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The U.S. House has passed legislation that would extend by one year the October deadline for Visa Waiver Program countries to include biometric identifiers on passports. The bill was introduced by Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee; a similar bill is now pending in the Senate. The Travel Industry Association of America (TIA), which has been working vigilantly for the delay, applauded the House's action, saying certain tourism trading partners are not ready to produce the passports. TIA President and CEO William Norman said on Monday, "Today's House vote shows that Chairman Sensenbrenner and the Administration are sensitive to travel industry concerns. We appreciate their actions." The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) also lauded the deadline. NBTA successfully lobbied that keeping in place the original October 2004 deadline requirement would hurt thousands of American businesses that depend on international travel and would be harmful to the American travel and tourism industry. The Association is now poised to tackle a similar measure before the Senate.

Aloha Airlines is increasing the number of passenger seats on its 10 Boeing 737-200 inter-island aircraft by replacing 12 first class seats with 21 coach seats. The airline expects to complete the conversion program by mid-July. This modification affects only the carrier?s flights within Hawaii; it retains first class seating and service on all its transpacific and West Coast flights provided on its long-range Boeing 737-700 fleet. In tandem with the seating switch, the carrier says it is boosting its inter-island schedule by 28 percent for the summer season, beginning June 10. As for inter-island first-class bookings, Aloha has stopped accepting such bookings for travel after June 30 and says passengers who?ve paid for first-class inter-island seats for travel after June 30 will be entitled to refunds. www.alohaairlines.com

American Airlines is adding flights to 50 cities this week in preparation for a busy summer season. AA also just began serving three new routes from Los Angeles to San Salvador, between Chicago and Sacramento, and between San Francisco and Maui. On July 3 2004, it will add seasonal weekend service from New York LaGuardia and Dallas/Fort Worth to Nassau. Most of the markets are seeing the addition of one or two new flights per week. But cities such as Cancun; San Pedro Sula, Honduras; Kingston, Jamaica; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; and Honolulu will see five or six new flights a week.

American Airlines has implemented a new low-fare structure in the Dallas/Fort Worth-Los Angeles market. Its new one-way, walkup coach fare to all five Los Angeles-area airports is $199, with fares going as low as $99 when purchased with a 14-day advance. There are no Saturday stay requirements. The fare is good to Los Angeles International, John Wayne Airport, Ontario, Long Beach and Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. American said the lowest fares would be hard to find during the summer on Fridays through Sundays, so customers should book early. "Travelers can use American's Web site, AA.com, to search for the best bargains at the desired departure times," said Dan Garton, executive VP of marketing.

American Airlines will begin offering nonstop flights from Miami to St. Kitts this November. It will initially operate three times a week, starting Nov. 3 2004, which will be expanded to five times per week on Feb. 2. Also in November, American is inaugurating service from Miami to St. Lucia. It is putting Boeing 737s on the St. Kitts route with 16 first class and 126 economy seats.

American Airlines cut fares on June 10 2004 between Dallas/Fort Worth and the greater Los Angeles area. American's one-way, walk-up coach fare on nonstop flights between Dallas/Fort Worth and five Los Angeles-area airports will be priced from $199, with other one-way fares of $99 with a 14-day advance purchase and no Saturday-night stay requirements.

America West announced June 14 2004 that it is launching a fare sale to one of its newest Canadian destinations, Edmonton, Alberta for travel between June 21 and Oct. 31, 2004. Customers can take advantage of these low fares by purchasing roundtrip travel now through June 21, 2004. A seven-day advance purchase is required and a one-night minimum stay.

America West Airlines the nation's second largest low-fare airline, initiated one daily, roundtrip, nonstop flight today between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Vancouver, British Columbia; and Mazatlan, Mexico. With the addition of this new service, America West now offers 32 daily departures from LAX to nine destinations including Boston; Edmonton, Alberta; Las Vegas; Mazatlan, Mexico; New York/JFK; Phoenix; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Washington, D.C.

Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) this month is marking its 25th anniversary of passenger service with customer and employee celebrations throughout the Southeast. The celebration begins Thursday with the delivery of a special-edition, 70-seat CRJ700 regional jet from Bombardier Aerospace in Montreal.

British Airways last week introduced a new improved food service in Club Europe. The move coincides with the completion of a refurbishment of the Heathrow T1 executive lounges including the addition of a premium class check-in area, self-service check-in kiosks, and an exclusive security channel. Whilst the full English breakfast will remain a popular choice the airline will introduce a new continental breakfast option and a hot panini on its midrange European flights to destinations such as Frankfurt, Geneva and Lyon. On longer short haul flights, including Stockholm, Barcelona and Lisbon, customers will be offered two hot meal choices for dinner and lunch, plus a further salad option for those wanting a healthier meal. As well as improved quality and choice, customers will also notice a change of presentation with menu cards, white linen tablecloths and new round china plates, replacing the existing 'airline' style dish. www.ba.com

China Southern Airlines www.cs-air.com/en has launched new Urumqi- Dushanbe and Urumqi-Kashi-Islamabad service. The new Boeing 757 service to Dushanbe, available every Monday, will promote the commercial exchange between Xinjiang and Tajikistan and the development of tourism industry of the two regions. It also symbolizes the continued bridge- building between Xinjiang and the global marketplace. Additionally, service to Islamabad is the first international route from Xinjiang which operates every Tuesday and Saturday with a flight time of approximately three hours.

China Southern Airlines www.cs-air.com/en is pleased to announce that its Sky Pearl Club is teaming up with Hertz to offer you more extra value and benefits. Starting 1 July 2004, China Southern Airlines and Hertz, the world's No. 1 car rental company, have teamed up to provide new benefits to Sky Pearl Club members. Members of the Sky Pearl Club can earn award credits and extra savings when renting a car at any of Hertz's 7,000 locations throughout more than 150 countries throughout the world. The Sky Pearl Cub is the largest frequent flyer program in China with more than 2 Million members worldwide.

Los Angeles-based Continental Journeys is offering four-day/three-night city stays for independent travelers in five German cities: Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Leipzig and Dresden and in Prague, the Czech capital. Through Dec. 31 2004, stays cost $199 per person double for tourist- class hotels, $239 to $299 in first-class hotels, and $325 to $539 at deluxe properties. The land-only packages include a centrally located hotel, buffet breakfast, hotel taxes and service charges, and a city sightseeing tour (except in Hamburg, where a three-day City Welcome Card is provided). For more information, visit www.continentaljourneys.com

Delta Air Lines announced on June 10 2004 it has enhanced its industry- leading, comprehensive solution to serve customers during flight delays and cancellations. Effective today, the airline added the capability of automatically printing amenity vouchers from its gate readers. When events warrant, customers will be able to use one of Delta's more than 800 gate readers to retrieve itinerary receipts (which act as new boarding passes), plus vouchers for hotels and meals if needed. The result will be shorter lines and fewer of them, while allowing customers to remain in control of the travel experience.