Travel Advantage Network, one of the fastest-growing travel programs in the nation, celebrated one of its most successful fund-raisers when the company’s Eco Team collected $1,506 for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation during November. TAN Purchasing Specialist Dan Negrete spearheaded the effort by resurrecting an old idea: penny wars The Eco Team’s most recent fund-raising effort collected enough to purchase 60 trees for CBF. Negrete says he initially established a goal of $1,000, but watched as contributions heartily passed it. “Wow. I never thought that would be obtainable. I thought $1,000 was pushing it,” he says.
Southwest Airlines said it will begin service to Boston Logan International Airport this fall. Gary Kelly, the company’s chief executive officer and chairman, said Logan is a smart choice for Southwest. Southwest has service locally out of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport and currently provides service to 64 airports.