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08.31.2009 10:41 pm

Airplane Wi-Fi may soar despite all the doubters

BY JOE SHARKEY
New York Times News Service

Conventional wisdom says that too few people will pay to use Wi-Fi services when they fly and that the fledgling industry is, therefore, not likely to succeed.

After all, travelers in general hate being nickel-and-dimed…

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08.31.2009 10:39 pm

Business travelers give up amenities to cut costs

BY MARTHA C. WHITE
New York Times News Service

As the recession unfolds, a growing number of budget-minded business travelers are shifting to lower-price hotels, whether by choice or because their bosses are telling them to.

The biggest beneficiaries of the shift, travel…

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07.30.2009 1:18 pm

A year later, a smaller YTB returns to St. Louis for its annual convention

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The YTB-ers are back in town.

Thousands of sales agents for YTB International are arriving in downtown St. Louis today for the Wood River-based travel company’s annual convention, which runs through Sunday at America’s Center.

The company has gone through a lot of…

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11.17.2008 11:39 am

YTB growth stalls in Q3, sells assets

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Online travel company YTB International reported late Friday that it had a sharp drop in earnings in the third quarter, as its growth continued to stall amid legal and cash-flow challenges. It also said it plans to sell an Edwardsville…

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