Word: travel
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sixth-grade pageant, a starting place on the field-hockey team; her to conjure up fondly her own perfect record of punctuality. "I've never been late once in all my years in the theater," she says, scoffing at my having allowed only an extra hour to travel from Washington to New York City. Surely she could find a way to forgive the delay, what with the shuttle, the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, the stop at Random House to be cleared by the p.r. department, and the general rule of life that if anything can go wrong, it will. "Four hours...
...Motel Association: "The airfare war has been the greatest stimulus I have seen in many years. Our reservations traffic is up more than 30% in many places, all because of the airfares." But on the other hand, the airfare sale has created a huge demand for unprofitable, cheapskate travel. And chances are good that more fare wars are coming. Travel companies fear the auto industry pattern, in which consumers refuse to buy at anything but desperation prices. The U.S. hotel industry is severely overbuilt. Nearly 2 out of every 3 full-service hostelries have been losing money for the past...
...moment, anyway, the summer fire sale by U.S. air carriers is over. But now other travel-related businesses, especially hotels, are scrambling for a piece of the action by offering rock-bottom prices and vacation specials. That's good news for American travelers clutching cheap, freshly purchased air tickets. But after two years of waiting for consumers to get the wanderlust again, many travel firms see the boom as a mixed blessing...
...otherwise have taken a trip in their own cars this summer have ventured far afield, thanks to the low-priced air tickets, and plan to rent cars. Hertz reservations are already up 25% from last summer, and have doubled in Denver and some other popular cities. Hardest hit are travel agents, who earn their commissions based on costs, and nearly all components of their business are operating at lower price levels. Some predict wave after wave of fare and rate wars as the cash- strapped airlines and hotel chains struggle to survive. Says Richard Nigosian of VTS Travel...
...information that agency chief Bonner apparently did not note. Attorney General William Barr, though, has been "slamming the table," say critics, in support of Bonner. Barr may be Bonner's last line of defense. DEA agents, who call their boss "Marco Polo" for his habit of official travel to exotic climes, have been scratching their heads over the plan. President Bush is expected to referee the squabble this week...