http://blog.taragana.com/n News and incisive Views 24/7/365 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:37:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-pension-agency-changes-policy-to-discourage-expensive-business-class-flights-231926/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/wis-pension-agency-changes-policy-to-discourage-expensive-business-class-flights-231926/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:37:46 +0000 Ryan J. 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Weber http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-tips-for-a-comfortable-air-travel-experience-that-probably-werent-on-your-radar-176614/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/8-tips-for-a-comfortable-air-travel-experience-that-probably-werent-on-your-radar-176614/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/airline-ticket-buyers-will-get-a-new-way-to-spend-a-little-more-for-charity-176190/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/airline-ticket-buyers-will-get-a-new-way-to-spend-a-little-more-for-charity-176190/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:17:02 +0000 AP http://blog.taragana.com/n/airline-ticket-buyers-will-get-a-new-way-to-spend-a-little-more-for-charity-176190/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/airline-ticket-buyers-will-get-a-new-way-to-spend-a-little-more-for-charity-176190/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-investigation-sc-gov-sanfords-charter-jet-use-in-europe-cost-state-more-than-63000-171472/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-investigation-sc-gov-sanfords-charter-jet-use-in-europe-cost-state-more-than-63000-171472/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:03:11 +0000 Jim Davenport http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-investigation-sc-gov-sanfords-charter-jet-use-in-europe-cost-state-more-than-63000-171472/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-investigation-sc-gov-sanfords-charter-jet-use-in-europe-cost-state-more-than-63000-171472/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/number-of-flights-will-fall-with-autumn-leaves-as-carriers-see-fewer-passenger-bookings-166884/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/number-of-flights-will-fall-with-autumn-leaves-as-carriers-see-fewer-passenger-bookings-166884/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:44:03 +0000 David Koenig http://blog.taragana.com/n/number-of-flights-will-fall-with-autumn-leaves-as-carriers-see-fewer-passenger-bookings-166884/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/number-of-flights-will-fall-with-autumn-leaves-as-carriers-see-fewer-passenger-bookings-166884/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/airline-traffic-continued-to-drop-during-summer-vacation-season-as-seat-supply-also-fell-164997/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/airline-traffic-continued-to-drop-during-summer-vacation-season-as-seat-supply-also-fell-164997/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:13:40 +0000 David Koenig http://blog.taragana.com/n/airline-traffic-continued-to-drop-during-summer-vacation-season-as-seat-supply-also-fell-164997/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/airline-traffic-continued-to-drop-during-summer-vacation-season-as-seat-supply-also-fell-164997/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/psychologists-on-how-to-help-distressed-colleagues-airfare-rates-drop-as-employees-fly-coach-149443/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/psychologists-on-how-to-help-distressed-colleagues-airfare-rates-drop-as-employees-fly-coach-149443/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:40:30 +0000 Tali Arbel http://blog.taragana.com/n/psychologists-on-how-to-help-distressed-colleagues-airfare-rates-drop-as-employees-fly-coach-149443/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/psychologists-on-how-to-help-distressed-colleagues-airfare-rates-drop-as-employees-fly-coach-149443/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/sc-gov-defends-using-state-plane-for-personal-trips-says-flights-similar-to-predecessors-136751/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/sc-gov-defends-using-state-plane-for-personal-trips-says-flights-similar-to-predecessors-136751/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:35:59 +0000 Meg Kinnard http://blog.taragana.com/n/sc-gov-defends-using-state-plane-for-personal-trips-says-flights-similar-to-predecessors-136751/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/sc-gov-defends-using-state-plane-for-personal-trips-says-flights-similar-to-predecessors-136751/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-airways-leads-the-way-on-stripping-out-services-as-demand-for-premium-travel-falls-126976/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-airways-leads-the-way-on-stripping-out-services-as-demand-for-premium-travel-falls-126976/#comments Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:19:11 +0000 Jane Wardell http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-airways-leads-the-way-on-stripping-out-services-as-demand-for-premium-travel-falls-126976/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/british-airways-leads-the-way-on-stripping-out-services-as-demand-for-premium-travel-falls-126976/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/delta-air-lines-giving-extra-benefits-to-elite-fliers-could-help-lure-business-travelers-123296/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/delta-air-lines-giving-extra-benefits-to-elite-fliers-could-help-lure-business-travelers-123296/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:39:44 +0000 Harry R. Weber http://blog.taragana.com/n/delta-air-lines-giving-extra-benefits-to-elite-fliers-could-help-lure-business-travelers-123296/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/delta-air-lines-giving-extra-benefits-to-elite-fliers-could-help-lure-business-travelers-123296/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/southwest-united-parent-report-2q-profit-continental-has-loss-and-more-jobs-take-off-116428/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/southwest-united-parent-report-2q-profit-continental-has-loss-and-more-jobs-take-off-116428/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:40:54 +0000 David Koenig http://blog.taragana.com/n/southwest-united-parent-report-2q-profit-continental-has-loss-and-more-jobs-take-off-116428/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/southwest-united-parent-report-2q-profit-continental-has-loss-and-more-jobs-take-off-116428/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-airlines-resort-to-capacity-cuts-to-adjust-to-rough-economic-times-115145/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-airlines-resort-to-capacity-cuts-to-adjust-to-rough-economic-times-115145/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:50:09 +0000 Joshua Freed http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-airlines-resort-to-capacity-cuts-to-adjust-to-rough-economic-times-115145/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-airlines-resort-to-capacity-cuts-to-adjust-to-rough-economic-times-115145/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-hotels-in-jersey-city-hoboken-hope-to-lure-nyc-leisure-business-travelers-and-locals-115093/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-hotels-in-jersey-city-hoboken-hope-to-lure-nyc-leisure-business-travelers-and-locals-115093/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:41:31 +0000 Megan K. Scott http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-hotels-in-jersey-city-hoboken-hope-to-lure-nyc-leisure-business-travelers-and-locals-115093/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-hotels-in-jersey-city-hoboken-hope-to-lure-nyc-leisure-business-travelers-and-locals-115093/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/sc-senator-calling-for-hearings-into-governors-spending-on-visits-with-argentine-soul-mate-112734/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/sc-senator-calling-for-hearings-into-governors-spending-on-visits-with-argentine-soul-mate-112734/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:03:45 +0000 AP http://blog.taragana.com/n/sc-senator-calling-for-hearings-into-governors-spending-on-visits-with-argentine-soul-mate-112734/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/sc-senator-calling-for-hearings-into-governors-spending-on-visits-with-argentine-soul-mate-112734/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-investigation-no-coach-seats-for-sc-governor-sanford-flew-up-front-on-key-state-travel-112371/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-investigation-no-coach-seats-for-sc-governor-sanford-flew-up-front-on-key-state-travel-112371/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:13:14 +0000 Jim Davenport http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-investigation-no-coach-seats-for-sc-governor-sanford-flew-up-front-on-key-state-travel-112371/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-investigation-no-coach-seats-for-sc-governor-sanford-flew-up-front-on-key-state-travel-112371/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/amr-expected-to-post-second-quarter-loss-on-drop-in-traffic-from-last-year-108277/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/amr-expected-to-post-second-quarter-loss-on-drop-in-traffic-from-last-year-108277/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:53:40 +0000 David Koenig http://blog.taragana.com/n/amr-expected-to-post-second-quarter-loss-on-drop-in-traffic-from-last-year-108277/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/amr-expected-to-post-second-quarter-loss-on-drop-in-traffic-from-last-year-108277/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-by-the-numbers-look-at-business-travel-and-its-impact-on-the-airlines-and-hotels-107361/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-by-the-numbers-look-at-business-travel-and-its-impact-on-the-airlines-and-hotels-107361/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:41:12 +0000 AP http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-by-the-numbers-look-at-business-travel-and-its-impact-on-the-airlines-and-hotels-107361/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-by-the-numbers-look-at-business-travel-and-its-impact-on-the-airlines-and-hotels-107361/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/hotels-airlines-offer-more-deals-rewards-to-win-piece-of-shrinking-business-travel-budgets-107359/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/hotels-airlines-offer-more-deals-rewards-to-win-piece-of-shrinking-business-travel-budgets-107359/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:38:58 +0000 Kristen A. Lee http://blog.taragana.com/n/hotels-airlines-offer-more-deals-rewards-to-win-piece-of-shrinking-business-travel-budgets-107359/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/hotels-airlines-offer-more-deals-rewards-to-win-piece-of-shrinking-business-travel-budgets-107359/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-government-tags-passports-licenses-critics-fear-privacy-is-chipped-away-106869/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-government-tags-passports-licenses-critics-fear-privacy-is-chipped-away-106869/#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:36:00 +0000 Todd Lewan http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-government-tags-passports-licenses-critics-fear-privacy-is-chipped-away-106869/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-government-tags-passports-licenses-critics-fear-privacy-is-chipped-away-106869/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/shanghai-aims-for-luxury-travelers-_-a-tough-sell-in-hard-times-101016/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/shanghai-aims-for-luxury-travelers-_-a-tough-sell-in-hard-times-101016/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:48:28 +0000 Elaine Kurtenbach http://blog.taragana.com/n/shanghai-aims-for-luxury-travelers-_-a-tough-sell-in-hard-times-101016/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/shanghai-aims-for-luxury-travelers-_-a-tough-sell-in-hard-times-101016/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/southwest-airlines-flies-into-the-crowded-skies-of-new-york-in-search-of-business-travelers-92208/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/southwest-airlines-flies-into-the-crowded-skies-of-new-york-in-search-of-business-travelers-92208/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:22:17 +0000 David Koenig http://blog.taragana.com/n/southwest-airlines-flies-into-the-crowded-skies-of-new-york-in-search-of-business-travelers-92208/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/southwest-airlines-flies-into-the-crowded-skies-of-new-york-in-search-of-business-travelers-92208/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/tips-for-getting-off-to-your-destination-on-time-when-you-travel-_-hassle-free-84661/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/tips-for-getting-off-to-your-destination-on-time-when-you-travel-_-hassle-free-84661/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:24:09 +0000 Harry R. Weber http://blog.taragana.com/n/tips-for-getting-off-to-your-destination-on-time-when-you-travel-_-hassle-free-84661/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/tips-for-getting-off-to-your-destination-on-time-when-you-travel-_-hassle-free-84661/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-will-airlines-follow-us-automakers-into-bankruptcy-protection-80255/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-will-airlines-follow-us-automakers-into-bankruptcy-protection-80255/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:34:17 +0000 David Koenig http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-will-airlines-follow-us-automakers-into-bankruptcy-protection-80255/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-will-airlines-follow-us-automakers-into-bankruptcy-protection-80255/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/continental-airlines-ceo-says-business-travelers-hold-key-to-airline-industry-recovery-78742/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/continental-airlines-ceo-says-business-travelers-hold-key-to-airline-industry-recovery-78742/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:15:58 +0000 AP http://blog.taragana.com/n/continental-airlines-ceo-says-business-travelers-hold-key-to-airline-industry-recovery-78742/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/continental-airlines-ceo-says-business-travelers-hold-key-to-airline-industry-recovery-78742/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-express-says-more-executives-are-flying-coach-53406/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-express-says-more-executives-are-flying-coach-53406/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 04:08:17 +0000 AP http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-express-says-more-executives-are-flying-coach-53406/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-express-says-more-executives-are-flying-coach-53406/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/business-highlights-46716/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/business-highlights-46716/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 06:40:22 +0000 AP http://blog.taragana.com/n/business-highlights-46716/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/business-highlights-46716/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-airways-alaska-air-group-report-1q-losses-while-jetblue-posts-a-profit-more-fees-coming-36182/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-airways-alaska-air-group-report-1q-losses-while-jetblue-posts-a-profit-more-fees-coming-36182/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:06:43 +0000 Joshua Freed http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-airways-alaska-air-group-report-1q-losses-while-jetblue-posts-a-profit-more-fees-coming-36182/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-airways-alaska-air-group-report-1q-losses-while-jetblue-posts-a-profit-more-fees-coming-36182/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-some-airlines-_-though-not-all-_-see-signs-that-drop-in-traffic-is-leveling-off-34162/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-some-airlines-_-though-not-all-_-see-signs-that-drop-in-traffic-is-leveling-off-34162/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:07:04 +0000 David Koenig http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-some-airlines-_-though-not-all-_-see-signs-that-drop-in-traffic-is-leveling-off-34162/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-some-airlines-_-though-not-all-_-see-signs-that-drop-in-traffic-is-leveling-off-34162/feed/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/continental-posts-loss-airtran-turns-a-profit-in-first-quarter-despite-travel-slump-33967/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/continental-posts-loss-airtran-turns-a-profit-in-first-quarter-despite-travel-slump-33967/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:02:55 +0000 David Koenig http://blog.taragana.com/n/continental-posts-loss-airtran-turns-a-profit-in-first-quarter-despite-travel-slump-33967/ http://blog.taragana.com/n/continental-posts-loss-airtran-turns-a-profit-in-first-quarter-despite-travel-slump-33967/feed/