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Prepare for Descent

You can get lower international airfares -- if you know how to find them.READ»

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Technology: Get the Best Airline Deals.

Getting the best airline deals is an important way to save your company money. But the Internet is a crowded and complex place. If you're hoping to find one website where all of the lowest prices live, forget it. Finding the lowest ...READ»

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Effective Internal Marketing Strategies for All Businesses

Southwest Airlines is not just an airline, it is “THE low-fare airline.” For Southwest, its motto gives internal direction and guidance. It serves as a practical tool for employees and executives to make decisions that are in-line with the brand. Rallying your team around a single mission builds a cohesive brand identity that will differentiate you from your peers. It’s not just reciting “we are the low-fare airline,” that will make you “THE low-fare airline,” however. It has to be the…READ»

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Lessons from an ice-cream lid: 1. Find out what the people want 2. Give them a lot of it

I understand we're heading for a recession. Down the street I see triple gelatos being passed over countertops. Cupcakes, judging from the crush at Billy's Bakery last night, are waddling out the door in threesomes. An upscale ...READ»

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Work/Life: Why Are Business Traveler-Unfriendly Rules Back in Vogue at Some Carriers?

Lower earnings among major U.S. airlines have led some carriers to resurrect revenue-generating strategies — I call them "segmentation tactics" — that essentially penalize business travelers more than other ...READ»

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Major Trouble: Is There Still a Place in Today's Airline Industry for Major Carriers?

Sunday's New York Times ran a front-page article warning of the possible need for a taxpayer bailout of airline pension funds. As United struggles to emerge from bankruptcy protection, it needs to address its $13 billion in pension ...READ»

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Song's Startup Flight Plan

How does an established corporate giant (in this case, Delta Air Lines) respond to disastrous economic circumstances and the rise of a new breed of competitors that operate by different rules? By creating a whole new operation (in this case, Song) that runs by those rules, and then trying to fly beyond the competition. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the ambitious flight plan and bumpy launch of an internal startup.READ»