(CNN) -- Delta, the airline that carried more passengers last year than any other, has announced plans for an advanced technology system designed to prevent overbooking. More than 15,000 Delta passengers were bumped involuntarily in 1997 -- more than on any other major carrier.

Delta officials say the new system will more accurately protect last minute seats for business travelers and provide more discount seats for leisure passengers. The system is being developed by DFI Aeronomics and will be implemented during the next two to three years.

The Asian economic crisis continues to make travel news headlines. In recent months, several major airlines have cut back service to Asian destinations, and now United Airlines has announced it will suspend daily non-stop flights between San Francisco and Seoul in early May and between Osaka, Japan, and Seoul as of July 8.

By some estimates, South Korea could see as much as a 50 percent drop in visitors in 1998. United cites the economic crisis as the primary cause for the schedule changes.

Meanwhile, a recent survey conducted by Conde Nast Traveler magazine suggests many people are headed for Asia despite the problems. The magazine polled 2,000 readers and found more than 30 percent have plans to visit Asia in the coming year -- and an additional 23 percent are "considering" the idea.

Wherever your next business trip takes you, flying there might cost less than usual. According to American Express Travel Related Services, high prices targeted at corporate travelers may be on hold.

Fares are nine percent higher than last year at this time -- but the latest American Express Business Airfare Index shows four consecutive months during which the typical business airfare has remained steady.

Based on a report from CNN's Business and Travel and Beyond. The segment appears weekdays on Early Edition at 7 AM (ET) and on Morning News at 10 AM (ET).

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