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ONLINE DISPLAY,NEWS 2009-07-16 http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003994865 http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003994865 Continental Airlines president and COO Jeff Smisek will replace Larry Kellner as CEO on Jan. 1, 2010, the airline said late today. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y6Q6CKJTUItJ13MJ6bkykanhyM8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y6Q6CKJTUItJ13MJ6bkykanhyM8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y6Q6CKJTUItJ13MJ6bkykanhyM8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y6Q6CKJTUItJ13MJ6bkykanhyM8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> 2009-07-16 http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003994603 http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003994603 Sabre Travel Network in June began providing its fully automated QREX Plus air ticket repricing technology in the Americas, joining its semi-automated Quick Refunds and Exchanges tool and, like the systems other global distribution systems offer, using the Airline Tariff Publishing Co.'s Category 31 fare rules that provide the standards to automate the ticket exchange, refund and reissue processes. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZmy6hu3Qye90qfgt0NltK_x838/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZmy6hu3Qye90qfgt0NltK_x838/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZmy6hu3Qye90qfgt0NltK_x838/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZmy6hu3Qye90qfgt0NltK_x838/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> 2009-07-16 http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003994599 http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003994599 Marriott International today reported more than a 20 percent decline in revenue per available room and double-digit percentage rate drops for its upper-tier properties in North America during the second quarter of 2009. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xDIhVWqRY4At2bbpw9PhcuAcsDI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xDIhVWqRY4At2bbpw9PhcuAcsDI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xDIhVWqRY4At2bbpw9PhcuAcsDI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xDIhVWqRY4At2bbpw9PhcuAcsDI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> 2009-07-14 http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003993469 http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003993469 The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee today introduced its version of the 2009 Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, which includes provisions to speed the rollout of a next-generation satellite-based air traffic control system, and includes language to bolster airline safety and implement components of a passenger bill of rights. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xEVfNF_7XZHf3T8l26-2-DpX4IU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xEVfNF_7XZHf3T8l26-2-DpX4IU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xEVfNF_7XZHf3T8l26-2-DpX4IU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xEVfNF_7XZHf3T8l26-2-DpX4IU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> 2009-07-10 http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003992675 http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003992675 The U.S. Department of Transportation in a final decision today approved Continental Airlines' request to join the Star Alliance as an antitrust-immune member and form a transatlantic joint venture with Air Canada, Lufthansa and United Airlines. The final decision makes some concessions to the Justice Department, which in the course of weeks of delays sought to limit the degree of cooperation tentatively approved in April. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pW0qCvyr-L6gCpT-dgZNd9gzEKg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pW0qCvyr-L6gCpT-dgZNd9gzEKg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pW0qCvyr-L6gCpT-dgZNd9gzEKg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pW0qCvyr-L6gCpT-dgZNd9gzEKg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> 2009-07-10 http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003992623 http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003992623 Meetings management technology provider Worktopia at the end of August plans to enable users to search and book physical meeting space equipped with remote conferencing technology, according to CEO John Arenas. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LsOSMyz5XYF-fMnRLsyE0Aw6khQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LsOSMyz5XYF-fMnRLsyE0Aw6khQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LsOSMyz5XYF-fMnRLsyE0Aw6khQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LsOSMyz5XYF-fMnRLsyE0Aw6khQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>