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Christopher Dane

Christopher Dane, President-HRG Afilliates, LLC, HRG of North America Inc.President-HRG Afilliates, LLC
HRG of North America Inc.
Member of the Leisure & Lodging Council

Christopher Dane is the President of Affiliates Program at HRG of North America, one of the largest travel management companies in the world, where he has worked since June 2006. At HRG, he has launched and oversees the North American Affiliates Program that is designed to allow large regional travel management companies to retain or acquire new global business by gaining access to HRG's global network and supplier agreements. Mr. Dane is a veteran travel expert with more than 36 years of broad ranging experience. He has spent 13 years in senior positions in the travel agency world, including a small leisure agency, large corporate agency, tour operator as well as the largest leisure travel agency consortium. For 23 years, he held senior positions in sales, marketing, and operations in the airline industry, with American, Frontier, and Eastern Airlines. Prior, he was the President of the travel agency consortia Hickory Travel Systems, from 2005 to 2006. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
2006 - present President-HRG Afilliates, LLC
HRG of North America Inc.
2005 - 2006 President
Hickory Travel Systems, Inc.
2000 - present President
Unlimited Travel Solutions
1998 - 2000 EVP-Operations
Vacation.com
1997 - 1998 SVP
Certified Vacations, Inc.
1977 - 1997 Managing Director-Travel Agency Sales Programs
American Airlines

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International Travel to Canada is down for the same reason International Travel to the US is up YOY. | 05-27-2008
Analysis of: Travel to Canada hits 5th straight record low | www.thestar.com
Author: Christopher Dane, President-HRG Afilliates, LLC, HRG of North America Inc.

Paraphrasing President Bill Clinton's campaign strategist, James Carville... It is the Loonie stupid!  It is also the economy, price of gas. The reverse phenomenon is occurring in the US...where it is the dollar stupid!

Funding of the air traffic control system should be doen on an equitable basis | 03-05-2008
Analysis of: Senator Sees FAA Funding Blocked For Year Over User-Fee Issue | online.wsj.com
Author: Christopher Dane, President-HRG Afilliates, LLC, HRG of North America Inc.

- Current Fee structure is illogical. Airlines pay 90% of the cost for two-thirds of the usage. - The Air traffic control system is going to get far worse with the continued growth of corporate aircraft and "very light jet" (VLJ's) -Airlines pay for 90% of the air traffic control system and use...

The airline mergers is not nessarily a "done deal" ...many obstacles remain | 02-06-2008
Analysis of: Airline Merger could bring anything | news.enquirer.com
Author: Christopher Dane, President-HRG Afilliates, LLC, HRG of North America Inc.

*    Will the Bush administration or the next administration approve   approve any airlines attempt to merge? *    Unions and communities will fight any merger attempts. *    Other carriers like American and Southwest will...

There is no such thing as a good airline merger | 01-18-2008
Analysis of: Delta delays Comair sale as it explores merger hopes | www.ft.com
Author: Christopher Dane, President-HRG Afilliates, LLC, HRG of North America Inc.

*Service will get worse...I know that is hard to imagine. *Fares will go up. *Communites will loses both Hubs, flights and jobs. *If it happens it will be Delta merging with Northwest and United merging with Continental and no one want US Airways

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