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Richard J. Fahy, Jr.
Executive Director
1110 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Suite 1160
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202-501-3700
official website: www.ncecic.dot.gov
Commission's Report -
UPHEAVAL IN TRAVEL DISTRIBUTION: Impact on Consumers and Travel Agents
Study the role of travel agents in the distribution of air travel and
whether the airlines are creating barriers to block consumer access to
information and choice.
Commission
Hearing Schedule
July 31, 2002
Washington, DC
Location TBA
Washington, DC Witness
List - July 31, 2002
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Alex
Wasilov
President & Chief Operating Officer
Rosenbluth International |
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John
H. Caldwell
President
Caldwell Associates |
Robert
W. Joselyn
President & CEO
Joselyn, Tepper & Associates, Inc.
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Lorraine
Sileo
Vice President-Information Services
PhocusWright, Inc. |
David
Butler
Assistant Professor
Department of Economic Development
University of Southern Mississippi |
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Kenneth
Button
Professor
Center for Transport Policy and Logistics
George Mason University |
Chicago Witness
List - June 26, 2002
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Gary
Doernhaefer
Vice President & General Counsel
Orbitz |
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Gregory Taylor
Sr. Vice President - Planning
United |
Scott
Yohe
Sr. Vice President - Government Affairs
Delta |
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Paul
Blackney
President & CEO
WorldSpan |
Beau
Brendler
Director, Consumer Web Watch
Consumers Union |
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Chuck Bell
Director of Programs
Consumers Union |
Devin
W. Hansen
Sunflower Travel Corp.
Wichita, KS
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James
M. O’Malley
Diplomat Travel Agency
Chicago, IL |
John A. Craig
Pathfinder Travel & Cruises
Olathe, KS
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Stephanie
Turner, CTC
Brentwood Travel Service
St. Louis, MO |
Cynthia
A. Tyo
Travel Travel Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo, ND |
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Washington,
D.C. Hearing Witness List - June 12, 2002
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William
A. Maloney, CTC
Executive Vice President and COO, ASTA
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Cathy
Cupp
Senior VP and General Counsel
Galileo |
Mark
H. Brown
Executive Vice President, Association & Club Services
AAA |
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Michael
Thomas
President & CEO
OneTravel.com
Addendum |
| Michael
MacNair
President
MacNair Travel Management
Alexandria, VA
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Bob
McGurk
Turner Broadcasting
VP of Travel Services
On Behalf of NBTA |
David
A. Schwarte
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
SABRE, Inc. |
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Trey
Nicoud
Associate General Counsel
American Airlines |
Al
Lenza
Vice President - Distribution & E-Commerce
Northwest Airlines
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Commissioners
Secretary of Transportation appointed Commissioners:
» David L. Winstead, Esq., Washington,
DC (Chair)
» Patrick V. Murphy, Jr., Gerchick-Murphy Associates, Washington,
DC
» Marlyes Casto, President and CEO, Casto Travel, Inc., Santa
Clara, CA
Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL) appointed
Commissioners:
» Gerald J. Roper, President and CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber
of Commerce, Chicago, IL
» Paul M. Ruden, Esq., CTC, Senior Vice President for Legal
and Industry Affairs, American Society of Travel Agents, Alexandria, VA
House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-MO) appointed
Commissioner:
» Thomas P. Dunne, Sr., Chairman, CEO and President of Fred
Weber, Inc., Maryland Heights, MO
Majority Leader of the Senate Trent Lott (R-MS) appointed
Commissioners:
» Ann B. Mitchell, Ph.D., CTC, President/Owner CWT/Travel
First, Inc., Starkville, MS*
» Joyce Rogge, Senior Vice President-Marketing, Southwest
Airlines, Dallas, TX
Minority Leader of Senate Tom Daschle (D-SD) allowed
Sen. Rockefeller (D-WV) to appoint his Commissioner:
» Ted R. Lawson, President and CEO, National Travel Service,
Inc., Charleston, WV*
*denotes ASTA members
From left, front: Ann B. Mitchell, Ted R. Lawson,
Paul Ruden, David L. Winstead,
Gerald J. Roper, Joyce Rogge, and Patrick V. Murphy, Jr.
In back: Commission Executive Director Richard Fahy
Not pictured: Thomas Dunne
Legislative History
ASTA/CTIP drafted the Improved Consumer Access
to Travel Information Act (ICATTI). The bill was introduced by Sen. Burns
(R-MT) and Rep. Forbes (D-NY) in 1999. CATTI language passed as part of
H.R. 1000 on April 5, 2000.
President Clinton signed the Department of Transportation
Appropriations bill (H.R. 4475) on October 23, 2000 that earmarked $1
million to fund the National Commission To Ensure Consumer Information
and Choice in the Airline Industry. ASTA's legislation, the Improved Consumer
Access to Travel Information (ICATTI), establishing the commission was
included in H.R. 1000, the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform
Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21) which was enacted into law on April
5, 2000.
On May 16, 2002, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Norman
Mineta officially announced the National Commission to Ensure Consumer
Information and Choice in the Airline Industry. For more information about
the commission please click on the link to read the Department of Transportation
press release. http://www.dot.gov/affairs/dot04902.htm
The Commission will study the role of travel agents
in the distribution of air travel and whether the airlines are creating
barriers to block consumer access to information and choice. This action
resulted from the combined efforts of ASTA, the Coalition for Travel Industry
Parity (CTIP) and the National Tour Association (NTA).
ASTA press
release on the commission
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