Numerous Northeast flights cancelled ahead of major storm
Due to a predicted major winter storm in the Northeast, numerous flights have been cancelled. Airlines have begun issuing waivers for itinerary changes.
Airports with Cancelations or Delays may include:
- Allentown/Bethlehem, PA (ABE)
- Abany, NY (ALB)
- Baltimore, MD (BWI)
- Bangor, ME (BGR)
- Boston, MA (BOS)
- Burlington, VT (BTV)
- Hartford, CT (BDL)
- Harrisburg, PA (MDT)
- Islip / Long Island/Macarthur, NY (ISP)
- Manchester, NH (MHT)
- New Haven, CT (HVN)
- New York Kennedy, NY (JFK)
- New York LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
- Newark, NJ (EWR)
- Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
- Portland, ME (PWM)
- Providence, RI (PVD)
- Scranton / Wilkes Barre, PA (AVP)
- State College, PA (SCE)
- Stewart / Newburgh, NY (SWF)
- Washington Reagan Nat’l, DC (DCA)
- Westchester County / White Plains, NY (HPN)
- Williamsport, PA (IPT)
What Travel-On is doing: Travel-On has already distributed a list of possibly affected travelers to its agent teams. Together with the airlines, they will work to reaccomodate travelers. Airlines servicing the affected region have begun issuing fare-rule waivers for changes.
What you can do: Contact your Travel-On agent to discuss your revised itinerary.
U.S. East Coast – Winter Storm
A low pressure system will become a nor’easter and bring accumulating snowfall to the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania beginning the evening of Jan. 23. Up to 8? of snow is possible in New England, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island Jan. 24. Light snow totaling 1-3 inches is likely in the New York City metropolitan area up to southeastern Massachusetts. These projections are subject to change. Major roadway disruptions are unlikely in the Baltimore-Washington and Philadelphia metropolitan areas. Poor weather might cause some evening flight delays at airports serving these cities, but major disruptions appear unlikely. Weather-related delays and cancellations are more probable at airports serving the New York City area, Hartford, Providence, Boston, Manchester, and Portland beginning the morning of Jan. 24. Snowfall will likely produce difficult driving conditions along key interstates in the affected states, including gale conditions along the Atlantic Coast from Delaware to the Bay of Fundy. Amtrak Northeast Corridor service and commuter rail service could be affected in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.
Allegiant Airlines – Possible Strike
Pilots with Allegiant Air have threatened to strike. No dates are yet confirmed.
Lufthansa – Possible Strike
Lufthansa pilots have threatened to strike in the next few weeks over Lufthansa’s restructuring announcement. No dates have been confirmed at this time.
London – Anti-Nuclear Protest
Members of several anti-nuclear activist groups plan to hold a demonstration on Horseguards Avenue in central London at 1200 on Jan. 24, then march via Whitehall to Parliament Square for a 1400 rally. The extent of participation is unknown, but protesters will likely number in the hundreds.
Geneva – Airport Trains Suspended
Trains between Geneva International Airport and CFF station will be suspended from January 22-24 and January 26-29, due to scheduled maintenance work.
How much does my company need to use a particular hotel before we can get a discounted rate?
The answer depends on a number of variables. These include, but are not limited to, hotel location, how much more business the hotel could get from you by offering a discount, your pattern of stay, etc. As with airfare and car rental, the more business you can commit – and deliver – to the hotel, the greater the discount. In some markets 100 room nights might be enough while in other markets the magic number could be 500 or more. It depends on the supply and demand for hotel rooms in that particular area as well as in the specific hotel. The nights you typically book and the average length of stay can also work for or against you. If the hotel is in a market that already has a lot of Tuesday and Wednesday arrivals for one-night stays and that is your pattern as well you may find that there isn’t much you can do to negotiate. However, if your needs are more for nights the hotel needs to fill, such as Sunday through Tuesday or Thursday through Saturday, then you may have more bargaining power. The same is true if you typically book upscale rooms or suites that are more profitable for the hotel and harder to sell to others. New hotels or properties that have just changed brands are sometimes able to bargain a bit more than competitors while they establish themselves in the marketplace. Conversely, if the hotel is the only one in the immediate area or otherwise has a “protected clientele” based on location that they are not afraid of losing, the hotel will have the upper-hand at the negotiating table. In some situations it is also possible to negotiate amenities instead of or in addition to the rate. Free breakfast, parking, internet, etc., can substantially reduce your travel spend in areas beyond just the room rate. For assistance in evaluating your hotel spend and negotiating opportunities, please contact your Travel-On account manager.
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United Modifies Second Bag Fee for Latin America
United has changed its second checked bag policy for the countries named below for tickets purchased on/after January 22, 2015, and for travel on/after February 2, 2015. As a result, a second bag fee will apply to MileagePlus Premier Silver, General, and non-members traveling in the United Economy cabin. The charges listed below are valid for travel to/from North America, Central America, and South America from the specific countries listed in the table. The baggage allowance will be the same in both directions. Excess, overweight, and oversize restrictions have not changed and still apply.
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and El Salvador – $30
Argentina – $70*
*for travel Nov 15, 2015-Jan 15, 2016 only
US Airways Renaming
As part of their on-going merger, on January 17th, US Airways trans-border (U.S. to/from Mexico, Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean) flights with First Class and Main Cabin fare codes have been aligned to match American Airlines Business Class and Main Cabin fare codes. With this alignment, the First Class Cabin on these flights has been renamed Business Class. There are no changes to product offerings – this is simply a renaming.
Throughout Travel-On, our employees are M.A.D ( Making A Difference) for our clients. Many of you have noticed and shared your thoughts. Recently, the following note was received from a client.
Laurie McDaniel from our Corporate Travel Team
“The process was basically done flawlessly and communication with me and (name omitted) at (company omitted) was quick thanks to you. Everything was clearly displayed to the travel manager so she was able to give the approval for it and I was given all of the right information as well once the trip was booked. I didn’t have a problem locating my flight info or confirmation number for my travel so it all worked out very well.”
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice comes over the loudspeaker: “Whoa, big fella…WHOA..!”