rss_business/colum... In-Flight Perks Are Steadily Disappearing- April 23, 2005 Pam Rhodes is willing to make a deal with her airline: If the carrier agrees to cut $50 off her fare, she promises not to order a soda, accept a bag of pretzels, check a piece of luggage or use a pillow or blanket during the flight.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61750-2005Feb28.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Delta Proposal Could Signal Shift in Pricing- April 23, 2005 Airline's planned overhaul of its fare structure could trigger the biggest shift in ticket pricing since Congress deregulated the industry in 1978.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46054-2005Jan3.html?nav=rss_business/column... Consumers Exercise Their Growing Clout- April 23, 2005 Consumer clout -- it's a potent weapon these days for bullying travel-related companies into changing policies. Competition is so tight that airlines, hotels and car rental agencies are listening -- and responding -- to customer complaints with renewed vigor.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42687-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Fliers Fear Cellular Blab, Hot-Air Planes- April 23, 2005 Airline passengers are bracing for the eventual introduction of cell phones on commercial flights, as the Federal Communications Commission begins a review of its 20-year-old rule prohibiting cell phone chatter at 30,000 feet.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62417-2004Dec13.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Hertz Blames Web Options For a New Fee- April 23, 2005 Renting a car at Hertz just got more expensive. You won't see it in the daily rate you're charged for a Mercury Marquis or a Volvo sedan. But starting tomorrow, your total bill will be $2.50 higher than it was last week because one of the nation's largest car rental companies will now...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24923-2005Feb14.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Fliers Find Buying Onboard Food Hard to Digest- April 23, 2005 Whenever Sandra Wilson has a flight of more than two hours out of Reagan National, she races to California Pizza Kitchen inside the terminal for a small cheese pizza to take aboard.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35422-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_business/colum... |