Travel News for September 28th 2011 through September 30th 2011
Bringing you what’s new in travel for September 28th 2011 through September 30th 2011:
- Walt Disney World: 40 Years of Dreams Coming True – JoanneG recently posted this over on the Bing Travel Blog:
Oct. 1, 1971: The day dreams started coming true at Walt Disney World.
- Book Europe Like a Local: 3 Super Sites for Reservations – Budget Travel recently posted this on This Just In… Newsweek's Travel Blog:
(Courtesy cl0d/Flickr) - Are the Government's New Fee-Disclosure Rules Any Good? – posted this over on Frommer's : Hidden fees for checked baggage can increase the total price of a plane ticket. Will the U.S. government's new rules requiring fee disclosures help clear up the confusion?
- Lufthansa to order 12 new Airbus, Embraer jets | Boeing and Aerospace News – seattlepi.com –
Lufthansa’s Supervisory Board Thursday approved an order for 12 new airliners from Airbus and Embraer, the German airline announced Thursday. The order consists of two Airbus A380s, one Airbus A330-300, four A320s and five Embraer 195 regional jets. Deliveries are set to start next year. It is worth more than $1.3 billion at list prices, [...]
- Are You a Hotel Loyalist? – Laura Michonski recently posted this on This Just In… Newsweek's Travel Blog:
A room at the Hampton Inn in Cambridge, MA (Courtesy Aaron Gustafson/Flickr) - Fresh-Air Fun in Europe: 3 New Outdoor Sights – Budget Travel recently posted this on This Just In… Newsweek's Travel Blog:
Lately, European destinations have found novel ways to make the great outdoors more accessible for their citizens—and, by extension, for visitors. Here are three recent examples of outdoorsy ingenuity.
- [Infographic] The future of loyalty programs will be powered by social media | Leaders in airline & airport customer engagement :: SimpliFlying –
Did you know that over 80% of members of an airline loyalty program never earn enough miles to redeem a flight? And most of the other 20% fly so much that the last thing they want to do is to step on another plane! Do you see why some loyalty program managers are worried?
For airlines, the future of frequent flyer programs programs is now a pressing question, given the growth of social technologies. As such, many airlines are now rushing to find ways of driving social loyalty. Some of these have show all text
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