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A Short Airline, Hotel & Travel Airline Designator: Unique two- or three-digit
alphanumeric codes that represent an air carrier.
Industry Glossary Codes are designated by the International Air
Transport Association (IATA). Also known as
10-K: An annual report filed by publicly held Airline Codes.
companies. It provides a comprehensive overview of
the company's business and its finances. By law, it Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC): The
must contain specific information and follow a given domestic airlines created this autonomous
form, the “Annual Report on Form 10-K.” The U.S. corporation to perform functions including travel
Securities and Exchange Commission requires that it agent accreditation; distribution and control of tickets
be filed within 90 days after fiscal year end. and ticket number assignment; travel transaction
However, these reports are often filed late due to reporting and financial settlement; and other travel
extenuating circumstances. Variations of a 10-K are related services.
often filed to indicate amendments and changes.
Most publicly held companies also publish an Airport Codes: Unique three-letter codes that
“annual report” that is not on Form 10-K. These represent each airport. For example, DFW is the
annual reports are more informal and are frequently Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport.
used by a company to enhance its image with
customers, investors and industry peers. All-Inclusive: Designates that one price includes all
the listed elements of a tour or hotel package. For
AAA: American Automobile Association. example, an all-inclusive hotel price would include
meals, drinks and entertainment.
AAAE: American Association of Airport Executives.
All-Inclusive Tour Package: A product that
ACRA: American Car Rental Association. includes all essential elements, such as airfare, hotel
and ground transportation, for a set price.
ACTA: Alliance of Canadian Travel Associations.
ALPA: Airline Pilots Association.
ACTE: Association of Corporate Travel Executives.
Amtrak: The U.S. National Railroad Passenger
Adventure Tour: A tour built around a sport, such Corporation; the government-subsidized operator of
as hiking, cycling or rafting. For example, Backroads, passenger trains in the United States.
based in Berkeley, California, is a significant
operator of adventure tours involving hiking, biking Antitrust Legislation: A set of laws that foster a
and other sports. competitive environment preventing unreasonable
restraint of trade or unfair trade practices such as
Aeronautical Telecommunications Network price-fixing. In the United States, antitrust laws
(ATN): Refers to the collection of ground, air/ground originated with the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.
and airborne subnetworks interconnected by routes
that support computer-to-computer, internetwork APAC: Asia Pacific Advisory Committee. A multi-
communication and message transfer between host country committee representing the Asia and Pacific
computers. region.
AHMA: American Hotel and Motel Association. Apollo: A computerized reservation system used for
airline, cruise, tour, hotel, car and train reservations.
Air Travel Card: A credit card, sponsored by The system is owned by Galileo International.
various airlines, used only to purchase airline tickets.
Also know as the Universal Air Travel Plan Card. ARC: Airlines Reporting Corporation.
Airline Codes: Unique two- or three- digit ARTCC: Air Route Traffic Control Center.
alphanumeric codes that represent specific airlines.
For example, CO is Continental Airlines. Also known ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations. A
as Airline Designators. regional economic development association
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established in 1967 by five original member children of soldiers and war industry workers who
countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, were involved in World War II.
Singapore, and Thailand. Brunei joined on 8 January
1984, Vietnam on 28 July 1995, Laos and Myanmar Bareboat Charter: A charter of a boat or yacht that
on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999. does not include a crew. Bareboats are typically
sailing yachts used by knowledgeable vacationers.
ASRS: Aviation Safety Reporting System, run by Leading companies in the bareboat business include
NASA for the FAA. The Moorings and Sunsail.
ASTA: American Society of Travel Agents. Bed and Breakfast (B&B): Typically, a privately
owned lodging that includes breakfast in the price of
ATA: Air Transport Association. a stay. A B&B can range from a small home with one
spare room to a luxury inn.
ATM: Air Transportation Management.
Bed Night: A measure of occupancy in a hotel (one
ATME: Association of Travel Marketing Executives. person for each bed per night).
Aviation Trust Fund: A measure that takes revenues B-to-B, or B2B: See “Business-to-Business.”
from airport user taxes and uses those taxes
exclusively for airport improvement. B-to-C, or B2C: See “Business-to-Consumer.”
B&B: See “Bed and Breakfast (B&B).” Business Class: A class of airline service between
first class and coach, marketed largely to business
Baby Boomer: Generally refers to people born in the travelers. Business class features roomier seats,
U.S. and Western Europe from 1946 to 1964. In the enhanced meals and other services not found in
U.S., the initial number of Baby Boomers totaled coach. Some airlines offer business class as their top
about 78 million. The term evolved to include the level of service. Continental Airlines combines
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business and first features in its top level of services Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador,
called Business First. Honduras and the Dominican Republic. Before the
law was signed, products from those countries could
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO): The process enter the U.S. almost tariff-free, while American
of hiring another company to handle business goods heading into those countries faced stiff tariffs.
activities. BPO is one of the fastest-growing The goal of this agreement was to create U.S. jobs
segments in the offshoring sector. Services include while at the same time offering the non-U.S. member
human resources management, billing and purchasing citizens a chance for a better quality of life through
and call centers, as well as many types of customer access to U.S.-made goods.
service or marketing activities, depending on the
industry involved. Also, see “Knowledge Process Central Reservation Office: Call center location at
Outsourcing (KPO).” which reservations are taken for a travel services
provider, such as a chain of hotels or car rental
Business-to-Business: An organization focused on agencies.
selling products, services or data to commercial
customers rather than individual consumers. Also Certified Travel Counselor (CTC): A travel
known as B2B. counselor that has passed the tests required by the
Institute of Certified Travel Agents.
Business-to-Consumer: An organization focused on
selling products, services or data to individual CHRIE: The Council on Hotel, Restaurant and
consumers rather than commercial customers. Also Institutional Education.
known as B2C.
Chunnel: Slang name for the Channel Tunnel, the
CAA: Civil Aviation Authority (Great Britain). railway tunnel beneath the English Channel linking
Britain and France.
CAB: Civil Aeronautics Board.
Circle Trip: A trip that involves more than one
CAFTA-DR: See “Central American-Dominican destination but returns to the point of departure.
Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).”
Circumnavigate: To sail or travel around something,
Cancellation Penalty: A monetary penalty incurred such as an island or the world.
when a reservation or a contract is cancelled.
CIS: See “Commonwealth of Independent States
Captive Offshoring: Used to describe a company- (CIS).”
owned offshore operation. For example, Microsoft
owns and operates significant captive offshore CITC: The Canadian Institute of Travel Counselors.
research and development centers in China and
elsewhere that are offshore from Microsoft's U.S. City Codes: Three-letter alphanumeric codes that
home base. Also see “Offshoring.” represent cities and/or their airports.
Car For Hire: British term for a rental car. City Ticket Office: An airline sales office that is not
located at an airport. City ticket offices tend to be
Carrying Capacity: The maximum number of located in high-traffic business environments, such as
people allowed in a particular mode of transport, such major hotels or office complexes.
as an airplane.
CLIA: Cruise Lines International Association.
CCTE: Certified Corporate Travel Executive.
Climate Change (Greenhouse Effect): A theory
Central American-Dominican Republic Free that assumes an increasing mean global surface
Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR): A trade temperature of the Earth caused by gases (sometimes
agreement signed into law in 2005 that aimed to open referred to as greenhouse gases) in the atmosphere
up the Central American and Dominican Republic (including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide,
markets to American goods. Member nations include ozone and chlorofluorocarbons). The greenhouse
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effect allows solar radiation to penetrate the Earth's Consumer Price Index (CPI): A measure of the
atmosphere but absorbs the infrared radiation average change in consumer prices over time in a
returning to space. fixed market basket of goods and services, such as
food, clothing and housing. The CPI is calculated by
Codesharing: A practice in which two or more the U.S. Federal Government and is considered to be
different airlines share the same two-letter code used one measure of inflation.
to identify carriers in travel agents' reservation
systems. Cooperative (Co-Op) Advertising: A program in
which the vendor agrees to pay all or part of a
Commercial Airline: Any airline that transports retailer’s ads for the vendor’s products.
passengers for pay.
CTC: Certified Travel Counselor.
Common Carrier: A registered and licensed truck or
rail company that transports people or goods for CTD: Corporate Travel Department.
others (also called a carrier).
CTIP: Coalition for Travel Industry Parity.
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): An
organization consisting of 11 former members of the Customer Relationship Management (CRM):
Soviet Union: Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Moldova, Refers to the automation, via sophisticated software,
Georgia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, of business processes involving existing and
Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It was created prospective customers. CRM may cover aspects such
in 1991. Turkmenistan recently left the as sales (contact management and contact history),
Commonwealth as a permanent member, but marketing (campaign management and
remained as an associate member. The telemarketing) and customer service (call center
Commonwealth seeks to coordinate a variety of history and field service history). Well known
economic and social policies, including taxation, providers of CRM software include Salesforce, which
pricing, customs and economic regulation, as well as delivers via a Software as a Service model (see
to promote the free movement of capital, goods, “Software as a Service (Saas)”), Microsoft and
services and labor. Siebel, which as been acquired by Oracle.
Computerized Reservation System: Any computer CVB: Convention and Visitors Bureau.
system that allows instant access to airline schedules,
tickets and fares. CYBA: Charter Yacht Brokers Association.
Condominium: 1) In the travel industry, lodging Demographics: The breakdown of the population
similar to furnished, private apartments that are into statistical categories such as age, income,
available to rent for days or weeks. 2) In real estate, a education and sex.
kind of property ownership in which the owner holds
title to an individual unit in a multi-unit dwelling and Destination Club: A program where wealthy
shares ownership of common areas such as hallways travelers purchase the right to use a group of luxury
or swimming pools. vacation homes. Participants, sometimes referred to
as members, purchase temporal ownership in a group
Consolidator: An individual or a company that of highly appealing properties. What makes this
negotiates bulk contracts with a travel supplier, arrangement different from the standard timeshare is
usually an airline or a hotel, and then sells that space the fact that members buy in the right to use a variety
at a discount to the general public. For example, of luxury houses (and sometimes yachts), rather than
hotels.com is a major consolidator of hotel rooms. resort condos.
Domestic Airline: An airline that mainly provides EMEA: The region comprised of Europe, the Middle
service in its home country. Also known as a East and Africa.
domestic carrier.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): An
DOT: Department of Transportation. Generally integrated information system that helps manage all
refers to a U.S. Government agency. aspects of a business, including accounting, ordering
and human resources, typically across all locations of
Double-Occupancy Rate: The price per person for a a major corporation or organization. ERP is
room for two. considered to be a critical tool for management of
large organizations. Suppliers of ERP tools include
EATA: East Asia Travel Association. SAP and Oracle.
Echo Boomers: See “Generation Y.” ERP: See “Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).”
Economy Class: Ticket class available at the lowest EU: See “European Union (EU).”
price. Also known as coach.
EU Competence: The jurisdiction in which the EU
Economy Hotel: A hotel that offers few luxuries. can take legal action.
Ecotour: A tour built around the appreciation and Eurail Pass: A train ticket that allows the purchaser
conservation of nature. unlimited train travel in several European countries
for a specific number of days or weeks, very popular
Ecotourism: A philosophy used by a hotel in design, with students touring Europe for the summer.
construction and operation, generally has goals that
include: conservation of electricity, water and other European Community (EC): See “European Union
natural resources; sensitivity to the surrounding (EU).”
natural environment, ecosystem, wildlife (and
sometimes native peoples); use of organic ingredients European Union (EU): A consolidation of European
in the hotel kitchen (which may include items from a countries (member states) functioning as one body to
hotel’s own organic garden); and a peaceful, soothing facilitate trade. Previously known as the European
environment throughout the hotel property (which Community (EC), the EU expanded to include much
may include such elements as extensive landscaping of Eastern Europe in 2004, raising the total number
with native plants, running water, Zen-like gardens of member states to 25. In 2002, the EU launched a
and areas that encourage contemplation, meditation unified currency, the Euro. See europa.eu.int.
and relaxation). Ecotourism may also be used to
describe sensitivity to local ecology and native Extended Stay: A hotel stay that lasts more than
peoples in tours and excursions. “Sustainable seven days.
tourism” is another phrase used to describe this
sector. FAA: See “Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).”
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): An accepted FAR: See “Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR).”
standard format for the exchange of data between
various companies’ networks. EDI allows for the FBO: See “Fixed Base Operator (FBO).”
transfer of e-mail as well as orders, invoices and
other files from one company to another. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): A U.S.
Government agency that regulates and monitors
airline safety regulations.
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Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR): Refers to the referred to as a group influential in defining tastes in
rules, published by the FAA, under which flight consumer goods, entertainment and/or political and
operations are conducted. social matters.
Fixed Base Operator (FBO): A firm or organization Generation Y: Refers to people born between
that runs the business side of an airport, such as approximately 1980 and 2000, who number about 50
leasing hangars and selling fuel. million in the U.S. They are also known as Echo
Boomers, Millenials or the Millenial Generation.
FL310: In flying, an abbreviation used for altitudes These are children of the Baby Boom generation who
above 18,000 feet. For example, FL310 is an altitude will be filling the work force as Baby Boomers retire.
of 31,000 feet.
GHG: See “Greenhouse Gas (GHG).”
Flag Carrier: In the airline industry, a class of air
carriers authorized to operate scheduled flights over GIANTS: Greater Independent Association of
specified routes between the U.S. and foreign National Travel Services.
countries.
Global Distribution System (GDS): A
FMC: Flight Management Computer. Also known as computerized reservation system, usually owned by
FMC System or FMCS. airlines in different countries, that includes the
reservation databases of airlines.
FMGC: Flight Management Guidance Computer.
Global Positioning System (GPS): A satellite
FRA: The Federal Railroad Administration, a U.S. system, originally designed by the U.S. Department
Government agency that regulates railroads. of Defense for navigation purposes. Today, GPS is in
wide use for consumer and business purposes, such
Franchising: A contractual agreement between a as navigation for drivers, boaters and hikers. It
franchiser and a franchisee that allows the franchisee utilizes satellites orbiting the earth at 10,900 miles to
to operate a retail outlet or other type of business enable users to pinpoint precise locations using small,
using a name and format developed and supported by electronic wireless receivers.
the franchiser.
Global Warming: An increase in the near-surface
Free Port: A port free of customs duties and many temperature of the Earth. Global warming has
other customs regulations. occurred in the distant past as the result of natural
influences, but the term is most often used to refer to
GA: See “General Aviation (GA).” a theory that warming occurs as a result of increased
use of hydrocarbon fuels by man. See “Climate
Galileo: Galileo is a major computerized travel Change (Greenhouse Effect).”
reservation system. It is owned by Galileo
International. Globalization: The increased mobility of goods,
services, labor, technology and capital throughout the
GDP: See “Gross Domestic Product (GDP).” world. Although globalization is not a new
development, its pace has increased with the advent
GDS: See “Global Distribution System (GDS).” of new technologies, especially in the areas of
telecommunications, finance and shipping.
General Aviation (GA): Designates aircraft and
pilots that are not part of commercial airlines or GMT: See “Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).”
military flying. For example, business jets are part of
general aviation. GPS: See “Global Positioning System (GPS).”
Generation X: A loosely-defined and variously-used Greenhouse Gas (GHG): See “Climate Change
term that describes people born in the U.S. and (Greenhouse Effect).”
Canada between approximately 1965 and 1980, but
other time frames are recited. Generation X is often
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Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): The time of day at ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization.
the Greenwich Observatory in the U.K. which is used
as a standard point of reference in global timekeeping ICCL: International Council of Cruise Lines.
and navigation; the base time used for calculation of
longitude in navigation. ICTA: Institute of Certified Travel Agents.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP): The total value of IFTAA: International Forum of Travel and Tourism
a nation's output, income and expenditures produced Advocates.
with a nation's physical borders.
IFWTO: International Federation of Women's Travel
Gross National Product (GNP): A country's total Organizations.
output of goods and services from all forms of
economic activity measured at market prices for one ILS: See “Instrument Landing System (ILS).”
calendar year. It differs from Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) in that GNP includes income from IMO: International Maritime Organization.
investments made in foreign nations.
Inclusive Tour: See “All-Inclusive Tour Package.”
HEDNA: Hotel Electronic Distribution Network
Association. Initial Public Offering (IPO): A company's first
effort to sell its stock to investors (the public).
HSMA: Hospitality Sales and Marketing Investors in an up-trending market eagerly seek
Association. stocks offered in many IPOs because the stocks of
newly public companies that seem to have great
Hub (airline usage): Any airport where one airline promise may appreciate very rapidly in price, reaping
controls much of the passenger capacity or has a great profits for those who were able to get the stock
significant number of connecting flights arriving and at the first offering. In the United States, IPOs are
departing daily. For example, Denver is a significant regulated by the SEC (U.S. Securities Exchange
hub for United Airlines and Detroit is a hub for Commission) and by the state-level regulatory
Northwest Airlines. agencies of the states in which the IPO shares are
offered.
Hub-and-Spoke: A system of scheduling and
routing airline flights in which planes carrying INS: Immigration and Naturalization Service, a U.S.
passengers from smaller cities feed into a few major Government agency.
airports. This means that several of an airline's planes
arrive at a hub at approximately the same time, and Instrument Landing System (ILS): Uses precision
passengers then hurry from gate to gate to make localizer and glide-slope radio transmitters near
connections. runways to provide landing approach guidance.
IACVB: International Association of Convention and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS): Include
Visitors Bureau. a broad number of information technologies that can
provide an electronic communications link to cars
IAMAT: International Association for Medical and trucks, enabling drivers to be alerted to road
Assistance to Travelers. hazards, delays, construction and accidents. At the
same time, ITS can transmit driving directions and a
IAPA: International Air Passenger Association. wealth of additional driving-related information. ITS
enables automated drive-through toll collection and
IATA: International Air Transport Association. truck pre-clearance along highways and at bridge and
tunnel crossings. ITS technologies are likewise in use
IATAN: International Airlines Travel Agency at border stations, points of entry and customs
Network. checkpoints, especially in the NAFTA zone.
ISO 9000, 9001, 9002, 9003: Standards set by the them with additional difficulties often due to the high
International Organization for Standardization. ISO cost of transporting trade goods. Eleven of the LDCs
9000, 9001, 9002 and 9003 are the highest quality are Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which are
certifications awarded to organizations that meet often at risk of extreme weather phenomenon
exacting standards in their operating practices and (hurricanes, typhoons, Tsunami); have fragile
procedures. ecosystems; are often dependent on foreign energy
sources; can have high disease rates for HIV/AIDS
ISTTE: International Society of Travel and Tourism and malaria; and can have poor market access and
Educators. trade terms.
IT-Enabled Services (ITES): The portion of the Limited-Purpose Card: A credit card that may be
Information Technology industry focused on used only for travel-related expenses.
providing business services, such as call centers,
insurance claims processing and medical records Load Factor (LF): In airlines, the percentage of
transcription, by utilizing the power of IT, especially seating capacity that is filled with paying passengers
the Internet. Most ITES functions are considered to (RPM divided by ASM).
be back-office procedures. Also, see “Business
Process Outsourcing (BPO).” LOHAS: Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability. A
marketing term that refers to consumers who choose
ITTA: Independent Travel Technology Association. to purchase and/or live with items that are natural,
organic, less polluting, etc. Such consumers may also
Km: Abbreviation for kilometer. prefer products powered by alternative energy, such
as hybrid cars.
Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO): The use
of outsourced and/or offshore workers to perform LON: Abbreviation for longitude.
business tasks that require judgment and analysis.
Examples include such professional tasks as patent Loss Damage Waiver (LDW): Daily rental car
research, legal research, architecture, design, insurance that covers vandalism, theft and damage
engineering, market research, scientific research, caused by an accident. LDW is sold at considerable
accounting and tax return preparation. Also, see additional cost to travelers.
“Business Process Outsourcing (BPO).”
Maglev Trains (Magnetic Levitation): Trains that
LAC: An acronym for Latin America and the utilize powerful magnetic fields in order to float
Caribbean. about 3/8" above their tracks. Unhindered by rail
friction, they can travel at speeds up to 300 miles per
LAT: Abbreviation for latitude. hour. For example, in Shanghai, a maglev train serves
passengers between the Pudong Airport and the City
LDCs: See “Least Developed Countries (LDCs).” Center. The 19-mile trip takes eight minutes at a top
speed of 310 miles per hour.
LDW: See “Loss Damage Waiver (LDW).”
MAPTA: Metropolitan Association of Professional
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Nations Travel Agents.
determined by the U.N. Economic and Social Council
to be the poorest and weakest members of the Market Segmentation: The division of a consumer
international community. There are currently 50 market into specific groups of buyers based on
LDCs, of which 34 are in Africa, 15 are in Asia demographic factors.
Pacific and the remaining one (Haiti) is in Latin
America. The top 10 on the LDC list, in descending Marketing: Includes all planning and management
order from top to 10th, are Afghanistan, Angola, activities and expenses associated with the promotion
Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, of a product or service. Marketing can encompass
Cambodia, Cape Verde and the Central African advertising, customer surveys, public relations and
Republic. Sixteen of the LDCs are also Landlocked many other disciplines. Marketing is distinct from
Least Developed Countries (LLDCs) which present
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selling, which is the process of sell-through to the NWS: National Weather Service.
end user.
OAG: Official Airline Guide.
MARS (travel industry): Multi-Access
Reservations System. Occupancy Rate: In hotels, the percentage of hotel
rooms occupied during a certain time period.
Meet-And-Greet Service: A service that assists
travelers with baggage handling, transport and OECD: See “Organisation for Economic Co-
orientation upon arrival. operation and Development (OECD).”
NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Onshoring: The opposite of “offshoring.” Providing
Administration. or maintaining manufacturing or services within or
nearby a company's domestic location. Sometimes
NATA: National Air Transportation Association. referred to as reshoring.
NATCA: National Air Traffic Controllers Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Association. Development (OECD): A group of 31 countries that
are strongly committed to the market economy and
Nautical Mile (NM): A distance equaling 6,000 feet, democracy. Some of the OECD members include
while a statute mile equals 5,280. Japan, the U.S., Spain, Germany, Australia, Korea,
the U.K., Canada and Mexico. Although not
NAV (in Travel): Abbreviation for navigation. members, Chile, Estonia, Israel, Russia and Slovenia
are invited to member talks; and Brazil, China, India,
NAVAID: Navigational Aid. Indonesia and South Africa have enhanced
engagement policies with the OECD. The
NBAA: National Business Aircraft Association. Organisation provides statistics, as well as social and
economic data; and researches social changes,
NBTA: National Business Travel Association. including patterns in evolving fiscal policy,
agriculture, technology, trade, the environment and
NM: See “Nautical Mile (NM).” other areas. It publishes over 250 titles annually;
publishes a corporate magazine, the OECD Observer;
NPTA: National Passenger Traffic Association. has radio and TV studios; and has centers in Tokyo,
Washington, D.C., Berlin and Mexico City that
NTA: National Tour Association. distributed the Organisation’s work and organizes
events.
NTSB: National Transportation Safety Board.
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Outsourcing: The hiring of an outside company to Revenue Passenger Mile (RPM): One paying
perform a task otherwise performed internally by the passenger transported one mile. Sometimes referred
company, generally with the goal of lowering costs to as passenger mile.
and/or streamlining work flow. Outsourcing contracts
are generally several years in length. Companies that Revenue Per Available Room (REVPAR): A hotel
hire outsourced services providers often prefer to performance measure that divides revenue by the
focus on their core strengths while sending more number of available rooms, as opposed to the number
routine tasks outside for others to perform. Typical of occupied rooms.
outsourced services include the running of human
resources departments, telephone call centers and Revenue Ton Mile (RTM): A standard unit of
computer departments. When outsourcing is demand for air transport, defined as one ton of
performed overseas, it may be referred to as revenue passenger and/or cargo traffic transported
offshoring. Also see “Offshoring.” one mile.
Positioning: The design and implementation of a Room Night: In hotels, a statistical unit of
merchandising mix, price structure and style of occupancy, designating one hotel room occupied for
selling to create an image of the retailer, relative to its one night.
competitors, in the customer’s mind.
RPM: See “Revenue Passenger Mile (RPM).”
PPP: See “Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) or Point-
to-Point Protocol (PPP).” RTM: See “Revenue Ton Mile (RTM).”
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP): Currency Saas: See “Software as a Service (Saas).”
conversion rates that attempt to reflect the actual
purchasing power of a currency in its home market, Sabre: Name of a major computerized travel
as opposed to examining price levels and comparing reservation system. Sabre is owned and operated by
an exchange rate. PPPs are always given in the Sabre Holdings Corporation, a Ft. Worth-based,
national currency units per U.S. dollar. NYSE-listed company.
RAA: Regional Airline Association. SATH: Society for the Advancement of Travel for
the Handicapped.
Rack Rate: Term for the price a hotel charges per
room before any discounts have been taken into SATW: Society of American Travel Writers.
account.
Seat Pitch: In passenger aircraft, the distance
Return on Investment (ROI): A measure of a between any point on a seat from the same point on
company's profitability, expressed in percentage as the seat directly in front or behind.
net profit (after taxes) divided by total dollar
investment. Select Service: A category of hotel room that offers
much lower rates than luxury hotels. Select service
Revenue Departures: In the airline industry, the hotels do not offer such luxury amenities as room
number of take-offs actually performed in scheduled service, valet parking or concierge service.
passenger/cargo and all-cargo services.
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Single-Entity Charter: An airplane or other during set days each year. Typically, time-share
transportation vessel that is chartered to one company properties are vacation properties in such areas as
or group for use only by its employees or members. beach resorts or ski resorts. They typically are
condominium properties in which each condominium
SITA: Societe Internationale Telecommunique is jointly owned by a large group of people. Each
Aeronautique. owner typically has access to one week's use per year
and pays for a proportionate share of the property's
SITE: Society of Incentive Travel Executives. upkeep, taxes and insurance as well as management
fees.
Software as a Service (SaaS): Refers to the practice
of providing users with software applications that are Ton-Mile: A measure of output for freight
hosted on remote servers and accessed via the transportation, reflecting the weight of the shipment
Internet. Excellent examples include the CRM and the distance it is hauled; a multiplication of tons
(Customer Relationship Management) software hauled by the distance traveled.
provided in SaaS format by Salesforce. An earlier
technology that operated in a similar, but less Tour Operator: A business that creates, markets and
sophisticated, manner was called ASP or Application operates group travel offerings that provide a
Service Provider. complete travel experience for one fixed price.
STAG: Society of Travel Agents in Government. Tour Wholesaler: A business that creates and
markets tours and travel packages to travel agents.
STOL: In aircraft, Short Takeoff and Landing.
Travel Agent: An agent who markets and sells travel
STTE: Society of Travel and Tourism Educators. services directly to the consumer and to corporations.
Subsidiary, Wholly-Owned: A company that is TTGAC: Travel and Tourism Government Affairs
wholly controlled by another company through stock Council.
ownership.
TTRA: Travel and Tourism Research Association.
Supersonic Transport (SST): Supersonic Transport
(SST) refers to an airplane which is capable of UATP: Universal Air Travel Plan. See “Air Travel
exceeding the speed of sound. At one time, the Card.”
Concorde was operated commercially as an SST,
however it has been taken out of service. UBOA: United Bus Owners of America.
Supply Chain: The complete set of suppliers of UFTAA: Universal Federation of Travel Agents
goods and services required for a company to operate Associations.
its business. For example, a manufacturer's supply
chain may include providers of raw materials, USTAR: United States Travel Agent Registry.
components, custom-made parts and packaging
materials. USTOA: United States Tour Operators Association.
Sustainable Tourism: See “Ecotourism.” USTTA: United States Travel and Tourism
Administration.
TIA: Travel Industry Association.
Utilization Rate: In the car rental industry, the
TIAA: Travel Industry Association of America. percentage of vehicles in use during a certain time
period.
TIAC: Travel Industry Association of Canada.
Value Added Tax (VAT): A tax that imposes a levy
Time-share (Timeshare): A type of joint ownership on businesses at every stage of manufacturing based
in which a group of owners share a particular piece of on the value it adds to a product. Each business in the
property, agreeing to have use of the property only supply chain pays its own VAT and is subsequently
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INTRODUCTION
PLUNKETT'S AIRLINE, HOTEL & TRAVEL THE TRAVEL 300 is our unique grouping of the
INDUSTRY ALMANAC, the eighth edition of our biggest, most successful corporations in all segments
guide to the travel and tourism field, is designed to be of the global travel and tourism industry. Tens of
used as a general source for researchers of all types. thousands of pieces of information, gathered from a
wide variety of sources, have been researched and are
The data and areas of interest covered are presented in a unique form that can be easily
intentionally broad, ranging from the costs and understood. This section includes thorough indexes to
effectiveness of the airline sector, to emerging THE TRAVEL 300, by geography, industry, sales,
technology, to an in-depth look at the major firms brand names, subsidiary names and many other
(which we call “THE TRAVEL 300”) within the topics. (See Chapter 4.)
many industry sectors that make up the travel and
tourism system. Especially helpful is the way in which PLUNKETT'S
AIRLINE, HOTEL & TRAVEL INDUSTRY
This reference book is designed to be a general ALMANAC enables readers who have no business
source for researchers. It is especially intended to background to readily compare the financial records
assist with market research, strategic planning, and growth plans of large travel companies and major
employment searches, contact or prospect list industry groups. You’ll see the mid-term financial
creation and financial research, and as a data resource record of each firm, along with the impact of
for executives and students of all types. earnings, sales and strategic plans on each company’s
potential to fuel growth, serve new markets and
PLUNKETT'S AIRLINE, HOTEL & TRAVEL provide investment and employment opportunities.
INDUSTRY ALMANAC takes a rounded approach
for the general reader. This book presents a complete No other source provides this book’s easy-to-
overview of the entire travel, lodging and tourism understand comparisons of growth, expenditures,
system (see “How To Use This Book”). For example, technologies, passengers, corporations and many
you will find trends in airline and hotel markets, other items of great importance to people of all types
along with easy-to-use charts and tables on all facets who may be studying this, one of the largest
of travel in general, from growth in the cruise line industries in the world today.
industry to the number of airline passengers flying
yearly. By scanning the data groups and the unique indexes,
you can find the best information to fit your personal
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research needs. The major growth companies in travel Internet sites for the companies, government
and tourism are profiled and then ranked using agencies and industry associations involved so
several different groups of specific criteria. Which that the reader may get further details without
firms are the biggest employers? Which companies unnecessary delay.
earn the most profits? These things and much more
are easy to find. • Tables of industry data and statistics used in this
book include the latest numbers available at the
In addition to individual company profiles, an time of printing, generally through the end of
overview of travel markets and trends is provided. 2009. In a few cases, the only complete data
This book’s job is to help you sort through easy-to- available was for earlier years.
understand summaries of today’s trends in a quick
and effective manner. • We have used exhaustive efforts to locate and
fairly present accurate and complete data.
Whatever your purpose for researching the travel and However, when using this book or any other
tourism field, you’ll find this book to be a valuable source for business and industry information, the
guide. Nonetheless, as is true with all resources, this reader should use caution and diligence by
volume has limitations that the reader should be conducting further research where it seems
aware of: appropriate. We wish you success in your
endeavors, and we trust that your experience with
• Financial data and other corporate information this book will be both satisfactory and
can change quickly. A book of this type can be no productive.
more current than the data that was available as
of the time of editing. Consequently, the financial Jack W. Plunkett
picture, management and ownership of the Houston, Texas
firm(s) you are studying may have changed since September 2010
the date of this book. For example, this almanac
includes the most up-to-date sales figures and
profits available to the editors as of mid 2010.
That means that we have typically used corporate
financial data as of the end of 2009.
The two primary sections of this book are devoted organizations and trade groups. Included are
first to the travel industry as a whole and then to the numerous important Internet sites.
“Individual Data Listings” for THE TRAVEL 300. If
time permits, you should begin your research in the THE TRAVEL 300
front chapters of this book. Also, you will find
lengthy indexes in Chapter 4 and in the back of the Chapter 4: THE TRAVEL 300: Who They Are
book. and How They Were Chosen. The companies
compared in this book were carefully selected from
THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY the airline, hotel and travel industry, largely in the
United States. 162 of the firms are based outside the
Glossary: A short list of travel industry terms. U.S. For a complete description, see THE TRAVEL
300 indexes in this chapter.
Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Airline, Individual Data Listings:
Hotel & Travel Industry. This chapter presents an Look at one of the companies in THE TRAVEL
encapsulated view of the major trends that are 300’s Individual Data Listings. You’ll find the
creating rapid changes in the travel and tourism following information fields:
industry today. Company Name:
The company profiles are in alphabetical order by
Chapter 2: Airline, Hotel & Travel Industry company name. If you don’t find the company you
Statistics. This chapter presents in-depth statistics on are seeking, it may be a subsidiary or division of one
spending, passengers, tourism, hotels, cruises, of the firms covered in this book. Try looking it up in
airlines and more. the Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected
Affiliations in the back of the book.
Chapter 3: Important Airline, Hotel & Travel Ranks:
Industry Contacts – Addresses, Telephone Industry Group Code: An NAIC code used to
Numbers and Internet Sites. This chapter covers group companies within like segments. (See Chapter
contacts for important government agencies, travel 4 for a list of codes.)
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Ranks Within This Company’s Industry Group: Total Number of Employees: The approximate
Ranks, within this firm’s segment only, for annual total number of employees, worldwide, as of the end
sales and annual profits, with 1 being the highest of 2009 (or the latest data available to the editors).
rank. Apparent Salaries/Benefits:
Business Activities: (The following descriptions generally apply to
A grid arranged into six major industry categories U.S. employers only.)
and several sub-categories. A “Y” indicates that the A “Y” in appropriate fields indicates “Yes.”
firm operates within the sub-category. A complete Due to wide variations in the manner in which
Index by Industry is included in the beginning of corporations report benefits to the U.S. Government’s
Chapter 4. regulatory bodies, not all plans will have been
Types of Business: uncovered or correctly evaluated during our effort to
A listing of the primary types of business research this data. Also, the availability to employees
specialties conducted by the firm. of such plans will vary according to the qualifications
Brands/Divisions/Affiliations: that employees must meet to become eligible. For
Major brand names, operating divisions or example, some benefit plans may be available only to
subsidiaries of the firm, as well as major corporate salaried workers—others only to employees who
affiliations—such as another firm that owns a work more than 1,000 hours yearly. Benefits that are
significant portion of the company’s stock. A available to employees of the main or parent
complete Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and company may not be available to employees of the
Selected Affiliations is in the back of the book. subsidiaries. In addition, employers frequently alter
Contacts: the nature and terms of plans offered.
The names and titles up to 27 top officers of the NOTE: Generally, employees covered by wealth-
company are listed, including human resources building benefit plans do not fully own (“vest in”)
contacts. funds contributed on their behalf by the employer
Address: until as many as five years of service with that
The firm’s full headquarters address, the employer have passed. All pension plans are
headquarters telephone, plus toll-free and fax voluntary—that is, employers are not obligated to
numbers where available. Also provided is the offer pensions.
Internet site address. Pension Plan: The firm offers a pension plan to
Financials: qualified employees. In this case, in order for a “Y”
Annual Sales (2009 or the latest fiscal year to appear, the editors believe that the employer offers
available to the editors, plus up to four previous a defined benefit or cash balance pension plan (see
years): These are stated in thousands of dollars (add discussions below).The type and generosity of these
three zeros if you want the full number). This figure plans vary widely from firm to firm. Caution: Some
represents consolidated worldwide sales from all employers refer to plans as “pension” or “retirement”
operations. 2009 figures may be estimates. plans when they are actually 401(k) savings plans
Annual Profits (2009 or the latest fiscal year that require a contribution by the employee.
available to the editors, plus up to four previous • Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Pension plans
years): These are stated in thousands of dollars (add that do not require a contribution from the
three zeros if you want the full number). This figure employee are infrequently offered. However, a
represents consolidated, after-tax net profit from all few companies, particularly larger employers in
operations. 2009 figures may be estimates. high-profit-margin industries, offer defined
Stock Ticker, International Exchange, Parent benefit pension plans where the employee is
Company: When available, the unique stock market guaranteed to receive a set pension benefit upon
symbol used to identify this firm’s common stock for retirement. The amount of the benefit is
trading and tracking purposes is indicated. Where determined by the years of service with the
appropriate, this field may contain “private” or company and the employee’s salary during the
“subsidiary” rather than a ticker symbol. If the firm is later years of employment. The longer a person
a publicly-held company headquartered outside of the works for the employer, the higher the retirement
U.S., its international ticker and exchange are given. benefit. These defined benefit plans are funded
If the firm is a subsidiary, its parent company is entirely by the employer. The benefits, up to a
listed. reasonable limit, are guaranteed by the Federal
Government’s Pension Benefit Guaranty
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Corporation. These plans are not portable—if employee ages and gains years of service with the
you leave the company, you cannot transfer your company. In this manner, not all of the employee’s
benefits into a different plan. Instead, upon assets are tied up in the employer’s stock.
retirement you will receive the benefits that Savings Plan, 401(k): Under this type of plan,
vested during your service with the company. If employees make a tax-deferred deposit into an
your employer offers a pension plan, it must give account. In the best plans, the company makes annual
you a summary plan description within 90 days matching donations to the employees’ accounts,
of the date you join the plan. You can also typically in some proportion to deposits made by the
request a summary annual report of the plan, and employees themselves. A good plan will match one-
once every 12 months you may request an half of employee deposits of up to 6% of wages. For
individual benefit statement accounting of your example, an employee earning $30,000 yearly might
interest in the plan. deposit $1,800 (6%) into the plan. The company will
• Defined Contribution Plans: These are quite match one-half of the employee’s deposit, or $900.
different. They do not guarantee a certain amount The plan grows on a tax-deferred basis, similar to an
of pension benefit. Instead, they set out IRA. A very generous plan will match 100% of
circumstances under which the employer will employee deposits. However, some plans do not call
make a contribution to a plan on your behalf. The for the employer to make a matching deposit at all.
most common example is the 401(k) savings Other plans call for a matching contribution to be
plan. Pension benefits are not guaranteed under made at the discretion of the firm’s board of
these plans. directors. Actual terms of these plans vary widely
• Cash Balance Pension Plans: These plans were from firm to firm. Generally, these savings plans
recently invented. These are hybrid plans—part allow employees to deposit as much as 15% of salary
defined benefit and part defined contribution. into the plan on a tax-deferred basis. However, the
Many employers have converted their older portion that the company uses to calculate its
defined benefit plans into cash balance plans. The matching deposit is generally limited to a maximum
employer makes deposits (or credits a given of 6%. Employees should take care to diversify the
amount of money) on the employee’s behalf, holdings in their 401(k) accounts, and most people
usually based on a percentage of pay. Employee should seek professional guidance or investment
accounts grow based on a predetermined interest management for their accounts.
benchmark, such as the interest rate on Treasury Stock Purchase Plan: Qualified employees may
Bonds. There are some advantages to these plans, purchase the company’s common stock at a price
particularly for younger workers: a) The benefits, below its market value under a specific plan.
up to a reasonable limit, are guaranteed by the Typically, the employee is limited to investing a
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. b) small percentage of wages in this plan. The discount
Benefits are portable—they can be moved to may range from 5 to 15%. Some of these plans allow
another plan when the employee changes for deposits to be made through regular monthly
companies. c) Younger workers and those who payroll deductions. However, new accounting rules
spend a shorter number of years with an for corporations, along with other factors, are leading
employer may receive higher benefits than they many companies to curtail these plans—dropping the
would under a traditional defined benefit plan. discount allowed, cutting the maximum yearly stock
ESOP Stock Plan (Employees’ Stock Ownership purchase or otherwise making the plans less generous
Plan): This type of plan is in wide use. Typically, the or appealing.
plan borrows money from a bank and uses those Profit Sharing: Qualified employees are awarded
funds to purchase a large block of the corporation’s an annual amount equal to some portion of a
stock. The corporation makes contributions to the company’s profits. In a very generous plan, the pool
plan over a period of time, and the stock purchase of money awarded to employees would be 15% of
loan is eventually paid off. The value of the plan profits. Typically, this money is deposited into a
grows significantly as long as the market price of the long-term retirement account. Caution: Some
stock holds up. Qualified employees are allocated a employers refer to plans as “profit sharing” when
share of the plan based on their length of service and they are actually 401(k) savings plans. True profit
their level of salary. Under federal regulations, sharing plans are rarely offered.
participants in ESOPs are allowed to diversify their Highest Executive Salary: The highest executive
account holdings in set percentages that rise as the salary paid, typically a 2009 amount (or the latest
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Chapter 1
Major Trends Affecting the Travel Industry: 17) Hotel Operators Challenged/Pod Rooms Grow
in Popularity
1) Introduction to the Travel Industry 18) Cruise Industry Bookings Hold Steady
2) Discount Airlines Compete with Legacy 19) New Technologies Show Promise for Port and
Airlines Airport Security
3) Global Airlines Face Daunting Challenges/ 20) High Speed Passenger Trains, Including
Partnerships Proliferate Maglev, Gain New Acceptance
4) International Airlines Try to Lure Passengers 21) Self-Check-In Kiosks, RFID and Other New
with In-flight Perks Technologies Save Labor Costs for Airlines
5) Open Skies Agreement Lowers Restrictions on and Hotels
Trans-Atlantic Travel 22) Aging Baby Boomers Will Cause Significant
6) ADS-B Improves Air Traffic Control Changes in the Leisure Sector, Including
7) General Aviation Feels the Burn of the Global Sports and Activity-Based Travel
Recession 23) The Future of Travel
8) Private Jet Rentals Continue in the Form of
Fractional Share Ownership 1) Introduction to the Travel Industry
9) Boeing and Airbus Continue Their Struggle As 2010 progressed, the travel industry was
for the Best New Aircraft enjoying some improvement over the very difficult
10) New Aircraft Designs Offer Greater Passenger 2008-2009 period. While budgets for consumers and
Comfort/More Efficient Engines businesses remained tight, occupancy rates were
11) In Flight Wireless Takes Off increasing in the hotel industry, and airline seats were
12) Airports in Middle East and Asia Have Strong relatively full. Southwest Airlines reported “robust”
Traffic consumer traffic as of mid-2010. Nonetheless, when
13) Deregulation Opens Huge Travel Markets in the middle class does take a vacation, it is generally
China and India on a reduced budget. Businesses are sending more
14) Booking Travel Over the Internet Becomes the employees on trips, but are keeping a tight reign on
Norm costs at the same time.
15) Sustainable Tourism and Ecotourism Grow as During 2008 and 2009, many airlines cut routes
Certification Standards Emerge and reduced the total number of seats available,
16) Destination Club Membership Growth Is partly by removing older, fuel-guzzling aircraft from
Checked service. This put the airline industry in much more
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efficient operating condition for 2010. U.S. airlines IATA, the international association that represents
are operating with much smaller staff counts. The most of the world’s major airlines, projected a global
number of employees in the air transportation airline industry net profit of $2.5 billion for 2010,
industry plummeted from 563,500 in 2002 to 415,300 after a net loss of $9.9 billion in 2009 and $16.8
in 2009. U.S. airlines were operating at about 81% of billion in 2008.
potential passenger load during 2010. During the The 2008-2009 period was an ugly time for
peak summer travel season in July 2010, JetBlue had airlines. Many airlines took bankruptcy protection in
a load factor of 86.2%. 2008, including Frontier, and some, such as Aloha
The U.S. Travel Association (USTA) estimated Airlines and ATA, once major airlines in Hawaii and
total U.S. travel expenditures at $704.4 billion for elsewhere, were forced to discontinue operations
2009, $772.9 billion for 2008, $739.4 billion in 2007 altogether. Several specialty and business-class-only
and $699.8 in 2006. As of 2010, travel providers of airlines ceased operations, including MAXjet, Eos
nearly all types are competing fiercely on price or are and Skybus. Government-controlled Alitalia, in
offering their customers special inducements and Italy, took bankruptcy in August 2008.
packages. Meanwhile, advanced new aircraft will bring
International passenger travel and travel within significant changes in the global airline industry.
Asia are two bright spots in the industry. For Boeing’s 787, with first deliveries planned for early
example, the U.S. International Trade Administration 2011, will enable international airlines to offer great
expects international arrivals in the U.S. to grow enhancements to passenger comfort with extremely
from 54.9 million visitors in 2009 to 71.8 million in long intercontinental range, while the airlines will
2014. Hotel occupancy and airline traffic are strong benefit from a fuel efficiency boost of about 20%.
in emerging nations including India, China and the Although this mid-size aircraft carries fewer
surrounding Asian region, as well as in Brazil, which passengers than the 747 and the giant A380, it will
has been enjoying soaring economic growth. enable airlines to open up many new, direct routes.
Dozens of new discount airlines have been For example, new flights from Europe directly to
launched in emerging nations in the past few years, growing markets in Africa and Southeast Asia will be
some of them with great success. Meanwhile, started. Likewise, new routes from markets in the
Emirates has carved out a place for itself as a major U.S. such as Denver or Minneapolis, that historically
long-haul airline, with routes spanning the entire have not been major jumping off points for direct
world and a major hub in the Middle East. flights to Europe or Asia, will likely be tried. Nearly
According to the World Travel & Tourism three dozen of the giant Airbus A380 had been
Council (WTTC), the global travel and tourism delivered by mid-2010, typically set up to carry about
industry supported 77.2 million jobs on a direct basis 550 passengers in great comfort from one global
in 2009, which was forecast to grow to 81.9 million capital to another.
employees in 2010. The industry generated $1.87 Discount airlines remain very important players in
trillion in direct global revenues during 2009, the U.S. as well as in Europe and the rest of the
forecast to grow to $1.98 trillion in 2010. world. Southwest Airlines holds the top rank in
The WTTC also prepares an estimate of the total America by number of passengers, and JetBlue has
effect of travel and tourism on GDP (gross domestic enjoyed very rapid growth. Outside the U.S., many
product), including both direct and indirect revenues. carriers have carefully studied Southwest’s methods
On that basis, the group estimates the total impact of and strategies, and have enjoyed strong growth.
the industry on global GDP at $5.47 trillion or 9.4% Good examples include Kingfisher in India,
of global GDP for 2009. WTTC forecasts that the Dragonair in China and Ryanair in Europe.
direct and indirect economic impact of travel and Hotels throughout the world enjoyed a major
tourism will grow by 4.4% yearly between 2010 and boom through mid-2007, with high occupancy levels,
2020, on an inflation-adjusted basis. rising room rates and strong levels of both business
In the WTTC’s figures, the U.S. accounted for and leisure travelers. However, the global financial
$1.64 trillion in direct plus indirect travel crisis put a damper on hotel occupancy that continued
expenditures in 2009, followed by Japan at $551 into 2008 and 2009. Many major hotel construction
billion and China at $526 billion. China is the market projects were cancelled or put on hold. In addition,
to watch, with 95 million Chinese expected to travel during the previous boom many hotel properties had
to foreign lands in 2020. been sold to investors at lofty prices that no longer
looked reasonable in 2008-2010. Many of the
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properties had been financed with heavy amounts of companies sometimes offer deep discounts in order to
debt, and large numbers of hotels have been fill cabins. Consumers see cruises as high-value
foreclosed on by lenders, including many ultra luxury package deals, and cruise ships are nearly full. New
hotel properties. ships continue to be built. In 2009, cruise lines
Today, hotels are enjoying rising occupancy, but invested $4.7 billion to build 14 new ships. An
room rates are soft, and discounting is used in many additional 12 were expected to launch in 2010. Many
cases to attract guests. Some markets, particularly of these ships were designed and funded before the
Las Vegas, may have become vastly overbuilt during economic recession, but cruise companies are hopeful
the last boom. Meanwhile, some hotel and motel that the “all-inclusive” fare model will continue to
construction has resumed in the U.S., mainly to attract cost-conscious travelers in addition to luxury
replace aging properties or to secure a spot in cruisers. The Cruise Lines International Association
growing communities. reports that North American passenger numbers rose
Globally, some of the best growth markets in the 1.0% to 10.1 million in 2009 from 2008, while the
world for hotels, resorts and airlines are in Asia. global passenger count grew 3.3% to reach 13.4
Booming business markets from Beijing to Mumbai million.
to Kuala Lumpur have led to the opening of tens of
thousands of new rooms in order to accommodate the 2) Discount Airlines Compete with Legacy
rapidly growing number of business and leisure Airlines
travelers. As discount airlines have set the standard for air
With some signs of an economic recovery, the travel for the past decade or so, their success has
hotel industry was enjoying a rebound as of mid- caused important changes in the industry. Southwest
2010, but multiple challenges continued to face this Airlines jumped to the number one spot of the top 10
business, particularly in terms of room prices. For U.S. carriers in 2004 based on domestic
example, for the second quarter of 2010, global hotel enplanements (more than 81 million), and regained
giant Marriott reported the arrival of increasing the lead from American Airlines in 2007 with 101.9
numbers of business and leisure travelers. Its passengers flown (both domestically and
occupancy increased by 5.4% worldwide during the internationally), compared to American’s 98.1
second quarter. Good news such as this is very million. For the 2009, Southwest again topped the
welcome in this industry, particularly in light of the list with 101.3 million enplanements, followed by
many foreclosures of major hotel and resort American with 85.7 million, according to the U.S.
properties in recent months. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Marriott reported that its revpar (revenue per For years, Southwest and its no-frills business
available room) was up 8.2% for the second quarter model have enjoyed tremendous success, wooing
of 2010, compared to the same period in 2009 (on a customers based on price, not perks. Its single-plane
company-operated, worldwide hotel basis, adjusted platform (Boeing’s 737) keeps maintenance costs
for the effects of inflation). The company forecast a low, while its point-to-point flying system has helped
global revpar increase of 6% to 8% for the full year to give it a solid reputation in on-time performance.
2010 on a worldwide basis, including a 4% to 6% Meanwhile, Southwest has led the industry in
increase in North America. intricate hedging techniques that help to shield it
E-commerce continues to play an extremely from rising fuel costs. Hedging involves buying and
important role in the travel sector, making booking selling commodity contracts on futures markets.
convenient for consumers and more cost-effective for There are no guarantees that hedges will work, and
travel providers. However, online travel booking they can lead to large losses.
sites like Orbitz and Expedia face tough competition. In mid-2008, Southwest announced a profit for the
st
Today, airlines and hotel chains are offering their 71 straight quarter (excluding special items) while
own powerful online reservation systems, with rich the other major airlines collectively lost money,
features, multiple levels of photos and descriptions, largely due to fewer passengers. Up until mid-2008,
and the ability to earn and manage frequent flyer fuel hedging had a major impact on Southwest’s
awards. Consumers often find the lowest prices on market dominance. Its fuel hedges covered 80% of
sites operated directly by airlines and hotels. its fuel purchases (in 2008, more than 70% of its fuel
The cruise line business has held up relatively was purchased at a price equivalent to $51 a barrel
well since the onset of the financial crisis, for crude oil, which was extremely advantageous).
particularly at the largest cruse lines. However, these The airline was not immune to rising costs, as its fuel
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expenses rose to 35.1% of the firm’s operating available on six of its planes while JetBlue was still
expenses in 2008 (compared to 29.7% in 2007) offering extremely limited Internet access through its
despite its hedges. For 2009 through 2013, LiveTV system. Southwest offers “business select”
Southwest has significantly reduced its net fuel hedge fares which afford business travelers to board
position. However, Southwest was by far the best Southwest aircraft first for priority seating for an
prepared airline when it comes to weathering high additional charge. Additional perks included in
fuel costs. Business Select are a complimentary beverage,
Full-year 2008 profits for Southwest fell to $178 additional frequent flyer credits and expedited
million, down from $645 million in 2007. For 2009, security lines at participating airports.
Southwest managed to report a profit of $99 million, For full-service carriers, international travel
despite the fact that passenger traffic for the year affords them an added boost. Thus far, U.S. discount
declined 0.6% from 2008. carriers have largely confined their operations to
In general terms, Southwest is facing tough domestic travel, leaving international flights to the
competition in the form of newer discount airlines full-service airlines. However, JetBlue, Spirit and
such as JetBlue. Although JetBlue has only a AirTran are offering tourist destinations like the
fraction of the fleet that Southwest boasts (at the end Bahamas, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Aruba and the
of 2009, it had 151 planes to Southwest’s 547), it Dominican Republic, and may eventually fly even
expanded rapidly, adding new planes and new further afield.
markets. Meanwhile, the fact that JetBlue’s fleet is Nonetheless, the fact that major “legacy” airlines
relatively new means that its maintenance costs are offer extensive global flight schedules to
low. Asia/Pacific, South America, Europe and beyond
JetBlue offers soft leather seats and satellite TV. offers an opportunity for airlines like American and
Southwest redecorated its fleet in response. JetBlue United to truly differentiate themselves, especially
also offers assigned seating, which has great appeal given the fact that their full-service domestic flights
for those tired of rushing to line up at Southwest’s can connect smoothly with their international flights
gates for its cattle-call seating (it must be noted that at major hubs. Legacy airlines are earning a
Southwest was considering switching to assigned significant portion of their net profits off international
seating in 2008, but implemented a numbered routes. Their ability to lure business travelers with
boarding system instead, letting passengers board by first or business class seats, airline clubs and
groups based on the order in which passengers check destination lounges that offer showers and changing
in). rooms give them significant competitive advantage.
For the first half of 2010, JetBlue had a net On the domestic side, some legacy airlines have
income of $29 million (down 9.3% from the same been adding seats to new Boeing 737-800 aircraft by
period in 2009) on $1.80 billion in revenues (an squeezing more rows of seats into coach sections
increase of 13%). The company’s load factor for the where galleys used to be (galleys are superfluous on
period was 79.5%, up from 77.8% one year earlier. many domestic U.S. flights since meal service is no
Its fleet consisted of 110 Airbus A320s and 43 longer offered, especially on flights of under three
Embraer 190s. hours). American, Delta and Continental have
In contrast, Southwest earned a net income of increased the total number of seats in coach cabins by
$123 million during the first half of 2010, up from 10 or 12, to 160 seats total.
essentially $0 during the same period of the previous Seats are closer together, with a pitch (the space
year. Revenues were $5.8 billion, up 16.6%. Its allotted for each row) reduced from 33 or 32 inches
load factor was 79.3%, up from 77.0%. Southwest, to an industry standard of 31 inches. The good news
with over 500 Boeing 737s in its fleet, is slowly is that seats recline farther (24 degrees compared to
replacing older aircraft with new 737s. the old 18 degrees), but the seat bottom moves
Both JetBlue and Southwest are making attempts forward as it reclines, offering the passenger directly
to attract more business travelers. Both are offering behind a bit more leg room.
fully refundable fares which can be changed without Meanwhile, dozens of discount airlines, based on
penalty when business travelers’ schedules shift. the Southwest and JetBlue model, have sprung up
Also, both were testing in-flight Internet access as of worldwide. Ryanair and EasyJet are setting the
early 2010, which has powerful appeal to business standard for discount operations in much of Europe.
travelers because they can work while flying. By the Ryanair is being especially aggressive in its cost-
summer of 2010, Southwest had made Wi-Fi cutting efforts and increasing revenue by eliminating
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seat back pockets to lower weight and cleaning costs; Mergers and acquisitions made big news in 2008
eliminating airport check-in; banning checked through 2010. United and Continental’s merger,
baggage altogether; and selling 98% of its tickets via which will result in a carrier flying under the United
its web site. name but using Continental’s logo and colors, was
Virgin America, partly owned by U.K.-based expected to close by the end of the year. Meanwhile,
Virgin Group, began service from San Francisco and British Airways (BA) and Iberia Lineas Aereas de
Los Angeles to New York in 2007. Virgin America Espana (Iberia) announced plans to merge as well,
offers low-cost seats, plus a first class section. and the merger of Delta and Northwest was
Seating areas include mood lighting, seat-back successfully completed.
entertainment screens, electric power plugs at each Capacity cuts taking effect in September 2009
seat, and a clean, modern look. However, Virgin dropped domestic seat capacity on U.S. flights to
America had a rocky start, losing $188 million in its 66.5 million, down from the industry’s peak of 84
first year of operation. It has hung on, taking in $548 million in 2001. Delta scaled back its foreign
million in 2009 revenues and adding routes between capacity by 15% by the end of 2009 (compared to
Boston, Massachusetts and Orange County, 2008), bringing its total network capacity down by
California. 10% overall. At American Airlines, capacity was
In India, Southeast Asia and elsewhere, new down by 7.5% by the end of 2009. By 2010, many
discount airlines have formed by the dozen. In fact, carriers were adding routes, staffing up and ordering
most of the fastest growing airlines in the world are new aircraft.
discount airlines operating in places like China, Total employment at American carriers, as of
Vietnam, India, Indonesia and Brazil. JetBlue’s 2009, was 459,700, down from 2007’s 491,800 and
founder and former CEO, David Neeleman, has down 24% from the all time high in 2001, according
launched a successful discount airline in Brazil called to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Azul Airlines. Meanwhile, United, Delta and US Airways,
among others, are charging passengers for many
3) Global Airlines Face Daunting Challenges/ services that were previously provided free of charge.
Partnerships Proliferate As of April 2008, five airlines began charging $25 to
The commercial airline industry has always been check a second piece of luggage and still more for a
particularly vulnerable to economic and political third. US Airways, American and United began to
changes. The deregulation of the U.S. airline charge $15 to check one piece of luggage. On board,
industry in 1978 was a watershed event that led to passengers are paying for drinks, meals and even
intense price competition, and several factors pillows and blankets. United hopes to accrue as
conspired in recent years to make the goal of much as $1 billion per year from the so-called
profitability ever more difficult for major airlines to “ancillary” charges. In March 2010, Continental
achieve. The stock market crash of 2000, the tragedy Airlines, a long time hold out in charging for extras,
of 9/11, rapidly rising fuel costs and intense announced that it would begin charging for meals
competition, among other problems, bankrupted served to coach passengers. Also in 2010, American
several airlines and threatened many more with Airlines began charging fees starting at $19 for
similar fates. By late 2008 when the global economic reserving seats in the first few rows in coach cabins.
crisis hit in earnest, global airlines were awash in These seemingly small amounts have added up to
losses. However, 2010 found them in much better billions of dollars in new revenues yearly, helping the
shape. airlines to remain profitable.
The International Air Transport Association or Southwest has given traditional, full-service
IATA (which represents 230 airlines or 93% of airlines an important model from which to learn
scheduled air traffic) estimated losses among global when it comes to cutting costs: use fewer types of
airlines for 2008 of about $16.8 billion, and another aircraft to keep maintenance and repair costs low,
$11 billion in losses for 2009. In 2008, a number of control labor costs while making the workforce as
carriers ceased operations including ATA, Aloha flexible as possible, design more efficient routing and
Airlines and ExpressJet. In years past, airlines such keep customers coming back with low prices, not
as United, Delta and Northwest were awarded perks. This model has allowed Southwest to boast
bankruptcy protection during which they were able to some of the industry’s cheapest costs per passenger
reorganize and cut costs. mile.
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The low-fare model has given major airlines food restructurings in the face of the losses at the end of
for thought, and many have made big changes in 2001 and the SARS health scare in 2003. Their
order to improve efficiency and financial results. efforts paid off to some extent. For example, the
While the hub-and-spoke system that is the defining merged Air France-KLM Group posted relatively
characteristic of full-service airlines is unlikely to go steady profits of $1.2 billion in 2006 and $1.19
away anytime soon (it still may be the most efficient billion in 2007 (however, profits fell to $996 million
way to service some small- to medium-sized in 2008, partly due to fuel costs). Sharp drops in
markets), more airlines are moving toward a “rolling- passenger traffic resulted in a fiscal 2009 loss of $1.1
hub” concept. Rather than having clusters of planes billion. Japan Airlines (JAL) went into bankruptcy
wait around at airports for passengers, airlines are protection in January 2010.
increasingly spacing flights at longer intervals, Global airlines are increasing their reliance on
forcing passengers to wait for planes, rather than the partnerships such as the Star Alliance and Oneworld
other way around. The rolling-hub concept allows Alliance. The partnerships share flight codes,
airlines to maximize passenger loads, while frequent flyer programs and airport lounge facilities,
increasing the number of hours their aircraft fly per helping long distance travelers to cover thousands of
day and using staff more efficiently. Previously, miles as seamlessly as possible. The Star Alliance
airlines had many flights arriving and taking off network offers nearly 20,000 daily flights to 1,000
within about 45 minutes of each other. In that airports around the world, while Oneworld has about
manner, travelers had minimal waits when they one-half as many daily departures to about 700
changed aircraft at hubs to fly on to their final destinations worldwide. In late 2009, Continental
destinations. However, this system required large made news by leaving Oneworld and joining the Star
numbers of gate and baggage personnel who often Alliance. The move to the larger Star Alliance
were idle for long periods between groups of flights. afforded Continental more partner airlines, flights
With the rolling hub model, fewer gate personnel are and destinations. In 2010, the European Union
kept on hand and passengers often wait up to two competition authorities approved a commercial
hours for their connecting flights. alliance between American Airlines, BA and Iberia
More and more, airlines are forced to manage which would deepen the existing partnership between
their fuel costs aggressively. For example, all new the carriers by allowing them to share revenue and
aircraft purchased by most airlines feature special coordinate flight marketing and scheduling on
upswept wing tips that are designed to reduce fuel selected routes.
consumption by 3% to 4%. Most airlines now taxi on As of 2010, with the global economy slowly
only one engine, connect to gate power sources when beginning to recover, a number of airlines were re-
parked and rely on expert market analysts for advice starting growth plans including cabin refurbishment.
on when and how to purchase fuel. Results from fuel Coach cabins in planes in the US Airways Group are
efficiency initiatives have been impressive. A 2010 being upgraded with leather seats. Continental is
World Economic forum report found that global air offering power ports for coach passengers while
traffic rose 300% between 1980 and 2005, but jet fuel Delta is installing personal video-on-demand screens
consumption rose only 150%. Airlines have made in coach for international passengers. American
tremendous improvements in operating methods, Airlines’ update for its coach cabins is the most
while aircraft and engine manufacturers have greatly ambitious, transforming 76 of its Boeing 737 planes
enhanced their technologies. The result is a so that they will match the 84 new planes it has on
significant savings in fuel. order.
Airlines have also been shaving salaries when
possible, through extensive negotiations with labor
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Like their U.S. counterparts, many global carriers
have slashed costs and undertaken massive
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Boeing 757 aircraft on international routes. Skies will ultimately increase transatlantic travel
Available on a first-come, first-serve basis to its elite while lowering ticket prices by about 10%.
mileage club members and to full-fare ticket holders, The agreement allows European airlines to own
these seats offer 36 inches of pitch. These seats come up to a 49% stake in airlines based in the U.S.,
at a price. One way fares tack on between $14 and provided that those shares are restricted to no more
$109 per ticket. than a 25% voting interest. Over the long-term, new
cross-border airline investments may lead to great
5) Open Skies Agreement Lowers Restrictions consolidation of today’s major airlines into a few
on Trans-Atlantic Travel global airlines. In 2010, for example, British
A landmark transportation agreement was signed Airways was expected to merge with Iberia.
in April 2007 between the U.S. and the member The Open Skies treaty does not guarantee airlines
states of the EU, which replaced existing restrictions an unlimited right to partnerships with other airlines
on flights between the two regions. In the past, non- when it comes to scheduling, marketing and pricing
stop flights from Europe to the U.S. were limited to across international borders. For example, American
particular carriers. With the new agreement, referred Airlines, British Airways and Iberia (who are all
to as “open skies,” every U.S. and EU carrier is members of the Oneworld Alliance) petitioned the
authorized to fly between any city in those regions. U.S. Department of Transportation for antitrust
The treaty officially went into effect on March 31, immunity in August 2008, and were granted approval
2009. from the EU in 2010 for an alliance above and
The previous restrictions allowed American beyond the Oneworld Alliance. Without immunity,
Airlines, British Airways and Alitalia to dominate the the alliance would be considered illegal collusion in
lucrative trans-Atlantic routes since they had U.S. courts. Two other alliances, Star (with member
established landing rights at various major airports airlines Air Canada, Singapore Airlines and
such as London’s Heathrow. Now, United, Delta, Lufthansa) and SkyTeam (with member airlines Air
Air France-KLM and Aer Lingus, among others, France-KLM, Korean Air and Delta) already have
have permission to fly into Heathrow, greatly such immunity.
increasing competition and opening the market for In 2009, Continental won approval from the U.S.
airline takeovers regardless of the nationality of the Department of Transportation to enter a cooperative
acquiring company. agreement with nine other airlines for international
In other words, U.S. airlines are allowed to fly routes. This approval opened the door for American
from any city in America directly to any city in the Airlines’ bid for antitrust immunity to work with
EU, and vice versa. For example, British Airways British Airways and Iberia for Atlantic routes.
launched an all business-class airline (named
OpenSkies) that serves transatlantic routes with 6) ADS-B Improves Air Traffic Control
premium-class service in June 2008. Its first route A new air traffic control system that is generating
flies between Paris Orly and New York’s John F. headlines is the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-
Kennedy Airport. Additional routes now include Broadcast (ADS-B) which commenced service in
flights from Dulles International in Washington, D.C. Canada in January 2009. ADS-B uses GPS
and Gare TGV Lyon and Nantes in France. Also, information to replace radar when tracking planes. It
part of the rationale in Lufthansa’s investment in a is more accurate and faster than radar, allowing
stake in U.S.-based JetBlue is the fact that Lufthansa planes to travel more closely together safely. Jets
covets the use of valuable gates controlled by JetBlue flying under ADS-B surveillance need to be only five
at New York’s JFK Airport. miles apart under current standards, even in remote
One snag in the Open Skies premise is places such as the Earth’s poles or over oceans where
Heathrow’s already jammed facilities. Landing and radar coverage is not possible. Nav Canada, a private
take-off slots are already nearly full, so carriers will air traffic control service, installed five ground
have to spend millions to acquire the few remaining station receivers around Hudson Bay in northern
slots or acquire airlines that already have landing Canada which has no radar coverage. ADS-B was
rights (prime-time slots were selling for about $50 planned to be expanded in 2009 with additional
million in 2008). More than one-third of the millions receivers on the east coast of Canada and Greenland.
of air travelers flying between the U.S. and Europe The system is expected to be adopted in the U.S. in a
go through Heathrow. However, analysts at the lengthy process that may be complete by 2018.
U.K.’s Civil Aviation Authority believe that Open
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Another next generation air tracking technology is Until recently, general aviation was booming. In
the Advanced Technology and Oceanic Procedures 2007, deliveries of business jets exceeded 1,000 for
(ATOP), which has been in use at the New York, the first time, and shipments of new business jets in
Oakland and Anchorage air traffic control centers in 2008 reached 1,315 planes, up 15.6% over 2007.
the U.S. since 2007. The system integrates radar and 2009 was a dismal year for general aviation, and
satellite tracking data supported by multiple especially so for business jets. Honeywell
computers onboard aircraft and on the ground. International, Inc. estimated that 2009 deliveries
Planes report their positions every 14 minutes, and if would fall to fewer than 800 aircraft, a 30% decline
a report is six minutes overdue or a plane veers off in volume and a 40% drop in dollars spent.
course, alarms sound to alert controllers. Such Deliveries for 2010 were estimated to fall below 700.
technology makes it much easier for pilots to gain The resale market for business jets stood at
approval to adjust flight plans due to weather or air approximately 3,100 used aircraft available
traffic, and ATOP is credited with saving 330,000 worldwide in mid-2009, compared to 1,800 a year
flying miles per year and 10 million gallons of fuel earlier.
thanks to greater efficiency. Manufacturers are proceeding cautiously by
The FAA is promoting a new, cutting-edge system revisiting production schedules and adjusting pricing
called NextGen which, like ADS-B, uses GPS for downward. Gulfstream’s newest model, the $60
navigation. FAA officials claim that NextGen could million G650, is attracting attention because it can
achieve $2 billion in annual savings due to greater reach speeds of up to Mach 0.925, just short of the
efficiencies. Costs to implement the system in sound barrier and edging out the popular Cessna
ground stations and on board commercial aircraft is Citation X, formerly the fastest bizjet, which can fly
hefty, estimated at $40 billion. at Mach 0.92. The G650 is expected for first delivery
Another problem that the FAA is working to in 2012.
reduce is runway collision. Airport Movement Area Meanwhile, the sound barrier may be broken by a
Safety Systems (AMASS) have been installed at 34 new jet designed by Aerion Corporation. The $80
U.S. airports. More such systems will be installed at million, 12-seat aircraft will be designed to cruise
others in the near future. However, while these over oceans at Mach 1.6, but will be limited to Mach
advanced technologies are being placed at U.S. 1.1 over land. The exception is when flying over the
airports, many international airports, especially those U.S. where flight speeds are restricted to just below
in poverty-stricken countries in Africa and South the sound barrier due to noise (sonic booms heard on
America, have a long way to go in terms of airport the ground occur when aircraft exceed the sound
and aircraft safety and security. Political instability barrier, creating high-altitude shock waves). The jet
and insufficient funds permit many safety breaches to will be capable of flying from New York to Tokyo in
pass undetected, and airplane crash rates in these 9.5 hours (including a one-hour stop to refuel), which
countries are much higher. While many countries are is four to five hours faster than a nonstop commercial
doing what they can to improve safety and security, jet.
passengers continue to fly in these areas at their own As of November 2009, Aerion’s new jet had 50
risk. orders, each with a down payment of $250,000. The
first delivery dates are hoped for 2014. Nonetheless,
7) General Aviation Feels the Burn of the the entrepreneurial team behind the Aerion still has to
Global Recession prove that they can obtain financing, create a
General aviation covers all aircraft that are not successful design for an entirely-new aircraft, initiate
military or used for scheduled airline flights. Much a successful manufacturing operation and obtain
of the world’s air traffic falls into this category, necessary FAA certification. The launch of this
which includes private as well as commercial aircraft innovative aircraft is a complex and highly
available for charter or cargo. The General Aviation challenging project that has much yet to prove.
Manufacturers Association reports that as of early
2009 there were 320,000 general aviation planes 8) Private Jet Rentals Continue in the Form of
worldwide; 231,000 of those planes are based in the Fractional Share Ownership
U.S. There are almost 4,000 paved general aviation Companies continue to be focused on the bottom
airports in the U.S. that are open to the public, line, compelling them to be conservative about major
compared to less than 500 airports that serve capital expenditures, including the purchase of
scheduled airlines. business jets, which can cost $70 million or more for
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the largest long-range bizjets. Many corporations SOVEREIGN (9 passengers and a 3,159 mile range).
have determined that they would rather rent bizjets In addition, the company offers a fractional
than buy them, especially in the harsh glare of the ownership option. CitationShares also cut staff in
global recession of 2008-2009. 2009 from 615 to 535. The company is fully owned
The fractional ownership concept appeals to by Cessna.
companies that need quick access to private jets but XOJET (www.xojet.com), a California-based
do not want the burdens of ownership. While fractional jet company, offers the ability to access
chartering a jet from time-to-time may be appropriate flights for as few as four hours per year. There are
for occasional users, companies that have continuous also a handful of companies that offer shares or
need for private jet travel find it more cost-effective hourly rentals of smaller turbo-prop aircraft at lower
and efficient to participate in fractional ownership. rates. These firms include Avantair
Under the fractional concept, users commit to fly (www.avantair.com) and PlaneSense
a given number of hours yearly, from 10 to 2,500. (www.planesense.aero).
They pre-purchase the right to use one or more types Apart from the rent-versus-own debate, an
of aircraft for those hours. Fractional ownership important issue that remains largely unresolved in
management firms then acquire, staff, maintain and private air travel is security. The standards with
operate the aircraft, keeping them ready and waiting which most commercial jets must comply simply do
for their user base. not apply to private jets, and as such, security is
Leading companies in this field include NetJets notoriously lax. While in recent months the private
(owned by conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway), jet charter industry has contemplated instituting
Flight Options and Citation Air. NetJets standards such as luggage screening, no laws
(www.netjets.com) is especially dominant in the currently require them to do so.
fractional niche. About $416,625 buys a customer a
1/16th share of an entry-level Hawker 400XP jet for 9) Boeing and Airbus Continue Their Struggle
50 hours of flying time. On the high end, more than for the Best New Aircraft
$3.2 million buys a 1/8 share in a large Falcon After suffering from cancellations or delayed
2000EX. Additional costs for the Falcon include purchases from their airline customers during the
$24,638 in monthly maintenance fees plus an hourly global financial crisis, Boeing and Airbus were both
flight time charge. The Falcon has an enjoying strong order books and backlogs equal to
intercontinental range of 4,349 miles. It can fly 10 about six years of production, as of early 2010.
passengers plus crew nonstop from New York to Airbus generated international fanfare with the
London at 528 miles per hour. NetJets customers can delivery of its first A380 to Singapore Airlines, many
also buy as little as 25 hours of flying time for a one- months late in October 2007. The Asian carrier now
year commitment with the Marquis Jet Card. flies it between Sydney and Singapore, and it added a
The global economic recession hit NetJets new route in March 2008 from Singapore to London.
exceptionally hard, with the company reporting Emirates Airlines and Qantas were the next carriers
losses of $711 million in 2009. The firm has cut its to offer international flights on the A380, starting in
pilot staff from 3,200 to 2,705 and currently has a 2008.
large inventory of pre-owned shares available at Boeing and Airbus have been in fierce
sizable discounts. competition since 2004 with their new airliner
Flight Options is the second largest fractional concepts. The success of Boeing’s new fuel-efficient
provider with 687 employees and 101 airplanes. 787, which had its first flight in late 2009 and is
About 20 aircraft were sold starting in mid-2008 to scheduled for first commercial deliveries in 2011,
cut costs. Looking ahead, Flight Options has ordered hinges on the hope that demand for more frequent
100 Embraer Phenom 300 light jets, which offer international flights on mid-size aircraft will increase
greater cost efficiencies that other models of similar in the future. To fill this hoped-for demand, the 787,
size. known affectionately at Boeing as the “Dreamliner,”
As of mid-2009, CitationAir, formerly will have the ability to offer passengers non-stop
CitationShares (www.citationair.com), offered a intercontinental flights between smaller regional
JetCard with a minimum purchase of $100,000. cities, such as Athens and Atlanta, rather than just the
Three aircraft are available: the Citation CJ3 (6 standard flights between giant destinations, such as
passengers and a 2,036 mile range), Citation XLS (9 New York-London and Frankfurt-Philadelphia.
passengers and a 2,100 mile range) and the Citation
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The 787 has been experiencing unfortunate varying nautical ranges and seating capacities.
delays, similar to those endured by the Airbus 380. Currently, the 787-8 is available for order with the
The latest was announced in August 2009, when capacity to carry 210 to 250 passengers with a range
production was temporarily halted in an Italian plant of 8,640 to 9,266 statute miles. The 787-3 will
while a part redesign was implemented. By July accommodate 290 to 330 passengers on shorter
2010, the firm had finalized the basic design and routes of 2,825 to 3,446 maximum statute miles.
capabilities on the 787. (The increased passenger load means that the airplane
The Dreamliner’s maximum range is 9,600 can carry less fuel due to weight restrictions, and
statute miles. While the 787 is not Boeing’s biggest therefore has a lower range.) There is also a 787-9
aircraft, it is the company’s most fuel-efficient. The that will carry up to 290 passengers for up to 9,600
price tag is $157 million to $167 million per airplane, statute miles. Another plus for the 787 is the choice
depending on the model. Much of the aircraft will be of General Electric or Rolls-Royce PLC engines.
constructed from carbon-based composite materials, Boeing designed the plane in such as way that one
which are lighter than aluminum. Today’s demand engine can be swapped for the other in 24 hours as
for fuel efficiency positions the Dreamliner in a opposed to the two months and $1 million required
favorable light. In addition to being lightweight, its for typical aircraft. This ability is a great selling
composite materials are easy to mold into precise point for airlines planning ahead to times when they
shapes. This is important for aircraft, which involve well might wish to sell a 787 to a rival company that
lots of curved surfaces. By using such materials, uses the alternative engines.
fewer pieces need to be manufactured to create a But this strategy has its costs, too. Multiple
curve. Boeing promises that the materials are durable, aircraft models are expensive to design and bring to
to the extent that airlines should see 12 years of market (not to mention the cost of the 787’s
service before a 787 requires its first major composite materials, which are significantly higher
maintenance overhaul (as compared to six years for than aluminum). Boeing outsourced manufacturing
an aircraft made of aluminum). of many of the 787’s components to companies
Such materials are not entirely new to Boeing’s overseas. About 35% of the 787’s components are
assembly line—about 11% of its 777 is already made being manufactured in Japan. While outsourcing
from composite materials. Yet a commercial aircraft isn’t especially new for Boeing (a significant
built primarily of composites is new. Another percentage of the 777’s components were made
development is the installation of structural sensors. abroad), the fact that this outsourcing also includes
While diagnostic sensors that measure temperature wing manufacture in Japan is a new development.
and pressure are commonplace on aircraft, Boeing is These are risky changes for a historically
installing multiple sensors on the 787 that will allow conservative company, and the outsourcing created
pilots to continually monitor its structural integrity. many unexpected headaches.
If Boeing can deliver on its promise that the 787 Boeing’s 747, the original “jumbo jet,” took its
will use 20% less fuel than on comparable flights by first flight in February 1969, and the first delivery
today’s jetliners, travelers can expect to benefit in was made in December of that year. It has gone
many ways, including the option of more direct, through numerous revampings and enhancements
long-haul flights. This is also good news for full- through the years, including newer, extra-long-range
service airlines. Boeing’s sights are set on major models that can hold more than 500 passengers. In
carriers serving large numbers of international late 2005, Boeing announced plans to further update
travelers. In fact, Boeing’s first customer for the new the 747 to compete with the A380. The newer
aircraft was Japan’s All Nippon Airways, which version, called the 747-8, has 34 more seats than the
agreed to purchase 50 planes. As of July 2010, 866 747-400, while the cargo-only version can carry 16%
Dreamliners had been ordered by customers around more load. Additional changes include a more fuel-
the world, but cancellations had dropped the number efficient engine (the same being developed for the
from its one-time high of 876. 787), a longer body and updated wings. The first
Boeing is hedging its bets on the types of deliveries of the 747-8 were scheduled for late 2009,
travelers that these geographic markets attract. but were delayed until the fourth quarter of 2010, or
Rather than developing purely single-class planes, possibly early 2011. As of February 2010, when the
Boeing is experimenting with a couple of different aircraft made its first test flight, the firm had 108
platforms involving both single- and double-class orders for the 747-8.
planes. It has developed different models with
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Back at Airbus, the A380 represents the firm’s government has succeeded in building its first
alternative vision for the future of air travel. While commercial aircraft, a regional ARF-21 jet. Between
Boeing’s crystal ball shows an increase in demand 2007 and 2025, China is expected to buy 2,230 new
for smaller capacity, long-haul flights between a planes, so the government is fast-tracking
wider range of international cities, especially in Asia development of its own manufacturing facilities.
and Europe, Airbus predicts that international Canada’s Bombardier is emerging as a dark horse
travelers will be better served by a more centralized in the Airbus vs. Boeing race. In February 2010,
hub system, wherein large groups of passengers are Bombardier won a $3.1 billion order for 40 of its
flown in and out of fewer cities. Airbus’s new plane CSeries jets from Republic Airways. The CSeries
is well-suited for the hub model, while Boeing’s promises to afford customers a notable operating cost
aircraft could adapt to either a hub or point-to-point advantage due to its advanced engines and design, an
system. advantage that may position Bombardier as a major
The A380 is the world’s largest passenger threat to its U.S. and French rivals. Republic
aircraft, and, at a price tag of $280 million or more, Airways plans to receive the first of the new jets in
the most expensive. It holds between 555 and 800 mid-2015. At 1,800 to 2,950 miles, depending on
passengers, based on single- or multiple-class configuration, this new aircraft has a more modest
models. With a range of up to 9,200 miles it can range than competing Boeing or Airbus models. It
travel a great distance without refueling. The aircraft also holds fewer passengers, with a capacity of 100 to
also offers good fuel efficiency. 149 seats. Clearly, this airplane cannot compete on
Delivery of the first A380 fell far behind long, high traffic routes. But it may be a serious
schedule. As of July 2010, Airbus had received 234 contender for airlines, such as discount and regional
firm orders for the A380, and had delivered 33. firms, that concentrate on relatively short flights.
Airbus has another new jet in the works, the Another competitor, Brazil’s Embraer, is considering
A350 XWB (extra-wide body), which will seat the launch of a similar airplane. These aircraft are
between 270 and 350 passengers. It is Airbus’ putting serious pressure on Boeing and Airbus to
answer to Boeing’s 787 and its commitment to consider enhancements to their models, such as a
smaller, lightweight, fuel-efficient aircraft. The first switch to more fuel-efficient engines. This would
delivery of the airplane is expected in 2013, three entail significant engineering costs.
years behind the 787. Useful range will be as high as Japan is also attempting to join the fray with its
8,300 nautical miles, depending on layout. As of own jet manufacturing. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
March 2010, the company had 530 orders for the Ltd. announced plans for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet,
aircraft. a 96-seat plane with first deliveries scheduled for
Both Boeing and Airbus have taken steps to 2012. Mitsubishi has financial as well as technical
alleviate supply chain problems. In July 2009, support from a number of major global enterprises,
Boeing announced its agreement to acquire a Vought namely Toyota Motor Corp., Boeing and United
facility in South Carolina that performs fabrication Technologies Corp.’s Pratt & Whitney jet engines.
and assembly of vital aft-fuselage sections of the 787. The Regional Jet would compete with Embraer’s
As for the future, watch for intense competition EMB170 commuter jet and Bombadier’s CS02.
between the two manufacturers to continue.
Meanwhile, there will be immense, multi-billion 10) New Aircraft Designs Offer Greater
dollar demand for new airliners over the long term. Passenger Comfort/More Efficient Engines
Boeing estimates that the global jet fleet will rise to An important selling point in new passenger
more than 35,000 airplanes in 2024, up from less than aircraft, whether built by Airbus or Boeing, is
17,000 in 2004. The company has already increased comfort. Changes in seat configuration, window size
its output of 737 jets, planning to build 35 planes per and cabin climate are all key elements when buying
month by early 2012 to handle its backlog of more new planes.
than 2,000 orders. Airbus is planning to increase At Boeing, for example, the new 787 Dreamliner
production of its A320 from 34 to 36 per month offers a new, patented eight-seats-across
starting in December 2010 (it had a backlog of 2,300 configuration in economy class. The three-two-three
orders as of mid-2010). arrangement allows seats that measure 19 inches
Boeing and Airbus both may be facing new across instead of 17, which is standard on Boeing
competition when China begins manufacturing large 737s and 757s. However, the plane’s cabin is wide
commercial aircraft by 2020. The Chinese enough to fit nine seats across, allowing some buyers
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to configure the cabin with narrower seats and more 11) In Flight Wireless Takes Off
passengers. Boeing representatives estimate that Airlines in the U.S. and around the world are
about 75% of the airlines that have ordered the new investing in wireless technology to provide Internet
plane have opted to change to the nine-seat access, e-mail capability and, for non-U.S. carriers,
arrangement. cellphone use while in the air. Previously, the
Windows on new aircraft models are technology necessary to provide these services was
significantly larger, as much as 65% bigger than less than satisfactory and costs were prohibitively
those on older planes. The increased size allows high. Today, new satellite technologies are making
outside views from almost any seat. Another window in-flight wireless a reality. Wi-Fi is already in use on
improvement is a film covering that can be adjusted private business jets and for commercial carrier
by flight attendants to block out light during movies crews. The World Airline Entertainment Association
while still allowing passengers to see out. projects that the market for in-flight communications
Boeing and Airbus both have improved in-flight and live entertainment will grow from $50 million in
cabin humidity levels. Airbus’ new A350 UWB has 2008 to $9.6 billion by 2016. Of course, this can be
the ability to achieve 20% humidity while the very good news for airlines, as they would expect a
Dreamliner offers 15%. Both are a tangible healthy cut of this money, and all airlines are keenly
improvement of the 10% level on existing airplanes. seeking new ways to boost revenues.
Meanwhile, increased entertainment and In the U.S., JetBlue Airways Corp. acquired
relaxation features will be featured in new aircraft at LiveTV, LLC, a provider of entertainment as well as
many airlines. In particular, the massive size of the e-mail. JetBlue is offering the service on its flights
A380 lends itself to designing unique areas into the and selling it to other carriers such as Continental
plan. Airlines. Alaska Air Group is partnering with
Row44, Inc. to test a satellite-based system to
Jet Engine Designs Advance Toward the Future provide in-flight Internet connectivity, e-mail and
The Holy Grail of airliner engineering is to save text messaging. In March 2009, the carrier installed
dramatic amounts of fuel, which will require the first external antenna, a satellite communications
significant savings in weight in both airframes and receiver/transmitter and two wireless access points on
engines, along with improvements in engine design. one of its Boeing 737s. Alaska Air had its entire fleet
The next generation of jet engines will soon be outfitted with the technology by late 2009.
commercialized, as the global airline industry has set Meanwhile, American Airlines and Virgin America
high goals for fuel consumption reduction. Engine were offering in-flight wireless Internet access on
manufacturer Pratt & Whitney is working on a some aircraft by the end of 2008, and Delta Air Lines
concept called PurePower PW 1000G that promises announced plans to have all its planes fitted with
double-digit reductions in fuel use and emissions wireless Internet access. The cost to users is about
while reducing engine noise by as much as 50%. The $9.95 for flights of under three hours, and $12.95 for
engine, which uses a technology called Geared longer flights. However, many flyers choose not to
Turbofan, underwent its first major stress tests in use Wi-Fi in-flight if they have to pay for it. Alaska
February 2009, and was expected to perform its first Airlines tested dropping the price to $1 in 2009, only
full engine test in late 2010. This radical engine to find usage much the same as when higher prices
utilizes a gear box to vary the speeds between the fan are charged.
and the turbine for more efficiency in what is referred The bone of contention for in-flight wireless has
to as a geared turbofan. The firm plans to deliver 400 been and continues to be the use of cellphones.
PurePower engines by 2016. Meanwhile competitors While U.S. carriers continue to bow to the majority
Rolls Royce and GE are working on their own of customers who strongly object to the noise, non-
revolutionary designs, which may include “open U.S. airlines including Air France, Emirates and
rotor” concepts—something like the open propellers Ryanair have been testing the service. One
on non-jets—or parts manufactured from weight- technology for in-flight calls, which is provided by
saving composite materials. GE, in partnership with Geneva-based OnAir (owned by the Internet
French aerospace and defense firm Safran SA, is technology firm SITA and Airbus), uses a low-power
hoping to develop an engine with fewer moving parts onboard network that captures passengers’ phone
that would be available as soon as 2016. signals and links them to a satellite for transmission
to ground receivers. Airlines can control which
services they wish to offer: text messaging, Internet
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access, telephone calls, etc. Some airlines may Another massive new airport located nearby in
choose to define quiet times when phone calls may the Jebel Ali area of Dubai, the $50 billion Al
not be made. By 2010, OnAir claimed 20 customers Maktoum International, began cargo operations in
were using its service, comprising thousands of daily mid-2010, and when it opens for passenger traffic in
flights to nearly 300 cities. The firm also serves the early 2020s, it is expected to be the world’s
private aircraft and cruise ships. largest airport with an annual passenger capacity of
Lufthansa, which had problems with its 160 million.
Connexion Wi-Fi service provided by Boeing, is now Large-capacity aircraft can be a logistical
working with Panasonic to provide improved in- nightmare for airports. With up to 800 passengers on
flight broadband service, including making calls. a single Airbus A380 plane, concerns about efficient
The new service, called FlyNet, could cost as much loading and unloading, as well as runway and jetway
as $100,000 per airplane (which covers installing issues, all come to bear. To deal with these issues,
antennas and other equipment). Lufthansa is betting Airbus has been working with airports that it believes
on the popularity of the service, planning to install it will handle most of the A380’s traffic (among them
in its entire fleet of 120 long-haul aircraft. are London-Heathrow, Dubai, Singapore, Tokyo-
Narita, Frankfurt and Paris). The chief concerns are
12) Airports in Middle East and Asia Have the need for additional double-decker jetways to load
Strong Traffic and unload passengers (the A380 requires a minimum
During the boom, major U.S. airports were of two, while some flights may need three jetways)
seeing more travelers than ever before. However, the and runway modifications to handle the added weight
global economic recession kept more travelers at of the aircraft (estimated as high as 1.2 million
home in 2009. The U.S. Bureau of Transportation pounds). For airlines operating the new A380, the
Statistics reported that the number of scheduled goal is to turn around the aircraft in about 90 minutes,
domestic and international passengers on U.S. the same time that it takes to turn around a Boeing
airlines in 2009 fell 5.3% compared to 2008, to 703.9 747.
million. This was the lowest annual total since 2004. In 2010, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Meanwhile, four of the world’s 50 largest completed a $737 million renovation of the Tom
airports reported growth in traffic during 2009, Bradley International Terminal, including two new
despite the economic slowdown. According to the gates designed to accommodate new-generation
Center for Asia Pacific Aviation, passenger traffic A380s and 787s. Now, LAX has a $1.545 billion
was up in Dubai, which enjoyed a 9.2% increase in Bradley West Project underway that will include 15
airline passengers despite financial problems that sent new gates.
the nation reeling. Other growth spots were the Meanwhile, international airports, such as
airports at Istanbul, Turkey; Kuala Lumpur, London’s Heathrow, are spending copious amounts
Malaysia; and Cairo, Egypt. Dubai’s airport saw of money on remodeling and updating their facilities.
40.9 million passengers in 2009. The facility is Heathrow budgeted $857 million to redevelop its
benefiting from the fact that it is the home of Terminal 3, and spent $9 billion on its new Terminal
Emirates Airlines, which is investing heavily in 5, which opened in 2008. The greatly promoted
aircraft acquisition and international route expansion. opening was marred by flight cancellations, baggage
Dubai operates as a hub for flights to many parts of system shutdowns and staff shortages. However, it
the world. should be able to handle up to 12,000 bags per hour
Dubai Airport’s $4.5 billion Terminal 3 opened on its 11 miles of luggage conveyors. The airport’s
in late 2008. A further expansion of the new overall capacity has expanded to 90 million
terminal, which is expected to open in 2012, will passengers per year. The British Civil Aviation
make it the world’s largest building with regard to Authority reported 216.8 million passengers passing
floor space at 16.1 million square feet. It will be able through U.K. airports in 2009, a drop of 7.4% from
to accommodate 23 Airbus A380s and handle 43 2008 and the lowest level since 2004. However,
million passengers per year. Dubai’s airport Heathrow had its busiest month in history in July
passenger count soared from 2.79 million in 1980 to 2010, serving 6.7 million passengers, a 3.5% increase
12.3 million in 2000 and 40.9 million in 2009. over the same month in 2009.
Traffic reached a new high for the first half of 2010, Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport also planned big
at 22.5 million passengers. changes. The A380 is expected to serve as much as
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10% of that airport’s passengers eventually, so it there is also a booming market in foreign business
planned nine A380 gates. people and tourists traveling to China.
Private airport management companies are largely Domestic travel within China is also booming.
responsible for airport renovation and expansion. While the tourism industry slumped throughout much
Notable firms include Aeroports de Paris SA, which of the world in 2009, domestic Chinese tourism
is overseeing improvements to both Orly and Charles reached $185 billion, up 9% from 2008. In 2010,
de Gaulle airports serving Paris, and Schiphol Group, total tourism revenue is expected to reach
which is in charge of the airport in Amsterdam. approximately $211 billion, up another 14%
BAA PLC, owned by a consortium headed by according to Chinese media reports.
Spanish firm Grupo Ferrovial SA, formerly held As of early 2010, Chinese airlines had placed
Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports in London; orders for 358 Airbus planes and had options for 14
Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen airports, in additional aircraft, while Boeing had received orders
Scotland; and a regional airport in Southampton. for 244 new planes. China Southern alone ordered
BAA was under U.K. government orders to sell 23 Airbus A320 planes, paying $76.9 million per
Gatwick and Stansted, as regulators are forcing a plane. As for airports, China had about 150 in 2009.
breakup of what they see as a monopoly. BAA The Chinese government plans to build another 97
complied with the October 2009 sale of Gatwick to airports by 2020. Meanwhile, the government of
Global Infrastructure Partners for approximately China, in partnership with Airbus, opened an aircraft
$2.31 billion, allowing BAA to pay off a significant assembly plant in the northeastern city of Tianjin in
amount of debt. 2009.
The new kid on the airport operations block is India’s growing economy is also boosting travel
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, a $15-billion at an enormous rate. However, intense competition
consortium of oil and aerospace companies that are and smaller travel budgets saw many India-based
collectively backed by the royal family of Dubai. airlines hurting financially in 2008 and 2009.
The new enterprise plans to build cutting-edge new Aircraft purchases in India were indicating a
airport facilities throughout the Middle East and recovery in air travel there beginning in 2010.
Asia. Boeing expects a record 50 million air passengers in
In the U.S., the FAA sees significant need for India in 2010, up from 44 million in 2009. The
commercial airport expansion. FAA analysts manufacturer further forecasts that Indian airlines
projected that the number of passengers embarking will require 1,150 additional aircraft by 2030.
on domestic flights in the U.S. will grow from 631 India’s hotels were also experiencing exponential
million in 2009 to 821 million in 2020 and 1.04 growth through mid-2008, when it was sharply
billion in 2030. curtailed due to the global economic recession. The
Business Standard, a business publication in India,
13) Deregulation Opens Huge Travel Markets in forecast record lows in hotel occupancy in 2009. As
China and India of mid-2010, occupancy rates were on the rise and
The booming economic growth of both China new projects were once again on the drawing board.
and India are impacting business sectors around the Zuri Hotels and Resorts announced plans in early
world. Rapidly growing middle classes in both 2010 to build six luxury hotels in India through 2015,
countries are beginning to travel by air in numbers including a $42.7 million, 150-room luxury hotel in
never before seen, and airlines and hotels in both the Bangalore which was already under construction.
home countries and foreign nations are scrambling to India leads tourism ranking for the world’s best
get in on the action. hotels. Condé Nast ranked Oberoi Group’s
In China, a mere 4.5 million citizens traveled Vanyavilas in Rajasthan as the best hotel in the world
overseas in 1995. That number skyrocketed to 47 in 2010.
million in 2007, according to the World Travel and
Tourism Council (WTTC). In the WTTC’s figures, 14) Booking Travel Over the Internet Becomes
the U.S. accounted for $1.64 trillion in direct plus the Norm
indirect travel expenditures in 2009, followed by Around the globe, vast numbers of business and
Japan at $551 billion and China at $526 billion. leisure travelers alike continue to look to the Internet
China is the market to watch, with 95 million as their primary means of gaining travel information,
Chinese expected to travel to foreign lands in 2020. reserving hotels and booking air tickets. According
Not only are the Chinese themselves traveling more, to market research firm eMarketer, online travel sales
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were projected to reach $92.6 billion in 2009. relying on their web sites to a greater extent for the
Plunkett Research estimated global travel purchases generation of revenues and new customers.
online at $300 billion for 2009. Just as online air travel bookings have grown, so
Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, Hotwire and too have online hotel bookings, thanks to the many
Priceline are among the largest firms offering online web sites that now offer reservations, pictures and
travel booking services in North America. Expedia’s virtual tours of rooms and amenities. But a number
revenues topped $2.9 billion in 2009, on $21.8 billion of hotel chains are using various new strategies to
in gross travel bookings. These numbers were bypass hotel discounters. Expedia, Orbitz and
essentially flat compared to 2008. Travelocity are able to offer cut-rate prices on hotels
In Europe, major online travel booking firms by buying large blocks of rooms from hoteliers at a
include EasyGroup (a holding company that owns discount and then reselling them to consumers.
and operates a number of travel and entertainment Many hotels are attempting to reclaim part of their
brands including easyCar, easyHotel and easyValue), business by selling rooms at their own sites
Lastminute.com (a subsidiary of Travelocity Europe exclusively. Marriott instituted a program in which it
Limited), and eBookers. not only agreed to match the best deals on its rooms
For many years, online travel booking services posted at other web sites, but also to offer customers
enjoyed soaring growth by providing convenient a discount if they made their reservations through
price comparisons and online reservations. Today, Marriott’s site. Many hotels have adopted aggressive
however, while these firms continue to have massive online tactics and are denying awards points to
revenues, the boom days are over. Major hotel customers who book their rooms through third-party
chains and airlines have invested immense sums in sites.
their own, branded sites. The travel providers benefit A trend that is particularly notable is the increase
because the use of their own online booking systems in online bookings for business travel. During the
eliminates fees to middlemen and wages to human economic slowdown of the early 2000s, companies
reservation agents. Consumers benefit because they began to search for cheaper ways to fly their
have seamless access to travel information, frequent employees to meetings. This trend was further
flyer accounts and other perks. encouraged in 2008-2009 due to the global economic
There is a large difference between the methods crisis. The traditional bricks-and-mortar travel
and goals of the independent online sites and those agencies that businesses previously relied on often
operated directly by travel providers such as hotel can’t match the deals that business travelers found on
chains and airlines. Sites like Expedia may reserve the Internet. Now, online services have gained
airline seats in bulk from the airlines at a wholesale significant market share in one of the traditional
price, and then resell that inventory via their web agencies’ core services: business travel. Orbitz,
sites at a profit. The airlines, in contrast, see their Travelocity and Expedia have all established business
own web sites as cost-cutting extensions of their travel web sites. The sites look similar to their
reservation systems. Southwest Airlines was one of leisure travel sites, with the exception that the
the first to make online reservations available to business travel sites, called Orbitz for Business,
customers through its web site; its flights are not for Travelocity Business and Egencia (formerly Expedia
sale on other online travel sites. In fact, successful Corporate Travel), contain client profiles with
discount airlines, including Southwest and JetBlue, information such as a company’s list of preferred
sell the majority of their tickets online, thus saving hotel vendors, airlines and rental cars. Priceline is
millions of dollars in annual operating costs. Other another popular venue for business travel booking.
airlines are following Southwest’s lead with excellent Traditional travel agencies have endured vast
success. More and more, travelers find it convenient changes in recent years, including this growing trend
and cost-effective to book online. among corporate travelers to use online booking
Another trend contributing to the growth in online services. Some travel agents have successfully
travel booking is “dynamic packaging.” Dynamic repositioned themselves as “consultants,” charging
packaging allows customers to package hotels, cars hourly fees for their expertise. Others specialize in
and flights together in any manner they choose for providing unique knowledge about travel to out-of-
one price, rather than being forced to accept package the-way places such as Cambodia, French Polynesia
deals arranged by airlines with their own hotel or Africa.
vendors. Expedia has been the pioneer in this area. The largest national travel agencies run
Also, major tour operators, such as Backroads, are sophisticated web sites of their own. They act as
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outsourced travel departments for their major ingredients in the hotel kitchen (which may include
corporate clients and arrange discounts for clients items from a hotel’s own organic garden); and a
who purchase massive amounts of travel. For peaceful, soothing environment throughout the hotel
example, Carlson Wagonlit is a leading global property (which may include such elements as
business travel agency, with offices in more than 150 extensive landscaping with native plants, running
nations. water, Zen-like gardens and areas that encourage
Many large travel agencies that focus on leisure contemplation, meditation and relaxation). The
travelers buy hotel and aircraft space at wholesale International Ecotourism Society estimates that
and then create highly profitable tour packages to ecotourism revenue is growing at a rate of about 30%
popular tourist destinations such as Cancun, Jamaica worldwide per year.
and Orlando. Regardless of these efforts, Internet “Sustainable tourism” is another phrase used to
travel booking is here to stay, and forward-looking describe this sector. It might be tempting to use the
companies both large and small have no choice but to word “minimalist” to describe some eco-properties,
join the online party. but the fact is that they tend to include high levels of
Lately, travel-specific search engines are gaining luxurious coddling (e.g., thick towels in marble-lined
a vast audience. These engines search a plethora of bathrooms) to help justify high room rates and menu
airline, hotel and car rental web sites, many of which prices. Ecospas are standard features in ecofriendly
do not participate in shared databases used by more hotels. At the much-touted El Monte Sagrado
established travel sites such as Expedia and (www.elmontesagrado.com) in Taos, New Mexico,
Travelocity. With business models similar to for example, the hotel bills itself as “the living
Google, the engines make their money by selling resort,” and combines water conservation and
online ads and by favorably positioning clients in recycling efforts with spa treatments and fine dining.
web search findings. Some of the more popular Hotels involved in ecotourism are becoming
travel search engines are SideStep and Kayak.com in touchy about the standards that should be met in
the U.S. and Ctrip.com and eLong.net in China. order to be considered ecofriendly. Accordingly,
organizations have sprung up to certify ecofriendly
Bricks and Clicks: Online Travel Sites Open properties. For example, there is Costa Rica’s
Stores in Tourist Areas Certification for Sustainable Tourism. Green Globe
Expedia and Travelocity have opened booths and (www.greenglobe.com) is a program established in
kiosks in hotels and other travel-related areas in 1994 by the World Travel & Tourism Council.
which customers can book everything from flights Australia has the Earthcheck program developed by
and hotel rooms to tickets to nearby attractions such the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research
as luaus and adventure tours. The kiosks often serve Center. The Blue Flag campaign (www.blueflag.org)
travelers who have yet to use the online sites to book is a Danish organization that names approximately
their vacations. In addition to the powerful 3,450 ecofriendly beaches and marinas in 41
marketing afforded by the physical presence, the countries. Typically, these organizations charge fees
online companies enjoy profit margins of 20% at the to the hotels involved, and may require periodic on-
kiosks, since they operate with modest overhead and site audits of the properties.
often sell high-profit tours and add-ons, as opposed to
between 10% and 18% for hotel sales online and 5% 16) Destination Club Membership Growth Is
to 10% for online rental car bookings. Checked
In the same manner that corporations and wealthy
15) Sustainable Tourism and Ecotourism Grow individuals are enthusiastically participating in
as Certification Standards Emerge fractional bizjet ownership, wealthy travelers have
Ecotourism and “ecospas” are all the rage, bought into luxury fractional vacation home
particularly among affluent travelers seeking a ownership. Participants, sometimes referred to as
soothing retreat and a respite from the daily grind “members,” purchase temporal ownership in a group
back home. Ecotourism, as a philosophy used by a of highly appealing properties. What makes this
hotel in design, construction and operation, generally arrangement different from the standard time-share is
has goals that include: conservation of electricity, the fact that members buy the right to use a variety of
water and other natural resources; sensitivity to the multi-million dollar houses (and sometimes yachts)
surrounding natural environment, ecosystem, wildlife in prime locations around the world, but do not
(and sometimes native peoples); use of organic actually own any property. In addition to posh
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accommodations, these programs offer stellar service. may occur. The merging of two smaller clubs,
Concierges often handle everything from sports Solstice and Parallel, for example, was completed in
equipment rentals to stocking the refrigerator. The November 2006. Quintess also merged with Dream
concept was a steady success until one of its Catcher and Leading Residences of the World. In
originators, Tanner & Haley, filed for Chapter 11 2009, Quintess, Leading Residences of the World and
bankruptcy in 2006, and the onset of the global Dublin-based Oyster Circle formed a strategic
recession soon thereafter. alliance in which their members will be allowed to
Upfront deposits in such clubs typically range use properties in all three clubs.
between $70,000 and $450,000, depending on the One bright spot on the destination club horizon
club and its levels of membership. Annual dues run may be the formation of the Destination Club
between $7,000 and more than $50,000. Use of the Association. Consisting of a small number of
homes in various destination clubs is usually flexible. member clubs, the association is expected to operate
Generally, members are limited to a 14-day stay in as a governing body for the industry. It has
any property at any one time. Services may include established a list of best practices such as disclosure,
assistance in chartering private jets to take members financial responsibility and appropriate marketing
to their destinations for additional fees. and sales activity. Member clubs hope that
Most membership fees are from 80% to 100% prospective members will be assured of the safety of
refundable if the member decides to leave the their investments and the quality of the clubs.
program. On top of these up-front fees, however, are
annual fees, which vary depending on the level of 17) Hotel Operators Challenged/Pod Rooms
accommodations and the number of days. Grow in Popularity
So what happened to cause Tanner & Haley to file With some signs of an economic recovery, the
bankruptcy? Part of the problem was the firm’s hotel industry was enjoying a rebound as of early
commitment to returning membership deposits, upon 2010, but multiple challenges continued to face this
request, after tenure of at least 18 months. In business, particularly in terms of room prices and net
addition to that potential capital drain, the company profits. For example, for the second quarter of 2010,
found itself having to lease luxury properties in global hotel giant Marriott reported the arrival of
addition to those it owned to meet client demand, increasing numbers of business and leisure travelers.
further depleting the company’s resources. Its occupancy increased by 5.4% worldwide during
Tanner & Haley members found some solace in the second quarter. Good news such as this is very
the 2007 purchase of the firm’s real estate holdings welcome in this industry, particularly in light of the
by Ultimate Resort, a rival destination club firm many foreclosures of major hotel and resort
based in Orlando, Florida. Thanks to the $100 properties in recent months.
million transaction, Tanner & Haley members were Marriott reported that its revpar (revenue per
invited to join Ultimate without having to pay its available room) was up 8.2% for the second quarter
initiation fee, which runs between $120,000 and of 2010, compared to the same period in 2009 (on a
$215,000 depending on the level of membership. company-operated, worldwide hotel basis, adjusted
Ultimate Resort further built up its portfolio with the for the effects of inflation). The company forecast a
2008, $200 million merger with Private Escapes, global revpar increase of 6% to 8% for the full year
another major destination club. 2010 on a worldwide basis, including a 4% to 6%
Other players in this business include Exclusive increase in North America.
Resorts, Solstice, the Abercrombie & Kent Residence The economic slowdown was particularly tough
Club and Quintess. Each offers various packages for a number of hotel companies that were in the
and/or levels of service. Both Exclusive Resorts and midst of expansion. According to Lodging
the former Private Escapes issued letters to their Econometrics, there were about 6,000 new hotels
members assuring them that their investments are under construction in the U.S. as of mid-2008,
safe and that their business models differ from that of totaling about 800,000 rooms. Still more projects
Tanner & Haley. that were on the drawing board were scrapped due to
Tanner & Haley’s bankruptcy filing may be a lack of financing. In 2009, 1,301 hotels with 146,929
serious blow to destination clubs in general if rooms opened compared to 1,345 hotels with 154,667
confidence in the overall concept is compromised. rooms in 2008. Lodging Econometrics forecast 717
There are only a handful of major destination club hotels opening in 2010 with 82,620 rooms.
companies around the world. More consolidation
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Many major hotel chains cut back on their rates was preferable to empty rooms. The opening of
growth plans over the past couple of years. Hyatt, for large numbers of hotel rooms at Las Vegas’ massive
example, planned to open 80 hotels in 2008, but new City Center in 2010 forced hoteliers to continue
scaled back to 64. Likewise, several huge hotel to rely on deep discounts and package deals. City
developments planned for Las Vegas have been put Center’s list of hotels includes Aria, Vdara and a
on hold. The bright spots in hotel construction and Mandarin Oriental.
expansion were in China and India. Hotel Corporate and business travel destinations were
construction remains robust there. In China, Marriott especially hard hit. Major corporations cancelled or
is opening 10 properties while Starwood Hotels & downsized meetings, while many firms instructed
Resorts is opening approximately 30 newly built employees to curtail travel to visit clients and trips to
properties in 2010. conferences or conventions. The fall off in luxury
Another interesting trend in hotel openings is for retreats and meetings by hedge funds, investment
Asian luxury hotels to open properties in Europe. banks and other financial industry companies was
Throughout 2010 and into 2011, European locations also a serious blow to the hotel and resort sector.
for hotels under brands including Raffles Hotels & However, the industry was seeing a rebound in
Resorts, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts and Meritus business travel in 2010, with the more expensive
Hotels & Resorts will open. For example, Shangri- luxury hotels recovering more quickly than lower
La is opening projects in Vienna, London and priced hotels. However, many of those luxury hotels
Moscow. continued to offer discount rates and enticing
In early 2010, Marriott reported 95,000 rooms packages.
under construction, awaiting conversion or approved Faced with tight travel budgets during the
for development, at more than 600 properties. By the recession of 2008 and 2009, hotels responded with
end of June, Marriott’s system contained 3,489 new, cost effective room alternatives, especially in
properties and 607,000 rooms, up by 203 hotels and Europe and Japan. Busy travelers can now book tiny
30,618 rooms from one year earlier. This growth rooms or “pods” that typically measure about 100
included the 2010 opening of 10 Autograph hotels, a square feet (some as small as 65 square feet) in size
new concept for Marriott. In addition, the firm grew for the night or just a few hours to rest and freshen
its number of time share properties and residential up. (In contrast, a more traditional motel is about
resorts from 41 in mid-2009 to 70 in mid-2010. A 300 square feet, and luxury hotel rooms are 450 to
record 39% of the firm’s development pipeline is 600 square feet.) Rooms generally have a small bed,
outside North America. flat screen TV and tiny bathrooms (some offered
As hoteliers faced falling occupancy rates, many shared bathrooms), and windows, if there are any,
dropped prices significantly. Harrah’s Las Vegas, for may open onto a corridor instead of outside.
example, advertised rooms for as little as $60 per Examples of hotels offering pods are Yotel at
night during August 2009. Other hotels, however, London’s Heathrow Airport ($105 per night for a 117
are finding that lower rates are not attracting more square foot “premium cabin”), Pod Hotel in New
hotel guests. After 9/11, many hotels lowered their York ($139 per night for 91.5 square feet) and
rates but saw little increase in demand. Many hotels EasyHotel in Zurich ($71 per night for 104 square
are attempting to create compelling package offerings feet).
at great prices in order to drive business. For The pod business model is similar to discount
example, room packages may include breakfast, spa airlines in that only the basics are available and low
credits, dinners in luxury on-site restaurants or other prices are of supreme importance. Pod hotels do not
perks. Members of the loyalty reward programs of generally offer perks such as fitness facilities,
major hotel chains receive a continual stream of meeting rooms or lavish room service (some do not
emails offering last minute discounts, resort travel offer food of any kind). Yet, the services they do
packages or deep discounts on weekend rates. Hotels offer can be top of the line such as plasma TV
in Las Vegas are being particularly aggressive, and screens and high-thread-count sheets. In addition to
some owners are finding this strategy successful. business travelers, the rooms attract vacationers
The Wynn resort in Las Vegas opened its massive looking for good deals in locations near major tourist
new ultra-luxury wing “Encore” in late 2008, just in attractions.
time for the economic bust. The owners decided to On the other end of the scale, a big trend in luxury
use bargain pricing to drive up occupancy with good hotels was the construction of adjacent
results. In their case, a relatively full hotel at lower condominiums. However, as the real estate bubble
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burst in 2008, owners of many of these properties China Cruise and Yacht Industry Association,
saw their unit values plummet, and many developers Chinese ports received 156 international cruise ships
ran into financial difficulty. Some of the residential in 2009, up 39.3% over 2008.
units were selling for almost $2,000 per square foot Carnival, the owner of the Princess, Holland
before the crash. Of course, the condos make initial America and Cunard lines and the world’s largest
profits for the developers, when they are sold. cruise company, is adding global destinations.
Equally important, the condo owners pay hefty Carnival has managed to maintain high occupancy
monthly common area fees to help defray the costs of rates. In 2008, its occupancy averaged 105.7%,
luxurious lobbies, swimming pools, landscape and a while 2009 occupancy was 105.5%. High
high level of personal service. The economic crisis occupancy, even if it’s necessary to reduce room
has weakened the luxury condominium market as it prices to maintain that occupancy, is crucial, as cruise
has in all other real estate sectors, so watch for ships earn approximately 20% of their revenue from
project delays and price reductions for existing units incidentals such as on-board spa treatments, extra
through the mid-term. drinks, shore excursions and gift shop purchases.
Gambling in shipboard casinos is also an important
18) Cruise Industry Bookings Hold Steady revenue generator. Carnival earned $1.79 billion in
Prior to the recession, the cruise business was net profits in 2009, down from $2.33 billion in 2008
enjoying strong demand and exceptional growth and $2.40 billion in 2007. Cruise lines have kept
through much of the 2000s. Now, cruises are bookings and occupancy high despite the global
particularly well positioned for today’s budget- economic recession of 2008-2009 by slashing fares.
conscious tourist, as consumers consider cruises to be While the cheap fares have filled berths, they have
all-inclusive vacation packages at reasonable prices. impacted the bottom line significantly.
Parents cruising with their children often bunk the To capture more profits, cruise lines are forming
entire family in one cabin, saving even more money. their own excursion tour operations, rather than
Because of cruise lines’ success in positioning leaving this business to third parties. While
themselves as offering travelers exceptional value, consumers may get better deals if they hire their own
they are weathering the global recession relatively guides and drivers, cruise lines are hoping that the
well. convenience of one-stop shopping will attract more
The Cruise Lines International Association reports customers to book through their tour groups. In
that North American passenger numbers rose 1.0% to many cases, passengers can now book excursions on
10.1 million in 2009 from 2008, while the global the cruise lines’ web sites before they even set sail.
passenger count grew 3.3% to reach 13.4 million. Some ships, such as the Queen Mary 2, allow
The occupancy rate for North American cruise lines passengers to book excursions through channels on
fell slightly from 104.2% in 2008 to 103.9% in 2009. their in-room televisions. Cruise lines are also
(A room is considered 100% occupied when two offering a wider variety of excursions. In addition to
people share it; if more people share the room, as is the standard, guided day-long bus tours, different
often the case with families, the occupancy rate rises lines, depending on the locale of ports visited, are
above 100%). Most cruise lines are relying on heavy offering helicopter tours, dog-sledding and so-called
marketing and fare reductions to keep occupancy “canopy adventures,” in which customers skate along
rates high. cable lines in harnessed suits over treetops. In
The most impressive growth in the cruise industry addition to day trips, cruise lines are booking multi-
is taking place in Asia. China, specifically, is ripe for day excursions and land extensions to their routes.
a major growth spurt as its expanding middle class Crystal Cruises offers trips through the rain forests of
learns to appreciate luxuries such as traveling on Borneo or four night excursions to Jaipur, Agra and
cruise ships. Asia accounted for less than 5% of the Delhi, India. Moreover, cruise lines are spending big
global cruise market in 2007. However, a rapidly bucks to lure the agents who book the majority of
growing base of tourists in Asia will boost this cruise trips for customers.
number over the mid term. To make the most of this But the biggest news to date may be the
upswing, the major cruise lines are expanding their December 2009 launch of the largest ship to date,
fleets and routes in the Pacific. Carnival, for Royal Caribbean’s $1.2 billion, 5,400 passenger
example, already had two ships sailing Eastern Oasis of the Seas. At 220,000 tons and 1,181 feet in
waters as of early 2009. Royal Caribbean launched length, the Oasis by far eclipses Royal Caribbean’s
two ships in Asia by January 2009. According to the previous behemoths, its three Freedom class ships
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that each weigh in at about 160,000 tons and carry norm in most airports around the world (the Sentinel
about 4,300 passengers. The Oasis is wider than the II, made by British security firm Smiths Detection
Panama Canal, and it offers a plethora of revenue- which used puffs of air to scan for explosives proved
generating onboard activities including ice rinks, rock too costly and too prone to break-downs and have
climbing, carousels and themed, open-air been removed), but two new kinds of scanners were
neighborhoods in the center of the ship with gardens, being installed at U.S. airports in 2010. The
restaurants, galleries and shops. An important design Rapiscan Secure 1000 uses x-rays to detect metal,
feature of Carnival’s latest megaships is the central explosive, plastic or ceramic threats, while the L-3
courtyard, with towers of rooms surrounding each Security and Detection Systems’ ProVision unit
side. While the courtyard gives passengers a place to bounces electromagnetic waves off passengers which
stroll, shop or dine, it also enables designers to create are then used to create 3-D, black and white images
premium interior cabins with balconies overlooking of the body, including concealed objects. As of July
the courtyards. This is a highly desirable 2010, 99 Rapiscan units and 43 ProVision units were
improvement over interior cabins on smaller, in place at 41 U.S. airports. Both machines cost
traditional ships, as such cabins sell for much lower about $150,000 each.
farers since they had no views and no portholes or Some passengers are concerned about radiation
balconies. used in the Rapiscan machines (which are referred to
New ships continue to be built. In 2009, cruise colloquially as “backscatters”). Others are concerned
lines invested $4.7 billion to build 14 new ships. An with privacy and go so far as to claim that TSA staff
additional 12 are expected to launch in 2010. Many encourage young, fit passengers for scanning while
of these ships were designed and funded before the motioning less attractive individuals to metal
economic recession, but cruise companies are hopeful detectors. As for radiation, the TSA says that each
that the “all-inclusive” fare model will continue to scan amounts to less than 10 microREM of radiation
attract cost-conscious travelers in addition to luxury emission, which is “equivalent to the exposure each
cruisers. person receives in about two minutes of airplane
flight at altitude.” Passengers who refuse to be
scanned may submit to a pat-down by hand. The
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EDS (Explosives Detection System) machines
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are currently in place at hundreds of U.S. airports.
www.cruising.org
EDS scans bags for unusual densities, which are
typical in explosive devices. ETD (Explosives-
19) New Technologies Show Promise for Port Trace-Detection) machines, installed at all U.S.
and Airport Security airports, can detect trace particles of explosives
More than nine years after the September 11 contained in baggage.
terrorist attacks, U.S. transportation hubs continue in But computer technology alone cannot prevent
their efforts to keep passengers and freight safe and all security breaches. Some officials are calling for
security costs under control. To achieve this, additional background checks of airport baggage
airports, railway stations and ports are developing handlers and more training for security personnel.
new technologies and strategies. However, a plethora While false alarms continue to be a problem with
of security loopholes remain in the form of computer computer-based screening devices, some weapons
viruses, which caused the nation’s third-largest and explosives still occasionally slip through the
railroad to temporarily shut down, and bomb threats system. Having personnel properly trained in
at airports. There are also problems with disgruntled passenger interviewing techniques, as well as
passengers complaining of long lines; the instituting more stringent requirements for baggage
inconvenience of removing clothing such as jackets, handlers and airport support staff, will go a long way
belts and shoes; the frequency of selection for more toward making the skies safer.
thorough searches using metal detecting wands and Port security is another hot issue. Industry
pat downs; and more recent concerns about radiation analysts estimate that at any given time there are
exposure and privacy when using full body scans. approximately 18 million cargo containers in
Several detection systems are already widely circulation throughout the world, and any number of
used at airports. Standard metal scanners are still the
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those containers could be vulnerable to terrorist going to and from ports present another immense
activity. security risk. For example, the Ports of Los Angeles
Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. and Long Beach had, at its busiest, 11,000 trucks
government instituted a program in which all arriving daily.
shippers sending goods to U.S. ports must deliver an Technology offers some hope for container
electronic manifest of every container’s contents to security. The Hong Kong Terminal Operators
the U.S. Customs Service 24 hours before being Association was involved in a successful pilot
loaded on a ship in a foreign port. Cargos, shippers program, utilizing state-of-the-art scanners on every
or handlers who are deemed “high risk” by the container entering either of two large container
Customs Service have their associated containers x- terminals by truck. While sitting on flatbed trucks,
rayed or physically searched before loading. This the containers are screened by an x-ray like device
works out to be between 5% and 10% of all based on gamma-rays to look for suspicious objects.
containers to arrive at U.S. ports. This system was Likewise, the containers are scanned for radiation.
put in place by early 2002. This system, known as Integrated Container
In 2005, DP World, one of the world’s largest Inspection System or ICIS, was created by an
operators of port terminals, created a furor in American firm, Science Applications International
America when it acquired the P&O Steam Navigation Corp., based in San Diego. ICIS can collect and
Company of Britain. That acquisition included the integrate data from sources such as shipping records,
management of several large freight terminals in the terminal information systems and customs
U.S., in locations such as Miami and New York/New intelligence. Each container’s identification is
Jersey. DP World is owned by the government of scanned into a database where data on container
Dubai, one of the city-states that make up the UAE in scans and inspection are used as the basis for
the Arab world. DP World quickly sold its U.S. port container tracking and intelligence.
management business to an American firm. Meanwhile, the U.S. Congress has funded a
The DP World drama created a new debate over program to test containers for nuclear weapons or
ownership and operation of infrastructure within components before they are loaded on ships bound
ports and airports. Generally, local port authorities for the U.S. Known as the “Secure Freight
are governmental units that own the real estate Initiative,” the program, which was up and running in
around their shipping ports. These port authorities 2007, uses both X-ray and radiation detectors on all
lease real estate to terminal operators. Frequently, ships leaving three ports, located in Pakistan,
these terminal operators are foreign-based, and Honduras and Southampton (U.K.).
occasionally they are even owned by foreign The big news in U.S. shipping is the Law on
governments. One tally estimated that 60% of Maritime Cargo Scanning Requirements, signed in
container terminals at America’s highest-traffic ports 2007, which will require foreign ports to scan each
are managed in whole or in part by foreign operators. and every container shipped to the U.S. for weapons
However, these terminal operators have little or or explosive materials effective in 2012. Industry
nothing to do with port security, which is the focus analysts project that each of the approximately 700
primarily of federal agencies including the Coast ports around the world that ship to the U.S. will have
Guard and U.S. Customs authorities. to install between one and 10 X-ray or gamma-ray
Potential security risks at ports are widespread, scanners. With price tags hovering around $5 million
and there is a great business opportunity here for per machine, foreign ports will have to make serious
service providers and firms that can create investments in the new equipment in order to
breakthrough security technology. While aboard maintain lucrative shipping routes. Scanner
ships in transit or in port, containers are hardly manufacturers include Science Applications
tamperproof—it would be easy enough for someone International Corp., the U.K.’s Smiths Group PLC
with ill intent to add to or alter the cargo. Physical and China’s Nuctech Co.
security measures in and around U.S. ports may Other measures to increase port safety are being
include Coast Guard patrols, local police patrols and developed in the private sector. Several firms,
port security personnel, along with security cameras including defense contractor L-3 Communications
and lighting. Nonetheless, ports are vast, extremely Holdings, Inc., are developing “smart boxes” that
busy operations, and security measures at present are utilize sensors in containers to scan for chemicals,
sorely taxed to provide broad coverage. Meanwhile, nuclear materials and human heartbeats. The boxes
the huge quantity of trucks and rail cars coming and would also contain radio frequency identification
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(RFID) tags which contain data about the contents of along at speeds up to 310 miles per hour. In some
the container. The sensors will scan for any changes cases, trains may be the fastest way to provide
to the contents as listed, and set off an alarm if transport between locations.
changes are found. The boxes are powered by In Shanghai, a maglev train serves passengers
batteries which, according to Homeland Security between the Pudong Airport and the City Center.
department specifications, must last for 30,000 hours The 19-mile trip takes only about eight minutes. Its
before replacement. The cost for the boxes, which top speed is 310 miles per hour. While many are
must fall below $50 per container according to skeptical about the widespread adoption of such
Homeland Security rules, may be a bargain in light of trains, once infrastructures are in place, traveling by
the fact that the system would significantly cut down maglev train may become a popular and inexpensive
on cargo theft which is estimated at $20 to $60 option for travelers—the trains’ estimated operating
billion per year by the U.S. Department of costs can be less than 5 cents per passenger mile, far
Transportation. less than most airplane flights. Another high-speed
Yet another promising cargo security project project is in the works that will offer service between
involves General Electric. Under this system, Beijing and Shanghai by 2013. These routes are part
wireless sensors and transmitters are installed in a of China’s ambitious $295 billion, 10,000 mile
special box inside containers. The units collect data network of high-speed rail to connect most major
about container condition, security, humidity, internal cities by 2020. The project includes contracts with
temperature and radiation. They can even tell if a foreign manufacturers, suppliers and engineering
container has been dropped by a crane. That data is firms including Bombardier, Inc., Siemens AG and
then sent to one of Globalstar’s 43 satellites Alstom SA, who must enter joint venture
(Globalstar is a leading provider of satellite services) partnerships with Chinese firms in order to do
and transmitted along to a control center at GE. The business.
goal is to cut down on theft and tampering, while In Japan, engineers are working on a maglev
increasing supply chain efficiency and reducing system called electrodynamic suspension that utilizes
potential use of a container for terrorism. Currently, super-cooled superconducting electromagnets that
the systems cost about $1,000 per container. levitate the train nearly four inches above a
IBM is testing a similar system in cooperation guideway. The technology is earmarked for use in
with A. P. Moeller-Maersk, one of the world’s largest the Chuo Shinkansen project. The train will run
shipping firms. They were in a pilot program with between Tokyo and Osaka by way of Nagoya, cost an
1,000 containers as of 2007 as part of a five year estimated $44 billion and be completed by 2025.
alliance (the alliance was extended to include further France’s Train a Grande Vitesse (TGV) has been
IT services at the end of 2008). In this case, data is providing high-speed rail service since 1981. Typical
transmitted to Iridium system satellites. TGV trains, which are high-speed, but not maglev,
Air cargo safety is another looming issue. The travel at 180 miles per hour, but the company has
San Francisco Airport has launched a program with a tested trains at much higher speeds. The fastest non-
goal of screening 95% of the cargo placed on electromagnetic train speed record to date is held by a
passenger planes leaving that airport. The program French research model code-named V150. Built by
utilizes existing bomb detection technology. Alstom, a French engineering firm, the prototype
reached 357 miles per hour in a test in Eastern France
20) High Speed Passenger Trains, Including in early 2007.
Maglev, Gain New Acceptance The successor to TGV trains is AGV
A number of interesting social and technological (Automotrice a Grande Vitesse), which uses motors
changes are taking place that will impact both under the floors of passenger carriages instead of in
business and leisure travel in the future. Train travel separate locomotives at either end of the trains. In
has long been an alternative to flying, but often not a 2008, an AGV train built by Alstom underwent a
viable one if you need to get somewhere fast. series of trials in the Czech Republic to validate its
Maglev (magnetic levitation) trains are changing the high speed technology, with an expected commercial
status quo. After decades of research and testing, speed of 222 MPH. Alston began tests of an AGV
maglev trains have entered the realm of popular use, prototype in Italy running from Rome to Florence in
albeit on a limited scale. Thanks to powerful January 2010. Certification of the train by the Italian
magnetic fields, these trains float 3/8” above their operator Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori is expected in
tracks. Unhindered by rail friction, they can zip 2011.
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Throughout Europe, new high-speed lines are The beneficiaries of new rail system investment
under construction, especially in Spain. By 2020, will include European rail companies, which have
Spain hopes to have more than 6,200 miles of high- significant expertise and experience, such as France’s
speed track according to government sources, but that Alstom and Switzerland’s ABB. However, Chinese
nation’s financial difficulties during the global and Japanese firms will be competing fiercely for
recession may slow that development. In Spain, a new railway design, construction and operations
new high-speed line runs between Barcelona and contracts, while GE is seeking new sales for its
Madrid at speeds up to 186 miles per hour. Rail highly regarded locomotives.
passengers are enjoying quick service as well as In the meantime, other technologies for high-
departures and arrivals in urban centers rather than at speed trains may eventually be used in several U.S.
outlying airports. In addition, rail lines are offering cities, although the U.S. remains far behind the rest
perks such as free magazines and newspapers as well of the world. Advanced trains, boasting speeds
as DVD rentals. Growing numbers of Spanish above 200 miles per hour, are under study for routes
passengers are choosing rail over air travel. between San Diego and Sacramento. (This route
Russia’s Sapsans (the Russian word for peregrine would include service between Los Angeles and San
falcons) 155 mile-per-hour trains began service Francisco. A ride along this 390-mile stretch would
between St. Petersburg and Moscow in late 2009. take just two hours and 25 minutes, reduce annual
The eight trains running the route can cover it in less highway traffic by 2 million cars and annual
than four hours. greenhouse gas emissions by 12 million tons.)
Britain’s government-sponsored firm High Speed Another proposed route is between the cities of
2 is studying high-speed service between London and Anaheim, California and Las Vegas, Nevada, a
Birmingham. Overall rail traffic rose by 35% from distance of 269 miles with a projected cost of $12
1999 through 2009. Network Rail, which maintains billion. Despite the obvious advantages of regional
and develops rail infrastructure, and the Association high-speed trains in the U.S., including energy
of Train Operating Companies are planning to efficiency, low pollution output and relief for
increase capacity over the next 20 years. In addition, crowded airports and highways, funding remains
London’s Thames-link route, general commuter lines uncertain. Congress passed legislation in June 2008
and a number of central stations are undergoing a $9 that awards Amtrak $2 billion to $3 billion for the
billion expansion. The UK government’s new next five to six years (in comparison to the $2.7
austerity programs, first announced in 2010, may put billion given to the FAA and $10 billion to the
a damper on some of this rail development. Federal Highway Administration). In November
2009, U.S. voters approved a number of transit
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For in-depth information on Alstom’s new AGV the development of a train in California that will run
train, see www.alstom.com at speeds in excess of 220 miles per hour.
For a five minute video of the world speed record President Obama’s $787 billion stimulus
train run on YouTube, see package, which was signed into law in February
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8skXT5NQzCg 2009, contains $8 billion earmarked for high-speed
rail. An additional $5 billion in funding between
The Middle East plans to enter the realm of high- 2009 and 2014 has been promised by the Obama
speed rail as well, in addition to constructing administration. However, even the expanded amount
monorails and local metropolitan service. Kuwait will be divided among 11 U.S. regions, diluting the
and Qatar hope to invest $10 billion each while the amount to the extent that many rail industry analysts
United Arab Emirates is spending $20 billion. believe that little progress can be made. The Fly
Probably the most ambitious plan in the region is the California bullet train project, for example, has a
$15 billion earmarked in Saudi Arabia to expand its projected cost of $45 billion.
rail network by a factor of five. However, these are Amtrak, the long maligned federally-supported
ambitious, long-term plans that may be slowed by railway in the U.S., posted surprising traffic gains,
low oil prices or a poor economic environment. In thanks to Acela Express, a train system that runs
the long term, the Gulf Cooperation Council has predominantly between major cities in the northeast
agreed to plans for a railway bazaar which will with top speeds of up to 150 miles per hour. Amtrak
connect Jordan and Oman. has seen passenger numbers surge from 2000, when
average monthly ridership was approximately 1.8
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million. As of 2009, the average monthly ridership Airlines are also introducing self-boarding lanes
was up to 2.27 million. In addition to the Acela’s in which automated gates read boarding passes or 2D
speed, train travel in the U.S. may grow due to the boarding codes stored on cellphones and other mobile
increasing cost of airline tickets and fees. Total devices. In July 2010, Continental Airlines began
Amtrak ridership rose from 25.8 million in fiscal using the gates at Houston’s Bush Intercontinental
2007 to 28.7 million in 2008. Ridership fell slightly Airport alongside traditional boarding lines manned
to 27.2 million in 2009, according to Amtrak by agents. The gates, called the SpeedBoarding Gate
officials, but a rise of 4.3% during the first half of IER SBG, are manufactured by IER, a transportation
2010 with a record 13.6 million passengers equipment company in France.
brightened the Amtrak picture. e-tickets and self-check-in kiosks are rapidly
Japan has been a long-term investor in train becoming part of the new air travel paradigm.
systems. Its Shinkansen bullet trains form one of the Almost all airlines are using bar-coded tickets, as
fastest passenger transportation networks in the opposed to magnetic strip tickets, so that passengers
world, topping speeds of 220 mph. Korea is also can print out boarding passes themselves. There are
building a high-speed network between its most major cost savings in such measures. An e-ticket
populous cities, including Pusan, Seoul and Taegu, in costs less than $1 to process, versus $6 to $8 for a
a project estimated to cost $17 billion and due for paper ticket. The practice also allows greater
completion as early as 2011. flexibility for passengers who make last-minute
changes in baggage checks and seat assignments.
Internet Research Tip: Luggage tags are also becoming “smart.” Rather
For an entertaining, graphic explanation of than bar-coded tags that are common today, the new
Transrapid maglev trains, visit www.transrapid- tags are embedded with radio frequency
usa.com. identification chips (RFID) containing information
For a video on YouTube, see: about the passenger and his or her flight. As luggage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weWmTldrOyo moves along the conveyor belt, scanners supplied
with information about the airport’s flight schedule
21) Self-Check-In Kiosks, RFID and Other New read the luggage and forward it to the correct plane or
Technologies Save Labor Costs for Airlines divert it if a flight is delayed or cancelled. By
and Hotels incorporating RFID into baggage tags, the number of
Most airlines operate self-check-in kiosks at misdirected or lost bags have been reduced. The
terminals, where the swipe of a credit card supplies a estimated price for an airline to implement an RFID
traveler with his or her boarding pass. Customers can baggage tag system, including the tags, readers and
print boarding passes (if they didn’t print them ahead software, is about $25 million. Delta conducted a
of time using the company’s web site) and drop successful test of such a system as early as 2004,
luggage if necessary without standing in long lines. claiming that it loses approximately $100 million
Another idea under consideration is generic kiosks at every year settling claims and locating misplaced
airports so that the same kiosks can serve all luggage. In another example, at McCarran
passengers, no matter which airline they’re flying. In International Airport in Las Vegas, baggage was
the future, smart cards, containing secure personal typically delivered with a painfully low level of 89%
information, may become important time savers. accuracy using a barcode system. A test of an RFID
Travelers might use the cards as boarding passes, to system resulted in 99.7% accuracy, leaving the
manage luggage and as identification at airports. airport eager to give the project the go-ahead.
As of 2010, most airlines offer mobile boarding McCarran spent $125 million (75% of which is being
passes in which the Air Transport Association’s underwritten by the Transportation Security
(IATA) 2D barcode standard codes are stored on Administration) to implement the system, which
cellphones and other mobile devices. American assigns unique numbers used for storing data about
Airlines, for example, expanded the service to bag owners, origins and destinations. The data is
London’s Heathrow, Colorado Springs, San Jose and stored in centralized databases. McCarran is using
Washington Reagan airports in July 2010, bringing disposable RFID tags provided by Motorola’s
the number of its airports that utilize the service up to Symbol unit (formerly Symbol Technologies).
42. Meanwhile, Quantas instigated a frequent-flyer A slightly different system is in place at Narita
membership card embedded with a smart chip that Airport outside Tokyo, Japan. Its tags are more
allows members to check-in in half the time in 2009. sophisticated in that the tags themselves store data as
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opposed to centralized databases. Airports in Hong to those who want to maintain healthy lifestyles, but
Kong and Philadelphia have also implemented RFID activities and equipment must be adapted to aging
projects. Quatrotec, a subsidiary of Alien bodies. For example, leaders in the bicycle
Technology Corp. (www.alientechnology.com), marketplace are introducing a growing number of
provides RFID related services at San Francisco models that enable older riders to sit more upright,
International Airport. while leaning over less. Bicycle seats and suspension
Industry analysts estimate that RFID systems that are kinder to older bodies will sell well.
accurately identify bags at a 95% success rate, which Firms that design and make equipment for high-
eliminates two-thirds of the lost bags problem. The impact or repetitive-motion sports will be striving to
monetary savings are as high as $650 million per create equipment that is easier on older joints and
year. The problem with RFID is the expensive muscles. For example, golf clubs or tennis rackets
startup costs, which are serious obstacles to cash- that have bigger sweet spots or provide more power
strapped U.S. airline companies. with less effort in the stroke are logical products for
Hotels are becoming smarter, too. Self-check-in this market.
kiosks in the lobbies of hotels are proliferating at a Lower-impact sports and exercise will gain in
great rate, include all Hilton hotels. In a growing favor. Swimming, power walking and day hiking
number of hotels, with the permission of their should all have bright futures, as should the firms that
customers, profiles of customer preferences ranging manufacture equipment for these activities. Exercise
from room temperature to mattress position to music and gym equipment makers will do well to make
tastes are kept on file. Hotel groups can share that lines of equipment adapted to, or specifically for,
information with other hotel brands under their older users. For example, instruction labels on gym
management. They are also more energy-efficient, equipment will need to have larger font sizes so that
using lighting and heating systems that can detect a the type will be easy for older eyes to read. Softer,
human presence and shut off when the person leaves more ergonomic grips on weights and other gym
the room. In addition, hotel employees are equipped equipment make sense. Activities that are easy for
with wireless personal digital assistants to closely older people to enter for the first time will prosper in
monitor customers’ needs. this market. Pilates and yoga, when taught in a
manner suitable for stiffer, older bodies, could
22) Aging Baby Boomers Will Cause Significant continue to boom.
Changes in the Leisure Sector, Including Travel and tours centered on sports and
Sports and Activity-Based Travel recreation activities will continue to do well,
The term “baby boomer” generally refers to especially where at least some venues are tailored to
someone born in the U.S. or Western Europe from appeal to older participants. The massive number of
1946 to 1964. The term evolved to describe the affluent, retired consumers will be looking for
children of soldiers and war industry workers who healthy activities and recreation on their travels.
were involved in World War II. When those veterans Tours that combine cycling, hiking, walking and
and workers returned to civilian life, they started or other activities of moderate intensity make sense in
added to families in large numbers. As a result, the this market, and demand will grow sharply. Tours
baby boom generation is one of the largest that combine hiking or cycling with luxury
demographic segments in the U.S., at about 76 accommodations or unique lodging in pristine remote
million people as of 2010. Some baby boomers have settings (including the rapidly growing trend of
already started reaching early retirement age. In ecotourism) will find large numbers of customers.
2006, the first of the boomers reached 60, a common Sporting goods manufacturers would do well to
early retirement age. In 2011, millions will begin provide sponsorships and test equipment to tour
turning traditional retirement age (65), resulting in operators and should seek ways to offer seminars and
extremely rapid growth in the senior portion of the sports instruction that fit neatly with the growing
population. The baby boom segment will have activity-based tour business. They will do especially
distinct requirements that should be considered by well to target the 60+ age segment with marketing,
businesses that want to succeed in evolving markets. products and services tailored to that group.
A major consideration will be the fact that many Tours that offer participation in cultural
boomers will attempt to reap the health benefits of activities, environmental projects and educational
exercise for the first time in years, if not for the first opportunities will also enjoy soaring growth. Many
time in their lives. Aerobic activity will become vital travelers want to do much more than relax or shop
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while on tours—they want to get to know and Later, SpaceShipOne’s manned space flight in
understand the local people, help solve local June 2004 gave new hope to a future in commercial
problems and enrich their own lives in the process. tourism of outer space. SpaceShipOne was the first
Members of the Baby Boom generation (with privately built aircraft to fly a person into space.
about 76 million surviving Baby Boomers in the U.S. Scaled Composites, the company that built the
alone) aren’t the only seniors in the market for sports, aircraft, had funding from Microsoft co-founder Paul
recreation, fitness and travel. For 2010, Americans Allen.
older than the Baby Boom set were projected to These early successes led to the start of Virgin
number more than 40 million, including 11.5 million Galactic, a company that will use craft similar to
who were 80 years of age or more (72,000 of them SpaceShipOne to carry six passengers to 68 miles
were 100 or older). altitude for flights of about two and one-half hours.
A new space port for the project will be near
23) The Future of Travel Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Over the mid-term, the number of travelers For the well-heeled and for corporations with
worldwide will soar. Despite the slow global significant travel budgets, fractional ownership of
economy of 2008-2009, the middle class will grow aircraft, yachts, hotel/condos and resort homes will
quickly on a worldwide basis, and the number of continue to be popular.
people traveling for the first time, especially in Meanwhile, one of the biggest single influences
lesser-developed nations, will rise dramatically. on the travel industry will be the very large numbers
Growth in traffic at major global hubs and at airports of Baby Boomers reaching retirement age in the U.S.,
in emerging markets will soar. For U.S. commercial along with rapidly aging populations in Europe,
air carriers alone, the FAA projects that revenue Japan and elsewhere. These are people who will
passenger enplanements for international flights will have the time and the money to travel extensively for
rise from 72.7 million in 2009 to 111.1 million in years and years to come. For example, nearly 76
2020 and 164.5 million in 2030. Meanwhile, the million Baby Boomers were in the United States as of
advent of the long-range Boeing 787, with deliveries 2010, and the oldest of them started turning 60 in
to Continental Airlines planned for late 2011, as well 2006. By 2011, they will start turning the traditional
as the recently launched A380 jumbo jets capable of retirement age of 65, and their leisure travel will
carrying 550 to 800 passengers will encourage even eventually increase significantly.
higher numbers of international travelers flying at An additional major influence on the travel
bargain ticket prices. industry, for now and for decades to come, is the
New breakthroughs in passenger train rapid rise of millions of business professionals and
technology, backed by immense investments by members of the middle class in India, Brazil and
government transportation agencies, will change the China. The extremely rapid economic growth of
face of train travel in many nations as ultrafast trains those nations will continue to create immense new
are introduced in high-traffic areas. Worldwide, demand for travel services in two ways. First,
crowded highways and expensive gasoline will put business and investment professionals will be
more impetus on development of new train routes. traveling more and more to and from China and
Travel futurists may look forward to extremely India, promoting new deals and securing sales of
exotic travel venues, thanks to advancing goods and services. Demand for travel services, from
technologies. For mega-millionaires, ocean travel ground transport, to business-class hotels, to train and
and space travel promise incredible new experiences. airline service will continue to grow at a brisk pace.
U.S. Submarines, Inc. offers wealthy clients an array At the same time, rising discretionary income among
of personal luxury submarines. At 65 meters long middle and upper end consumers in India and China
with 5,000 square feet of space, the Phoenix 1000 is will drive one of the biggest booms in international
the size of a large house. tourism ever seen in the history of the tourism sector.
Space tourism is slowly becoming a reality. In Increased use of information technologies will be
2001, the first fee-paying space tourist, Dennis Tito, either a nuisance or a convenience to travelers,
visited the International Space Station for seven days, depending on their frame of reference. RFID, smart
by purchasing very expensive space travel ID cards and self-check-in will proliferate in an effort
arrangements through a Russian organization. A to reduce the number of man hours required to handle
handful of additional tourists have taken the Russian a given number of passengers. Travelers will be
space route. exposed to an ever-growing range of technology-
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* Represents data from June 2009 through May 2010. **Fiscal year data, October 2008 through September 2009.
BTS = U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics; STR = Smith Travel Research; AH&LA = American Hotel & Lodging
Association; MARAD = U.S. Maritime Administration; CLIA = Cruise Line Industry Association; USTA = U.S. Travel
Association; ITA = U.S. International Trade Administration, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries; WTTC = World
Travel & Tourism Council; UNWTO = World Tourism Organization; IATA = International Air Transport Association.
** "International Passenger Fares," according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, refers to fares
paid by residents of one country to airline and vessel operators in another country for trips to or from the two
countries involved. For the purposes of this table, it includes spending by international visitors traveling to
and from the U.S. on U.S.-flag carriers.
135
130
125
120
U.S. Origin
115
110
105
100
Full-scope
95
Foreign origin
90
85
80
75
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Grand Total 51,180 50,977 3.6% 55,979 9.8% 57,949 3.7% 54,884 -5.0%
Overseas 25,917 21,668 -0.1% 23,892 10.3% 25,341 6.1% 23,756 -6.0%
North America 25,263 29,309 6.5% 32,087 9.5% 32,608 1.9% 31,128 -5.0%
Canada 14,667 15,992 8% 17,760 11% 18,922 7% 17,964 -5%
Mexico 10,596 13,317 5% 14,327 8% 13,686 -4% 13,164 -4%
Latin America* 8,093 3,820 4.6% 4,384 14.8% 4,587 4.6% 4,706 2.6%
Argentina 534 212 12% 267 26% 318 19% 356 12%
Brazil 737 525 8% 639 22% 769 20% 893 16%
Colombia 417 348 7% 390 12% 419 8% 425 1%
Venezuela 577 369 8% 459 24% 507 11% 507 0%
Europe 11,688 10,247 -1.9% 11,526 12.5% 12,909 12% 11,550 -10%
United Kingdom 4,703 4,176 -4% 4,498 8% 4,565 1% 3,899 -15%
France 1,087 790 -10% 998 26% 1,244 25% 1,204 -3%
Germany 1,786 1,386 -2% 1,524 10% 1,782 17% 1,687 -5%
Ireland 286 414 8% 491 18% 531 8% 411 -23%
Italy 612 533 -2% 634 19% 779 23% 753 -3%
Netherlands 553 447 0% 507 13% 608 20% 548 -10%
Spain 361 424 10% 516 22% 658 27% 597 -9%
Sweden 322 286 -2% 337 18% 397 18% 324 -18%
Asia/Pacific 8,266 6,902 -0.4% 7,204 4.4% 7,047 -2.2% 6,541 7%
Australia 540 603 4% 670 11% 690 3% 724 5%
China/Hong Kong 451 458 13% 540 18% 632 17% 641 1%
India 274 407 18% 567 39% 599 6% 549 -8%
Japan 5,061 3,673 -5% 3,531 -4% 3,250 -8% 2,918 -10%
South Korea 662 758 7% 806 6% 759 -6% 744 -2%
Taiwan 457 300 -6% 311 4% 295 -5% 240 -19%
Middle East 539 448 4.6% 509 13.7% 681 5.8% 666 -2%
Israel 325 284 0% 313 10% 332 6% 308 -7%
Africa 332 293 0% 321 9.5% 316 -1.6% 294 -7%
f = Forecast. Some variance in data may occur due to rounding.
* Latin America = South America, Central America and the Caribbean
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4.30
4.10
3.90
3.70
3.50
3.30
3.10
2.90
2.70
2.50
2.30
Nonscheduled
2.10
1.90
1.70
1.50
1.30
1.10
0.90 Scheduled
0.70
0.50
0.30
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Quarterly System* Operating Profit & Loss Margin for U.S. Airlines:
1st Quarter 2009-1st Quarter 2010
(Operating Profit/Loss as a Percentage of Total Operating Revenue)
Network Carriers
1Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q
1st Quarter Operating
2010 Carrier 2009 2009 2009 2009 2010
Profit/Loss (Millions of US$)
Rank (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)
2004 112 4,465 8.66 57.61 6.65 9.42 61.63 109 107
1Q 99 1,173 2.17 14.80 6.82 2.31 15.41 106 104
2Q 95 1,068 2.11 13.72 6.50 2.32 14.83 110 108
3Q 87 1,097 2.17 13.83 6.37 2.44 15.31 112 111
4Q 107 1,127 2.20 15.27 6.94 2.36 16.07 107 105
2005 114 4,463 8.88 59.03 6.65 9.75 63.73 110 108
1Q 102 1,209 2.35 15.84 6.74 2.54 16.92 108 107
2Q 101 1,096 2.18 14.19 6.51 2.41 15.41 110 109
3Q 84 1,063 2.16 13.71 6.35 2.42 15.22 112 111
4Q 100 1,095 2.20 15.28 6.95 2.37 16.18 108 106
2006 110 4,435 9.09 60.21 6.62 9.97 65.03 110 108
1Q 99 1,118 2.25 15.10 6.71 2.42 16.01 108 106
2Q 99 1,065 2.18 14.32 6.57 2.44 15.70 112 110
3Q 82 1,091 2.26 14.39 6.37 2.53 15.94 112 111
4Q 103 1,161 2.40 16.40 6.83 2.59 17.38 108 106
2007 116 4,464 9.35 62.15 6.65 10.29 67.20 110 108
1Q 104 1,205 2.46 16.87 6.86 2.65 17.84 108 106
2Q 104 1,063 2.25 14.81 6.58 2.50 16.12 111 109
3Q 79 1,098 2.33 14.71 6.31 2.63 16.39 113 111
4Q 100 1,098 2.31 15.75 6.82 2.51 16.85 109 107
2008 118 4,212 8.98 58.99 6.57 9.91 64.01 110 109
1Q 98 1,180 2.48 16.49 6.65 2.70 17.73 109 108
2Q 90 993 2.13 13.63 6.40 2.38 14.99 112 110
3Q 76 1,016 2.16 13.57 6.28 2.45 15.15 113 112
4Q 100 1,023 2.21 15.30 6.92 2.39 16.14 108 106
2009 YTD 105 2,082 4.49 29.84 6.65 4.94 32.11 110 108
1Q 95 1,086 2.34 15.86 6.78 2.53 16.82 108 106
2Q 94 996 2.15 13.98 6.49 2.41 15.29 112 109
The cruise statistics cover seventeen major cruise lines that offer North American cruises with a U.S. Port of call.
* Capacity is based on 2 passengers per stateroom.
(In Thousands)
2,800
2,700
2,600
2,500
2,400
2,300
2,200
2,100
2,000
1,900
1,800
1,700
1,600
1,500
1,400
1,300
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
260
250
240
230
220
210
200
190
180
170
160
150
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
The Transportation Services Index (TSI) is a measure of the month-to-month changes in the output of
services provided by the for-hire transportation industries. The freight transportation index consists of: for
hire trucking, railroad freight services (including rail-based intermodal shipments such as containers on flat
cars), inland waterways transportation, pipeline transportation (including principally petroleum and
petroleum products and natural gas) and air freight. The passenger transportation index consists of local
transit, intercity passenger rail and passenger air transportation. The freight index does not include
international or coastal waterborne movements, private trucking, courier services or the U.S. Postal
Service. The passenger index does not include intercity bus, sight seeing services, ferry services, taxi
service, private automobile usage, or bicycling and other non-motorized transportation.
Chapter 3
I. Aerospace & Defense Industry Associations The General Aviation Manufacturers Association
(GAMA) is an international trade association that
Aerospace Industries Association of Brazil represents more than 50 of the world’s leading
Rua Jose Alves dos Santos, 281, Ste. 203 manufacturers of general aviation aircraft, engines,
Sao Jose dos Campos, SP 12230-081 Brazil avionics and related equipment. Members also
Phone: 55-12-3933-0657 operate aircraft fleets, fixed base operations, pilot
Fax: 55-12-3931-2721 training and maintenance training facilities.
E-mail Address: info@aiab.org.br
Web Address: www.aiab.org.br II. Airline & Air Cargo Industry Associations
The Aerospace Industries Association of Brazil
(AIAB), established in 1993, is Brazil's national trade Air Passengers Association of India
association focused on representing and promoting 138 Nungambakkam High Rd.
the country's aerospace sector through support of Block A, II Fl., Nungambakkam
member companies as well as through advocacy at Chennai, 600 034 India
the legislative level. Phone: 91-044-28331453
Fax: 91-044-28331455
Aerospace Industries Association of Canada E-mail Address: info@air-passenger.com
(AIAC) Web Address: www.air-passenger.com
60 Queen St., Ste. 1200 The Air Passengers Association of India is a
Ottawa, ON K1P 5Y7 Canada nonprofit organization dedicated to the welfare of the
Phone: 613-232-4297 air passenger. The website includes contacts to
Fax: 613-232-1142 airlines and links to industry news.
E-mail Address: info@aiac.ca
Web Address: www.aiac.ca Air Transport Association (ATA)
The Aerospace Industries Association of Canada 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Ste. 1100
(AIAC) is the national trade organization of Canada's Washington, DC 20004 US
aerospace manufacturing and service sector. Phone: 202-626-4000
E-mail Address: ata@airlines.org
American Institute of Aeronautics and Web Address: www.airlines.org
Astronautics (AIAA) The Air Transport Association (ATA) is the only
1801 Alexander Bell Dr., Ste. 500 trade organization for the principal U.S. airlines.
Reston, VA 20191-4344 US ATA creates policies and supports measures which
Phone: 703-264-7500 improve aviation safety, security and the vitality of
Fax: 703-264-7551 the aviation system.
Toll Free: 800-639-2422
E-mail Address: klausd@aiaa.org Air Transport Association of Canada (ATAC)
Web Address: www.aiaa.org 255 Albert St., Ste. 1100
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6A9 Canada
Astronautics (AIAA) is a nonprofit society aimed at Phone: 613-233-7727
advancing the arts, sciences and technology of Fax: 613-230-8648
aeronautics and astronautics. The institute represents E-mail Address: atac@atac.ca
the U.S. in the International Astronautical Federation Web Address: www.atac.ca
and the International Council on the Aeronautical The Air Transport Association of Canada (ATAC) is
Sciences. an organization which supports its 230 members in
their pursuit of a safe and competitive Canadian air
General Aviation Manufacturers Association transport industry that promotes Canada's commercial
(GAMA) airline and air freight industry.
1400 K St. NW, Ste. 801
Washington, DC 20005 US Airports Council International (ACI)
Phone: 202-393-1500 Ancienne Aerogare, Route de l'Aéroport 5
Fax: 202-842-4063 1215 Genève 15
E-mail Address: webmaster@GAMA.aero Genève, 1215 Switzerland
Web Address: www.gama.aero Phone: 41-22-717-85-85
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locations of foreign consulates, events and a help American Resort Development Association
desk. (ARDA)
1201 15th St. NW, Ste. 400
XIX. Government Agencies-Singapore Washington, DC 20005-2842 US
Phone: 202-371-6700
Singapore Government Online (SINGOV) Fax: 202-289-8544
140 Hill St. E-mail Address: hnusbaum@arda.org
MICA Bldg., 5th Fl. Web Address: www.arda.org
179369 Singapore The American Resort Development Association
E-mail Address: singov_webmaster@mica.gov.sg (ARDA) seeks to foster and promote the growth of
Web Address: www.gov.sg the hotel and lodging industry and to serve its
Singapore Government Online (SINGOV) is the members through education, advocacy and public
default homepage for the Singapore Government and relations.
is a portal for governmenal information. The website
lists governmental agencies, news, information, Asian American Hotel Owners Association
policies and inititives. (AAHOA)
7000 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Bldg. 7
XX. Hotel, Hostel & Rental Information Atlanta, GA 30328 US
Phone: 404-816-5759
Fax: 404-816-6260
Airporthotelguide.com
E-mail Address: info@aahoa.com
Toll Free: 877-855-7773
Web Address: www.aahoa.com
E-mail Address: help@airporthotelguide.com
The Asian American Hotel Owners Association
Web Address: www.airporthotelguide.com
(AAHOA) provides an active forum in which Asian
Airporthotelguide.com lets travelers find airport
American hotel owners can communicate, interact
hotels by location, covering 212 cities and more than
and secure their position within the hospitality
3,000 hotels.
industry.
XXI. Hotel/Lodging Associations Australian Hotels Association
24 Brisbane Ave.
Alberta Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) Barton, ACT 2600 Australia
5241 Calgary Trail, Ctr. 104, Ste. 401 Phone: 61-2-6273-4007
Edmonton, AB T6H 5G8 Canada Fax: 61-2-6273-4011
Phone: 780-436-6112 E-mail Address: aha@aha.org.au
Fax: 780-436-5404 Web Address: www.aha.org.au
Toll Free: 800-649-1242 The Australian Hotels Association seeks to protect
Web Address: www.ahla.ca and develop the interests of Australia's hotel industry.
The Alberta Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA)
seeks to provide an effective voice for approved Bahamas Hotel Association
travel accommodations in Alberta to both the P.O. Box N-7799
government and the public. Nassau, Bahamas
Phone: 242-322-8381
American Hotel and Lodging Association Fax: 242-502-4220
1201 New York Ave. NW, Ste. 600 E-mail Address: bha@bahamashotels.org
Washington, DC 20005-3931 US Web Address: www.bhahotels.com
Phone: 202-289-3100 The Bahamas Hotel Association seeks to promote,
Fax: 202-289-3199 increase and regulate tourism through the
E-mail Address: informationcenter@ahla.com cooperation, understanding and close association
Web Address: www.ahla.com among hotel owners and operators in the Bahamas.
The American Hotel and Lodging Association is a
federation of state lodging associations throughout Belgium Hotel Association
the U.S. Anspachlaan 111, Bus 4
Brussels, B-1000 Belgium
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XXXVIII. Travel Business & Professional Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers
Associations (CHART)
P.O. Box 2835
Westfield, NJ 07091 US
American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA)
Phone: 800-463-5918
1101 King St., Ste. 200
Fax: 800-427-5436
Alexandria, VA 22314 US
E-mail Address: chart@chart.org
Fax: 703-739-3268
Web Address: www.chart.org
Toll Free: 800-275-2782
E-mail Address: askasta@astahq.com
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Professional Internet Travel Alliance (PITA) The Travel Institute is an international nonprofit
4464 Young Dr., Ste. 100 organization that educates and certifies travel
Carrollton, TX 75010 US industry professionals at all career stages.
Phone: 972-394-5248
Fax: 972-394-5349 Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI)
E-mail Address: cdikmen@pitaonline.com 509 The Ave., Int'l Airport Rd.
Web Address: www.pitaonline.com Opp Hotel Leela, Andheri (East)
The Professional Internet Travel Alliance (PITA) is a Mumbai, 400 059 India
trade association made up of reputable travel Phone: 022-28391111
professionals and suppliers who conduct business on Fax: 022-28255050
the Internet. The PITA Certified Web Site emblem on E-mail Address: info@tafi.in
a travel site indicates that it is backed by a reputable Web Address: www.tafionline.com
travel professional. The Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) is an
organization formed to regulate the travel industry in
Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau India in accordance with sound business principles
(SECB) and ethics.
1 Orchard Spring Ln.
Tourism Ct. XXXIX. Travel Industry Associations
247729 Singapore
Phone: 65-6736-6622 Association for Tourism and Leisure Education
Fax: 65-6736-9423 (ATLAS)
E-mail Address: STB_Visitsingapore@stb.gov.sg Travit
Web Address: www.visitsingapore.com P.O. Box 3042
The Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau Arnhem, 6802-DA The Netherlands
(SECB) assists business event organizers, Phone: 31-26-4452699
corporations and associations by providing Fax: 31-26-4452932
comprehensive and impartial information on E-mail Address: info@atlas-euro.org
Singapore’s meeting and exhibition facilities, Web Address: www.atlas-euro.org
incentive venues and industry partners. The Association for Tourism and Leisure Education
(ATLAS) seeks to develop transnational educational
Society of Incentive and Travel Executives initiatives in tourism and leisure.
401 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611 US Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC)
Phone: 312-321-5148 1055 Dunsmuir St./Box 49230, Ste. 1400
Fax: 312-527-6783 Vancouver, BC V7X 1L2 Canada
E-mail Address: Marcie_Valerio@site-intl.org Phone: 604-638-8300
Web Address: www.site-intl.org E-mail Address: GoMediaCanada@ctc-cct.ca
The Society of Incentive and Travel Executives is a Web Address: www.corporate.canada.travel
worldwide organization of business professionals The Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) is a
dedicated to the recognition and development of national organization whose purpose is the promotion
motivational and performance improvement of the Canadian tourism industry, as well as acting as
strategies in the travel industry. a liaison between tourism companies and the
Canadian government.
The Travel Institute
148 Linden St., Ste. 305 Central European Countries Travel Association
Wellesley, MA 02482 US (CECTA)
Phone: 781-237-0280 Barn Farm, Milcombe
Fax: 781-237-3860 Banbury, Oxfordshire OX15 4RU UK
Toll Free: 800-542-4282 Phone: 44-1295-724404
E-mail Address: info@thetravelinstitute.com Fax: 44-1295-720089
Web Address: www.thetravelinstitute.com E-mail Address: info@cecta.org
Web Address: www.cecta.org
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developments in travel research and marketing that Toll Free: 800-736 6638
reflect the worldwide importance of tourism both Web Address: app.stb.gov.sg
economically and socially. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is an economic
development agency for one of Singapore's key
Lodging Magazine service sectors - tourism. The mission of the Board is
385 Oxford Valley Rd., Ste. 420 to develop and champion tourism, so as to build the
Yardley, PA 19067 US sector into a key driver of economic growth for
Phone: 215-321-9662 Singapore.
Fax: 215-321-5124
E-mail Address: lvermillion@lodgingmagazine.com Travel Industry Indicators
Web Address: www.lodgingmagazine.com P.O. Box 6616
Lodging Magazine offers information for the global Miami, FL 33154 US
lodging industry, including subjects such as Phone: 305-868-3818
marketing, technology, food and beverages, Fax: 305-868-1670
operations, governmental affairs and finance. E-mail Address: tvlind@cs.com
Web Address: www.travelindicators.com
Meeting News Travel Industry Indicators is a monthly executive
770 Broadway newsletter that monitors the rapidly changing travel
New York, NY 10003 US marketplace.
Phone: 646-654-4436
E-mail Address: kinley.levack@nielsen.com Travel Weekly
Web Address: www.meetingnews.com 100 Lighting Way
Meeting News is an online source of news and Secaucus, NJ 07094-3626 US
information for meeting, convention, incentive and Phone: 201-902-2000
trade show professionals. E-mail Address: aweissmann@travelweekly.com
Web Address: www.travelweekly.com
National Portal of India TravelWeekly.com, the web site for the Travel
A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Rd. Weekly newspaper, offers news for the global travel
3rd Fl., National Informatics Ctr. industry.
New Delhi, 110 003 India
Fax: 91-11-24362628 XLII. Traveling for People with Disabilities
E-mail Address: indiaportal@gov.in
Web Address: www.india.gov.in Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality
The National Portal of India provides information (SATH)
about India and includes various links to other 347 5th Ave., Ste. 605
government portals and other websites. It offers New York, NY 10016 US
general information for citizens, visitors and Phone: 212-447-7284
businesses. Fax: 212-447-1928
E-mail Address: sathtravel@aol.com
Nonrev Network (The) Web Address: www.sath.org
E-mail Address: help@nonrev.net The Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality
Web Address: www.nonrev.net (SATH) is a nonprofit educational organization that
The Nonrev Network is geared toward airline actively represents travelers with disabilities.
passengers who do not produce revenue for the
airline, such as airline employees. It offers XLIII. Travel-Local Transportation, Bus & Car
information on flights, hotels and worldwide Rental
destinations which can be of use for any traveler.
American Automobile Association (AAA)
Singapore Tourism Board (STB)
1000 AAA Dr.
Tourism Ct., 1 Orchard Spring Ln.
Heathrow, FL 32746 US
Singapore
Phone: 407-444-7000
Phone: 65-6736-6622
Fax: 407-444-7380
Fax: 65-6736-9423
Web Address: www.aaa.com
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International Automobile Driver's Club (IADC) XLV. Travel-Vacation Home Rental &
540 86th St., 2nd fl. Exchange
Brooklyn, NY 11209 US
Phone: 718-238-0623
HomeAway
Fax: 775-254-5143
Austin, TX US
E-mail Address: info@iadc-club.com
Web Address: www.homeaway.com
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This site provides tools to help citizens find out U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
whether companies are complying with family and 100 F St. NE
medical-leave requirements. Washington, DC 20549 US
Phone: 202-551-6000
U.S. Department of State Passport Services Toll Free: 888-732-6585
2201 C St. NW E-mail Address: publicinfo@sec.gov
Washington, DC 20520 US Web Address: www.sec.gov
Phone: 202-647-4000 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Toll Free: 877-487-2778 (SEC) is a nonpartisan, quasi-judicial regulatory
Web Address: agency responsible for administering federal
travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html securities laws. These laws are designed to protect
The U.S. Department of State's Passport Services investors in securities markets and ensure that they
web site offers information on applying for a U.S. have access to disclosure of all material information
passport. concerning publicly traded securities. Visitors to the
web site can access the EDGAR database of
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) corporate financial and business information.
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20590 US XLVII. U.S. Government Travel Sites
Phone: 202-366-4000
Toll Free: 866-377-8642 Bureau of Consular Affairs-Travel Publications
E-mail Address: dot.comments@dot.gov Office of Public Affairs, Rm. 6831
Web Address: www.dot.gov Washington, DC 20520 US
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is the Phone: 202-647-4000
Government agency in charge of all aspects of the Web Address:
U.S. transportation system. It has agencies dealing travel.state.gov/travel/travel_1744.html
with all aspects of transportation, including Bureau of Consular Affairs-Travel Publications web
highways; hazardous materials transportation; site, managed by the U.S. State Department, offers
pipelines; railroads; marine transportation; aviation; various documents covering topics ranging from
and public transit systems, such as buses and crises abroad to tips for women traveling alone.
subways. It also has agencies researching
transportation statistics, new transportation XLVIII. Weather Information
technologies and even the eventual impact of
environmental change on transportation. The DOT
Intellicast
web site has links to citizen traveler resources as well
400 Minuteman Rd.
as resources for transportation businesses and mainly
Andover, MA 01810 US
transportation-related government grants.
Phone: 978-983-6612
Fax: 866-316-8305
U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT)-
E-mail Address: sales@intellicast.com
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Web Address: www.intellicast.com
U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT)
Intellicast provides information on current weather
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
and future conditions to help plan weather-sensitive
Washington, DC 20590 US
activities.
Toll Free: 866-367-7487
E-mail Address: itshelp@fhwa.dot.gov
National Weather Service - Aviation Weather
Web Address: www.its.dot.gov
Center (AWC)
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (US DOT)
7220 NW 101st Ter., Rm. 118
Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) program is
Kansas City, MO 64153-2371 US
based on the creation of an intelligent transportation
Phone: 816-540-6021
system through the integration of intelligent vehicles
E-mail Address: ncep.awc.avwx@noaa.gov
and an intelligent infrastructure. The Federal ITS
Web Address: www.aviationweather.gov
program supports the overall advancement of ITS
The National Weather Service's Aviation Weather
through investments in major initiatives, exploratory
Center (AWC) enhances aviation safety by providing
studies and a crosscutting core program.
weather information, forecasts and warnings.
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National Weather Service (NWS) World Youth Student & Educational Travel
1325 E. West Hwy. Confederation (WYSET)
Silver Spring, MD 20910 US Keizersgracht 174-176
Phone: 828-271-4800 Amsterdam, DK-1260 The Netherlands
E-mail Address: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov Phone: 31-(0)20-421-2800
Web Address: www.nws.noaa.gov Fax: 31-(0)20-421-2810
The National Weather Service (NWS) provides E-mail Address: info@wysetc.org
information on weather patterns and forecasts Web Address: www.aboutwysetc.org
worldwide. The World Youth Student & Educational Travel
Confederation (WYSET) is a leading global
Weather Channel Online membership association and trade forum dedicated to
Web Address: www.weather.com the youth travel industry.
The Weather Channel's web site offers information
on weather by city and can be customized by the
user.
Yahoo! Weather
701 1st Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 US
Phone: 408-349-3300
Fax: 408-349-3301
Web Address: weather.yahoo.com
The Yahoo! Weather web site allows users to search
for weather conditions worldwide by city or zip code.
GoAbroad.com
7800 Point Meadows Dr., Ste. 218
Jacksonville, FL 32256 US
Phone: 720-570-1702
Fax: 720-570-1703
Web Address: www.goabroad.com
Goabroad.com helps visitors find study abroad
programs, internships, language schools, college
degrees, jobs and teaching programs around the
world. It also provides a news letter, travel guides
and assistance with TEFL certification.
Chapter 4
The companies chosen to be listed in related industries in the world. To be included in our
PLUNKETT’S AIRLINE, HOTEL & TRAVEL list, the firms had to meet the following criteria:
INDUSTRY ALMANAC comprise a unique list. 1) Generally, these are corporations based in the
THE TRAVEL 300 (the actual count is 337 U.S.; however, the headquarters of 162 firms are
companies) were chosen specifically for their located in other nations.
dominance in the many facets of travel and tourism in 2) Prominence, or a significant presence, in travel
which they operate. Complete information about each and supporting fields. (See the following Industry
firm can be found in the “Individual Profiles,” Codes section for a complete list of types of
beginning at the end of this chapter. These profiles businesses that are covered).
are in alphabetical order by company name. 3) The companies in THE TRAVEL 300 do not have
THE TRAVEL 300 includes leading companies to be exclusively in the travel and tourism field.
from all parts of the United States as well as Europe, 4) Financial data and vital statistics must have been
Asia/Pacific, Canada, Mexico and South America, available to the editors of this book, either directly
and from all travel and tourism related industry from the company being written about or from
segments: travel agencies; transportation carriers of outside sources deemed reliable and accurate by
all types, including major airlines, railroads and the editors. A small number of companies that we
cruise lines; specialized service companies that are would like to have included are not listed because
vital to the travel and tourism field, such as hotel of a lack of sufficient, objective data.
management companies and online reservations
firms; and many others.
Simply stated, the list contains 337 of the largest,
most successful, fastest growing firms in travel and
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485 Bus Transportation
Limousines and Taxis
485320 Limousine & Chauffeured Vehicle Service
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Company Industry Sales Sales Profits Profits
Code (U.S. $ thousands) Rank (U.S. $ thousands) Rank
BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC (BA) 481111 14,730,000 9 -656,890 49
BRITISH MIDLAND AIRWAYS LTD (BMI) 481111
BRUSSELS AIRLINES 481111
CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD 481111 8,613,940 16 603,690 3
CESKE AEROLINIE AS 481111
CHINA AIRLINES 481111 3,432,350 32 -119,020 32
CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES 481111 5,849,510 23 79,260 15
CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES CO 481111 8,230,310 17 52,570 18
CIA MEXICANA DE AVIACION 481111
COMAIR INC 481111
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC 481111 12,586,000 10 -282,000 42
DELTA AIRLINES INC 481111 28,063,000 2 -1,237 23
DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG 481111 15,064,800 8 -182,770 36
EASYJET PLC 481111 4,227,780 26 112,880 10
EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES LTD 481111 1,655,800 43 -76,300 29
EMIRATES GROUP 481111
ETIHAD AIRWAYS 481111
EXPRESSJET HOLDINGS INC 481111 688,258 48 -3,306 24
FINNAIR OYJ 481111 2,338,230 40 -129,450 33
GOJET AIRLINES LLC 481111
GOL LINHAS AEREAS INTELIGENTES SA 481111 3,412,580 33 504,540 4
GREAT LAKES AVIATION LTD 481111 121,844 52 5,782 22
GRUPO TACA 481111
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES INC 481111
HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES INC 481111
IBERIA LINEAS AEREAS DE ESPANA SA 481111 5,369,650 24 -346,470 43
JAL GROUP 481111 19,863,157 5 -643,326 46
JET AIRWAYS INDIA LTD 481111 2,805,490 37 -206,240 39
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP 481111 3,286,000 35 58,000 17
KINGFISHER AIRLINES LTD 481111 1,142,840 46 -348,940 44
KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES 481111
KOREAN AIR LINES CO LTD 481111 8,164,820 18 -83,580 31
LAN AIRLINES SA 481111 4,140,245 27 338,312 6
MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM BERHAD 481111 3,608,690 30 156,410 7
MARTINAIR HOLLAND NV 481111
MESA AIR GROUP INC 481111
MIDWEST AIR GROUP INC 481111
NATIONAL AVIATION COMPANY OF INDIA
LIMITED 481111
PIEDMONT AIRLINES INC 481111
PINNACLE AIRLINES CORP 481111 845,508 47 41,856 19
POLSKIE LINIE LOTNICZE LOT 481111
PT GARUDA INDONESIA 481111
QANTAS AIRWAYS LTD 481111 12,050,200 11 96,890 12
QATAR AIRWAYS 481111
REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS 481111 1,642,218 44 36,385 20
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC 481111 3,901,340 29 -224,341 41
SAS AB 481111 6,063,440 22 -397,810 45
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Company Industry Sales Sales Profits Profits
Code (U.S. $ thousands) Rank (U.S. $ thousands) Rank
SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD 481111 11,416,900 12 757,610 1
SKYWEST INC 481111 2,613,614 38 83,658 14
SOCIETE AIR FRANCE 481111
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO 481111 10,350,000 14 99,000 11
SPICEJET LTD 481111 362,420 51 -75,630 28
SPIRIT AIRLINES INC 481111
SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES 481111
TAM SA 481111
THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL 481111 6,092,170 21 -645,620 47
TRANS STATES AIRLINES INC 481111
TURK HAVA YOLLARI AO (THY) 481111 4,622,500 25 367,320 5
UAL CORP 481111 16,335,000 6 -651,000 48
US AIRWAYS GROUP INC 481111 10,458,000 13 -205,000 37
VIRGIN AMERICA 481111 547,645 50 -80,778 30
VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS 481111 -205,000 38
VIRGIN BLUE AIRLINES PTY LTD 481111 2,322,590 41 -142,910 34
VIRGIN GROUP LTD 481111 23,500,000 3
WEBJET LINHAS AEREAS 481111
WESTJET AIRLINES LTD 481111 2,174,420 42 93,610 13
WIZZ AIR HUNGARY AIRLINES 481111
XOJET 481111
Air Transportation-Charter Services
AIR PARTNER PLC 481211 310,450 1 0
GLOBAL AVIATION HOLDINGS 481211
JET AVIATION MANAGEMENT 481211
NETJETS INC 481211
USA 3000 AIRLINES 481211
Air Transportation-Freight Services
ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS 481212 1,061,546 1 77,776 1
EVERGREEN HOLDINGS INC 481212
HF EIMSKIPAFELAG ISLANDS 481212
WORLD AIRWAYS INC 481212
Airport Operations
AEROPORTS DE PARIS 488119 3,395,780 1 342,030 1
BAA PLC 488119
Automobile, Rental/Leasing
ADA 5321
AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC 5321 5,131,000 3 -47,000 4
AVIS EUROPE PLC 5321 1,771,060 5 250 3
DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
INC 5321 1,546,249 6 45,022 1
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS 5321 13,000,000 1
HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC 5321 7,101,500 2 -111,300 5
RENT-A-WRECK OF AMERICA 5321
SIXT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5321 2,032,500 4 13,200 2
Automobiles, Manufacturing
MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD 33611 5,787,960 1 302,170 1
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Company Industry Sales Sales Profits Profits
Code (U.S. $ thousands) Rank (U.S. $ thousands) Rank
Banking, Credit Cards
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 522210 24,523,000 1 2,130,000 1
Beverages--Breweries
UB GROUP 312120
Bus Transportation
ARRIVA PLC 485 4,763,090 2 180,370 3
BOSTONCOACH 485
COACH USA LLC 485
FIRSTGROUP PLC 485 9,965,700 1 230,810 2
GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC 485 3,647,150 3 9,790 4
GREYHOUND LINES INC 485
STAGECOACH GROUP PLC 485 3,477,850 4 334,670 1
SUPERSHUTTLE INTERNATIONAL INC 485
TRAILWAYS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
INC 485
Cable TV Networks
WALT DISNEY COMPANY 515210 36,149,000 1 3,307,000 1
Casino Resorts
AMERISTAR CASINOS INC 721120 1,215,445 6 -4,667 4
BOYD GAMING CORP 721120 1,640,986 5 156,193 2
HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT 721120 8,907,400 1 846,400 1
KERZNER INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS
LIMITED 721120
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP (THE
VENETIAN) 721120 4,929,444 3 -354,479 8
MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL 721120 5,978,589 2 -1,291,682 10
MTR GAMING GROUP INC 721120 454,155 9 -22,538 5
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT INC 721120 1,045,609 7 -258,302 7
RIO PROPERTIES INC 721120
RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORP 721120 134,049 10 -24,859 6
SANDS REGENT 721120
SOCIETE DES BAINS DE MER ET DU
CERCLE 721120
STATION CASINOS INC 721120
STRATOSPHERE CORP 721120
TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS INC 721120 792,149 8 -533,938 9
WYNN RESORTS LIMITED 721120 3,045,611 4 20,654 3
Computer Software Publisher
CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC 511210 247,596 1 25,677 1
Construction, Heavy & Civil Engineering
GRUPO FERROVIAL SA 237 14,836,800 1 -112,860 1
Cruise Lines
CARNIVAL CORPORATION 483112 13,157,000 1 1,790,000 1
GENTING HONG KONG LIMITED 483112 376,800 3 -25,300 3
OCEANIA CRUISES 483112
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES 483112 5,889,826 2 162,421 2
SILVERSEA CRUISES 483112
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Company Industry Sales Sales Profits Profits
Code (U.S. $ thousands) Rank (U.S. $ thousands) Rank
Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services
TRX INC 518210 59,343 1 -43,999 1
Department Stores
SEARS CANADA INC 452111 5,102,430 1 230,270 1
Food Products, Manufacturing
ITC LIMITED 311 3,526,740 1 717,900 1
Food Service Contractors
GATE GOURMET INC 722310
SODEXO INC 722310
Gift/Sundry Stores
DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES 453220 2,200,000 1
HMSHOST CORP 453220
Hotels/Resorts/Motels
ACCOR NORTH AMERICA 721110
ACCOR SA 721110 9,351,450 2 -373,260 26
AMAN RESORTS 721110
AMERICA'S BEST FRANCHISING 721110
BANYAN TREE HOTELS & RESORTS 721110
BARCELO CRESTLINE CORP 721110
BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL INC 721110
CARLSON COMPANIES INC 721110
CARLSON HOTELS WORLDWIDE 721110
CHINA LODGING GROUP LTD 721110
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC 721110 564,178 16 98,250 7
CLUB MEDITERRANEE SA 721110 1,801,630 8 -77,750 21
DAYS INN WORLDWIDE INC 721110
DOYLE COLLECTION 721110
FAIRMONT RAFFLES HOTELS
INTERNATIONAL INC 721110
FOUR SEASONS HOTELS 721110
GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CO 721110 879,121 13 -23 16
GOLDEN TULIP HOSPITALITY GROUP 721110
GROUPE DU LOUVRE 721110
GUOMAN HOTELS LIMITED 721110
HILTON HOTELS CORP 721110 8,000,000 3
HOME INNS & HOTELS MANAGEMENT
INC 721110 357,706 22 38,158 12
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS
LTD 721110 543,330 17 296,010 3
HOTEL PROPERTIES LTD 721110 323,320 23 25,680 13
HOWARD JOHNSON INTERNATIONAL INC 721110
HVM LLC 721110
HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION 721110 3,332,000 6 -43,000 18
INDIAN HOTEL COMPANY LTD 721110
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP
PLC 721110 2,364,810 7 327,510 2
INTERSTATE HOTELS AND RESORTS INC 721110
INTOWN SUITES MANAGEMENT 721110
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Company Industry Sales Sales Profits Profits
Code (U.S. $ thousands) Rank (U.S. $ thousands) Rank
JAMESON INN INC 721110
JANUS HOTELS AND RESORTS 721110
JOHN Q HAMMONS HOTELS 721110
JOIE DE VIVRE HOSPITALITY 721110
KIMPTON HOTEL & RESTAURANT GROUP
LLC 721110
LODGIAN INC 721110 188,544 25 -53,902 19
LOEWS HOTELS HOLDING
CORPORATION 721110
LQ MANAGEMENT LLC 721110
MANDARIN ORIENTAL INTERNATIONAL
LTD 721110 438,000 19 83,300 8
MARCUS CORPORATION 721110 383,496 21 17,200 15
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC 721110 10,908,000 1 -346,000 25
MERITUS HOTELS & RESORTS 721110
MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS
PLC 721110 1,005,580 12 107,790 6
MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO 721110 232,645 24 -99,724 22
NH HOTELES SA 721110 1,615,110 9 -129,530 23
OAKWOOD WORLDWIDE 721110
OBEROI GROUP (EIH LTD) 721110
ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS LTD 721110 456,956 18 -68,797 20
QMH UK LTD 721110
RAMADA WORLDWIDE INC 721110
RED LION HOTELS CORP 721110 165,388 26 -6,647 17
RESORTQUEST INTERNATIONAL INC 721110
REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP AB 721110
RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL CO LLC 721110
ROSEWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS LLC 721110
SCANDIC HOTELS AB 721110 838,890 14 78,180 9
SHANGRI-LA ASIA LTD 721110 1,230,000 11 255,500 5
SHANGRI-LA HOTELS & RESORTS 721110
SHUN TAK HOLDINGS LIMITED 721110 429,370 20 370,060 1
SOL MELIA SA 721110 1,532,400 10 50,830 11
SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS
CORP 721110 64,800 27 25,300 14
STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL
LLC 721110
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS
WORLDWIDE INC 721110 4,712,000 4 73,000 10
STRATEGIC HOTELS AND RESORTS INC 721110 723,799 15 -243,945 24
SUNBURST HOSPITALITY CORP 721110
SUPER 8 MOTELS INC 721110
THARALDSON ENTERPRISES 721110
TRT HOLDINGS 721110
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE 721110 3,750,000 5 293,000 4
XANTERRA PARKS AND RESORTS 721110
Instrument Manufacturing, including Measurement, Control, Test & Navigational
AMERICAN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 3345 218,367 1 28,353 1
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Company Industry Sales Sales Profits Profits
Code (U.S. $ thousands) Rank (U.S. $ thousands) Rank
SMITHS DETECTION 3345
Limousine & Chauffeured Vehicle Service
CAREY INTERNATIONAL INC 485320
Railroad Transportation
AMTRAK (NATIONAL RAILROAD
PASSENGER CORP) 48211 2,350,000 13
CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY CO 48211 15,702,500 4 1,260,500 3
DEUTSCHE BAHN AG 48211 36,430,500 1 1,030,760 5
EAST JAPAN RAILWAY CO 48211 29,538,800 2 2,051,300 1
EUROTUNNEL GROUP 48211 809,320 14 1,770 12
GUANGSHEN RAILWAY CO LTD 48211 15,719,100 3 1,722,580 2
KEIHIN ELECTRIC EXPRESS RAILWAY CO
LTD 48211 3,534,430 10 7,900 11
KEIO CORPORATION 48211 4,671,610 8 171,740 9
KEISEI ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO 48211 2,592,480 11 99,960 10
KINTETSU CORPORATION 48211 10,762,500 6 178,830 7
MTR CORP LTD 48211 2,417,450 12 1,239,660 4
NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP 48211 4,061,770 9 -80,150 13
SNCF GROUP 48211
TOBU RAILWAY CO LTD 48211 6,674,540 7 178,430 8
VIA RAIL CANADA INC 48211
WEST JAPAN RAILWAY CO 48211 13,522,100 5 578,170 6
Real Estate Investment Trusts - Nonresidential
CNL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 531120
COLONY CAPITAL LLC 531120
FELCOR LODGING TRUST 531120 908,701 3 -109,091 4
HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST 531120 1,037,247 2 193,341 1
HOST HOTELS & RESORTS LP 531120 4,158,000 1 -258,000 5
INNKEEPERS USA TRUST 531120
LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES 531120 606,999 5 7,618 2
SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS 531120 717,823 4 -269,608 6
SUPERTEL HOSPITALITY INC 531120 88,970 6 -27,395 3
Real Estate Rental, Leasing, Development & Management
DLF LIMITED 5311 2,241,520 1 960,220 1
HUTCHISON WHAMPOA PROPERTIES
LTD 5311
TRUMP ORGANIZATION 5311
RV Parks & Campgrounds
INTERNATIONAL LEISURE HOSTS LTD 721211
KAMPGROUNDS OF AMERICA 721211
THOUSAND TRAILS INC 721211
Shipping-Deep Sea
MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY
SA 483111
NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (NYK) 483111 18,243,147 1 -187,530 2
SWIRE PACIFIC LTD 483111 3,209,370 2 2,565,380 1
Snow Skiing Facilities
BOOTH CREEK SKI HOLDINGS 713920
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Company Industry Sales Sales Profits Profits
Code (U.S. $ thousands) Rank (U.S. $ thousands) Rank
BOYNE USA RESORTS 713920
CRESTED BUTTE MOUNTAIN RESORT
INC 713920
INTRAWEST CORPORATION 713920
SNOWDANCE LLC 713920
VAIL RESORTS INC 713920 976,988 1 48,950 1
WINTER SPORTS INC 713920
Television Broadcasting
NBC UNIVERSAL 515120 15,436,000 1 2,264,000 1
Theme Parks/Rides/Game Centers
CEDAR FAIR LP 713110 916,075 3 35,429 1
EURO DISNEY SCA 713110 1,561,780 1 -70,440 3
MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS GROUP LTD 713110 1,195,460 2 -47,880 2
PALACE ENTERTAINMENT 713110
PARQUES REUNIDOS SA 713110
SIX FLAGS INC 713110 912,861 4 -229,167 4
WALT DISNEY PARKS & RESORTS 713110
Time Share Arrangements & Management
DIAMOND RESORTS HOLDINGS 561599
INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL 561599
INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP INC 561599
WORLDMARK BY WYNDHAM 561599
WYNDHAM VACATION OWNERSHIP 561599
Tour, Packaged Vacation & Travel Services
AMBASSADORS GROUP INC 56152 98,615 4 20,337 2
AMERICANTOURS INTERNATIONAL 56152
HOLIDAYBREAK PLC 56152 735,930 3 4,350 3
PLEASANT HOLIDAYS LLC 56152
THOMAS COOK GROUP PLC 56152 14,408,900 2 24,560 1
TUI TRAVEL PLC 56152 17,122,900 1 -30,880 4
Travel Centers
BOWLIN TRAVEL CENTERS INC 447190 24,697 2 -448 1
TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA 447190 4,699,800 1 -89,900 2
Travel Services, Agencies & Reservation Systems
AAA (AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATION) 5615
BALBOA TRAVEL INC 5615
BCD TRAVEL 5615
CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL 5615
CORPTRAV MANAGEMENT GROUP 5615
COSTCO TRAVEL INC 5615
HOGG ROBINSON GROUP NORTH
AMERICA 5615
HOGG ROBINSON GROUP PLC 5615 546,120 3 11,500 3
JTB GLOBAL MARKETING & TRAVEL 5615
LEADING HOTELS OF THE WORLD LTD 5615
LIBERTY TRAVEL INC 5615
OMEGA WORLD TRAVEL 5615
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Company Industry Sales Sales Profits Profits
Code (U.S. $ thousands) Rank (U.S. $ thousands) Rank
SUPRANATIONAL HOTELS 5615
TRANSAT AT INC 5615 3,379,500 2 58,910 2
TUI AG 5615 21,697,500 1 551,890 1
WORLDHOTELS 5615
Travel Services-Online
AMADEUS IT GROUP SA 5615E
CTRIP.COM 5615E 291,245 6 97,683 3
EASYGROUP 5615E
EXPEDIA INC 5615E 2,955,400 2 299,500 2
HOMEAWAY INC 5615E
HOTELS.COM LP 5615E
HOTWIRE INC 5615E
KAYAK.COM 5615E
LASTMINUTE.COM 5615E
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE INC 5615E 738,000 5 -337,000 5
PEGASUS SOLUTIONS INC 5615E
PRICELINE.COM INC 5615E 2,338,212 3 489,472 1
SABRE HOLDINGS CORP 5615E 3,200,000 1
SABRE TRAVEL NETWORK 5615E
TRAVELOCITY.COM LP 5615E
TRAVELPORT LIMITED 5615E 2,248,000 4 -871,000 6
TRAVELZOO 5615E 93,973 7 8,618 4
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WISCONSIN CHILE
AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES CORP; Appleton LAN AIRLINES SA; Santiago
MARCUS CORPORATION (THE); Milwaukee
MIDWEST AIR GROUP INC; Milwaukee CHINA
AIR CHINA LIMITED; Beijing
WYOMING CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD; Hong Kong
GREAT LAKES AVIATION LTD; Cheyenne CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORP LTD; Shanghai
CHINA LODGING GROUP LTD; Shanghai
CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES CO LTD; Guangzhou
CTRIP.COM; Shanghai
GENTING HONG KONG LIMITED; Hong Kong
GUANGSHEN RAILWAY CO LTD; Shenzhen
HOME INNS & HOTELS MANAGEMENT INC;
Shanghai
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HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS LTD; Hong NATIONAL AVIATION COMPANY OF INDIA
Kong LIMITED; Mumbai
HUTCHISON WHAMPOA PROPERTIES LTD; Hong OBEROI GROUP (EIH LTD); Delhi
Kong SPICEJET LTD; Gurgaon
MANDARIN ORIENTAL INTERNATIONAL LTD; UB GROUP (THE); Bangalore
Hong Kong
MTR CORP LTD; Hong Kong INDONESIA
SHANGRI-LA ASIA LTD; Hong Kong PT GARUDA INDONESIA; Jakarta
SHANGRI-LA HOTELS & RESORTS; Hong Kong
SHUN TAK HOLDINGS LIMITED; Hong Kong ISRAEL
SWIRE PACIFIC LTD; Hong Kong EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES LTD; Ben Gurion
EL SALVADOR JAPAN
GRUPO TACA; San Salvador ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO LTD; Tokyo
CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY; Nagoya
FINLAND EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY; Tokyo
FINNAIR OYJ; Helsinki-Vantaa Airport JAL GROUP; Tokyo
JTB GLOBAL MARKETING & TRAVEL; Tokyo
FRANCE KEIHIN ELECTRIC EXPRESS RAILWAY CO LTD;
ACCOR SA; Evry Cedex Tokyo
ADA; Clichy KEIO CORPORATION; Tokyo
AEROPORTS DE PARIS; Paris KEISEI ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO LTD; Tokyo
AIR FRANCE-KLM SA; Roissy KINTETSU CORPORATION; Osaka
AIRBUS SAS; Blagnac NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (NYK); Tokyo
CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL; Paris TOBU RAILWAY CO LTD; Tokyo
CLUB MEDITERRANEE SA; Paris WEST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY; Osaka
DASSAULT AVIATION SA; Paris
EURO DISNEY SCA; Chessy KOREA
EUROTUNNEL GROUP; Paris ASIANA AIRLINES INC; Seoul
GROUPE DU LOUVRE; Paris KOREAN AIR LINES CO LTD; Seoul
SNCF GROUP (THE); Paris
SOCIETE AIR FRANCE; Roissy CDG Cedex MALAYSIA
AIRASIA BERHAD; Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan
GERMANY MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM BERHAD; Subang
AIR BERLIN PLC & CO LUFTVERKEHRS KG; Berlin
DEUTSCHE BAHN AG; Berlin MEXICO
DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG; Cologne AEROLITORAL SA DE CV (AEROMEXICO
SIXT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT; Pullach im Isartal CONNECT); Apodaca
TUI AG; Hanover AEROVIAS DE MEXICO SA DE CV (AEROMEXICO);
WORLDHOTELS; Frankfurt Col. Cuauhtemoc
CIA MEXICANA DE AVIACION; Col. Del Valle
HUNGARY
WIZZ AIR HUNGARY AIRLINES LTD; Vecses MONACO
SILVERSEA CRUISES; Monte Carlo
ICELAND SOCIETE DES BAINS DE MER ET DU CERCLE;
HF EIMSKIPAFELAG ISLANDS; Reykjavik Monaco
TAIWAN
CHINA AIRLINES; Taoyuan County
THAILAND
BANGKOK AIRWAYS CO LTD; Bangkok
THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL PLC; Bangkok
THE NETHERLANDS
AERCAP HOLDINGS NV; Amsterdam
BCD TRAVEL; Utrecht
EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENSE AND SPACE
CO (EADS); Schiphol-Rijk
GOLDEN TULIP HOSPITALITY GROUP; Amersfoot
KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES; Amstelveen
MARTINAIR HOLLAND NV; Amsterdam
TURKEY
TURK HAVA YOLLARI AO (THY); Istanbul
UNITED KINGDOM
AER LINGUS GROUP PLC; Dublin
AIR PARTNER PLC; Crawley
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SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS CORP
SPICEJET LTD
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC
STAGECOACH GROUP PLC
STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL LLC
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE
INC
STRATEGIC HOTELS AND RESORTS INC
SUPER 8 MOTELS INC
SUPERSHUTTLE INTERNATIONAL INC
SUPRANATIONAL HOTELS
SWIRE PACIFIC LTD
SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES
TAM SA
THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL PLC
THOMAS COOK GROUP PLC
THOUSAND TRAILS INC
TOBU RAILWAY CO LTD
TRAILWAYS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INC
TRANSAT AT INC
TRAVELOCITY.COM LP
TRAVELPORT LIMITED
TRAVELZOO
TRT HOLDINGS
TRUMP ORGANIZATION (THE)
TRX INC
TUI AG
TUI TRAVEL PLC
TURK HAVA YOLLARI AO (THY)
UAL CORP
UB GROUP (THE)
US AIRWAYS GROUP INC
USA 3000 AIRLINES
VIA RAIL CANADA INC
VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS
VIRGIN BLUE AIRLINES PTY LTD
VIRGIN GROUP LTD
WALT DISNEY COMPANY (THE)
WALT DISNEY PARKS & RESORTS
WEBJET LINHAS AEREAS
WEST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY
WESTJET AIRLINES LTD
WIZZ AIR HUNGARY AIRLINES LTD
WORLD AIRWAYS INC
WORLDHOTELS
WORLDMARK BY WYNDHAM INC
WYNDHAM VACATION OWNERSHIP
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE
WYNN RESORTS LIMITED
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2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $1,534,900 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: ACCOR SA
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 6 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
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ACCOR SA www.accor.com
Industry Group Code: 721110 Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: 2 Profits: 26
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Y Cruise Ships: Y Rental Cars: Tour Operators: Y Theme Parks:
Regional: Motels: Y Gambling Ships: Buses: Web Sites: Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Y Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Y Gambling: Y
Charter: Suites: Y Taxis: Specialty Services: Y Golf:
Freight: Franchising: Y Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Hotels
Vacation Services Accor SA is a European company operating through two
Cruises divisions: Hotels and Services. Hotel operations accounted
Internal Corporate Services for 74% of 2009 revenue, Services accounted for 13% and
other businesses accounted for 13% of revenue. The
company derives its profits primarily from France, which
alone accounts for 37%; with 38% coming from the rest of
Europe, 9% from North America, 8% from Latin America and
8% from the rest of the world. Accor has 4,111 hotels in 90
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: countries worldwide. The hotels vary in price scale from
Accor North America budget, which includes brands Motel6, Studio6, Etap,
Etap
hotelF1 and Formule 1; economy, which includes All
Formula 1
Novotel
Seasons and Ibis; upscale and midscale, which includes
Sofitel Mercure, Novotel, Adagio, Suite Hotel, Gallery M, and
Ticket Restaurant Pullman; and luxury, which include Sofitel. Accor’s Services
Ticket Childcare Vouchers is divided into three families of products: employee and
Pullman public benefits; rewards and motivation; and expense
management. Accor Services are used by 32 million people
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be in 40 countries. Its flagship brand, Ticket, is a line of prepaid
intentionally listed here more than once. charge cards. Its employee and public benefits offerings
Gilles Pelisson, CEO include Ticket Restaurant, allowing employees to have lunch
Jacques Stern, CFO outside of their workplace; Ticket Alimentacion, whereby
Jean-Luc Chretien, Exec. VP-Mktg. & Dist. employees use food vouchers to pay for groceries in
Patrick Ollivier, Exec. VP-Human Resources neighborhood stores; Ticket Service, a prepaid voucher for
Pascal Quint, Corp. Sec. food and essential service purchases; Ticket CESU, which
Jacques Stern, Sr. Exec. VP-Finance gives employees low-cost access to housekeeping, childcare
Michael Issenberg, COO-Asia Pacific and other services. Reward and motivation services include
Michael Flaxman, COO-Americas
Jacques Stern, Sr. Exec. VP-Svcs.
Accentiv, a group that designs, executes and manages
Gilles Pelisson, Chmn. customer loyalty programs, employee rewards and
Yann Caillere, COO-EMEA incentives for distribution networks; Ticket Kadeos, a gift
card brand; and Ticket Compliments, a gift card and voucher
Phone: 33-0169-36-8080 Fax: 33-0169-36-7900
service for employees and public social welfare programs.
Toll-Free: Expense management products are comprised of Ticket Car,
Address: 2 rue de la Mare-Neuve, Evry Cedex, 91021 France a leading Latin American corporate gasoline payment card
for company cars; and Ticket Clean Way, a corporate dry
cleaning service. In 2010, as part of it’s strategy to revamp
itself as a hotel franchisor and operator, the firm announced
plans to increase its number of rooms by 40%, up to 700,000
by 2015. This would primarily be carried out through
franchising and management contracts.
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $9,351,450 2009 Profits: $-373,260 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $10,730,100 2008 Profits: $810,800 Int’l Ticker: AC Int’l Exchange: Paris-Euronext
2007 Sales: $11,951,184 2007 Profits: $1,299,596 Employees:
2006 Sales: $11,194,761 2006 Profits: $737,291 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 2 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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ADA www.ada.fr
Industry Group Code: 5321 Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: Profits:
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Cruise Ships: Rental Cars: Y Tour Operators: Theme Parks:
Regional: Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Web Sites: Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Gambling:
Charter: Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Golf:
Freight: Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Automobile Rental
ADA is a franchise car-rental company based in France and
the French islands, as well as internationally in Morocco,
Luxembourg, Senegal, Dominican Republic, Tunisia and
Mauritius. It was established in 1984. As one of the largest
private car-rental firms in the world, ADA has nearly 500
locations and offers everything from economy-class cars,
electric cars, wagons to minivans. Some agencies also offer
commercial vehicles, such as moving vans, dump trucks, all
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: terrain vehicles and weight-bearing porters. Through ADA’s
G7 Groupe partnership with Holiday Bikes, the company also offers two-
Holiday Bikes
wheeled vehicles such as bicycles, motorcycles and scooters
Via Michelin
A Vendre A Louer
for rent at most agencies. The company’s other partnerships
ADA Box include: ADA Box, a firm that rents storage space to
Homebox customers; A Vendre A Louer, a provider of real estate
classified ads on the internet; Homebox, which rents storage
boxes, that are located within the company’s secure facility.
In addition, most of the firm’s agencies offer special
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be equipment, such as baby and child seats; boosters; GPS;
intentionally listed here more than once. and snow chains. The company offers supplemental
Christopher Plonevez, CEO insurance. The company operates in-terminal locations in
nearly all of the major airports in France, including Ajaccio,
Phone: Fax:
Bastia, Bordeaux, Brest, Lorient, Lyon, Marseille,
Toll-Free: Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Paris Orly, Paris Roissy Charles
Address: 22-28 rue Henri Barbusse, Clichy, 92585 France de Gaulle, Perpignan, Toulouse, Guadeloupe, Guyana and
La Reunion. ADA also has agencies at all major railway
stations in France. ADA customers can locate the agency of
their choice through the company’s partnership with Via
Michelin, a map, route planner and travel guide service for
the U.S. and Europe. ADA is a subsidiary of the G7 Groupe,
a global holding company with several subsidiaries. These
include Europe’s largest taxi company, a software company
and numerous real estate holdings.
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2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: G7 GROUPE
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: GRUPO AEROMEXICO
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $4,112,330 2009 Profits: $-12,060 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $4,798,800 2008 Profits: $20,037 Int’l Ticker: AB1 Int’l Exchange: Frankfurt-Euronext
2007 Sales: $3,728,700 2007 Profits: $30,800 Employees: 6,412
2006 Sales: $2,315,800 2006 Profits: $58,900 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $1,786,400 2005 Profits: $-170,400 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
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2009 Sales: $310,450 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $419,700 2008 Profits: $10,600 Int’l Ticker: AIP Int’l Exchange: London-LSE
2007 Sales: $369,700 2007 Profits: $10,100 Employees: 256
2006 Sales: $279,300 2006 Profits: $6,800 Fiscal Year Ends: 7/31
2005 Sales: $233,045 2005 Profits: $6,077 Parent Company:
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Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
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2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $7,159,300 2007 Profits: $-737,000 Employees:
2006 Sales: $6,947,100 2006 Profits: $-934,200 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $6,153,372 2005 Profits: $-60,311 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
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2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: DLF LIMITED
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
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Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $98,615 2009 Profits: $20,337 U.S. Stock Ticker: EPAX
2008 Sales: $97,927 2008 Profits: $18,546 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $114,533 2007 Profits: $31,047 Employees: 251
2006 Sales: $88,955 2006 Profits: $26,692 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $64,321 2005 Profits: $22,410 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $400,000 Bonus: $164,510
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $220,000 Bonus: $65,784
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 2 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: AMR CORP (AMERICAN AIRLINES)
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $24,523,000 2009 Profits: $2,130,000 U.S. Stock Ticker: AXP
2008 Sales: $28,356,000 2008 Profits: $2,699,000 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $27,559,000 2007 Profits: $4,012,000 Employees: 58,300
2006 Sales: $24,826,000 2006 Profits: $3,707,000 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $24,300,000 2005 Profits: $3,734,000 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Y Top Exec. Salary: $1,201,923 Bonus: $10,450,000
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $862,019 Bonus: $5,612,500
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 4 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $31,423,400 2009 Profits: $-103,340 U.S. Stock Ticker: BAESY.PK
2008 Sales: $23,931,600 2008 Profits: $2,538,000 Int’l Ticker: BA Int’l Exchange: London-LSE
2007 Sales: $20,540,900 2007 Profits: $1,323,550 Employees: 111,800
2006 Sales: $24,150,500 2006 Profits: $3,209,500 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $18,957,100 2005 Profits: $954,800 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: Y ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Y Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 3 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: BCD HOLDINGS
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 7 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 10/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 2 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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BOSTONCOACH www.bostoncoach.com
Industry Group Code: 485 Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: Profits:
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Cruise Ships: Rental Cars: Tour Operators: Theme Parks:
Regional: Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Y Web Sites: Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Tour Boats: Charter Services: Y Agents/Reservations: Gambling:
Charter: Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Y Golf:
Freight: Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Charter Buses
Airport Transport BostonCoach, a leading provider of ground transportation
Chauffeured Cars services, is owned by Fidelity Investments. Through an
Event Planning affiliate network of chauffer transportation companies, it
serves clients in more than 450 metropolitan areas in 37
countries across six continents. The company offers sedans,
limousines, vans, SUVs, business-class vans and motor
coaches for transfers, with a total fleet of more than 25,000
vehicles worldwide. Other services include event planning,
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: group transportation, transfer services and road show
FMR Corp (Fidelity Investments) services. The firm also offers shuttle services, including
BostonCoach.com
vehicle provision, route mapping and operation
management, to corporations, conference centers, office
parks, health care facilities, colleges and universities and
similar establishments. In addition, the firm allows
customers to reserve transportation online, as well as get a
transportation price quote or plan a group transport. In early
2009, BostonCoach launched a new version of its web site,
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be BostonCoach.com, to offer enhanced online booking
intentionally listed here more than once. services, including options to save transport details as a
Larry Moulter, CEO draft, auto-complete location information, book to points of
Mark Munoz, COO interest and manage reservations by traveler, date and
Larry Moulter, Pres. location or change times and locations of pickups. In
Thomas J. Kearns, CIO October 2009, the firm added the Mercedes R320 to its
Phone: 617-563-8600 Fax: 617-563-0037 ground transportation fleet.
Toll-Free: BostonCoach offers its employees benefits including tuition
Address: 70 Fargo St., Boston, MA 02210 US reimbursement; a medical and dental plan; mass transit
subsidies; life insurance; and a 401(k) plan. Chauffer
employees also receive 60 hours of classroom and on-the-
road training.
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $40,000 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: FMR CORP (FIDELITY INVESTMENTS)
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $1,912,330 2007 Profits: $28,970 Employees:
2006 Sales: $1,830,490 2006 Profits: $60,070 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $1,757,670 2005 Profits: $20,230 Parent Company: DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: SN AIR HOLDING
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $6,000,000 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: CARLSON COMPANIES INC
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $13,157,000 2009 Profits: $1,790,000 U.S. Stock Ticker: CCL
2008 Sales: $14,646,000 2008 Profits: $2,330,000 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $13,033,000 2007 Profits: $2,408,000 Employees: 84,800
2006 Sales: $11,839,000 2006 Profits: $2,279,000 Fiscal Year Ends: 11/30
2005 Sales: $11,094,000 2005 Profits: $2,253,000 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $1,320,500 Bonus: $1,794,143
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Y Second Exec. Salary: $880,000 Bonus: $2,206,116
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 4 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $916,075 2009 Profits: $35,429 U.S. Stock Ticker: FUN
2008 Sales: $996,232 2008 Profits: $5,706 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $986,973 2007 Profits: $-4,491 Employees: 34,600
2006 Sales: $831,389 2006 Profits: $87,477 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $568,707 2005 Profits: $160,852 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $1,300,000 Bonus: $1,196,000
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $645,000 Bonus: $415,380
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $15,702,500 2009 Profits: $1,260,500 U.S. Stock Ticker: CJPRF
2008 Sales: $15,594,700 2008 Profits: $1,597,700 Int’l Ticker: 9022 Int’l Exchange: Tokyo-TSE
2007 Sales: $14,912,700 2007 Profits: $1,371,400 Employees:
2006 Sales: $12,480,900 2006 Profits: $1,041,200 Fiscal Year Ends: 3/31
2005 Sales: $10,276,991 2005 Profits: $893,400 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Government-Owned
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $5,849,510 2009 Profits: $79,260 U.S. Stock Ticker: CEA
2008 Sales: $5,999,410 2008 Profits: $-2,239,220 Int’l Ticker: 0670 Int’l Exchange: Hong Kong-HKEX
2007 Sales: $6,212,870 2007 Profits: $51,730 Employees: 45,938
2006 Sales: $4,941,570 2006 Profits: $-455,124 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $3,541,600 2005 Profits: $-60,300 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: NUEVO GRUPO AERONAUTICO
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $783,500 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 4/30
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: STAGECOACH GROUP PLC
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $151,200 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 4 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 8/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Y Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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CTRIP.COM www.ctrip.com
Industry Group Code: 5615E Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: 6 Profits: 3
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Cruise Ships: Rental Cars: Tour Operators: Theme Parks:
Regional: Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Web Sites: Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Y Gambling:
Charter: Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Golf:
Freight: Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Online Hotel & Flight Booking
Travel Agencies Ctrip.com International, Ltd., based in Shanghai, China, is a
leading travel service provider for hotel accommodations,
airline tickets and packaged tours. Customers can access
the company’s aggregated information and make bookings
online in Chinese or English at ctrip.com. Ctrip.com is
designed more for independent travel than for group
excursions, although services are offered for these as well.
The company does business with substantially all major
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Chinese commercial airlines and has room supply
Ctrip.com relationships with approximately 7,700 hotels in China and
Ctrip Computer Technology Co., Ltd.
16,000 hotels internationally. Ctrip.com engages in various
Ctrip Travel Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Ctrip Travel Network Technology Co., Ltd.
marketing campaigns, including on-site promotions; cross
Starway Hotels Co., Ltd marketing with Chinese domestic airlines,
Software Hotel Information System Co., Ltd. telecommunications service providers and banks; online
Home Inns & Hotel Management Inc. marketing; traditional advertising; and customer awards
programs. The company has branch offices in 14 major
cities in China, maintains a network of ticketing and third-
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be party agencies offices in over 50 cities in China. The firm is
intentionally listed here more than once. a holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and
Min Fan, CEO conducts all business through its subsidiaries and affiliates,
Jane Jie Sun, CFO some of which include: Ctrip Computer Technology
James Jianzhang Liang, Chmn. (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.; Ctrip Travel Information Technology
Phone: 86-21-3406-4880 Fax: 86-21-5251-0000 (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.; Ctrip Travel Network Technology
Toll-Free: (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.; Ctrip Information Technology (Nantong)
Co., Ltd.; Starway Hotels (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.; and China
Address: No. 99 Fu Quan Rd., Shanghai, 200335 China
Software Hotel Information System Co., Ltd. In May 2009,
Ctrip completed its acquisition of Home Inns & Hotel
Management, Inc. for $50 million.
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $291,245 2009 Profits: $97,683 U.S. Stock Ticker: CTRP
2008 Sales: $232,809 2008 Profits: $65,095 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $164,383 2007 Profits: $54,605 Employees: 9,050
2006 Sales: $106,870 2006 Profits: $30,825 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $64,600 2005 Profits: $27,800 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 9/30
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $2,241,520 2009 Profits: $960,220 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $3,155,320 2008 Profits: $1,678,670 Int’l Ticker: 532868 Int’l Exchange: Bombay-BSE
2007 Sales: $1,085,870 2007 Profits: $415,510 Employees: 2,882
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 3/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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EASYGROUP www.easy.com
Industry Group Code: 5615E Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: Profits:
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Cruise Ships: Y Rental Cars: Y Tour Operators: Theme Parks:
Regional: Y Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Y Web Sites: Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Y Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Gambling:
Charter: Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Y Golf:
Freight: Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Online Travel Services
Online Reservation Services easyGroup is a private investment group and licenser of the
Online Music Provider easy brand name, made familiar through easyJet, an airline
Online Staffing Services in which easyGroup maintains an interest. The company
Online Fast Food capitalizes on the power of the Internet to drive the efficiency
Online Car Rental of its business lines. easyGroup’s ventures include
Public Web Access easyPizza, an online fast food service; easyMobile, a cellular
Discount Cruises phone service; easyCar, an online car rental agency;
easyBus, an airport transportation broker; easyCruise, a
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: discount cruise broker; and easyHotel, a discount lodging
easyJet service. The firm’s Internet-based business model allows it
easyPizza
to compete as a high-value, low-cost alternative to larger
easyMobile
easyCar
competitors in these industries. Other e-commerce
easyBus businesses include easyInternetcafe, a provider of public
easyInternetcafe web access terminals; easyValue.com, a comparison
easyHotel shopping site; easyMusic.com, a music download service;
easyCruise and easyJobs.com, an online employment agency.
Currently, easyJet is a publicly-traded company, with 15%
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be ownership remaining with easyGroup. The airliner carried
intentionally listed here more than once. over 45 million passengers in 2009, and is built on a fleet of
Anthony Robb-John, Managing Dir. 165 Airbus A319s and 30 Boeing 747s. Headquarters for the
Irek Malinowski, Mgr.-IT company are located in London Luton Airport, and 95% of its
Gavin Richardson, Mgr.-Design flight bookings are made over the Internet, keeping the
Sven Stanzel, Mgr.-Commercial company’s overhead low. easyJet flies 400 routes between
Darren Cronin, Gen. Mgr. 114 airports in 27 countries, including the U.K., France,
Tracy Ghori, Head-Culture Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Czech
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Chmn. Republic, Greece, Germany and Portugal. In August 2010,
Phone: 44-020-7241-9000 Fax: 44-020-7482-2857 with a new hotel in Dubai, easyHotel opened its first property
Toll-Free: outside of Europe.
Address: 164 Kensington High St., London, W8 7RG UK
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 9/30
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $757,700 2006 Profits: $26,100 Fiscal Year Ends: 2/28
2005 Sales: $580,900 2005 Profits: $-5,300 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 2 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $857,500 2005 Profits: $167,500 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $9,965,700 2009 Profits: $230,810 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $7,766,220 2008 Profits: $219,910 Int’l Ticker: FGP Int’l Exchange: London-LSE
2007 Sales: $7,300,000 2007 Profits: $180,000 Employees: 136,000
2006 Sales: $5,272,300 2006 Profits: $204,200 Fiscal Year Ends: 3/31
2005 Sales: $5,060,100 2005 Profits: $168,500 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $929,001 Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $462,215 Bonus: $41,187
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 2 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y
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GE AVIATION www.geae.com
Industry Group Code: 33641 Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: 5 Profits: 1
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Cruise Ships: Rental Cars: Tour Operators: Theme Parks:
Regional: Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Web Sites: Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Gambling:
Charter: Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Y Golf:
Freight: Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing: Y
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Aircraft Manufacturer, Engines
Gas Turbine Manufacturing GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric Co., produces
Marine Engines large and small jet engines for commercial, corporate,
Engine Maintenance & Parts marine and military applications. The company’s premier
Engine Leasing engine, the CF6, has logged over 325 million flight hours and
powers a number of aircraft models, including the Airbus
A330, the Boeing 747, the MD-11 and the DC-10. The firm’s
CF34 engines are widely used in regional jets while the firm’s
F110 engine typically powers the F-16 fighter jet. In total,
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: GE Aviation produces 35 engine types that power
General Electric Co (GE) approximately 91 aircraft systems and 42 marine and
CF6
industrial applications. The firm also offers engine
F110
GE Engine Services
maintenance, material and asset management services.
GE Engine Leasing Maintenance services, carried out by subsidiary GE Engine
Unison Industries Services, include overhaul, technology upgrades and engine
Middle River Aircraft Systems exchange (whereby an old engine is replaced by an
Naverus Inc overhauled engine). Material services, undertaken by
subsidiary GE Aviation Materials LP, encompass new parts,
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be used parts and engine repair. Asset management services
intentionally listed here more than once. include engine leasing through GE Engine Leasing (a joint
David Joyce, CEO venture between GE Capital Aviation Services and GE
David Joyce, Pres. Aviation) as well as diagnostic service provision. Additional
Shane Wright, CFO/VP subsidiaries include Unison Industries and Middle River
Kevin McAllister, VP/Gen. Mgr.-Sales Aircraft Systems. GE Aviation also manufactures and
Raghu Krishnamoorthy, VP-Human Resources markets engines through GE joint ventures CFM
Tammy Keefer, CIO-Info. Mgmt. International and Engine Alliance, LLC. New engines are
Jeanne Rosario, VP/Gen. Mgr.-Eng. also being designed and marketed in joint ventures with
Paul McElhinney, VP-Legal Oper.
Herb Depp, VP-Oper.
Honda Aero, Inc. and Rolls-Royce Group plc. The company
Sarah Hedger, Gen. Mgr.-Bus. Dev. is a part of GE's Technology Infrastructure division. In March
Al Comeaux, Exec. Dir.-Global Comm. 2009, GE Aviation acquired the remaining 51% interest in
Lorraine Bolsinger, VP/Gen. Mgr.-Systems now wholly-owned Airfoil Technologies International-
Jean Lydon-Rodgers, VP/Gen. Mgr.-Military Systems Singapore Pte. Ltd. In November 2009, the firm and AVIC
Charles Blankenship, VP/Gen. Mgr.-Commercial Engine Oper. Systems agreed to form an integrated avionics systems
Tom Gentile, VP/Gen. Mgr.-Svcs. development and marketing joint venture. Also in November
Scott Ernest, VP/Gen. Mgr.-Supply Chain 2009, GE Aviation acquired Naverus, Inc. In March 2010,
Phone: 513-243-2000 Fax: 513-243-1568 the company agreed to open and new research and
Toll-Free: 877-432-3272 development center in Ohio.
Address: 1 Neumann Way, Cincinnati, OH 45215-6301 US
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $18,728,000 2009 Profits: $3,923,000 U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $19,239,000 2008 Profits: $3,684,000 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $16,819,000 2007 Profits: $3,222,000 Employees:
2006 Sales: $13,017,000 2006 Profits: $2,802,000 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO (GE)
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 5 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $3,647,150 2009 Profits: $9,790 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $3,173,150 2008 Profits: $80,800 Int’l Ticker: GOG Int’l Exchange: London-LSE
2007 Sales: $3,398,000 2007 Profits: $109,000 Employees:
2006 Sales: $2,722,300 2006 Profits: $99,900 Fiscal Year Ends: 6/30
2005 Sales: $2,421,900 2005 Profits: $107,700 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 2 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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intentionally listed here more than once.
Hulas Kanodia, CEO
Richard A. Leach, COO
Richard A. Leach, Pres.
Phone: 314-222-4777 Fax: 314-222-4793
Toll-Free:
Address: 11495 Navaid Rd., Ste. 303, Bridgeton, MO 63044 US
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: TRANS STATE HOLDINGS INC
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $3,412,580 2009 Profits: $504,540 U.S. Stock Ticker: GOL
2008 Sales: $2,520,370 2008 Profits: $-530,315 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $3,030,000 2007 Profits: $163,800 Employees: 17,963
2006 Sales: $2,319,200 2006 Profits: $417,500 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $1,628,100 2005 Profits: $258,900 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP
GLOBAL LLC
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $1,200,000 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: FIRSTGROUP PLC
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $14,836,800 2009 Profits: $-112,860 U.S. Stock Ticker: GRFRF.PK
2008 Sales: $18,672,700 2008 Profits: $43,600 Int’l Ticker: FER Int’l Exchange: Madrid-MCE
2007 Sales: $21,360,000 2007 Profits: $1,070,000 Employees:
2006 Sales: $17,033,300 2006 Profits: $1,965,970 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $11,470,500 2005 Profits: $530,580 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $15,719,100 2009 Profits: $1,722,580 U.S. Stock Ticker: GSH
2008 Sales: $14,834,400 2008 Profits: $1,537,920 Int’l Ticker: 0525 Int’l Exchange: Hong Kong-HKEX
2007 Sales: $13,336,500 2007 Profits: $1,816,620 Employees: 33,170
2006 Sales: $460,830 2006 Profits: $123,744 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $406,000 2005 Profits: $76,000 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: Y ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $7,101,500 2009 Profits: $-111,300 U.S. Stock Ticker: HTZ
2008 Sales: $8,525,100 2008 Profits: $-1,206,700 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $8,685,600 2007 Profits: $264,500 Employees: 23,050
2006 Sales: $8,058,400 2006 Profits: $115,900 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $7,314,700 2005 Profits: $371,300 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: Y ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $975,769 Bonus: $2,200,000
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $571,077 Bonus: $609,840
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 3 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $1,017,660 2008 Profits: $-917,860 Int’l Ticker: HFEIM Int’l Exchange: Nordic-OMX
2007 Sales: $963,020 2007 Profits: $-12,880 Employees:
2006 Sales: $500,800 2006 Profits: $63,300 Fiscal Year Ends: 10/31
2005 Sales: $573,127 2005 Profits: $32,398 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $616,327 2007 Profits: $14,662 Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: HOGG ROBINSON GROUP PLC
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $735,930 2009 Profits: $4,350 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $750,900 2008 Profits: $29,700 Int’l Ticker: HBR Int’l Exchange: London-LSE
2007 Sales: $708,600 2007 Profits: $51,900 Employees: 3,600
2006 Sales: $602,900 2006 Profits: $44,400 Fiscal Year Ends: 10/31
2005 Sales: $556,895 2005 Profits: $42,633 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $510,967 Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $285,250 Bonus: $143,387
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 3 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $357,706 2009 Profits: $38,158 U.S. Stock Ticker: HMIN
2008 Sales: $257,922 2008 Profits: $14,838 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $130,098 2007 Profits: $4,902 Employees: 15,810
2006 Sales: $71,055 2006 Profits: $6,009 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Y Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $1,037,247 2009 Profits: $193,341 U.S. Stock Ticker: HPT
2008 Sales: $1,252,674 2008 Profits: $133,995 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $1,285,479 2007 Profits: $330,968 Employees: 600
2006 Sales: $1,022,946 2006 Profits: $169,039 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $818,013 2005 Profits: $129,903 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $92,565 Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $89,880 Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $323,320 2009 Profits: $25,680 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $451,528 2008 Profits: $29,524 Int’l Ticker: H15 Int’l Exchange: Singapore-SIN
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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HOTELS.COM LP www.hotels.com
Industry Group Code: 5615E Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: Profits:
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Cruise Ships: Rental Cars: Tour Operators: Theme Parks:
Regional: Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Web Sites: Y Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Y Gambling:
Charter: Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Golf:
Freight: Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Online Hotel Reservations System
Online Travel Information Hotels.com, L.P., a subsidiary of Expedia, Inc., is a leading
Lodging Options specialized provider of discount lodging reservation services
for destinations around the world, including locations in North
America, Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, South America, Africa
and Australia. The company also offers its toll-free call
center service 800-2-Hotels that allows customers to book
accommodations over the phone, as well as receive travel
advice from one of the company’s agents. In addition, the
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: company’s Price Match Guarantee offers customers a rebate
Expedia Inc if a booked room is found at a lower price on another site.
800-2-Hotels
Hotels.com also offers its Welcome Rewards program that
Welcome Rewards
provides customers with a one night free stay after every ten
bookings at a partner hotel. Hotels.com has room supply
relationships with a wide range of independent hotel
operators and lodging properties, as well as hotels
associated with several national chains. Customers have
access to approximately 70,000 properties worldwide, with
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be accommodations ranging from standard hotels to condos
intentionally listed here more than once. and all-inclusive resorts. The firm’s booking engine allows
David Roche, Pres. users to quickly compare price, quality, amenities, location
Sunil Bhatt, VP-Bus. Dev. and availability of hotel rooms in seconds. The site also
Joe Megibow, VP-Online Mktg. & Customer Experience provides users with extensive virtual tours of rooms being
Phone: 214-361-7311 Fax: 214-361-7299 offered, as well as over 1 million customer reviews. In
Toll-Free: 800-246-8357 addition, hotels.com has partnered with more than 33,000
travel-related Internet sites and call centers. These affiliates
Address: 10440 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 400, Dallas, TX
offer discount hotel accommodations through the company’s
75231 US
booking engine. Hotels.com has room supply agreements
with chains including Hilton, Sheraton, Radisson and Best
Western. The company also offers a phone application that
allows users to search and book rooms from a smart-
phones.
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: EXPEDIA INC
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: HUTCHISON WHAMPOA LIMITED
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $101,000 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: LIGHTSTONE GROUP (THE)
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Joint Venture
2008 Sales: $779,453 2008 Profits: $-18,023 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $800,131 2007 Profits: $22,828 Employees: 19,000
2006 Sales: $975,165 2006 Profits: $29,779 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $995,411 2005 Profits: $12,877 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $500,000 Bonus: $125,000
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $374,071 Bonus: $93,518
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $3,526,740 2009 Profits: $717,900 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $3,165,430 2008 Profits: $681,870 Int’l Ticker: 500875 Int’l Exchange: Bombay-BSE
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $2,805,490 2009 Profits: $-206,240 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $2,581,460 2008 Profits: $196,100 Int’l Ticker: 532617 Int’l Exchange: Bombay-BSE
2007 Sales: $1,626,970 2007 Profits: $6,440 Employees:
2006 Sales: $1,364,500 2006 Profits: $161,900 Fiscal Year Ends: 3/31
2005 Sales: $990,800 2005 Profits: $89,500 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 4 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: GENERAL DYNAMICS
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y
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KAYAK.COM www.kayak.com
Industry Group Code: 5615E Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: Profits:
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Cruise Ships: Rental Cars: Tour Operators: Theme Parks:
Regional: Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Web Sites: Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Gambling:
Charter: Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Golf:
Freight: Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Online Travel Services
Hotel Review Kayak.com is a travel planning search site that allows user to
compile and compare data gathered from over 500 travel
sites. Kayak offers users comparison booking in hotels,
rental cars, vacation packages and cruises. Generally
speaking, the company does not sell travel products directly
from its site, but allows users to choose between booking
with a travel agent, the airline website or directly from the
hotel. The web site’s Kayak Travel Index allows users to
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: search travel trends either within a particular location or
Kayak Travel Index general nationwide trends. Users can also view information
Kayak Traveler
on the most popular destinations, biggest upward travel
TravelPost.com
SideStep.com
trends and biggest downward travel trends based on
kayak.co.uk information gathered from Kayak.com and its affiliate web
RyanAir.com sites. The web site’s Kayak Traveler is a news feed devoted
LastMinute.com to travel related articles. Kayak also has a section tailored
Kayak Private Sale towards specific heavily traveled cites including New York,
Atlanta and Chicago. The firm’s affiliated web sites include
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be TravelPost.com, which allows users to post hotel reviews;
intentionally listed here more than once. SideStep.com allows users to search over 200 airline travel
Daniel S. Hafner, CEO sites; and Kayak.co.uk is geared towards its international
Paul English, CTO users. The company generates its revenue from site
Terrell B. Jones, Chmn. advertising spots purchased mainly by other travel related
Phone: 203-899-3100 Fax: 203-899-3125 sites. Kayak was formerly called Kayak Software Corp. In
Toll-Free: January 2010, the company entered into a licensing
agreement with European travel site RyanAir.com and
Address: 55 North Water St., Ste. 1, Norwalk, CT 06854 US
LastMinute.com. Additionally, in January 2010 the company
launched its Kayak Private Sale service, which negotiates
booking prices directly with the hotels that are most popular
among Kayak users, the rooms are then offered for a limited
time at a reduced rate.
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $3,534,430 2009 Profits: $7,900 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $2,753,679 2008 Profits: $106,147 Int’l Ticker: 9006 Int’l Exchange: Tokyo-TSE
2007 Sales: $2,925,600 2007 Profits: $112,800 Employees:
2006 Sales: $2,807,600 2006 Profits: $104,700 Fiscal Year Ends: 3/31
2005 Sales: $2,850,000 2005 Profits: $98,300 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: Y ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $2,592,480 2009 Profits: $99,960 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $2,472,190 2008 Profits: $95,320 Int’l Ticker: 9009 Int’l Exchange: Tokyo-TSE
2007 Sales: $2,535,520 2007 Profits: $128,510 Employees:
2006 Sales: $2,102,200 2006 Profits: $78,800 Fiscal Year Ends: 3/31
2005 Sales: $1,959,529 2005 Profits: $105,746 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 8 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $1,142,840 2009 Profits: $-348,940 U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $416,834 2008 Profits: $-54,410 Int’l Ticker: 532747 Int’l Exchange: Bombay-BSE
2007 Sales: $355,780 2007 Profits: $-132,018 Employees: 8,614
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 3/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: UB GROUP (THE)
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $10,762,500 2009 Profits: $178,830 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $10,292,500 2008 Profits: $259,130 Int’l Ticker: 9041 Int’l Exchange: Tokyo-TSE
2007 Sales: $2,638,300 2007 Profits: $68,900 Employees:
2006 Sales: $2,446,000 2006 Profits: $50,200 Fiscal Year Ends: 3/31
2005 Sales: $2,168,300 2005 Profits: $51,600 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $4,140,245 2009 Profits: $338,312 U.S. Stock Ticker: LFL
2008 Sales: $4,534,282 2008 Profits: $335,739 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $3,524,923 2007 Profits: $308,323 Employees: 16,844
2006 Sales: $3,033,960 2006 Profits: $241,300 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $2,506,353 2005 Profits: $146,601 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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LASTMINUTE.COM www.lastminute.com
Industry Group Code: 5615E Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: Profits:
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Cruise Ships: Rental Cars: Tour Operators: Theme Parks:
Regional: Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Web Sites: Y Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Y Gambling:
Charter: Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Golf:
Freight: Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Online Travel Agency
Online Reservations & Ticket Sales LastMinute.com is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Travelocity
Vacation packages Europe, which is owned by Sabre Holdings Corp. The
Entertainment packages company offers customers last-minute opportunities for travel
Dining discounts/packages services, including flight bookings, hotel reservations, train
tickets, car rentals and package vacations. LastMinute.com
also offers tickets for entertainment events, restaurant
reservations, gifts, auctions, specialty products and eating-in
services in the U.K., Ireland, France, Belgium, the
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Australia,
Travelocity Europe Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and the U.S. The firm's
Sabre Holdings Corporation
registered subscribers can make purchases by telephone,
eXhilaration
Holiday Autos
over the Internet and through an interactive voice recognition
Travelocity business service from 14 days to 3 hours before departure.
MedHotels.com LastMinute.com offers suppliers an alternative way to
distribute excess inventory at short notice without threatening
their core businesses, and offers consumers a wide range of
products at reduced prices. The company has relationships
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be with thousands of individual suppliers for which it serves as a
intentionally listed here more than once. third party in facilitating contracts. The concept is based on
Ian McCaig, CEO the idea of matching supply and demand and ensuring that
Amanda Cumine, Dir.-Public Rel., U.K. & Europe excess inventory is not wasted. LastMinute.com owns and
Brian J. Colllie, Chmn. operates several subsidiaries, including eXhilaration,
Phone: 44-20-7866-4200 Fax: 44-20-7866-4001 MedHotels.com, All-Hotels.com and Holiday Autos.
Toll-Free: Sabre Holdings, which owns Lastminute.com, offers
Address: 39 Victoria St., London, SW1H 0EE UK employees health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) plan and a
discount stock purchase plan.
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 9/30
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: SABRE HOLDINGS CORP
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $9,800 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: HOTEL REPRESENTATIVE INC
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 3 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $350,500 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: LOEWS CORPORATION
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: Y ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $438,000 2009 Profits: $83,300 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $530,000 2008 Profits: $66,200 Int’l Ticker: M04 Int’l Exchange: Singapore-SIN
2007 Sales: $529,500 2007 Profits: $107,400 Employees:
2006 Sales: $404,600 2006 Profits: $80,200 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $399,200 2005 Profits: $74,200 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $383,496 2009 Profits: $17,200 U.S. Stock Ticker: MCS
2008 Sales: $371,075 2008 Profits: $20,486 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $327,631 2007 Profits: $33,297 Employees: 6,300
2006 Sales: $289,244 2006 Profits: $28,271 Fiscal Year Ends: 5/31
2005 Sales: $272,707 2005 Profits: $99,221 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $520,288 Bonus: $164,468
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $464,037 Bonus: $127,914
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 3 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $1,396,230 2007 Profits: $-120,650 Employees:
2006 Sales: $1,398,730 2006 Profits: $-18,970 Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $1,442,915 2005 Profits: $6,424 Parent Company: KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $3,000,000 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $1,195,460 2009 Profits: $-47,880 U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $1,029,590 2008 Profits: $-124,210 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $798,070 2007 Profits: $201,740 Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: BLACKSTONE GROUP LP (THE)
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $1,005,580 2009 Profits: $107,790 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $1,158,530 2008 Profits: $116,860 Int’l Ticker: MLC Int’l Exchange: London-LSE
2007 Sales: $1,325,800 2007 Profits: $295,800 Employees: 12,778
2006 Sales: $1,279,700 2006 Profits: $198,200 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $1,042,100 2005 Profits: $122,200 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $232,645 2009 Profits: $-99,724 U.S. Stock Ticker: MHGC
2008 Sales: $314,467 2008 Profits: $-55,349 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $322,985 2007 Profits: $-14,796 Employees: 4,500
2006 Sales: $281,883 2006 Profits: $-13,925 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $263,683 2005 Profits: $-30,216 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $936,000 Bonus: $374,400
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $709,800 Bonus: $709,800
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $4,061,770 2009 Profits: $-80,150 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $3,959,000 2008 Profits: $277,720 Int’l Ticker: NEX Int’l Exchange: London-LSE
2007 Sales: $3,737,650 2007 Profits: $253,250 Employees:
2006 Sales: $4,722,700 2006 Profits: $143,100 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $4,175,282 2005 Profits: $-5,087 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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2009 Sales: $15,436,000 2009 Profits: $2,264,000 U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $16,969,000 2008 Profits: $3,131,000 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $15,416,000 2007 Profits: $3,107,000 Employees:
2006 Sales: $16,188,000 2006 Profits: $2,919,000 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $14,689,000 2005 Profits: $3,092,000 Parent Company: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO (GE)
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: Y ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 3 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
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NH HOTELES SA www.nh-hotels.com
Industry Group Code: 721110 Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: 9 Profits: 23
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Y Cruise Ships: Rental Cars: Tour Operators: Theme Parks:
Regional: Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Web Sites: Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Y Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Gambling:
Charter: Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Golf: Y
Freight: Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Hotels
Golf Courses NH Hoteles S.A., based in Spain, is a hotel operator with 398
Restaurants hotels with 60,000 rooms in 24 countries across Europe, the
Americas and Africa, ranging from budget hotels to four-star
resorts. In Europe, NH has hotels in Spain, Andorra,
Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the Netherlands,
Belgium, Austria, the U.K., France, Portugal, Poland, the
Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary. In the Americas,
the firm has hotels in Mexico, the U.S., Argentina, Cuba,
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Chile, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic. In South Africa,
Sotogrande SA the company has two hotels, one in Plettenberg Bay and the
Aymerich Golf Management
other in Cape Town. Subsidiary Sotogrande S.A. operates a
Grand Jolly Srl
Compagnia Italiana dei Jolly Hotels SpA
residential property development site in Spain, and controls a
55% interest in Aymerich Golf Management, a golf course
management and development company with approximately
40 active courses in Spain and Portugal. Also, through
majority-owned subsidiary Grand Jolly S.r.l., the firm
maintains an interest in Compagnia Italiana dei Jolly Hotels
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be S.p.A., which operates approximately 45 hotels in Europe
intentionally listed here more than once. and one in the U.S., the Jolly Hotel Madison Towers in New
Gabriele Burgio, CEO York, New York. In October 2009, the firm completed its
Francisco Zinser, COO acquisition of Grupo Hesperia, a hotel management
Gabriele Burgio, Pres. company, adding 51 hotels to its portfolio. In February 2010,
Roberto Chollet, CFO the firm sold three of its Hilton-branded properties in Mexico
Andreas Westerburg, Dir.-Sales for $57 million. In April 2010, NH Hoteles agreed to sell the
Juan Mora, Dir.-Human Resources Jolly St. Ermin’s Hotel in London to investors Angelo, Gordon
Francisco Souto, Dir.-IT & Co.; Amerimar Enterprises; and Gracemark Invesments.
Luis Ortega, Dir.-Eng., Environment & Maintenance
Domingo Benet, Dir.-Admin. & Finance
Leopoldo Gonzalez, General Counsel
Paolo Gobbetti, Dir.-European Resort Oper.
Ignacio Aranguren, Chief Strategy Officer
Victor Bermejo, Corp. Controller
Juan Mora, Dir.-Corp. Responsibility & Institutional Rel.
Ignacio Diaz, Dir.-Auditing
Santiago Lopez, Dir.-Buildings & Real Estate
Inigo Onieva, Dir.-Mktg.
Gabriele Burgio, Chmn.
Francisco Medina, Dir.-Mexico & Caribbean Area
Pedro Martinez, Dir.-Purchasing
Phone: 34-91-451-97-18 Fax: 34-91-451-97-64
Toll-Free: 800-232-9860
Address: Santa Engracia 120, Edifico Central, Madrid, 28003
Spain
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $1,615,110 2009 Profits: $-129,530 U.S. Stock Ticker: NHHEY.PK
2008 Sales: $1,997,070 2008 Profits: $34,930 Int’l Ticker: NHH Int’l Exchange: Madrid-MCE
2007 Sales: $1,962,270 2007 Profits: $100,870 Employees:
2006 Sales: $1,630,100 2006 Profits: $91,800 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $1,461,200 2005 Profits: $91,500 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 2 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: PRESTIGE CRUISE HOLDINGS (PCH)
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $456,956 2009 Profits: $-68,797 U.S. Stock Ticker: OEH
2008 Sales: $502,838 2008 Profits: $-26,551 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $528,956 2007 Profits: $33,642 Employees: 7,100
2006 Sales: $479,364 2006 Profits: $39,767 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $421,090 2005 Profits: $41,539 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 2 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: PARQUES REUNIDOS SA
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 9/30
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: CANDOVER INVESTMENT PLC
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $1,045,609 2009 Profits: $-258,302 U.S. Stock Ticker: PNK
2008 Sales: $1,044,684 2008 Profits: $-322,597 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $921,814 2007 Profits: $-1,406 Employees: 8,047
2006 Sales: $911,460 2006 Profits: $76,886 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $668,463 2005 Profits: $6,125 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $865,385 Bonus: $749,325
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $500,000 Bonus: $450,000
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $526,900 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Government-Owned
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $1,319,190 2007 Profits: $71,200 Employees:
2006 Sales: $1,221,190 2006 Profits: $238,720 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $1,225,740 2005 Profits: $39,180 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Government-Owned
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: REZT Int’l Exchange: Stockholm-SSE
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 3 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $134,700 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT INC
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 2 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $5,889,826 2009 Profits: $162,421 U.S. Stock Ticker: RCL
2008 Sales: $6,532,525 2008 Profits: $573,722 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $6,149,139 2007 Profits: $603,405 Employees: 4,900
2006 Sales: $5,229,584 2006 Profits: $633,922 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $4,903,174 2005 Profits: $715,956 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: Y ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $1,000,000 Bonus: $1,178,000
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Y Second Exec. Salary: $700,000 Bonus: $532,350
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 4 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
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2009 Sales: $3,901,340 2009 Profits: $-224,341 U.S. Stock Ticker: RYAAY
2008 Sales: $3,886,630 2008 Profits: $628,610 Int’l Ticker: RY4 Int’l Exchange: Dublin-ISE
2007 Sales: $2,982,899 2007 Profits: $577,778 Employees: 6,616
2006 Sales: $2,043,899 2006 Profits: $380,191 Fiscal Year Ends: 3/31
2005 Sales: $1,726,344 2005 Profits: $366,058 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $3,200,000 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $3,000,000 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $3,000,000 2007 Profits: $ Employees: 9,000
2006 Sales: $2,823,797 2006 Profits: $155,638 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $2,521,255 2005 Profits: $172,152 Parent Company: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $92,574 2006 Profits: $2,431 Fiscal Year Ends: 6/30
2005 Sales: $81,132 2005 Profits: $3,831 Parent Company: HERBST GAMING INC
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $992,822 Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $567,211 Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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SAS AB www.sasgroup.net
Industry Group Code: 481111 Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: 22 Profits: 45
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Y Resorts: Cruise Ships: Rental Cars: Tour Operators: Theme Parks:
Regional: Y Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Web Sites: Ski Resorts:
Global: Y Hotels: Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Y Gambling:
Charter: Y Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Y Golf:
Freight: Y Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Airline
Air Cargo SAS AB (SAS) is a European air carrier group that operates
Travel Services primarily in Scandinavia. SAS Scandinavian Airlines serves
Aircraft Maintenance European markets with air travel through several operating
companies: Scandinavian Airlines, which accounted for 21.4
million passengers and 88.5% of 2009 revenues; Wideroe,
which had 2.1 million passengers made up 7.4% of revenue;
and Blue1, which contributed 1.5 million passengers and
4.1% of revenue. Scandinavian Airlines itself is comprised of
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Denmark-based Danmark (SA Danmark); Norway-based
Scandinavian Airlines Danmark Scandinavian Airlines Norge (SA Norge); and Sweden-based
Scandinavian Airlines Norge
Scandinavian Airlines Sverige (SA Sverige). The airline also
Scandinavian Airlines Sverige
SAS Technical Services
serves international destinations in North American and Asia.
SAS Ground Services Wideroe is primarily a regional-based airline, providing
SAS Cargo service to small Norway towns through its fleet of 32
Blue1 turboprop aircraft. Blue1 handles domestic travel in Finland
Wideroe and the rest of Europe through its fleet of regional and short-
range planes. The firm’s Aviation Services segment
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be provides ground services, cargo services and aircraft
intentionally listed here more than once. maintenance through SAS Ground Services, SAS Cargo and
Mats Jansson, CEO SAS Technical Services respectively. Collectively, the SAS
Mats Jansson, Pres. Group flew 24.5 million passengers in 2009. SAS is a
Mats Lonnqvist, CFO/Deputy Pres. member of the Star Alliance code-sharing partnership, linking
Henriette Fenger Ellekrog, Exec. VP-Corp. Human Resources it to Air Canada, Lufthansa and United Airlines, among
Mats Lonnkvist, General Counsel/Sr. VP others.
Henriette Fenger Ellekrog, Exec. VP-Strategy
Henriette Fenger Ellekrog, Exec. VP-Corp. Comm.
John S. Dueholm, Deputy CEO/Deputy Pres.
Benny Zakrisson, Exec. VP-SAS Individual Holdings
Phone: 46-8-797-0000 Fax: 46-8-797-1603
Toll-Free:
Address: Frosundaviks Alle 1, Stockholm, SE-195 87 Sweden
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $6,063,440 2009 Profits: $-397,810 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $7,346,540 2008 Profits: $87,840 Int’l Ticker: SAS Int’l Exchange: Stockholm-SSE
2007 Sales: $6,987,880 2007 Profits: $-872,970 Employees: 17,371
2006 Sales: $8,867,400 2006 Profits: $691,600 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $8,564,117 2005 Profits: $35,285 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 4 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $5,102,430 2009 Profits: $230,270 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $5,186,400 2008 Profits: $261,450 Int’l Ticker: SCC Int’l Exchange: Toronto-TSX
2007 Sales: $5,489,400 2007 Profits: $267,700 Employees:
2006 Sales: $5,576,800 2006 Profits: $143,400 Fiscal Year Ends: 1/31
2005 Sales: $5,877,286 2005 Profits: $448,000 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $456,505
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $429,370 2009 Profits: $370,060 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $561,240 2008 Profits: $14,860 Int’l Ticker: 0242 Int’l Exchange: Hong Kong-HKEX
2007 Sales: $431,400 2007 Profits: $131,800 Employees: 2,880
2006 Sales: $360,400 2006 Profits: $86,300 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $343,400 2005 Profits: $47,400 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 4 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 3 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $3,700 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 3/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: MONTE CARLO RESORTS
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $1,532,400 2009 Profits: $50,830 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $1,657,000 2008 Profits: $66,330 Int’l Ticker: SOL Int’l Exchange: Madrid-MCE
2007 Sales: $1,749,890 2007 Profits: $209,750 Employees:
2006 Sales: $1,847,800 2006 Profits: $200,300 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $1,713,000 2005 Profits: $132,400 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $362,420 2009 Profits: $-75,630 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $287,800 2008 Profits: $-28,960 Int’l Ticker: 500285 Int’l Exchange: Bombay-BSE
2007 Sales: $170,800 2007 Profits: $-17,300 Employees: 2,349
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 3/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $256,100 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $3,477,850 2009 Profits: $334,670 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $2,916,148 2008 Profits: $317,970 Int’l Ticker: SGC Int’l Exchange: London-LSE
2007 Sales: $3,005,100 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $2,724,370 2006 Profits: $217,720 Fiscal Year Ends: 4/30
2005 Sales: $2,216,454 2005 Profits: $164,008 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $845,045 Bonus: $146,707
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $571,610 Bonus: $285,805
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 3 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 2 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $1,446,995 2007 Profits: $-375,610 Employees:
2006 Sales: $1,339,024 2006 Profits: $110,212 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $1,108,833 2005 Profits: $161,886 Parent Company: FERTITTA COLONY PARTNERS LLC
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $723,799 2009 Profits: $-243,945 U.S. Stock Ticker: BEE
2008 Sales: $928,389 2008 Profits: $-317,291 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $967,552 2007 Profits: $69,158 Employees: 43
2006 Sales: $680,944 2006 Profits: $120,129 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $389,531 2005 Profits: $30,260 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $750,000 Bonus: $615,000
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $420,000 Bonus: $358,300
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 2 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $182,900 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: WHITEHALL STREET REAL ESTATE
FUND
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $1,335,800 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $71,500 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 9/30
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $88,970 2009 Profits: $-27,395 U.S. Stock Ticker: SPPR
2008 Sales: $99,256 2008 Profits: $6,656 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $90,084 2007 Profits: $4,078 Employees: 1,557
2006 Sales: $77,134 2006 Profits: $3,721 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $60,537 2005 Profits: $2,778 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $270,000 Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $184,807 Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $3,209,370 2009 Profits: $2,565,380 U.S. Stock Ticker: SWRAY
2008 Sales: $3,183,030 2008 Profits: $215,210 Int’l Ticker: 0019 Int’l Exchange: Hong Kong-HKEX
2007 Sales: $2,780,860 2007 Profits: $2,589,000 Employees:
2006 Sales: $2,445,120 2006 Profits: $1,115,150 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $2,440,520 2005 Profits: $1,054,460 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 2 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y
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TAM SA www.tam.com.br
Industry Group Code: 481111 Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: Profits:
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Cruise Ships: Rental Cars: Tour Operators: Theme Parks:
Regional: Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Web Sites: Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Gambling:
Charter: Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Golf:
Freight: Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Scheduled Air Transport
Domestic Air Transportation TAM SA is a holding company providing scheduled air
International Air Transportation transportation in both the Brazilian domestic market and the
international market through its operating subsidiaries TAM
Linhas Aereas and TAM Mercosur. TAM Linhas Aereas is
the company’s main operating subsidiary, controlling a fleet
of 129 aircraft in Brazil. The company offers flights
throughout Brazil and operates scheduled passenger and
cargo air transport routes to 42 cities, in addition to 37 other
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: domestic destinations that the firm serves through regional
TAM Linhas Aereas alliances with other airlines. TAM also directly serves 18
TAM Mercosur
international destinations and provides connections to other
TAM Viagens
destinations through commercial agreements with United
Airlines, Lufthansa, Grupo TAP, LAN Airlines and other
airlines. TAM Linhas Aereas holds an ownership interest in
TAM Viagens, a tourism operator that packages and sells
tourism travel and corporate events in Brazil and abroad.
TAM Mercosur operates scheduled air transportation
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be operations and is headquartered in Asuncion, Paraguay.
intentionally listed here more than once. TAM Mercosur operates in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil,
Libano Miranda Barroso, CEO Chile, Uruguay and Bolivia. Other operations include TAM
Libano Miranda Barroso, CFO Cargo, the firm’s freight business, and Multiplus SA, its
Libano Miranda Barroso, Dir.-IT frequent-flyer unit. The firm carries approximately 25.6
Paulo Cezar Castello Branco, Dir.-Commercial & Planning million passengers on domestic flights and approximately 4.5
Libano Miranda Barroso, Dir.-Investor Rel. million passengers on international flights, and averaged 772
Fernando Sporleder Jr., Dir.-Technical Oper. take-offs per day. TAM’s fleet consists of Airbus aircraft,
Maria Claudia Oliveira Amaro, Chmn. including the A330-200 and the A340-500 aircraft (wide-
Phone: 55-11-5582-8817 Fax: 55-11-5582-8149 bodied aircraft used for long-distance flights), and the A321,
Toll-Free: A320-200 and A319-100 aircraft (narrow-bodied aircraft used
Address: 856 Ave. Jurandir, Lote 4, Sao Paulo, 04072 Brazil for medium and short-distance flights). In August 2010, the
company announced plans to merge with Chilean airline LAN
Airlines SA. Both airlines would remain as individual entities.
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: TAM
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: TAMM4 Int’l Exchange: Sao Paulo-SAO
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $6,092,170 2009 Profits: $-645,620 U.S. Stock Ticker: THAI
2008 Sales: $5,793,560 2008 Profits: $618,940 Int’l Ticker: THAI Int’l Exchange: Bangkok-BAK
2007 Sales: $5,761,100 2007 Profits: $190,300 Employees:
2006 Sales: $5,358,200 2006 Profits: $269,700 Fiscal Year Ends: 9/30
2005 Sales: $4,874,600 2005 Profits: $203,300 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $72,000 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 6/30
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES INC
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $6,674,540 2009 Profits: $178,430 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $6,216,950 2008 Profits: $178,830 Int’l Ticker: 9001 Int’l Exchange: Tokyo-TSE
2007 Sales: $5,929,500 2007 Profits: $380,800 Employees:
2006 Sales: $5,881,900 2006 Profits: $244,500 Fiscal Year Ends: 3/31
2005 Sales: $5,800,000 2005 Profits: $112,200 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 3 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
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TRAVELOCITY.COM LP www.travelocity.com
Industry Group Code: 5615E Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: Profits:
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Cruise Ships: Rental Cars: Tour Operators: Theme Parks:
Regional: Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Web Sites: Y Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Y Gambling:
Charter: Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Golf:
Freight: Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Online Travel Services
Online Reservations Travelocity.com L.P., a subsidiary of Sabre Holdings Corp.,
Retail Travel Service Kiosks is a leading provider of travel services for the business and
Corporate Travel Agency leisure traveler. Travelocity provides access to vacation
packages, domestic and international flights, hotel
accommodations, rental car companies and cruises as well
as last minute packages at discounted prices. Additionally,
Travelocity has a customer care unit staffed by
representatives who are able to answer questions, change
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: travel arrangements and handle travel-related emergencies
Sabre Holdings Corp 24-hours-a-day. The company also provides destination
World Choice Travel
guides, trip advice and travel blogs. In addition to its main
Travelocity Partner Network
LastMinute.com
web site, travelocity.com, the firm also operates several
HolidayAutos.com additional web sites including HolidayAutos.co.uk;
ZUJI LastMinute.com; IgoUgo.com, CheapToTravel.com,
IgoUgo.com Travelocity Business; World Choice Travel; and Zuji.
Travelocity Business HolidayAutos.co.uk allows customers to search for the
lowest prices in rental cars, vans and RV’s and make
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be reservations. LastMinute.com is an online travel service that
intentionally listed here more than once. specializes in last minute discount travel and vacation
Hugh Jones, CEO packages. IgoUgo.com is an online community centered
Hugh Jones, Pres. around world travel that features blogs, reviews and photo
John Mills, CFO sharing. CheapToTravel.com offers discount travel and
Victoria Treyger, Chief Mktg. Officer vacation packages. Travelocity Business focuses on
Tran Taylor, Chief People Officer corporate clients and offers an array of travel goods and
Josh Hartmann, CTO services. World Choice Travel maintains a travel affiliate
Jonathan Perkel, General Counsel/Sr. VP program that offers online booking engines to approximately
Ginny Mahi, VP-Customer Service
Noreen Henry, Sr. VP-Global Partner Mktg.
2,400 affiliates in 42 countries. Zuji is an online travel
Yannis Karnis, Pres., Travelocity Business agency that concentrates on the Asia Pacific region.
Tracey Weber, Pres., North America Travelocity offers its employees health benefits; a 401(k)
Roshan Mendis, Pres., Travelocity Asia Pacific/Pres., ZUJI plan; flexible work arrangements such as telecommuting,
Phone: 682-605-1000 Fax: 972-582-2346 flex-time, job sharing and reduced work schedules; travel
Toll-Free: 888-872-8356 discounts; employee discounts; and community volunteer
Address: 3150 Sabre Dr., Southlake, TX 76092 US events.
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $1,400,000 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $1,230,000 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $1,085,227 2006 Profits: $4,784 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $831,328 2005 Profits: $-10,269 Parent Company: SABRE HOLDINGS CORP
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 5 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $2,248,000 2009 Profits: $-871,000 U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $2,527,000 2008 Profits: $-179,000 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $2,780,000 2007 Profits: $-440,000 Employees: 5,380
2006 Sales: $2,550,000 2006 Profits: $-2,321,000 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $2,411,000 2005 Profits: $-43,000 Parent Company: BLACKSTONE GROUP LP (THE)
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y
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TRAVELZOO www.travelzoo.com
Industry Group Code: 5615E Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: 7 Profits: 4
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Cruise Ships: Rental Cars: Tour Operators: Theme Parks:
Regional: Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Web Sites: Y Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Gambling:
Charter: Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Y Golf:
Freight: Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Travel Services-Online
Travelzoo, Inc. is a global Internet media company that
publishes travel and entertainment offers from travel and
entertainment companies. Its publications and products
include the Travelzoo web sites, the Travelzoo Top 20 e-mail
newsletter and the Newsflash e-mail alert service. Travelzoo
operates in two geographical segments: North America and
Europe. The firm’s European segment, which consists of its
operations in France, Germany, Spain and the U.K.,
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: generated approximately 17% of its 2009 revenue.
Travelzoo Top 20 Travelzoo provides versions of its web site for the U.S.,
Newsflash
Canada, France, Germany, Spain, and the U.K., and through
SuperSearch
Travelzoo Network
a license agreement with Azzurro Capital, for Hong Kong,
Fly.com Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and China through Azzuro’s
subsidiaries Travel (Asia) Limited and Travelzoo Japan.K.K.
These sites attracted 10.6 million unique visitors per month
in 2009. The firm operates SuperSearch, a pay-per-click
travel search tool; Fly.com, a travel search engine that
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be enables users to find and compare flight options from
intentionally listed here more than once. hundreds of airlines and online travel agencies; and the
Christopher Loughlin, CEO Travelzoo Network, a network of third-party web sites that
Wayne Lee, CFO lists deals published by Travelzoo. The firm has
Max Rayner, CIO approximately 15.9 million subscribers to its Travelzoo Top
Christie McConnel, Contact-Media 20 newsletter and 14 million subscribers to its Newsflash e-
Shirley Tafoya, Pres., North America mail alert service. Approximately 6 million searches are
Holger Bartel, Chmn. conducted per month on Travelzoo’s SuperSearch tool.
Melanie Bower, VP-Network, Entertainment, & Destinations, Europe More than 2,000 companies purchase Travelzoo’s
Phone: 212-484-4900 Fax: advertising services, sales of which generate all of the
Toll-Free: company’s revenue.
Address: 590 Madison Ave., 37th Fl., New York, NY 10022 US
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $93,973 2009 Profits: $8,618 U.S. Stock Ticker: TZOO
2008 Sales: $80,817 2008 Profits: $-4,116 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $78,911 2007 Profits: $9,109 Employees: 48
2006 Sales: $69,525 2006 Profits: $16,803 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $50,772 2005 Profits: $7,693 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $518,010 Bonus: $266,441
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $472,500 Bonus: $222,500
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 2 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $10,700,000 2007 Profits: $ Employees: 22,000
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 2 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y
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TUI AG www.tui-group.com
Industry Group Code: 5615 Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: 1 Profits: 1
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Y Cruise Ships: Y Rental Cars: Tour Operators: Y Theme Parks:
Regional: Y Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Web Sites: Y Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Y Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Y Gambling:
Charter: Y Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Y Golf:
Freight: Y Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Travel Agencies
Tour Operations TUI AG is a German based company operating through two
Airlines divisions, tourism and shipping. Recently, TUI’s tourism
Hotel & Resort Management segment merged with British travel company First Choice
Business Travel Management Holidays plc to create TUI Travel plc, in which TUI is a 51%
Cruises owner. TUI Travel plc operates in 180 countries worldwide
and comprises four segments: mainstream, specialist and
activity holidays and accommodation & destination services.
TUI Travel also operates the TUI Hotels & Resorts segment,
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: which is Europe’s largest holiday hotel provider with 243
TUI Cruises hotels. Some of the brands within this segment include Riu,
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Club Magic Life, Grupotel, Iberotel, Robinson, Dorfhotel and
First Choice Holidays PLC
TUI Travel PLC
Grecotel. The company’s cruise segment, TUI Cruises,
S-Group Capital Management operated in collaboration with Royal Caribbean Cruises
Grupotel currently has one ship, Mien Schiff. It also controls Hapag-
TUI Hotels & Resorts Lloyd Cruises, which includes two 5-star ships, the MS
Grecotel Europa and MS Hanseatic; a 4-star ship, the MS Bremen;
and a 3-star, the MS Columbus. In sum, TUI manages about
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be 763 direct and indirect subsidiaries, many of which are
intentionally listed here more than once. tourism companies divided between tour operators, airlines,
Michael Frenzel, CEO hotels, corporate travel and travel agencies. Some of these
Horst Baier, Dir.-Finance subsidiary companies include Atlantica Hellas SA; Robinson;
Peter Engelen, Exec. Dir.-Human Resources Airtours; Fritidsresor; Touraventure; Jetair; and Nouvelles
Peter Engelen, Legal Affairs Frontieres. Airlines controlled by the company include
Bjorn Beroleit, Dir.-Investor Rel. Thomsonfly, Britannia, Jetairfly, Corsairfly and Arkefly. In
Horst Baier, Controller March 2009, the company sold Hapag-Lloyd, its former
Peter Long, VP-Tourism shipping segment, to Albert Ballin Holding GmbH & Co. KG.
Michael Frenzel, Chmn.
TUI maintained a 43% stake in the acquired company. In
Phone: 49-511-566-00 Fax: 49-511-566-1901 April 2009, TUI entered into a joint venture with S-Group
Toll-Free: Capital Management Limited to develop interests into the
Address: Karl-Wiechert-Allee 4, Hanover, D-30625 Germany Russian and CIS tourism markets. In May 2010, it
announced plans to add a second ship, Mien Schiff 2, to its
fleet in 2011.
TUI offers employees flexible working hours, telecommuting
and other benefits.
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $21,697,500 2009 Profits: $551,890 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $23,187,900 2008 Profits: $-150,760 Int’l Ticker: TUI Int’l Exchange: Frankfurt-Euronext
2007 Sales: $27,154,500 2007 Profits: $217,450 Employees: 69,536
2006 Sales: $27,064,900 2006 Profits: $-1,116,900 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $25,131,827 2005 Profits: $634,032 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $17,122,900 2009 Profits: $-30,880 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $23,036,800 2008 Profits: $-440,660 Int’l Ticker: TT Int’l Exchange: London-LSE
2007 Sales: $21,231,200 2007 Profits: $11,410 Employees:
2006 Sales: $5,504,480 2006 Profits: $146,570 Fiscal Year Ends: 9/30
2005 Sales: $4,574,400 2005 Profits: $99,000 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $4,622,500 2009 Profits: $367,320 U.S. Stock Ticker: Government-Owned
2008 Sales: $4,047,150 2008 Profits: $749,670 Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $2,615,250 2007 Profits: $168,830 Employees: 15,269
2006 Sales: $2,204,740 2006 Profits: $103,410 Fiscal Year Ends: 12/31
2005 Sales: $2,316,327 2005 Profits: $130,930 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: 507458 Int’l Exchange: Bombay-BSE
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $2,322,590 2009 Profits: $-142,910 U.S. Stock Ticker:
2008 Sales: $1,909,300 2008 Profits: $115,460 Int’l Ticker: VBA Int’l Exchange: Sydney-ASX
2007 Sales: $1,777,470 2007 Profits: $253,700 Employees: 5,952
2006 Sales: $1,778,200 2006 Profits: $108,200 Fiscal Year Ends: 9/30
2005 Sales: $1,912,682 2005 Profits: $124,166 Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $23,500,000 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $23,000,000 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $20,000,000 2007 Profits: $ Employees: 47,000
2006 Sales: $19,900,000 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 3/31
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 1 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Subsidiary
2008 Sales: $11,504,000 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $10,626,000 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $9,925,000 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends: 9/30
2005 Sales: $9,023,000 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company: WALT DISNEY COMPANY (THE)
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 3 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y
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FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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WORLDHOTELS www.worldhotels.com
Industry Group Code: 5615 Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: Profits:
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Cruise Ships: Rental Cars: Tour Operators: Theme Parks:
Regional: Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Web Sites: Y Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Y Gambling:
Charter: Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Y Golf:
Freight: Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Hotel Marketing
Online Reservations WorldHotels offers sales, marketing and distribution for
almost 450 affiliate hotels and resorts in more than 250
destinations and 65 countries worldwide. The firm divides
these hotels into three categories, based on accommodation
for individual tastes, needs and budget: the Deluxe
Collection, with 153 hotels, the First Class Collection, with
229 hotels, and the Comfort Collection, with 60 hotels.
Some of the firm’s notable hotels are the Villa Lawana
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: Resort, a Sino-Thai style resort set on Thailand's island of
Deluxe Collection Koh Samui; Hotel de Sers, a private mansion with a large
First Class Collection
portrait gallery, located in Paris; and the Grand Hotel de la
Comfort Collection
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Minerve, a hotel in Rome that was originally a 17th-century
Buddha-Bar Hotel palace. The company boosts many travel themes to its
KP Capital hotels, which includes casino, art, design, luxury, green,
island, resort and city hotels. In addition, the firm offers
hotels with amenities such as, pet stay, golf and feature spa
and fitness centers. WorldHotels’ Internet customers can
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be use the company’s homepage WorldHotels.com, to book
intentionally listed here more than once. rooms at member hotels all over the world. WorldHotels also
Robert Hornman, Managing Dir. has direct connections with over 600,000 travel agent
Sven Larsen, CFO terminals worldwide. The firm has partnerships with 20
Arnaud Boivent, Dir.-Sales, U.K. & Ireland airlines (including Air China; Air France/KLM; American
Ingo Gurges, VP-Hotel Dev. Airlines; Iberia; Lufthansa; Thai Airways; and United
Sarah Belkacemi, Dir.-Corp. Rel., France & Northern Africa Airlines), along with partnerships with Avis; American
Roland Jegge, VP-APAC Express; and CNN International. KP Capital is the majority
Heike Hoerdeman, Dir.-Hotel Dev., EMEA shareholder in the firm. In early 2009, WorldHotels
Gregory G. Habeeb, Sr. Dir.-Hotel Dev., Americas
Maria Chong, Dir.-Hotel Dev., South Asia & Oceana
announced the opening of the Buddha-Bar Hotel, an affiliate
Tom Griffiths, VP-Americas hotel in Prague. In June 2010, the firm announced the
addition of 26 new hotels to its portfolio.
Phone: 49-69-660-56-0 Fax: 49-69-660-561-99
Toll-Free:
Address: Herriotstrasse 1, Frankfurt, 60528 Germany
FINANCIALS: Sales and profits are in thousands of dollars—add 000 to get the full amount. 2009 Note: Financial information for 2009
was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: 4 West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
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XOJET www.xojet.com
Industry Group Code: 481111 Ranks within this company's industry group: Sales: Profits:
Airlines: Hotels: Cruises: Ground Transportation: Services: Sports/Resorts:
National: Resorts: Cruise Ships: Rental Cars: Tour Operators: Theme Parks:
Regional: Motels: Gambling Ships: Buses: Web Sites: Ski Resorts:
Global: Hotels: Tour Boats: Charter Services: Agents/Reservations: Gambling:
Charter: Y Suites: Taxis: Specialty Services: Golf:
Freight: Franchising: Trains: Aircraft Manufacturing:
TYPES OF BUSINESS: GROWTH PLANS/SPECIAL FEATURES:
Private Jet Interval Ownership
Private Jet Operations XOJET, Inc. is a private aviation firm offering customers
Private Jet Charter and Leasing private jet ownership, leasing and on-demand travel
solutions geared specifically toward frequent business jet
fliers, including fractional ownership in its fleet of super-
midsized jets. The company is one of the largest private jet
operators and serves 25,000 airports across five continents.
The firm’s fleet consists of all new Citation X and Challenger
300 jets. XOJET offers on-demand cross-country flights at
BRANDS/DIVISIONS/AFFILIATES: fixed prices starting at $12,000 or custom-priced flights that
XOJET feature no restrictions. The firm does all its maintenance in-
XOJET Market Price Assurance
house as a quality control measure. The company also
offers an On Account membership service, wherein
customers that fly at least five trips a year can receive
preferred scheduling. Based on current orders of more than
$3.1 billion, the XOJET fleet will grow to a total of 127 aircraft
consisting of 47 Citation Xs and 80 Challenger 300s by 2012.
The company is one of the only charter companies to offer in
CONTACTS: Note: Officers with more than one job title may be flight Wi-Fi on all planes. The firm also offers XOJET Market
intentionally listed here more than once. Price Assurance, in which customer purchase a Fleet
Blair LaCorte, CEO Exchange Membership program starting at 50 hours and
Benjamin Murray, Pres. receive the lowest price for every trip without the restrictions
Mark Long, CFO/Exec. VP or requirements of other fractional programs.
Jim Prebil, Sr. VP-Human Resources XOJET offers its employees medical, dental and vision
Jim Prebil, Sr. VP-IT coverage; life insurance; short- and long-term disability;
Dave Colbert, VP-Tech. Oper.
Jerome Joondeph, General Counsel/Sr. VP
flexible spending accounts; a 401(k) program, stock options;
Dave Cox, Sr. VP-Oper. and an employee assistance program.
Benjamin Murray, Chief Bus. Dev. Officer
Doug Bryan, Sr. VP-Private Client Svcs.
William E. McGlashan, Jr., Chmn.
Ted Botimer, Sr. VP-Revenue Planning & Dist.
Phone: 650-594-6300 Fax: 650-594-6301
Toll-Free: 888-759-6538
Address: 959 Skyway Rd., San Carlos, CA 94070 US
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was not available for all companies at press time.
2009 Sales: $ 2009 Profits: $ U.S. Stock Ticker: Private
2008 Sales: $ 2008 Profits: $ Int’l Ticker: Int’l Exchange:
2007 Sales: $ 2007 Profits: $ Employees:
2006 Sales: $ 2006 Profits: $ Fiscal Year Ends:
2005 Sales: $ 2005 Profits: $ Parent Company:
SALARIES/BENEFITS:
Pension Plan: ESOP Stock Plan: Profit Sharing: Top Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
Savings Plan: Y Stock Purch. Plan: Second Exec. Salary: $ Bonus: $
OTHER THOUGHTS: LOCATIONS: ("Y" = Yes)
Apparent Women Officers or Directors: West: Southwest: Midwest: Southeast: Northeast: International:
Hot Spot for Advancement for Women/Minorities: Y
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ADDITIONAL INDEXES
Contents:
Index of Firms Noted as “Hot Spots for Advancement” for Women/Minorities 460
SCANDIC HOTELS AB
SHANGRI-LA ASIA LTD
SHUN TAK HOLDINGS LIMITED
SKYWEST INC
SODEXO INC
SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS CORP
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
STAGECOACH GROUP PLC
STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL LLC
STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE
INC
STRATOSPHERE CORPORATION
SUNBURST HOSPITALITY CORPORATION
SUPRANATIONAL HOTELS
SWIRE PACIFIC LTD
TEXTRON INC
THARALDSON ENTERPRISES INC
TRANSAT AT INC
TRAVELOCITY.COM LP
TRAVELZOO
TRT HOLDINGS
TRUMP ORGANIZATION (THE)
UAL CORP
US AIRWAYS GROUP INC
VAIL RESORTS INC
VIA RAIL CANADA INC
VIRGIN AMERICA
VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS
WALT DISNEY COMPANY (THE)
WALT DISNEY PARKS & RESORTS
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE
WYNN RESORTS LIMITED
XANTERRA PARKS AND RESORTS
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Airod; JET AVIATION MANAGEMENT AG America's Best Hotels Services, Inc.; AMERICA'S BEST
Airport Property Partnership; BAA PLC FRANCHISING INC
AirportSmart; AEROPORTS DE PARIS America's Best Inns & Suites; AMERICA'S BEST
Airtour; EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES LTD FRANCHISING INC
Airtours; THOMAS COOK GROUP PLC AmeriHost; WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE
Airtours; TUI TRAVEL PLC Ameristar Black Hawk; AMERISTAR CASINOS INC
AirTran Airways, Inc.; AIRTRAN HOLDINGS INC Ameristar Council Bluffs; AMERISTAR CASINOS INC
Airways Assurance, Ltd.; US AIRWAYS GROUP INC Ameristar Kansas City; AMERISTAR CASINOS INC
Airways Express; MESA AIR GROUP INC Ameristar St. Charles; AMERISTAR CASINOS INC
Alamo Rent A Car; ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS Ameristar Vicksburg; AMERISTAR CASINOS INC
Alaska Air Group Inc; HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES Ames; MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO
INC Amey PLC; GRUPO FERROVIAL SA
Alaska Airlines, Inc.; ALASKA AIR GROUP INC AMOS; SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES
Alaska Airlines, Inc.; HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES AMR Corp (American Airlines); AMERICAN EAGLE
INC AMR Eagle Holding Corporation; AMR CORP
Alitalia Servizi; ALITALIA - LINEE AEREE (AMERICAN AIRLINES)
ITALIANE SPA Amstar Destination Management; USA 3000 AIRLINES
Allegiant Air, LLC; ALLEGIANT TRAVEL An Evening at La Cage; RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORP
COMPANY ANA Hallo Tour; ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO LTD
Aloft; STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS ANA Sales Co., Ltd.; ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO
WORLDWIDE INC LTD
Alpha Partners Leasing Limited; ROLLSROYCE PLC ANA Sky Holiday; ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO LTD
Alsa; NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC Andaz; HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION
Altea Departure Control; AMADEUS IT GROUP SA Angsana Hotels; BANYAN TREE HOTELS &
Altea e-commerce; AMADEUS IT GROUP SA RESORTS
Altea Inventory; AMADEUS IT GROUP SA Anheuser Busch Cos Inc; ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV
Altea Reservation; AMADEUS IT GROUP SA NV
Alyzia Group (The); AEROPORTS DE PARIS Annick Goutal; GROUPE DU LOUVRE
Amadeus Altea Customer Management System (CMS); Anshutz Company (The); XANTERRA PARKS AND
AMADEUS IT GROUP SA RESORTS
Amadeus Marketing CSA, s.r.o.; CESKE AEROLINIE Apollo Global Management LLC; OCEANIA CRUISES
AS Apollo Management LP; HARRAH'S
Amadeus.net; AMADEUS IT GROUP SA ENTERTAINMENT INC
Aman at Summer Palace; AMAN RESORTS Apple Vacations; USA 3000 AIRLINES
Aman Resorts; DLF LIMITED Arabian Adventures; EMIRATES GROUP (THE)
Amandari; AMAN RESORTS Architrave Design & Project Services Pte Ltd; BANYAN
Amangani; AMAN RESORTS TREE HOTELS & RESORTS
Aman-i-Khas; AMAN RESORTS Armada; BALBOA TRAVEL INC
Amankora; AMAN RESORTS Arriva Trains Wales; ARRIVA PLC
Amansara; AMAN RESORTS Ascutney Mountain Resort; SNOWDANCE LLC
Ambassador Programs, Inc.; AMBASSADORS GROUP Asiana Airlines; GLOBAL AVIATION HOLDINGS
INC INC
America West Airlines; US AIRWAYS GROUP INC Asiana Club; ASIANA AIRLINES INC
American Airlines Inc; AMR CORP (AMERICAN Asiana IDT; ASIANA AIRLINES INC
AIRLINES) Asiana Value Enhancement Purchasing System (AVEPS);
American Automobile Association; AAA (AMERICAN ASIANA AIRLINES INC
AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION) Aston; INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP INC
American Eagle Airlines, Inc.; AMR CORP Aston Hotels; INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL
(AMERICAN AIRLINES) Aston Hotels & Resorts, LLC; INTERVAL LEISURE
American Express Publishing Corporation; AMERICAN GROUP INC
EXPRESS CO AT&T Palladium; MARCUS CORPORATION (THE)
American Express Travel Related Services Co; Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc.; SKYWEST INC
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO Atlantis; KERZNER INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS
American Way; AMERICAN EAGLE LIMITED
AmericaNet; AMERICANTOURS INTERNATIONAL Atlantis, The Palm Dubai; KERZNER
INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Atlas Air Inc; ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS Bellagio; MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
ATP International Group; CORPTRAV Belterra Casino Resort; PINNACLE
MANAGEMENT GROUP ENTERTAINMENT INC
Australian Airlines; QANTAS AIRWAYS LTD Berkshire Hathaway Inc; NETJETS INC
Auto Train; AMTRAK (NATIONAL RAILROAD Best of the West; AMERICANTOURS
PASSENGER CORP) INTERNATIONAL
Autogrill S.p.A.; HMSHOST CORP Best Western; QMH UK LTD
Aveos Fleet Performance, Inc.; ACE AVIATION Best Western; SUNBURST HOSPITALITY
HOLDINGS INC CORPORATION
Aveos Fleet Performance, Inc.; AIR CANADA BFIL Finance Limited; ITC LIMITED
AVIANCA; GRUPO TACA Big Front Seat; SPIRIT AIRLINES INC
Aviance UK; GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC (THE) Big Kahuna's; PALACE ENTERTAINMENT
Avion Group Hf; HF EIMSKIPAFELAG ISLANDS Big Mountain Club, LLC; WINTER SPORTS INC
Avis; AVIS BUDGET GROUP INC Big Mountain Development Corp.; WINTER SPORTS
Avis Budget Group, Inc; AVIS EUROPE PLC INC
Away Network (The); ORBITZ WORLDWIDE INC Big Mountain Ski & Summer Resort; WINTER SPORTS
Aymerich Golf Management; NH HOTELES SA INC
Azamara Club Cruises; ROYAL CARIBBEAN Big Mountain Sports; WINTER SPORTS INC
CRUISES LTD Big Mountain Water Co.; WINTER SPORTS INC
B Connected; BOYD GAMING CORP Big Sky Resort; BOYNE USA RESORTS
b.business; BRUSSELS AIRLINES BIL International Limited; GUOMAN HOTELS
b.flex economy+; BRUSSELS AIRLINES LIMITED
b.light economy; BRUSSELS AIRLINES Black Canyon Capital, LLC; VIRGIN AMERICA
BAA Lynton; BAA PLC Black Hawk Casino; RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORP
BAA PLC; GRUPO FERROVIAL SA Blackstone Group LP; HILTON HOTELS CORP
Baccarat; GROUPE DU LOUVRE Blackstone Group LP (The); MERLIN
Baccarat Hotels & Resorts; STARWOOD CAPITAL ENTERTAINMENTS GROUP LTD
GROUP GLOBAL LLC Blackstone Group LP (The); LQ MANAGEMENT LLC
Back Bay Hotel (The); DOYLE COLLECTION (THE) Blue Chip Hotel and Casino; BOYD GAMING CORP
BAE Systems Australia; BAE SYSTEMS PLC Blue Holidays; VIRGIN BLUE AIRLINES PTY LTD
Balboa Meetings and Incentives; BALBOA TRAVEL Blue Mountain Resort; INTRAWEST CORPORATION
INC Blue1; SAS AB
Balboa Vacations; BALBOA TRAVEL INC bmi baby; BRITISH MIDLAND AIRWAYS LTD
Bangkok Airways; AIR BERLIN PLC & CO (BMI)
LUFTVERKEHRS KG BMI Regional; BRITISH MIDLAND AIRWAYS LTD
Banyan Tree Hotels; BANYAN TREE HOTELS & (BMI)
RESORTS Bo Sommarland; PARQUES REUNIDOS SA
Barcelo Corporacion Empresarial SA; BARCELO Boeing; JET AVIATION MANAGEMENT AG
CRESTLINE CORPORATION Boeing Business Jets; BOEING COMPANY (THE)
Barley’s Casino & Brewing Company; STATION Boeing Capital Corporation; BOEING COMPANY
CASINOS INC (THE)
Bax Global Inc; DEUTSCHE BAHN AG Boeing Defense, Space & Security; BOEING
Baymont Inns and Suites; LQ MANAGEMENT LLC COMPANY (THE)
BCD Holdings; BCD TRAVEL Boeing Military Aircraft; BOEING COMPANY (THE)
BCD Leisure Services; BCD TRAVEL Bombardier Aerospace; BOMBARDIER INC
BCD Meetings & Incentives; BCD TRAVEL Bombardier Inc; LEARJET INC
BCD Technology, S.A.; TRX INC Bombardier Transportation; BOMBARDIER INC
BCD Travel Management; BCD TRAVEL Bookings B.V.; PRICELINE.COM INC
BCD Travel Online Hotel Directory; BALBOA TRAVEL Bookit; HOLIDAYBREAK PLC
INC BookRags, Inc.; AMBASSADORS GROUP INC
Beck's; ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV NV Boomers; PARQUES REUNIDOS SA
Belair Airlines AG; AIR BERLIN PLC & CO Boomtown Bossier; PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT
LUFTVERKEHRS KG INC
Belcher’s (The); SHUN TAK HOLDINGS LIMITED Boomtown New Orleans; PINNACLE
Bell Helicopters; TEXTRON INC ENTERTAINMENT INC
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Century Casinos; OCEANIA CRUISES CNL Fund Advisors Company; CNL FINANCIAL
Cespa; GRUPO FERROVIAL SA GROUP INC
Cessna Aircraft Co.; TEXTRON INC CNL Fund Management Company; CNL FINANCIAL
CF6; GE AVIATION GROUP INC
Challenger; BOMBARDIER INC CNL Income Company, LLC; CNL FINANCIAL
Challenger Financial Services; COLONY CAPITAL GROUP INC
LLC CNL Lifestyle Properties; CNL FINANCIAL GROUP
Channel Tunnel; EUROTUNNEL GROUP INC
Charing Cross; GUOMAN HOTELS LIMITED CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc.; CRESTED BUTTE
Charles de Gaulle; AEROPORTS DE PARIS MOUNTAIN RESORT INC
CharterPLUS; AIR PARTNER PLC CNL Private Equity Corp.; CNL FINANCIAL GROUP
Chateau on the Lake; JOHN Q HAMMONS HOTELS INC
LLC CNL Real Estate & Development Corp.; CNL
Chautauqua Airlines; MIDWEST AIR GROUP INC FINANCIAL GROUP INC
Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.; REPUBLIC AIRWAYS CNL Real Estate Advisors; CNL FINANCIAL GROUP
HOLDINGS INC INC
CheapTickets; ORBITZ WORLDWIDE INC Colgan Air, Inc.; PINNACLE AIRLINES CORP
CheckMyTrip.com; AMADEUS IT GROUP SA Colibri; EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENSE AND
CHI Spas; SHANGRI-LA HOTELS & RESORTS SPACE CO (EADS)
Chi, The Spa at the Shangri-La; SHANGRI-LA ASIA Colony Investment Management LLC; COLONY
LTD CAPITAL LLC
Chicago 540 LLC; LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES Colony Reality Partners LP; COLONY CAPITAL LLC
Chicago Marriott Downtown; LASALLE HOTEL Colorado Mountain Express; VAIL RESORTS INC
PROPERTIES Columbus Membership; SUPRANATIONAL HOTELS
Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Co.; COACH USA Columbus Private Label Membership;
LLC SUPRANATIONAL HOTELS
China National Aviation Holding Co.; AIR CHINA Comair Inc; DELTA AIRLINES INC
LIMITED Comcast; NBC UNIVERSAL
China Southern West Australian Flying College; CHINA Comfort Collection; WORLDHOTELS
SOUTHERN AIRLINES CO LTD Comfort Inn; CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL
Chongqinq Airlines Co., Ltd.; CHINA SOUTHERN INC
AIRLINES CO LTD Comfort Inns & Suites; SUNBURST HOSPITALITY
Chuo Shinkansen; CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY CORPORATION
COMPANY Comfort Suites; CHOICE HOTELS
Ciao Gourmet Market; HMSHOST CORP INTERNATIONAL INC
Cintra; GRUPO FERROVIAL SA Compagnia Italiana dei Jolly Hotels SpA; NH HOTELES
City Breaks; AMERICANTOURS INTERNATIONAL SA
City Jet; SOCIETE AIR FRANCE Composite Technology & Applications Limited;
CityCenter; MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL ROLLSROYCE PLC
Cityjet; AIR FRANCE-KLM SA Concorde; GROUPE DU LOUVRE
Clarion Collection Hotel; SUNBURST HOSPITALITY Concorde Hotel; HOTEL PROPERTIES LTD
CORPORATION Concorde Hotels & Resorts; STARWOOD CAPITAL
Clarion Hotels; CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL GROUP GLOBAL LLC
INC Concur Advantage; CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
Clarke's Hotel; OBEROI GROUP (EIH LTD) Concur Cliqbook; CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
Classic Vacations; EXPEDIA INC Concur Connect.; CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
Clift; MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO Concur Expense; CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
Club Coast; BOYD GAMING CORP Concur Invoice; CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
Club Med; CLUB MEDITERRANEE SA Concur Mobile; CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES INC
Club Med Decouverte; CLUB MEDITERRANEE SA Concur Travel & Expense; CONCUR
Club Moativation; QMH UK LTD TECHNOLOGIES INC
Club Voyages; TRANSAT AT INC Condor; THOMAS COOK GROUP PLC
CNL Commercial Real Estate; CNL FINANCIAL Condor Service (The); MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING
GROUP INC COMPANY SA
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Congress Center (The); LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP Crystal Cruises; NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI
(THE VENETIAN) KAISHA (NYK)
Conrad Hotels and Resorts; HILTON HOTELS CORP Crystal Mountain; BOYNE USA RESORTS
Continental Design & Supply Company; INTERSTATE CS&S International; BAE SYSTEMS PLC
HOTELS AND RESORTS INC CSA Airtours AS; CESKE AEROLINIE AS
Continental Micronesia, Inc.; CONTINENTAL CSA Services s.r.o.; CESKE AEROLINIE AS
AIRLINES INC CSA Support s.r.o.; CESKE AEROLINIE AS
Copacabana Palace; ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS LTD Ctrip Computer Technology Co., Ltd.; CTRIP.COM
Copthorne Hotels; MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE Ctrip Travel Information Technology Co., Ltd.;
HOTELS PLC CTRIP.COM
Corbeil Electrique, Inc.; SEARS CANADA INC Ctrip Travel Network Technology Co., Ltd.;
Corporate Travel Management Group; CORPTRAV CTRIP.COM
MANAGEMENT GROUP Ctrip.com; CTRIP.COM
CORREX; TRX INC Ctrip.com International, Ltd.; HOME INNS & HOTELS
Costa Cruises; CARNIVAL CORPORATION MANAGEMENT INC
Costco Wholesale Corp; COSTCO TRAVEL INC Cubeless; SABRE HOLDINGS CORP
Cotai Strip; LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP (THE Cunard Line; CARNIVAL CORPORATION
VENETIAN) CWT Freedom; CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL
Country Hearth Inn; AMERICA'S BEST CWT Program Management Center; CARLSON
FRANCHISING INC WAGONLIT TRAVEL
Country Inn; REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP AB Cypress Mountain; BOYNE USA RESORTS
Country Inns & Suites By Carlson; CARLSON HOTELS Czech Airline Charter; CESKE AEROLINIE AS
WORLDWIDE Czech Airline Handling; CESKE AEROLINIE AS
Country Inns and Suites; CARLSON COMPANIES INC Dairy Queen; BOWLIN TRAVEL CENTERS INC
Country Pride; TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA Dairy Queen/Brazier; BOWLIN TRAVEL CENTERS
LLC INC
Courtyard; THARALDSON ENTERPRISES INC Darley Investments, Ltd.; RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
Courtyard by Marriott; LODGIAN INC Days Hotel; DAYS INN WORLDWIDE INC
Courtyard by Marriott Northwest; DOYLE Days Inn; WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE
COLLECTION (THE) Days Inn & Suites; DAYS INN WORLDWIDE INC
Courtyard Residence Inn; MARRIOTT Days Inn Business Place; DAYS INN WORLDWIDE
INTERNATIONAL INC INC
Cove Atlantis (The); KERZNER INTERNATIONAL DB Fernverkehr AG; DEUTSCHE BAHN AG
HOLDINGS LIMITED DB Regio AG; DEUTSCHE BAHN AG
Cranmore Mountain Resort; BOOTH CREEK SKI DB Stadtverkehr GmbH; DEUTSCHE BAHN AG
HOLDINGS INC Deer Air; JET AVIATION MANAGEMENT AG
Crazy Girls; RIVIERA HOLDINGS CORP Delano South Beach; MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO
Crestline Hotels & Resorts, Inc.; BARCELO Delta AirElite; DELTA AIRLINES INC
CRESTLINE CORPORATION Delta Airlines Inc; COMAIR INC
Crillon; GROUPE DU LOUVRE Delta Connection; MESA AIR GROUP INC
Croke Park Hotel (The); DOYLE COLLECTION (THE) Delta Connection; SKYWEST INC
CrossCountry Rail; ARRIVA PLC Delta Connection; ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST
Crossland; HVM LLC AIRLINES INC
Crowne Plaza; QMH UK LTD Delta Connection; COMAIR INC
Crowne Plaza; SUNBURST HOSPITALITY Delta Connection Program; DELTA AIRLINES INC
CORPORATION Delta Downs Racetrack & Casino; BOYD GAMING
Crowne Plaza; LODGIAN INC CORP
Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts; Deluxe Collection; WORLDHOTELS
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC Departures; AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
Crowne Plaza Milwaukee Airport; INTERSTATE DeskTop KK; HOGG ROBINSON GROUP PLC
HOTELS AND RESORTS INC Detica; BAE SYSTEMS PLC
Cruise.com; OMEGA WORLD TRAVEL Deutsche Lufthansa AG; SWISS INTERNATIONAL
Crunchtime Culinary Services Sdn Bhd; AIRASIA AIR LINES
BERHAD Deutsche Lufthansa AG; BRITISH MIDLAND
AIRWAYS LTD (BMI)
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Diamond Resorts International; DIAMOND RESORTS Eastern & Oriental Express Railway; ORIENT-
HOLDINGS LLC EXPRESS HOTELS LTD
Direct Holidays; THOMAS COOK GROUP PLC Eastern Discovery; AMERICANTOURS
Discovery Student Adventures; AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL
GROUP INC easyBus; EASYGROUP
Disney Cruise Line; WALT DISNEY PARKS & easyCar; EASYGROUP
RESORTS easyCruise; EASYGROUP
Disney Vacation Club; WALT DISNEY PARKS & easyGroup; EASYJET PLC
RESORTS easyHotel; EASYGROUP
Disneyland; WALT DISNEY PARKS & RESORTS easyInternetcafe; EASYGROUP
Disneyland Park; EURO DISNEY SCA easyJet; EASYGROUP
Disneyland Resort Paris; EURO DISNEY SCA easyJet Aircraft Company Limited; EASYJET PLC
DISTANCIA; GRUPO TACA easyJet Airline Company Limited; EASYJET PLC
Djoser; HOLIDAYBREAK PLC easyJet Leasing Limited; EASYJET PLC
DLF Hotels; DLF LIMITED easyJet Malta Limited; EASYJET PLC
DLF Limited; AMAN RESORTS easyJet Sterling Limited; EASYJET PLC
Dnata; EMIRATES GROUP (THE) easyJet Switzerland S.A.; EASYJET PLC
DNC Boston; DELAWARE NORTH COMPANIES easyMobile; EASYGROUP
INC easyPizza; EASYGROUP
DNC Gaming Hospitality Group; DELAWARE NORTH eBookers; ORBITZ WORLDWIDE INC
COMPANIES INC Econo Lodge; CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL
DNC International; DELAWARE NORTH INC
COMPANIES INC EDL Hotels S.C.A.; EURO DISNEY SCA
DNC Parks & Resorts; DELAWARE NORTH Egencia; EXPEDIA INC
COMPANIES INC EIH Limited; OBEROI GROUP (EIH LTD)
DNC Sportservice; DELAWARE NORTH Eimskip-CTG; HF EIMSKIPAFELAG ISLANDS
COMPANIES INC eLong; EXPEDIA INC
DNC Travel Hospitality Services; DELAWARE NORTH EMA; AEROVIAS DE MEXICO SA DE CV
COMPANIES INC (AEROMEXICO)
Doha International Airport; QATAR AIRWAYS EMA; AEROLITORAL SA DE CV (AEROMEXICO
Dollar Rent A Car, Inc.; DOLLAR THRIFTY CONNECT)
AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC EMB; EMBRAER BRASILIAN AVIATION
Dollar Thrifty Funding Corp.; DOLLAR THRIFTY COMPANY
AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC Embassy Suites; HILTON HOTELS CORP
Don CeSar Beach Resort & Spa; LOEWS HOTELS Emirates Airline; EMIRATES GROUP (THE)
HOLDING CORPORATION Emirates Holidays; EMIRATES GROUP (THE)
Dorney Park; CEDAR FAIR LP Emirates Hotels & Resorts; EMIRATES GROUP (THE)
DriveAmerica; AMERICANTOURS Emirates SkyCargo; EMIRATES GROUP (THE)
INTERNATIONAL Empire Builder; AMTRAK (NATIONAL RAILROAD
DTG Operations, Inc.; DOLLAR THRIFTY PASSENGER CORP)
AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC EmQuest; EMIRATES GROUP (THE)
Durham School Services; NATIONAL EXPRESS Encore Suites at Wynn Las Vegas; WYNN RESORTS
GROUP PLC LIMITED
Dynasty Hotel of Hawaii, Inc.; CHINA AIRLINES Encore Suites at Wynn Macau; WYNN RESORTS
Dynasty Properties Co., Ltd.; CHINA AIRLINES LIMITED
E&P Financing Limited Partnership; SUPERTEL Enterprise Car Sales; ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS
HOSPITALITY INC Enterprise Fleet Management; ENTERPRISE
E&P REIT Trust; SUPERTEL HOSPITALITY INC HOLDINGS
EADS Astrium; EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC Enterprise Rent-a-Car (ERAC); ENTERPRISE
DEFENSE AND SPACE CO (EADS) HOLDINGS
EADS Norway NUF; EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC Enterprise Truck Rental; ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS
DEFENSE AND SPACE CO (EADS) Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc; THOUSAND TRAILS
Eagle Air; AIR NEW ZEALAND LTD INC
EarlyBird Check-in; SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO e-Reservation Center; CAREY INTERNATIONAL INC
Plunkett Research, Ltd. www.plunkettresearch.com
ERJ; EMBRAER BRASILIAN AVIATION Executive Travel Associates LLC; HOGG ROBINSON
COMPANY GROUP PLC
Escort; BALBOA TRAVEL INC eXhilaration; LASTMINUTE.COM
ESPA; RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL COMPANY LLC Exodus; TUI TRAVEL PLC
(THE) Expedia Inc; HOTELS.COM LP
ESPN Inc; WALT DISNEY COMPANY (THE) Expedia Inc; HOTWIRE INC
Etap; ACCOR SA Expedia Local Expert; EXPEDIA INC
Etihad; VIRGIN BLUE AIRLINES PTY LTD Explore; HOLIDAYBREAK PLC
Etihad Crystal Cargo; ETIHAD AIRWAYS Express Ground Handling; QANTAS AIRWAYS LTD
Etihad Holidays; ETIHAD AIRWAYS ExpressJet Airlines, Inc.; EXPRESSJET HOLDINGS
e-Travel, Inc.; AMADEUS IT GROUP SA INC
Euro Disney Associes S.C.A. (EDA); EURO DISNEY ExpressJet Services LLC; EXPRESSJET HOLDINGS
SCA INC
Eurocamp; HOLIDAYBREAK PLC Extended Stay America; HVM LLC
Eurocopter; EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENSE Extended Stay Deluxe; HVM LLC
AND SPACE CO (EADS) Extended Stay Hotels; HVM LLC
Eurolines; NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC ExxonMobil; BOWLIN TRAVEL CENTERS INC
EuroLOT SA; POLSKIE LINIE LOTNICZE LOT F110; GE AVIATION
Europa Service Car, Ltd.; SIXT Fairfield Inn; MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Fairfield Inn; THARALDSON ENTERPRISES INC
Europe Container Terminals; NIPPON YUSEN Fairfield Resorts Inc.; WYNDHAM VACATION
KABUSHIKI KAISHA (NYK) OWNERSHIP
Europea Microfusioni Aerospaziali SpA; ROLLSROYCE Fairmont; STRATEGIC HOTELS AND RESORTS
PLC INC
European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co (EADS); Fairmont Golf; FAIRMONT RAFFLES HOTELS
AIRBUS SAS INTERNATIONAL INC
Europorte Channel; EUROTUNNEL GROUP Fairmont Hotels & Resorts; FAIRMONT RAFFLES
Eurostar; EUROTUNNEL GROUP HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC
Eurostar; SNCF GROUP (THE) Fairmont Residences; FAIRMONT RAFFLES HOTELS
Evergreen Agricultural Enterprises; EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL INC
HOLDINGS INC Fairmont San Francisco; FAIRMONT RAFFLES
Evergreen Aircraft Sales and Leasing Co; EVERGREEN HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC
HOLDINGS INC Falcon; DASSAULT AVIATION SA
Evergreen Aviation Ground Logistics Enterprises; Falcon 2000LX; DASSAULT AVIATION SA
EVERGREEN HOLDINGS INC Falcon 7X; DASSAULT AVIATION SA
Evergreen Helicopters Inc; EVERGREEN HOLDINGS Falcon 900LX; DASSAULT AVIATION SA
INC Far East Hydrofoil Co. Ltd.; SHUN TAK HOLDINGS
Evergreen International Airlines Inc; EVERGREEN LIMITED
HOLDINGS INC Farimont Gold; FAIRMONT RAFFLES HOTELS
Evergreen Maintenance Center Inc; EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL INC
HOLDINGS INC Faroe Ship; HF EIMSKIPAFELAG ISLANDS
Evergreen Orchards; EVERGREEN HOLDINGS INC FelCor Lodging Limited Partnership; FELCOR
EverGreen Rooms; AMERICA'S BEST LODGING TRUST
FRANCHISING INC Fiesta Rancho Casino Hotel; STATION CASINOS INC
Evergreen Unmanned Systems Inc; EVERGREEN Finnair Cargo; FINNAIR OYJ
HOLDINGS INC Finnair Catering; FINNAIR OYJ
Excalibur; MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL Finnair Facilities Management; FINNAIR OYJ
Excell Duct Cleaning, Inc.; SEARS CANADA INC Finnair Group; FINNAIR OYJ
ExecuCar; SUPERSHUTTLE INTERNATIONAL INC Firefly; MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM BERHAD
ExecuStay; MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC First Capital Connect; FIRSTGROUP PLC
Executive Airlines, Inc.; AMR CORP (AMERICAN First Choice Holidays PLC; TUI AG
AIRLINES) First Class Collection; WORLDHOTELS
Executive Jet Management; NETJETS INC First Great Western; FIRSTGROUP PLC
Executive Service Plan; TRT HOLDINGS First ScotRail; FIRSTGROUP PLC
First Transit; FIRSTGROUP PLC
Plunkett Research, Ltd. www.plunkettresearch.com
FirstGroup PLC; GREYHOUND LINES INC Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center;
Flagg Ranch Resort; INTERNATIONAL LEISURE GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CO
HOSTS LTD Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center;
Flamingo; HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT INC GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CO
Flatbreadz; HMSHOST CORP Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center; GAYLORD
Flowers by Sears; SEARS CANADA INC ENTERTAINMENT CO
Fly.com; TRAVELZOO Gaylord Springs Golf Links; GAYLORD
Flying Blue; AIR FRANCE-KLM SA ENTERTAINMENT CO
Flying Club; VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center; GAYLORD
FMR Corp (Fidelity Investments); BOSTONCOACH ENTERTAINMENT CO
Food & Wine; AMERICAN EXPRESS CO GDS Distribution; PEGASUS SOLUTIONS INC
Fork in the Road; TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA GE Engine Leasing; GE AVIATION
LLC GE Engine Services; GE AVIATION
Formula 1; ACCOR SA Gemini; AMERICAN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Fortress Investment Group LLC; INTRAWEST INC
CORPORATION General Dynamics; JET AVIATION MANAGEMENT
Fortune Park Hotels Limited; ITC LIMITED AG
Four Points; STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS General Dynamics Corp; GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE
WORLDWIDE INC CORP
Four Points by Sheraton; STARWOOD CAPITAL General Electric Co (GE); GE AVIATION
GROUP GLOBAL LLC General Electric Co (GE); NBC UNIVERSAL
Four Seasons; HOST HOTELS & RESORTS LP General Jackson Showboat; GAYLORD
Four Seasons; STRATEGIC HOTELS AND RESORTS ENTERTAINMENT CO
INC Geodis; SNCF GROUP (THE)
Four Seasons Hotels; FOUR SEASONS HOTELS Get There; CORPTRAV MANAGEMENT GROUP
Four Seasons Private Residences; FOUR SEASONS Getaways; INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP INC
HOTELS GetThere; SABRE TRAVEL NETWORK
Four Seasons Resort; HOTEL PROPERTIES LTD GetThere.com; SABRE TRAVEL NETWORK
Fractional Jet Ownership; NETJETS INC GetThere.com; SABRE HOLDINGS CORP
Free Spirit; SPIRIT AIRLINES INC Glenwood Golf Club; SUNBURST HOSPITALITY
Freighter Prince Ltd.; CHINA AIRLINES CORPORATION
Freighter Princess Ltd.; CHINA AIRLINES Global Aviation Holdings Inc; WORLD AIRWAYS INC
Freighter Queen, Ltd.; CHINA AIRLINES Global Explorer; KINGFISHER AIRLINES LTD
Fresh Attractions Deli; HMSHOST CORP Global Services & Support; BOEING COMPANY
Frontier Airlines; MIDWEST AIR GROUP INC (THE)
Frontier Airlines Holdings; REPUBLIC AIRWAYS Go Ahead London; GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC (THE)
HOLDINGS INC Go Fly; EASYJET PLC
Frontier Airlines, Inc.; REPUBLIC AIRWAYS go! Mokulele; MESA AIR GROUP INC
HOLDINGS INC GOGO Worldwide Vacations; LIBERTY TRAVEL INC
Funset Boulevard; MARCUS CORPORATION (THE) Gol; GOL LINHAS AEREAS INTELIGENTES SA
G150; GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP GOL Corporate Card; GOL LINHAS AEREAS
G200; GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP INTELIGENTES SA
G350; GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP Gold Coast Hotel and Casino; BOYD GAMING CORP
G450; GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP Gold Crown Club International; BEST WESTERN
G500; GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP INTERNATIONAL INC
G550; GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP Gold Flake Corporation Limited; ITC LIMITED
G650; GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP Golden Tulip Hotels; GOLDEN TULIP HOSPITALITY
G7 Groupe; ADA GROUP
Gaige House; JOIE DE VIVRE HOSPITALITY Golden Tulip Resort; GOLDEN TULIP HOSPITALITY
Galileo; TRAVELPORT LIMITED GROUP
Gardaland Resort; MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS Gold's Gym International; TRT HOLDINGS
GROUP LTD Gollog Operations; GOL LINHAS AEREAS
Gateway Travel Management; CARLSON WAGONLIT INTELIGENTES SA
TRAVEL Govia; GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC (THE)
Gran Melia; SOL MELIA SA
Plunkett Research, Ltd. www.plunkettresearch.com
Grand Hotel Europe; ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS Harrah’s Operating Company Inc; HARRAH'S
LTD ENTERTAINMENT INC
Grand Hyatt; HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION Harrah's Entertainment Inc; RIO PROPERTIES INC
Grand Jolly Srl; NH HOTELES SA Hawaii World & Distinguished Resorts; PLEASANT
Grand Lodge Hotel; CRESTED BUTTE MOUNTAIN HOLIDAYS LLC
RESORT INC Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.; HAWAIIAN AIRLINES INC
Grand Ole Opry; GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT CO Heathrow Airport; BAA PLC
Grand Teton Lodge Company; VAIL RESORTS INC Heathrow Express; BAA PLC
Gray Line New York Sightseeing; COACH USA LLC Heide Park; MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS GROUP
Great Britain Rail Freight; EUROTUNNEL GROUP LTD
Great West (The); AMERICANTOURS Herbst Gaming Inc; SANDS REGENT
INTERNATIONAL Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation; HERTZ GLOBAL
Grecotel; TUI AG HOLDINGS INC
Green Collection; HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC Hertz Fun Collection; HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS
Greenlee; TEXTRON INC INC
Greyhound CourierXpress; GREYHOUND LINES INC Hhonors; HILTON HOTELS CORP
Greyhound Lines Inc; TRAILWAYS Hibernation House; WINTER SPORTS INC
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INC HighTouch; CORPTRAV MANAGEMENT GROUP
Greyhound Lines Inc; FIRSTGROUP PLC Hilton; JOHN Q HAMMONS HOTELS LLC
Greyhound Package Xpress; GREYHOUND LINES INC Hilton Garden Inn Baton Rouge Airport; INTERSTATE
Groupe A2C; SNCF GROUP (THE) HOTELS AND RESORTS INC
Groupe AREP; SNCF GROUP (THE) Hilton Garden Vacations Company LLC; HILTON
Grupo Aeromexico; AEROLITORAL SA DE CV HOTELS CORP
(AEROMEXICO CONNECT) Hilton Group plc; HILTON HOTELS CORP
Grupo Ferrovial SA; BAA PLC Hilton Group plc; LODGIAN INC
Grupotel; TUI AG Hilton/Embassy Suites; HOST HOTELS & RESORTS
GTA (Gullivers Travel Associates); TRAVELPORT LP
LIMITED HLC Hotels, Inc; SUPERTEL HOSPITALITY INC
Guangshen Railway; GUANGSHEN RAILWAY CO Hoegaarden; ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV NV
LTD Hogg Robinson Group plc; HOGG ROBINSON GROUP
Guangzhou Nanland Air Catering Company Limited; NORTH AMERICA
CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES CO LTD Hogg Robinson Westminster (Hong Kong) Ltd; HOGG
Guaranteed Best Rate; SUPER 8 MOTELS INC ROBINSON GROUP PLC
Guaranteed Best Rate; HOWARD JOHNSON Holiday Autos; LASTMINUTE.COM
INTERNATIONAL INC Holiday Bikes; ADA
Guizhou Airlines Co., Ltd.; CHINA SOUTHERN Holiday Inn; QMH UK LTD
AIRLINES CO LTD Holiday Inn; INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS
GuocoLeisure Limited; GUOMAN HOTELS LIMITED GROUP PLC
Hainan Airlines; AIR BERLIN PLC & CO Holiday Inn; LODGIAN INC
LUFTVERKEHRS KG Holiday Inn Express; SUNBURST HOSPITALITY
Hamlet Holdings LLC; HARRAH'S CORPORATION
ENTERTAINMENT INC Holiday Inn Express; INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS
Hampton Inn; HILTON HOTELS CORP GROUP PLC
Hanjin Group; KOREAN AIR LINES CO LTD HolidayAutos.com; TRAVELOCITY.COM LP
HanTing Express Hotels; CHINA LODGING GROUP HolidayCars; WIZZ AIR HUNGARY AIRLINES LTD
LTD Holland America Line; CARNIVAL CORPORATION
HanTing Hi Inn; CHINA LODGING GROUP LTD Home Inns & Hotel Management Inc.; CTRIP.COM
HanTing Seasons Hotels; CHINA LODGING GROUP Home Turf Sports Bar & Grill; HMSHOST CORP
LTD HomeAway.co.uk; HOMEAWAY INC
Hapag-Lloyd AG; TUI AG HomeAway.de; HOMEAWAY INC
Harbour Plaza Hotels & Resorts; HUTCHISON Homebox; ADA
WHAMPOA PROPERTIES LTD Homelidays.com; HOMEAWAY INC
Hard Rock Cafe; HOTEL PROPERTIES LTD Homestead Studio Suites; HVM LLC
Hard Rock Hotel; HOTEL PROPERTIES LTD Hong Kong Airport Services Limited; CATHAY
Hard Rock Hotels; SOL MELIA SA PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD
Plunkett Research, Ltd. www.plunkettresearch.com
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort; WALT DISNEY PARKS HRG Consulting; HOGG ROBINSON GROUP NORTH
& RESORTS AMERICA
Hong Kong Dragon Airlines (Dragonair); SWIRE HRG Intellect; HOGG ROBINSON GROUP NORTH
PACIFIC LTD AMERICA
Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited (Dragonair); HRG Portugal; HOGG ROBINSON GROUP PLC
CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD HRG Spain; HOGG ROBINSON GROUP PLC
Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Company Limited; HRG Sudan; HOGG ROBINSON GROUP PLC
HUTCHISON WHAMPOA PROPERTIES LTD HUD Group (The); SWIRE PACIFIC LTD
Horizon Air Industries Inc; ALASKA AIR GROUP INC Hudson; MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO
Horseshoe; HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT INC Hull Trains; FIRSTGROUP PLC
Horseshu Hotel & Casino; AMERISTAR CASINOS INC Hulu LLC; NBC UNIVERSAL
Hospitality Properties Trust; TRAVELCENTERS OF Hutchison Premium Services; HUTCHISON
AMERICA LLC WHAMPOA PROPERTIES LTD
Hotel Acquisition Company LLC; INTERSTATE Hutchison Properties Limited; HUTCHISON
HOTELS AND RESORTS INC WHAMPOA PROPERTIES LTD
Hotel Burnham; KIMPTON HOTEL & RESTAURANT Hutchison Whampoa Limited; HUTCHISON
GROUP LLC WHAMPOA PROPERTIES LTD
Hotel Corporation of India Ltd.; NATIONAL HwaHsia Company, Ltd.; CHINA AIRLINES
AVIATION COMPANY OF INDIA LIMITED Hyatt; HOST HOTELS & RESORTS LP
Hotel Crillon; STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP Hyatt; STRATEGIC HOTELS AND RESORTS INC
GLOBAL LLC Hyatt Gold Passport; HYATT HOTELS
Hotel d’Acceuil Touristique; EURO DISNEY SCA CORPORATION
Hotel de Paris; SOCIETE DES BAINS DE MER ET DU Hyatt Regency; HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION
CERCLE Hyatt Resorts; HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION
Hotel Erwin Venice Beach; JOIE DE VIVRE Hyatt Summerfield Suites; HYATT HOTELS
HOSPITALITY CORPORATION
Hotel Hermitage; SOCIETE DES BAINS DE MER ET Hyatt Vacation Club; HYATT HOTELS
DU CERCLE CORPORATION
Hotel Indigo; INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS IAL Airport Services Limited; NATIONAL AVIATION
GROUP PLC COMPANY OF INDIA LIMITED
Hotel Linnea; SCANDIC HOTELS AB Ibis; ACCOR NORTH AMERICA
HOTEL METS; EAST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY IC Card; KINTETSU CORPORATION
Hotel Missoni; REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP AB IgoUgo.com; TRAVELOCITY.COM LP
Hotel Package Deals; HOWARD JOHNSON Ikoma Sanju Yuenchi; KINTETSU CORPORATION
INTERNATIONAL INC Il Mulino New York; TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT
Hotel Rex; JOIE DE VIVRE HOSPITALITY RESORTS INC
Hotel Rivoli; SCANDIC HOTELS AB Indian Hotels Company Ltd. (The); INDIAN HOTEL
Hotel Salpaus; SCANDIC HOTELS AB COMPANY LIMITED (THE)
Hotel Tomo; JOIE DE VIVRE HOSPITALITY IndiTravel Private Limited; INDIAN HOTEL
Hotel Vintage Park; KIMPTON HOTEL & COMPANY LIMITED (THE)
RESTAURANT GROUP LLC Insignia; OCEANIA CRUISES
Hotel Vintage Plaza; KIMPTON HOTEL & InTech Aerospace Service LP; EXPRESSJET
RESTAURANT GROUP LLC HOLDINGS INC
HotelClub; ORBITZ WORLDWIDE INC Integrated System Technologies; BAE SYSTEMS PLC
HotelFactory; PEGASUS SOLUTIONS INC Intelligent Airlines Inc; GOL LINHAS AEREAS
Hotels.com LP; EXPEDIA INC INTELIGENTES SA
Hot-Fares; HOTWIRE INC Interbrew; ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV NV
Hot-Rates; HOTWIRE INC InterContinental; STRATEGIC HOTELS AND
Hotwire Inc; EXPEDIA INC RESORTS INC
House of Blues Hotel; LASALLE HOTEL InterContinental Hotels and Resorts;
PROPERTIES INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC
Howard Johnson; WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE InterContinental Hotels Group plc; LODGIAN INC
HPL Hotels & Resorts Pte Ltd; HOTEL PROPERTIES Interstate Hotels and Resorts Inc; SUNSTONE HOTEL
LTD INVESTORS INC
HRG Bangladesh; HOGG ROBINSON GROUP PLC Interval International; SNOWDANCE LLC
Plunkett Research, Ltd. www.plunkettresearch.com
Interval International, Inc; INTERVAL LEISURE Just Gym; GUOMAN HOTELS LIMITED
GROUP INC Just Us Kids; SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS
Interval Leisure Group; INTERVAL CORP
INTERNATIONAL Kabuki Springs & Spa; JOIE DE VIVRE
Interval World; INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY
Iron Skillet; TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA LLC Kal Airways Pvt. Ltd.; SPICEJET LTD
Island Hospitality Management; INNKEEPERS USA Kamping Kabins; KAMPGROUNDS OF AMERICA
TRUST INC
ITC Infotech India Limited; ITC LIMITED Kamping Kottages; KAMPGROUNDS OF AMERICA
Ivillage Inc; NBC UNIVERSAL INC
J.E. Robert Companies; JAMESON INN INC Kamping Lodges; KAMPGROUNDS OF AMERICA
Jacobsen; TEXTRON INC INC
JAL Hotels Co., Ltd.; JAL GROUP Kanto Area Network; EAST JAPAN RAILWAY
JAL Tours Co., Ltd.; JAL GROUP COMPANY
JALCard, Inc.; JAL GROUP Kautex; TEXTRON INC
JALPAK Co., Ltd.; JAL GROUP Kayak Private Sale; KAYAK.COM
Japan Airlines Corporation; JAL GROUP Kayak Travel Index; KAYAK.COM
Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd.; JAL GROUP Kayak Traveler; KAYAK.COM
Japanican.com; JTB GLOBAL MARKETING & kayak.co.uk; KAYAK.COM
TRAVEL Keio Bus Koganei Co., Ltd.; KEIO CORPORATION
Jazz; AIR CANADA Keio Dentetsu Bus Co., Ltd; KEIO CORPORATION
JER Partners; JAMESON INN INC Keio Department Store Co., Ltd.; KEIO
Jet Airways Konnect; JET AIRWAYS INDIA LTD CORPORATION
Jet Blue Features; JETBLUE AIRWAYS Keio Plaza Hotel Co., Ltd.; KEIO CORPORATION
CORPORATION Keio Realty and Development Co., Ltd.; KEIO
JetBlue Airways; AER LINGUS GROUP PLC CORPORATION
JetBlue Getaways; JETBLUE AIRWAYS Keio Retail Service Co., Ltd.; KEIO CORPORATION
CORPORATION Keio Travel Agency Co., Ltd.; KEIO CORPORATION
JetCard; AIR PARTNER PLC Keisei Bus, Ltd.; KEISEI ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO
JetLite; JET AIRWAYS INDIA LTD LTD
JetPrivilege; JET AIRWAYS INDIA LTD Keisei Construction, Inc.; KEIHIN ELECTRIC
Jetstar; QANTAS AIRWAYS LTD EXPRESS RAILWAY CO LTD
Jin Air; KOREAN AIR LINES CO LTD Keisei Construction, Inc.; KEISEI ELECTRIC
JJF Management Services, Inc.; RENT-A-WRECK OF RAILWAY CO LTD
AMERICA INC Keisei Development Co., Ltd.; KEIHIN ELECTRIC
John Q. Hammons Hotels Management LLC; JOHN Q EXPRESS RAILWAY CO LTD
HAMMONS HOTELS LLC Keisei Group; KEISEI ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO
Jonview Canada; TRANSAT AT INC LTD
JR Central; CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY Keisei Land Co., Ltd.; KEIHIN ELECTRIC EXPRESS
COMPANY RAILWAY CO LTD
JR Kyoto Isetan; WEST JAPAN RAILWAY Keisei Motors Ltd.; KEIHIN ELECTRIC EXPRESS
COMPANY RAILWAY CO LTD
JR Tokai; CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY Keisei Rose Garden; KEIHIN ELECTRIC EXPRESS
JR Tokai Hotels Co., Ltd.; CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY CO LTD
RAILWAY COMPANY Keisei Rose Garden, Ltd.; KEISEI ELECTRIC
JR Tokai Information Systems Co.; CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY CO LTD
RAILWAY COMPANY KI Group, Inc.; AMERICA'S BEST FRANCHISING
JR Tokai Real Estate Co., Ltd.; CENTRAL JAPAN INC
RAILWAY COMPANY King David Club; EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES LTD
JR Tokai Tours; CENTRAL JAPAN RAILWAY King Maker Marketing, Inc.; ITC LIMITED
COMPANY King’s Ferry; NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC
JR-West; WEST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY Kingfisher Airlines; UB GROUP (THE)
JTB Corp.; JTB GLOBAL MARKETING & TRAVEL Kingfisher Class; KINGFISHER AIRLINES LTD
Jurys Doyle Hotel Group; DOYLE COLLECTION Kingfisher First; KINGFISHER AIRLINES LTD
(THE) Kingfisher Holidays; KINGFISHER AIRLINES LTD
Plunkett Research, Ltd. www.plunkettresearch.com
Loews Philadelphia Hotel; LOEWS HOTELS Mandarin Orchard Singapore; MERITUS HOTELS &
HOLDING CORPORATION RESORTS INC
Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando; Mandarin Oriental; MANDARIN ORIENTAL
LOEWS HOTELS HOLDING CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL LTD
Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando; Mandarin Oriental Holding Company Limited;
LOEWS HOTELS HOLDING CORPORATION MANDARIN ORIENTAL INTERNATIONAL LTD
London Eye (The); MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited; UB GROUP
GROUP LTD (THE)
Longhouse Hospitality; JAMESON INN INC Marcus Hotels and Resorts; MARCUS CORPORATION
Loon Mountain Recreation Corp.; BOYNE USA (THE)
RESORTS Marcus Majestic of Brookfield (The); MARCUS
LOT Auto Services; POLSKIE LINIE LOTNICZE CORPORATION (THE)
LOT Marcus Midtown Cinema; MARCUS CORPORATION
LOT Cargo; POLSKIE LINIE LOTNICZE LOT (THE)
LOT Catering; POLSKIE LINIE LOTNICZE LOT Marcus Theatres; MARCUS CORPORATION (THE)
LOT Polish Airlines; POLSKIE LINIE LOTNICZE Marina; OCEANIA CRUISES
LOT Marina Bay Sands; LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP (THE
LOT Services; POLSKIE LINIE LOTNICZE LOT VENETIAN)
Lowest Internet Price Guarantee; HVM LLC Marina Mandarin Singapore; MERITUS HOTELS &
LowestFare.com; PRICELINE.COM INC RESORTS INC
LSG Service Holding AG; DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA Marriott; HOST HOTELS & RESORTS LP
AG Marriott; JOHN Q HAMMONS HOTELS LLC
LSG Sky Chefs; DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG Marriott; STRATEGIC HOTELS AND RESORTS INC
LTU Lufttransport-Unternehmen GmbH; AIR BERLIN Marriott Hotels and Resorts; MARRIOTT
PLC & CO LUFTVERKEHRS KG INTERNATIONAL INC
Lucky Streak; GREYHOUND LINES INC Marriott International Inc; RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL
Lucy Strike Lanes; RIO PROPERTIES INC COMPANY LLC (THE)
Lufthansa Airlines; DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG Marriott International Inc; LODGIAN INC
Lufthansa Cargo AG; DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG Martinair; KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES
Lufthansa Systems AG; DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG Martinair; AIR FRANCE-KLM SA
Lufthansa Technik AG; DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA AG Martinair Cargo; MARTINAIR HOLLAND NV
Lumiere Place; PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT INC Martinair Flight School B.V.; MARTINAIR HOLLAND
Luxor; MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL NV
Luxury Collection; STARWOOD HOTELS & Martinair Food; MARTINAIR HOLLAND NV
RESORTS WORLDWIDE INC Martinair Promotions; MARTINAIR HOLLAND NV
Lynx Airlines, Inc.; REPUBLIC AIRWAYS Marylebone Hotel (The); DOYLE COLLECTION
HOLDINGS INC (THE)
Lyria; SNCF GROUP (THE) MAS Aerospace Engineering; MALAYSIAN AIRLINE
Madame Tussauds; MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS SYSTEM BERHAD
GROUP LTD MASkargo; MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd; BERHAD
MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LIMITED Masquerade Village Shops; RIO PROPERTIES INC
Mahindra Intertrade Limited; MAHINDRA & Mass Transit Railway Corporation; MTR CORP LTD
MAHINDRA LIMITED MASWings; MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM
Mahindra Lifescapes; MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA BERHAD
LIMITED Material Services Co., Inc.; US AIRWAYS GROUP INC
Mahindra Rural Housing Finance Ltd; MAHINDRA & Matmid Frequent Flyer Club; EL AL ISRAEL
MAHINDRA LIMITED AIRLINES LTD
Maidens Hotel; OBEROI GROUP (EIH LTD) Maui Condo; INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL
MainStay Suites; CHOICE HOTELS Maui Condo and Home, LLC; INTERVAL LEISURE
INTERNATIONAL INC GROUP INC
Malibu; PARQUES REUNIDOS SA Mazagan Beach Resort; KERZNER INTERNATIONAL
Malibu Grand Prix; PALACE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
Mandalay Bay; MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL MBDA; EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENSE AND
SPACE CO (EADS)
Plunkett Research, Ltd. www.plunkettresearch.com
McDowell & Co. Ltd.; UB GROUP (THE) Mobile Operations Center; CAREY INTERNATIONAL
McDowell’s No. 1 Whiskey; UB GROUP (THE) INC
MDI, Inc.; MESA AIR GROUP INC MobileSearch HE; AMERICAN SCIENCE &
ME; SOL MELIA SA ENGINEERING INC
Meadowlands Xanadu; COLONY CAPITAL LLC Modern Magic Hotel LLC; LASALLE HOTEL
MedHotels.com; LASTMINUTE.COM PROPERTIES
Megabus.com; STAGECOACH GROUP PLC Modrian Scottsdale; MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO
megabus.com; COACH USA LLC Mondrian Los Angeles; MORGANS HOTEL GROUP
Melia Hotels; SOL MELIA SA CO
Mercator; EMIRATES GROUP (THE) Monohakobi Technology Institute Co., Ltd.; NIPPON
Mercury Travels; OBEROI GROUP (EIH LTD) YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA (NYK)
Meritus Mandarin Haikou; MERITUS HOTELS & Mont Tremblant Ski Resort; INTRAWEST
RESORTS INC CORPORATION
Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa, Langkawi; Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort; SOCIETE DES
MERITUS HOTELS & RESORTS INC BAINS DE MER ET DU CERCLE
Meritus Shantou China; MERITUS HOTELS & Monte-Carlo Beach Hotel; SOCIETE DES BAINS DE
RESORTS INC MER ET DU CERCLE
Meteor Parking; GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC (THE) Monte-Carlo SBM; SOCIETE DES BAINS DE MER
Metrobus; GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC (THE) ET DU CERCLE
Metropolitan Hotels; EAST JAPAN RAILWAY Monticello Inn; KIMPTON HOTEL & RESTAURANT
COMPANY GROUP LLC
MexicanaClick; CIA MEXICANA DE AVIACION Moorings (The); TUI TRAVEL PLC
MexicanaElite; CIA MEXICANA DE AVIACION Morgans; MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO
MexicanaGO; CIA MEXICANA DE AVIACION Morley Fund Management; BAA PLC
MexicanaLink; CIA MEXICANA DE AVIACION Morning Eagle; WINTER SPORTS INC
MGM Grand Las Vegas; MGM RESORTS Motel 6; ACCOR NORTH AMERICA
INTERNATIONAL Mount Cook Airlines; AIR NEW ZEALAND LTD
MGM Mirage; MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL Mountain Creek Resort; INTRAWEST
MICE; BCD TRAVEL CORPORATION
Michigan's Adventure; CEDAR FAIR LP Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort (The); MTR
Midcoast Aviation; JET AVIATION MANAGEMENT GAMING GROUP INC
AG Mountaineering Conference Center; CRESTED BUTTE
Middle River Aircraft Systems; GE AVIATION MOUNTAIN RESORT INC
Midwest Airlines; MIDWEST AIR GROUP INC Mountasia; PALACE ENTERTAINMENT
Midwest Connect; MIDWEST AIR GROUP INC Mountasia; PALACE ENTERTAINMENT
Midwest Connect; SKYWEST INC Mountasia; PARQUES REUNIDOS SA
Mileage Plus Frequent Flier Program; UAL CORP MSC Cruises; MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING
Miles&Smiles; TURK HAVA YOLLARI AO (THY) COMPANY SA
Military Air Solutions; BAE SYSTEMS PLC MSNBC; NBC UNIVERSAL
Millennium Hotels and Resorts; MILLENNIUM & MTR Corp., Ltd.; GUANGSHEN RAILWAY CO LTD
COPTHORNE HOTELS PLC MyTravel Group plc; THOMAS COOK GROUP PLC
Millennium Restaurant; JOIE DE VIVRE Name Your Own Price; PRICELINE.COM INC
HOSPITALITY Naples Airport; BAA PLC
Mind. Body. Spa.; KIMPTON HOTEL & Narita Sky ACCESS; KEISEI ELECTRIC RAILWAY
RESTAURANT GROUP LLC CO LTD
Mirage; DASSAULT AVIATION SA National Car Rental; ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS
Mirage (The); MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL National Express Coach; NATIONAL EXPRESS
Miramax Film Corp; WALT DISNEY COMPANY GROUP PLC
(THE) National Express East Coast; NATIONAL EXPRESS
Miss Teen USA; TRUMP ORGANIZATION (THE) GROUP PLC
Miss Universe; TRUMP ORGANIZATION (THE) Nautica; OCEANIA CRUISES
Miss USA; TRUMP ORGANIZATION (THE) NAV Canada Bargaining Agents Association; NAV
Miyako Hotels & Resorts; KINTETSU CANADA
CORPORATION Naverus Inc; GE AVIATION
Navigator; BALBOA TRAVEL INC
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Neckerman; THOMAS COOK GROUP PLC Oberoi Hotels and Resorts; OBEROI GROUP (EIH
NetBooker Demand; PEGASUS SOLUTIONS INC LTD)
NetJets Aviation, Inc.; NETJETS INC Octopus Cards Limited; MTR CORP LTD
NetJets Europe; NETJETS INC Omega Meetings and Incentives; OMEGA WORLD
NetJets Executive Jet Management; NETJETS INC TRAVEL
NetJets International; NETJETS INC Omega Travel School; OMEGA WORLD TRAVEL
NetJets Middle East; NETJETS INC Omni Express; TRT HOLDINGS
Network & Space Systems; BOEING COMPANY Omni Hotels; TRT HOLDINGS
(THE) Omni Kids; TRT HOLDINGS
nEUROn; DASSAULT AVIATION SA OmniView; AMERICAN SCIENCE &
Newsflash; TRAVELZOO ENGINEERING INC
Nexion; SABRE TRAVEL NETWORK One Equity Partners; CARLSON WAGONLIT
NexionNet.com; SABRE TRAVEL NETWORK TRAVEL
NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH; AIR BERLIN PLC & CO One&Only; KERZNER INTERNATIONAL
LUFTVERKEHRS KG HOLDINGS LIMITED
Nikko Hotels International; JAL GROUP oneworld; KINGFISHER AIRLINES LTD
Nine Dollar Fare Club; SPIRIT AIRLINES INC oneworld alliance; BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC (BA)
Normandy Hotel (The); DOYLE COLLECTION (THE) Oneworld Alliance; IBERIA LINEAS AEREAS DE
North American Airlines, Inc.; GLOBAL AVIATION ESPANA SA
HOLDINGS INC Oneworld Alliance; CIA MEXICANA DE AVIACION
Northport Oy; FINNAIR OYJ oneworld Alliance; AMR CORP (AMERICAN
Northstar-at-Tahoe; BOOTH CREEK SKI HOLDINGS AIRLINES)
INC Oneworld Alliance; FINNAIR OYJ
Northwest Airlines; AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES OpenSkies Airlines; BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC (BA)
CORP Orbitz for Business; ORBITZ WORLDWIDE INC
Northwest Airlines Corp; DELTA AIRLINES INC Orbitz.com; ORBITZ WORLDWIDE INC
Norwegian Cruise Line; GENTING HONG KONG OrbitzTLC; ORBITZ WORLDWIDE INC
LIMITED Oriental Land Company; KEIHIN ELECTRIC
Norwegian Cruise Line; PLEASANT HOLIDAYS LLC EXPRESS RAILWAY CO LTD
Norwegian Dawn; GENTING HONG KONG LIMITED Orly; AEROPORTS DE PARIS
Norwegian Epic; GENTING HONG KONG LIMITED Otium Health and Leisure Club; GUOMAN HOTELS
Norwegian Gem; GENTING HONG KONG LIMITED LIMITED
Noulitours; TRANSAT AT INC Overseas Union Enterprise Ltd; MERITUS HOTELS &
Nouvelles Frontieres; TUI TRAVEL PLC RESORTS INC
Novotel; ACCOR SA Owner Advisory Board; DIAMOND RESORTS
Novotel; ACCOR NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS LLC
NTL: Telewest Business; VIRGIN GROUP LTD OwnersDirect.co.uk; HOMEAWAY INC
NYK Line; NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISHA Oxford Bus Company; GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC
(NYK) (THE)
NYK Line Inc.; NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI P & WTT Sti Care Flight Centre Ltd; TURK HAVA
KAISHA (NYK) YOLLARI AO (THY)
NYK Logistics Japan Co. Ltd; NIPPON YUSEN P&O Cruises; CARNIVAL CORPORATION
KABUSHIKI KAISHA (NYK) P&O Cruises Australia; CARNIVAL CORPORATION
NYK Reefers, Ltd.; NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI Pacfic Surfliner; AMTRAK (NATIONAL RAILROAD
KAISHA (NYK) PASSENGER CORP)
Oakbrook Travel/Emerald Cruises; CORPTRAV Pacific Blue; VIRGIN BLUE AIRLINES PTY LTD
MANAGEMENT GROUP Pacific Property Net; HUTCHISON WHAMPOA
Oakwood Apartment; OAKWOOD WORLDWIDE PROPERTIES LTD
Oakwood Corporate Housing; OAKWOOD Palace Entertainment; PARQUES REUNIDOS SA
WORLDWIDE Palace Station Hotel & Casino; STATION CASINOS
Oakwood Premier; OAKWOOD WORLDWIDE INC
Oakwood Residence; OAKWOOD WORLDWIDE Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino (The); LAS VEGAS SANDS
Oasis of the Seas; ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES CORP (THE VENETIAN)
LTD Panther; EUROPEAN AERONAUTIC DEFENSE AND
SPACE CO (EADS)
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Paradisus Resorts; SOL MELIA SA Private Label Company (The); LEADING HOTELS OF
Paramount Parks; CEDAR FAIR LP THE WORLD LTD (THE)
ParcelSearch; AMERICAN SCIENCE & Privilege Club; QATAR AIRWAYS
ENGINEERING INC Property & Hotels Group; HUTCHISON WHAMPOA
Park Inn; REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP AB PROPERTIES LTD
Park Inn by Radisson; CARLSON COMPANIES INC PSA Airlines, Inc.; US AIRWAYS GROUP INC
Park Inn Hotels; CARLSON HOTELS WORLDWIDE PT Abacus Distribution System; PT GARUDA
Park Management Group; JAMESON INN INC INDONESIA
Park Plaza; CARLSON COMPANIES INC PT Aero Systems Indonesia; PT GARUDA INDONESIA
Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts; CARLSON HOTELS PT Aerowisata; PT GARUDA INDONESIA
WORLDWIDE PT Garuda Maintenance Facility Aero Asia; PT
Parque Warner Madrid; PARQUES REUNIDOS SA GARUDA INDONESIA
Parques Reunidos; PALACE ENTERTAINMENT Pullman; ACCOR SA
Partnership Travel Consulting; HOGG ROBINSON Pullmantur; ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD
GROUP NORTH AMERICA Puma Service (The); MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING
Peak Tramways; HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI COMPANY SA
HOTELS LTD Q Catering; QANTAS AIRWAYS LTD
Pegasus Voice Services; PEGASUS SOLUTIONS INC Qantas Defense Service; QANTAS AIRWAYS LTD
Peninsula Clubs and Consultancy Services, Ltd.; Qantas Freight; QANTAS AIRWAYS LTD
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS LTD Qantas Holidays; QANTAS AIRWAYS LTD
Peninsula Group (The); HONGKONG AND QantasLink; QANTAS AIRWAYS LTD
SHANGHAI HOTELS LTD Qatar Airways; ASIANA AIRLINES INC
Peninsula Merchandising, Ltd.; HONGKONG AND Qatar Duty Free; QATAR AIRWAYS
SHANGHAI HOTELS LTD Qatar Executive; QATAR AIRWAYS
Petro; TRAVELCENTERS OF AMERICA LLC Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club; HONGKONG AND
Phataraprasit Group (The); HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HOTELS LTD
SHANGHAI HOTELS LTD Quality Inn; CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL
Phoenix Hotel; JOIE DE VIVRE HOSPITALITY INC
Pick Up Stix; CARLSON COMPANIES INC Quality Inn; SUNBURST HOSPITALITY
Piedmont Airlines, Inc.; US AIRWAYS GROUP INC CORPORATION
Pilot; BALBOA TRAVEL INC Quark Expeditions; TUI TRAVEL PLC
Pink Elephant; GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC (THE) Queens Moat Houses plc; QMH UK LTD
Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.; PINNACLE AIRLINES CORP QuickLink; GREYHOUND LINES INC
Pleasant Activities; PLEASANT HOLIDAYS LLC Quintess; LEADING HOTELS OF THE WORLD LTD
Pleasant Holidays; PLEASANT HOLIDAYS LLC (THE)
Polar Air Cargo Worldwide Inc; ATLAS AIR Radioactive Threat Detection; AMERICAN SCIENCE &
WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS ENGINEERING INC
Polynesian Blue; VIRGIN BLUE AIRLINES PTY LTD Radisson; CARLSON COMPANIES INC
Preferred Residences; INTERVAL INTERNATIONAL Radisson; REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP AB
Premiere Classe; GROUPE DU LOUVRE Radisson; JOHN Q HAMMONS HOTELS LLC
Presque Isle Downs & Casino; MTR GAMING GROUP Radisson Hotels & Resorts; CARLSON HOTELS
INC WORLDWIDE
Prestige Collection; HERTZ GLOBAL HOLDINGS Rafale; DASSAULT AVIATION SA
INC Raffles Hotels & Resorts; FAIRMONT RAFFLES
Prestige Cruise Holding; OCEANIA CRUISES HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC
Priceline Mortgage Company LLC; PRICELINE.COM Raging Waters; PALACE ENTERTAINMENT
INC Ramada; WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE
PriceLine.com; WIZZ AIR HUNGARY AIRLINES Ramada Encore; RAMADA WORLDWIDE INC
LTD Ramada Hotel & Resorts; RAMADA WORLDWIDE
PricelineMortgage.com; PRICELINE.COM INC INC
Pride of America; GENTING HONG KONG LIMITED Ramada Hotel & Suites; RAMADA WORLDWIDE INC
Prince Albert II; SILVERSEA CRUISES Ramada Inn; RAMADA WORLDWIDE INC
Princess Cruises; CARNIVAL CORPORATION Ramada Limited; RAMADA WORLDWIDE INC
Priority Club Rewards; INTERCONTINENTAL Ramada Plaza Hotel; RAMADA WORLDWIDE INC
HOTELS GROUP PLC Ramada Resort; RAMADA WORLDWIDE INC
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SIA Engineering Company; SINGAPORE AIRLINES Smiles; GOL LINHAS AEREAS INTELIGENTES SA
LTD Smiths Group; SMITHS DETECTION
SideStep.com; KAYAK.COM Smiths-Heimann; SMITHS DETECTION
Sierra-at-Tahoe; BOOTH CREEK SKI HOLDINGS SMM; BCD TRAVEL
INC SN Airholding; BRUSSELS AIRLINES
Signature Inn; JAMESON INN INC SN Brussels Airline; BRUSSELS AIRLINES
Sikorsky; JET AVIATION MANAGEMENT AG SNCF Group; SNCF GROUP (THE)
SilkAir; SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD Snowdance Vacation Club; SNOWDANCE LLC
Silver Cloud; SILVERSEA CRUISES Snowshoe Mountain Resort; INTRAWEST
Silver Lake Partners; SABRE HOLDINGS CORP CORPORATION
Silver Shadow; SILVERSEA CRUISES Sociedade de Turismo e Diversoes de Macau, S.A.; SHUN
Silver Spirit; SILVERSEA CRUISES TAK HOLDINGS LIMITED
Silver Whisper; SILVERSEA CRUISES Sodexho Alliance; SODEXO INC
Silver Wind; SILVERSEA CRUISES Sodexho Foundation; SODEXO INC
Silverleaf Tavern; KIMPTON HOTEL & Sodexho Group; SODEXO INC
RESTAURANT GROUP LLC Sodexi; SOCIETE AIR FRANCE
Singapore Airlines; VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS Sofitel; ACCOR SA
Singapore Airlines Vacations; PLEASANT HOLIDAYS Sofitel; ACCOR NORTH AMERICA
LLC Sofitel Washington, DC Lafayette Square; LASALLE
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom; SIX FLAGS INC HOTEL PROPERTIES
Six Flags Great Adventure; SIX FLAGS INC Software Hotel Information System Co., Ltd.;
Six Flags Wild Safari; SIX FLAGS INC CTRIP.COM
Six Senses; RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL COMPANY Sol Hotels; SOL MELIA SA
LLC (THE) Sonesta Art Collection; SONESTA INTERNATIONAL
Sixt Leasing AG; SIXT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT HOTELS CORP
Sixt SAS; SIXT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Sonesta Dahabeya; SONESTA INTERNATIONAL
Sixt VIP Services GMBH; SIXT HOTELS CORP
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Sonesta Mikado Hotel; SONESTA INTERNATIONAL
SIXTI GmbH; SIXT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT HOTELS CORP
Ski Lifts, Inc.; BOYNE USA RESORTS Sonesta Sole; SONESTA INTERNATIONAL HOTELS
Skirvin Hilton; MARCUS CORPORATION (THE) CORP
Sky Hotels Membership; SUPRANATIONAL HOTELS Sotogrande SA; NH HOTELES SA
Sky Team Alliance; CESKE AEROLINIE AS South Africa Airways; ASIANA AIRLINES INC
SkyGuide; AMERICAN EXPRESS CO Southern Airlines Group; CHINA SOUTHERN
skyjet.com; BOMBARDIER INC AIRLINES CO LTD
Skylliance; JET AVIATION MANAGEMENT AG Spa at Mandarin Oriental; MANDARIN ORIENTAL
SkyTeam; ALITALIA - LINEE AEREE ITALIANE INTERNATIONAL LTD
SPA Spa Vitale; JOIE DE VIVRE HOSPITALITY
SkyTeam; DELTA AIRLINES INC Spaten; ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV NV
SkyTeam; AEROLITORAL SA DE CV Specialty Sports Venture; VAIL RESORTS INC
(AEROMEXICO CONNECT) SpeedZone; PALACE ENTERTAINMENT
SkyTeam; AEROVIAS DE MEXICO SA DE CV Spendvision; HOGG ROBINSON GROUP NORTH
(AEROMEXICO) AMERICA
SkyTeam; SOCIETE AIR FRANCE Sprice Pte. Ltd.; TRAVELPORT LIMITED
SkyTeam Alliance; AEROFLOT RUSSIAN AIRLINES SSI Venture LLC; VAIL RESORTS INC
JSC St. Regis; STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS
SkyTeam Alliance; KOREAN AIR LINES CO LTD WORLDWIDE INC
SkyTeam Alliance; KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES Stagecoach Group plc; COACH USA LLC
SkyWest Airlines, Inc.; SKYWEST INC Stansted Express; NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC
SkyWest Inc; ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES Star Alliance; AIR NEW ZEALAND LTD
INC Star Alliance; THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL
Sleep Inn; SUNBURST HOSPITALITY PLC
CORPORATION Star Alliance; BRITISH MIDLAND AIRWAYS LTD
Sleep Inn; CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL INC (BMI)
Slovak Air Services s.r.o.; CESKE AEROLINIE AS Star Alliance; CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC
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Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel; STATION Tobu Group; TOBU RAILWAY CO LTD
CASINOS INC Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo; TOBU RAILWAY CO LTD
Textron Financial Corp; TEXTRON INC Tobu World Square; TOBU RAILWAY CO LTD
Textron Financial Corp.; TEXTRON INC Tokyo Disneyland; WALT DISNEY PARKS &
Textron Systems; TEXTRON INC RESORTS
TGI Friday's; CARLSON COMPANIES INC Top of the World Restaurant & Lounge;
TGS Ground Services Inc; TURK HAVA YOLLARI AO STRATOSPHERE CORPORATION
(THY) topbonus; AIR BERLIN PLC & CO LUFTVERKEHRS
TGV; SNCF GROUP (THE) KG
Thai Airways; VIRGIN BLUE AIRLINES PTY LTD Total Rewards; HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT INC
Thai Cargo & Mail; THAI AIRWAYS Touram Limited Partnership; ACE AVIATION
INTERNATIONAL PLC HOLDINGS INC
Thai Catering; THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL TourBook; AAA (AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE
PLC ASSOCIATION)
Thai Ground Services; THAI AIRWAYS Tourgreece; TRANSAT AT INC
INTERNATIONAL PLC TownePlace Suites; MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
Thai Ground Support; THAI AIRWAYS INC
INTERNATIONAL PLC TownePlace Suites Bethlehem-Easton; INTERSTATE
Thai Technical & Maintenance; THAI AIRWAYS HOTELS AND RESORTS INC
INTERNATIONAL PLC TPG Capital LP; HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT INC
Thalys; SNCF GROUP (THE) Traders; SHANGRI-LA ASIA LTD
Tharaldson Communications; THARALDSON Traders Hotels; SHANGRI-LA HOTELS & RESORTS
ENTERPRISES INC Traders Yangon Company Ltd.; SHANGRI-LA
Tharaldson Development Company, Inc.; HOTELS & RESORTS
THARALDSON ENTERPRISES INC Tradewinds; SINGAPORE AIRLINES LTD
Tharaldson Lodging Co.; THARALDSON TRAMS; SABRE TRAVEL NETWORK
ENTERPRISES INC TRAMS.com; SABRE TRAVEL NETWORK
Tharaldson Property Management, Inc.; THARALDSON Trans State Holdings, Inc.; GOJET AIRLINES LLC
ENTERPRISES INC Trans State Holdings, Inc.; TRANS STATES AIRLINES
Thayer Hotel Investors; INTERSTATE HOTELS AND INC
RESORTS INC Transat Holidays; TRANSAT AT INC
THE Club; DIAMOND RESORTS HOLDINGS LLC Transat Holidays USA Inc; TRANSAT AT INC
The Inn at Perry Cabin; ORIENT-EXPRESS HOTELS Transavia; KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES
LTD Transavia.com; KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES
Thing (The); BOWLIN TRAVEL CENTERS INC TransPennine Express; FIRSTGROUP PLC
Thistle Hotels plc; GUOMAN HOTELS LIMITED Transporte Aereo S.A. (LAN Express); LAN AIRLINES
Thistle Marble Arch; GUOMAN HOTELS LIMITED SA
Thomas Cook AG; THOMAS COOK GROUP PLC Trat Airport; BANGKOK AIRWAYS CO LTD
THOR; TRAVELPORT LIMITED Trattoria Il Mulino (The); TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT
Thrifty Canada, Ltd.; DOLLAR THRIFTY RESORTS INC
AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC Travel Card; BEST WESTERN INTERNATIONAL
Thrifty Car Sales, Inc.; DOLLAR THRIFTY INC
AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC Travel Impressions; AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc.; DOLLAR THRIFTY TRAVEL TRAX; TRX INC
AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC Travel Utilities; TRX INC
Thrifty, Inc.; DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE Travel+Leisure; AMERICAN EXPRESS CO
GROUP INC TravelCenters of America LLC; HOSPITALITY
Thunder Valley Casino; STATION CASINOS INC PROPERTIES TRUST
THY DO & CO Catering Services Inc; TURK HAVA Travelocity business; LASTMINUTE.COM
YOLLARI AO (THY) Travelocity Business; TRAVELOCITY.COM LP
Ticket Childcare Vouchers; ACCOR SA Travelocity Europe; LASTMINUTE.COM
Ticket Restaurant; ACCOR SA Travelocity Partner Network; TRAVELOCITY.COM LP
TicketsWest; RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION Travelocity.com LP; SABRE HOLDINGS CORP
Titan Aviation Leasing Ltd; ATLAS AIR TravelPlus; TRANSAT AT INC
WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS Travelport GDS; TRAVELPORT LIMITED
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