Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - (Page 12) Vital Signs News You Can Use Reactions to IATA’s Paper Cut Currently, agents must issue paper tickets for clients who fly on two different carriers that don’t have an interline agreement in place. With this in mind, some agents are wondering how the International Air Transport Association’s (www.iata.org) recently announced goal of going paperless by June 1, 2008, will affect the process. If all goes well, there will be no effect at all. IATA reports that airlines are rapidly working towards agreements that are not already in place. “In the beginning of the year, there were 700 interlining agreements in place,” says Lorne Riley, a spokesperson for IATA. “Currently, there are 1,700 and that indicates we are on track to have 2,400 agreements completed by the end of this year.” In fact, the paperless milestone origi- Continental Airlines currently has the most interline agreements in place nally was set for later this year, but IATA extended the deadline by five months so that airlines have more time to set up agreements, Riley says. In the case where an interline agreement isn’t in place by June 1, agents will have to eschew a GDS and go directly to the airlines for an alternative way to set From Sea to Shining Sea http://www.iata.org
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Hawaii: Hawaii Update (Page 25) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Pacific/Asia: Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square (Page 26) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Pacific/Asia: Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square (Page 27) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Europe: Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace (Page 28) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Europe: Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace (Page 29) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Caribbean & Bahamas: Marriott Expands Its Caribbean Portfolio (Page 30) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Caribbean & Bahamas: Marriott Expands Its Caribbean Portfolio (Page 31) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - El San Juan Hotel & Casino Upgrades (Page 32) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - El San Juan Hotel & Casino Upgrades (Page 33) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - El San Juan Hotel & Casino Upgrades (Page 34) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - El San Juan Hotel & Casino Upgrades (Page 35) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - San Juan’s New Doubletree by Hilton (Page 36) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - San Juan’s New Doubletree by Hilton (Page 37) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - San Juan’s New Doubletree by Hilton (Page 38) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - San Juan’s New Doubletree by Hilton (Page 39) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - San Juan’s New Doubletree by Hilton (Page 40) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - San Juan’s New Doubletree by Hilton (Page 41) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Mexico: Hotels Offer Post-Hurricane Deals (Page 42) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Mexico: Hotels Offer Post-Hurricane Deals (Page 43) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Ski: The Inn at Lost Creek (Page 44) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Agent Profile Meet Mame King (Page 45) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Advertisers’ Information (Page 46) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Classified Marketplace (Page 47) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Luxury Travel Expo Update (Page 48) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Luxury Travel Expo Update (Page Cover3) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Luxury Travel Expo Update (Page Cover4) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Luxury Travel Expo Update (Page CW3) Travel Agent - September 3, 2007 - Luxury Travel Expo Update (Page CW4)
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