Cuts may trigger more travel agent fees

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Travel agents have warned that the continuous reduction by the major airlines on travel agency commissions could result in more service fees. The caution, along with disgust and allegations of airline price-fixing, was aired following announcements by United, Delta and American that they will limit commissions at $100 for sales of round-trip international tickets. The airliners' move to lower commissions cap in an effort to obtain increased bookings was also deemed futile, since, according to the American Society of Travel Agents, agents charging for fees grew from 25% before 1995 to 64%. However, the airline industry is also fighting back by banking on electronic ticketing and Internet bookings for its projected savings.

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Travel agents warn that the continuous travel agency commissions caps imposed by airliners could result in more service fees

Strategy & planning, Travel Agents, Travel Agencies

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Strike fears fill flights of Northwest's rivals

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Northwest Airlines' rival airlines are almost booked because of fears that Northwest pilots will stage a strike if no labor contract has been signed. The flights of United and Delta are all sold out, a guarantee that a strike could affect thousands of vacations and business travels in and out of Detroit, MI, Minneapolis, MN, and Memphis, TN. Pilots have threatened to walk off their jobs if no agreement has been reached on the deadline on Aug. 29, 1998. Northwest affiliates, Mesaba and Northwest Express Airlines, said that they will suspend all flight schedules if Northwest pilots went on strike.

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Its rival airlines are almost booked because of fears that Northwest pilots will strike if no labor contract has been signed

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Northwest's pilots prepare to strike

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Northwest Airlines' 6,200 pilots are prepared to strike beginning Aug. 29, 1998. The National Mediation Board stated that negotiations between the Air Line Pilots Association and Northwest, which is the fourth biggest airline in the US, have reached a deadlock after 23 months. The 6,200 pilots, who are petitioning a wage increase of 15% over two years as well as job security, stated that if no agreement is reached, they could are set to strike at the end of a mandatory 30-day cooling-off period.

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Its 6,200 pilots are prepared to strike beginning 8/29/98

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