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Business travel spending to grow in 2013
Business travel spending is expected to rise 5.1% in 2013, a sign of a stronger economy and high consumer confidence, according to a trade group for business travel managers. The Global Business Travel Assn.'s latest prediction is an increase from its...
Tags: Prices, Energy, Consumer Confidence, Air Transportation Delays, Trips and Vacations
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Brown's entourage in China
About 90 delegates from business and politics are traveling with Gov. Jerry Brown in China this week. Among them: Rusty Areias: Partner in influential consulting firm California Strategies. Married to a Democratic fundraiser. Jay Behmke: Managing...Tags: Siemens, Regional Authority, Trips and Vacations, China, Corporate Officers
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Appellate court throws out indictment of Irwindale officials
Los Angeles County prosecutors failed to present grand jurors with evidence favorable to Irwindale officials before seeking an indictment in connection with lavish business trips that city officials took to New York, a panel of state appellate justices...
Tags: Justice System, Trials, Economy, Business and Finance, Prosecution, Finance
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Airlines push for system to sell more than just a seat
A trade group for the world’s airlines is pushing to modernize a decades-old booking system to help speed along the latest airline trend: the sale of customized fare packages. Behind the effort is the International Air Transport Assn., the trade...
Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation, Trips and Vacations, American Airlines, Inc.
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Airfares for business travelers on the rise
When a trade group for corporate travel managers recently predicted airfares would rise in 2013, the group probably didn’t expect the hikes to be launched so quickly. Domestic airfares are expected to jump 4.6% in 2013, and international rates are...
Tags: JetBlue Airways, Air Transportation Industry, Trips and Vacations, Delta Air Lines, Travel
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Travel tips from Los Angeles Times readers
Go ahead — we dare you to read this list of travel tips and not clap your hand to your head and say, "Why didn't I think of that?" When we asked readers to contribute their best tips for travel, we were overwhelmed by the number and comsengen (a...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Air Transportation Industry, Rome (Italy), Car Guides and Reviews, Air Transportation Delays
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Atlanta airport gets high marks for business travel, survey says
The busiest airport in the world, with nearly 2,500 landings and departures a day, has also been ranked as the best airport for business travelers to make a connection and get good food and helpful amenities. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Trips and Vacations, American Airlines, Inc., Rentals, Travel
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Booking flights too early can be as expensive as booking too late
Anyone who has booked a last-minute flight knows you pay more when you wait. But you also pay more if you book too early. What's too early? What's too late? Pity the poor fare geek trying to hit that elusive sweet spot. Discount travel site Cheapair....
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Companies to spend more on business travel in 2013
American companies are ready to write bigger checks for business travel this year. The Global Business Travel Assn. is expecting companies to spend $266.7 billion in 2013. That’s a 4.6% increase over last year, when the “fiscal cliff”...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Fiscal Cliff, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Trips and Vacations, Travel
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Southern California Close-Ups: The real South Bay
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFirst published on Aug. 28, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012. We'll call the movie "Three Beaches and an Airport." It'll star Hugh Grant as a buttoned-up business traveler who is separated from his job, money and luggage at LAX, then befriended...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Sports, Entertainment, Trips and Vacations, Personal Service
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More for Your Money: The quest for transparent airline fees
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIf you think flying is tedious, try figuring out what your flight will cost. Fees for bags and optional services, such as seat selection, extra legroom, Internet access, onboard entertainment and other choices can plump up airfares by $100 or more. And...Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Computer Networking and Internet, Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation, Air Transportation Delays
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Tech firms' data gathering worries most Californians, poll finds
California's high-tech firms make the world's most popular smartphones, social networks and search engines, but there's one asset they're struggling to build: trust.
The vast majority of Californians surveyed in a statewide poll are worried about the...Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Advertising, Sociology, Online Media Industry, Computer Hardware
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