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Corporate travel management consultancy, FCm Travel Solutions Greater China, has introduced a new ‘executive leisure’ service that offers specialized and high-end leisure travel management services for busy executives and VIPs.

Travelport GDS announced details of enhanced and exclusive booking capabilities for Southwest Airlines to U.S. and Canadian customers using the Apollo system. The automatic return of Southwest ticket numbers and the ability to input Rapid Rewards frequent flyer numbers are exclusive enhancements for Apollo system subscribers in the United States and Canada.

A survey of international airlines carried out by Times Online Travel found that while five have taken the plunge, most carriers are taking the wait-and-see approach, with only one declaring an outright ban.

Orbitz has introduced a program that pays customers when other customers book the same flights for less money. The program, called Orbitz Price Assurance, will pay up to $250 per traveler.

Clear, the registered traveler program owned by Verified Identity Pass, has partnered with Delta to operate expedited security lanes at three U.S. airports.