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January 12, 2007

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Jets Get Bigger and Better for Travelers

New Ways to Exercise on the Road

Quo Vadis—The U.S. Government Keeps Close Tabs on You

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Taking the Starch out of the Travel Dress Code

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This month Frequent Flyer reports on how mid-market hotel brands, such as Hilton Garden Inn, are moving into foreign countries. We also report on the U.S. government’s attempt to track travelers’ every moves. Be sure to read our feature on new ideas for exercising on the road. 

Voting for OAG’s Airline of the Year Awards is now under way. Is there an airline or airport you think has really gone the extra mile? Make your views count!  Vote here. Deadline to vote is February 25.

Safe Travels,

Lisa A. Davis
Editor, Frequent Flyer Magazine
ladavis@oag.com

 
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HEADS UP
Beware. The skies are turning ugly, combative for business travelers in 2007…READ MORE
ON SECOND THOUGHT
Why it isn’t a good idea to land your crippled jet in a Brazilian rain forest—if you can avoid it. Airlines look for partners to take to the altar in the new wave of mergers and acquisitions. For frequent flyers, happiness is approved line-jumping at airports. How to book a good table for biz entertaining in Europe. Taking a break in a hotel where James Bond slept. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum outdoes impresario P.T. Barnum with his three-ring circus in the Gulf business center of Dubai. Hooking up seats to use iPods in flight. Riding sky-high rails in ChinaREAD MORE
LOYALTY PROGRAM NEWS
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MUST READS

Travel Security: Quo VadisThe U.S. Government Keeps Close Tabs on You
Seems the Department of Homeland Security has, for the past four years, been testing the Automated Targeting System—keeping very close tabs indeed on personal information of flyers who travel abroad. Not just non-U.S. nationals, but United States citizens as wellFULL STORY

Hotel Update: Your Favorite Hotel Brand Coming Soon to a Location Not Near You
Unlike in the past, when it was usually the most upscale brands that moved into emerging countries, now it is the so-called mid-market brands—also called limited service or focused service—that are being aggressive about moving into those countries, as well as other regions of the world where hotel branding has not been commonplaceFULL STORY

Special Feature: Jets Get Bigger and Better for Travelers
Talking about the wave of identity thefts sweeping the country, think of the skies filled with jets that change their identities with the click of a reworked computerized design...FULL STORY

Mobile Technology News: Microsoft’s Windows Vista
In case you’ve missed the hype that’s been blowing in from the Pacific Northwest, and blanketing most of the country, Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows Vista, is making its consumer debut on January 30FULL STORY

Special Feature: New Ways to Exercise on the Road
Running to the airport, sprinting from meeting to meeting, and hitting the sack after a long day might sound like you are getting enough exercise while traveling on business, but it’s important to get more exercise than that. Keeping to a regular fitness routine can actually help you reduce stress and prevent illness while on the road, and the Web has made this even easier to do
FULL STORY

Advertorial: Travel Often but Don’t Like the Hassle of Checking Your Bags?
Easy Traveler, Inc. has the solution for you. The 3-1-1 Totally Compliant Carry-on Kit is compliant with both the new TSA carry-on rules and the new 3-1-1 International Carry-on rules. It is now easier than ever to take all your health and personal care supplies in your carry-on bag on the planeFULL STORY

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