Travel Industry: This Is No Time to Check Out | washingtonpost.com
Efforts to Curb Corporate Excess Could Add to Sector's Pain. Washington's attacks on corporate excess -- the private jets and trips to Vegas -- are prompting a backlash from the travel industry. Hotel chains, jet makers and corporate travel managers say they are fearful that efforts to curb excesses by firms receiving government aid will only add more pain to an industry hit hard by the economic downturn.