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 Articles of Interest

TSA tries soothing screening process

Passport rule for land and sea travelers postponed to June 2009

NWA tries to revive Delta merger, reports say

NWA Announces Changes to Luggage Policies

Northwest Announces New Routes

Delta's fee hikes affect all sorts of travelers

BA Passengers Face Further Heathrow Delays

Assessing customers' biggest priorities through the rental car process

Airport Parking

Travel & Leisure

TSA tries soothing screening process
 Source: USA Today
The Transportation Security Administration hopes to create a kinder, gentler screening process and will test it soon at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Other U.S. airports could see it later this year. Click Here to continue. Click Here to see the TSA information website including video and interactive diagram.

Passport rule for land and sea travelers postponed to June 2009
Source: Travel Weekly
Those traveling to the U.S. by land and sea won't have to present a passport until June 1, 2009, according to a ruling issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the State Department.

The ruling follows the congressional passage of a December bill ordering a delay until at least June 2009 of the passport requirement for land and sea travelers. Click Here to continue.
Airline News

NWA tries to revive Delta merger, reports say
Source: USA Today
Northwest proposed to Delta on March 28 that the carriers move ahead on merger talks even if they can't first secure a prearranged deal between the two sides' pilots, several media outlets reported. All cited unnamed sources in their reports. In previous airline mergers, the two sides have typically tried to combine workforces only after a deal was completed. But, The Associated Press writes "Delta and Northwest took a different approach in their merger talks, figuring that if they could obtain full pilot agreements in advance they would reap the benefit of a combined airline much sooner." Click Here to continue.

NWA Announces Changes to Luggage Policies
Source: Northwest Airlines
Northwest is matching several other U.S. network carriers and implementing a $25 charge for the customer’s second checked bag and $100 for each additional bag for reservations made in coach class on or after March 29, 2008, for travel on or after May 5, 2008. Coach class customers may continue to check one piece of luggage free of charge. These policies also apply to Northwest Airlink customers flying on Mesaba, Pinnacle or Compass Airlines. Click Here to continue.

Northwest Announces New Routes
 Source: Northwest Airlines

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 Memphis - Savannah, GA Begins April 8, 2008
• Minneapolis - Paris, France Begins April 8, 2008
• Detroit - Monterrey, Mexico Begins May 2, 2008
• Memphis - San Diego, CA Begins May 2, 2008
• Memphis - Norfolk, VA Begins May 2, 2008
• Memphis - Harford, CT Begins June 15, 2008
• Memphis - Colorado Springs, CO Begins June 15, 2008

Delta's fee hikes affect all sorts of travelers
 Source: MSNBC
Prices raised for phone booking, traveling with pets, oversize bags, more
Delta Air Lines is imposing new or higher fees on a host of travelers, including frequent fliers, passengers traveling with pets and people booking their tickets over the phone. Click Here to continue.

BA Passengers Face Further Heathrow Delays
 Source: AirWise News
Travelers hoping to fly from the new Terminal 5 at London's Heathrow Airport on Monday face more delays from teething troubles with the baggage handling system, British Airways said. Nearly 250 flights have been cancelled since Thursday's chaotic opening of the showcase terminal and more cancellations are due in coming days, giving the airline a financial and public relations headache.
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Car Rental News
Assessing customers' biggest priorities through the rental car process
 Source: EyeFor Travel
Price transparency and the ability to book a specific make and model of car are the most important factors for customers when renting a vehicle, according to a survey by Avis.

More than 2,000 customers across the corporate, business travel and consumer sectors responded to the Avis survey. The survey respondents' main focus was the ability to choose the make and model of car they rent and the transparency of rental price and clarity of vehicle condition at the end of the rental contract. Click Here to continue.
Did You Know?
Airport Parking
Click Here for details on the Memphis, TN location. Click Here to view parking facilities outside of Memphis. We have a special negotiated rate available to all of our customers of $5.50 per day for self parking and $7.00 per day for valet parking at the Memphis, TN location. Taxes and airport fees included in the per day cost. Please note, you are required to show a business card or an
A & I Travel itinerary upon exiting the Memphis, TN location parking lot to receive the discounted parking rate.
Travel & Leisure

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