Two car rental agencies join four others at airport.
Byline: The Register-Guard Two car rental agencies have joined the existing four at Eugene Airport. National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car have joined Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Avis, Budget and Hertz, airport manager Tim Doll said. Doll said that when the airport went...

Company Watch - Delta Air Lines.
7/14/2008 CAE yesterday announced that the Boeing 777-300ER full-flight simulator it designed and manufactured for Delta Air Lines won Level D certification under US FAA Part 60. FAA implemented Part 60 in late May as an extension of its National Simulator Program to bolster qualification requirements for...

Company Watch - Delta Air Lines.
7/21/2008 Delta Air Lines plans to discontinue SkyWest Airlines flights between Yakima and Salt Lake City, effective Aug. 31. The airline cited rising fuel prices as the reason behind reducing select flights. SkyWest is a Delta Connection partner. Delta has served the Yakima market from Salt Lake...

Closing the loop: improvement in claims processes often leads to lower processing costs and lower indemnity costs as well.
Claims management is the largest operating expense for property and casualty, health and disability insurers alike. With the advent of the soft cycle, combined with global equities turning into a hear market and investment returns shrinking rapidly, insurers are under increased pressure to deliver profitable underwriting. Claims...

Travel Business News.
7/21/2008 Aramark The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority has notified Aramark Corp. that it is looking for someone else to provide food and beverage services at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center. Aramark has held the concessions...

Grupo Mexicana Updates Its Corporate Image to Consolidate Its Leading Market Position.
- The group's new corporate image is part of a comprehensive strategy to consolidate the airline's leading position on the domestic market. - The new image will differentiate the brand visually and build on the group's new corporate philosophy, which is geared toward service and innovation. ...

Bluffmasters!
Byline: Vishwas Gautam They are suave, well educated and sophisticated. They are also criminals operating behind this facade. Surendra Sharma, an ex-sergeant with the Indian Air Force, used his suave personality and memberships of snooty Delhi clubs to cheat 30 car rental agencies. ...

Process re-engineering: make it your mandate: the rewards of overhauling a claims system far outweigh the risks, and success stories abound.
Re-engineering offers great opportunities to improve performance in claims organizations because claims processes are so complex. Insurers receive policies from only a few kinds of organizations, such as internal agents, independent agents and brokers. The same is not true for a claims organization, which looks like a hydra in...

Kayak.com Unveils New Consumers Travel Tools.
TRAVEL AND LEISURE CLOSE-UP-12 August 2008-Kayak.com Unveils New Consumers Travel Tools(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Kayak.com has launched tools that educate travelers on the hidden costs of travel, enabling consumers to make a more informed decision about flights and rental car purchases. "Higher oil prices...

Avis Group Chairman and CEO, A. Barry Rand Announces Plans to Leave His Position Following Cendant Acquisition; Will Consider Other CEO Opportunities and Become Special Advisor to Cendant.
F. Robert Salerno to Continue as President of Avis Rent A Car Avis Group's Kevin Sheehan and Mark Miller Expected to Join Cendant's Senior Management Team NEW YORK and GARDEN CITY, N.Y., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- A. Barry Rand, Chairman and...