Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Miami Tourism Booming; 2012 Business Travel to Ramp Up

Miami Tourism Booming In Tough Times « CBS Miami
By cbs4kephart
" . . . If you look at the latest tourism numbers you may find yourself saying "what recession?" Miami is defying the odds of the economy, going through what appears to be a tourism renaissance setting records. ... The numbers don't lie; for 20 months tourist taxes have been rising, and it's not chump change. Tourist taxes are up 16% for February over last year. It also appears to be speeding up. ... “Travel and tourism is going to keep increasing.” So what changed? The weather? The sand? Talbert believes it’s simply Miami’s brand. “The world can’t get enough of Miami…right now,” Talbert said. . . . "
CBS Miami

Business Travel to Ramp Up in 2012 Despite Setbacks
Fox Business
But the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) said international outbound travel continues to be soft on ongoing economic uncertainty in Europe, rising oil prices and chronic unemployment. International travel climbed 8.5% in 2011 but is expected ...

Decline in Air Travel Expected on Fuel SurchargesWashington Post
Apr. 10, 2012 - April 10 (Bloomberg) -- Diogenis Papiomytis, consultant at Frost & Sullivan, discusses cost-cutting plans at Air France-KLM Group, the impact of fuel surcharges on traveldemand and the outlook for Iberia Express, the new domestic unit ...

Zimbabwe says leader isn't dying, just on vacation
msnbc.com
Eddie Adams / AP By msnbc.com staff and news services Zimbabwean officials on Tuesday dismissed reports that President Robert Mugabe was critically ill in Singapore, saying he was well and on vacation there with his family, and was expected to return ...

Arizona resort visitors to face higher fees
Arizona Republic
Resort fees -- mandatory nightly charges that cover amenities ranging from Internet access to pool and fitness-center use -- are on the rise at some resorts and newly introduced at others. The most notable change: a $10 increase in the already ...

Running on Empty? Rejuvenate With Fort Myers Vacation Package
MarketWatch (press release)
FORT MYERS, FL, Apr 10, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Need a break from reality but fretting the added costs of taking a vacation? Let Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa take the wheel with a fulfilling new offer that puts the brakes on everyday ...

FIS Launches Prepaid Travel EMV Cards
MarketWatch (press release)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Apr 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- FIS™ (NYSE:FIS) , the world's largest provider of banking and payments technology, today announced its launch of the FIS TravelEMV® Card. The EMV chip card is the first-of-its-kind offering, ...

So Far, So Good for Business Travel: Moderate but Steady Growth Continues in Q1
MarketWatch (press release)
Business travel is showing signs of moderate but stable growth for the coming year, according to the latest Business Travel Quarterly Outlook - United States from the Global Business TravelAssociation (GBTA), sponsored by Visa.

Olde Towne Pet Resort's Leah Fried Sedwick and Steve Jones Interviewed on ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SPRINGFIELD, Va., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Leah Fried Sedwick, President of Olde Towne Pet Resort (OTPR) and Steve Jones, President of Fried Companies, were both recently interviewed by MSNBC's premier show, Your Business.

Travel-industry trade show is heading to Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
By Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times Tourism is already a booming industry in Los Angeles and may soon be even bigger. The city is gearing up to host one of the nation's largest trade shows for the travel industry, an April 21-25 gathering at the Los ...

Special Needs Group's Industry-First Certified Accessible Travel Advocate ...
MarketWatch (press release)
DANIA BEACH, Fla., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Since Special Needs Group (http://www.specialneedsgroup.com ) launched its industry-first Accessible Travel Advocate course in November 2011, over 425 travel professionals have achieved the ...

Top-Ranked Travel Brands Southwest, Kayak, Royal Caribbean and Enterprise ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Despite challenging times for the travel industry, Americans give highest marks to brands that "connect" with customers and "over-deliver" in their respective categories, irrespective of amenities. NEW YORK, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- As ...

Spring Vacation Means Hit Broadway Shows Reap the Benefits of Higher Ticket Prices
New York Times (blog)
The start of April school vacations led some Broadway producers to charge high premium prices for more seats last week because of family and tourist demand, and as a result several of the shows – “Wicked,” “The Lion King,” “Spider-Man: Turn Off the ...

New York Times (blog)

Mississippi Delta Tourism Association Announces Spring Sweepstakes
MarketWatch (press release)
CLARKSDALE, MS, Apr 10, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Mississippi Delta TourismAssociation has announced the Delta Diamonds Getaway Sweepstakes. This springtime sweepstakes offers two grand prizes: a northern and southern Delta vacation getaway.

84.5% Growth for French e-travel Provider in 2011
MarketWatch (press release)
PARIS, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Planetveo.com, a bespoke travel designer, looks at 2011 and reveals its expectations for 2012. Fair weather ahead for this tourismcompany: expansion and recruitment are in the works for this promising ...

List California Vacation Rentals Free on http://www.Bobzio.com from Lake Tahoe ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Bobzio.com is offering free listings to Lake Tahoe California vacation rental owners and other high demand resort locations. Owners get high end perk package with each listing at no cost. List California vacation rentals free on http://www.bobzio.com ...

A Vacation Home for the Family Dog
ABC News (blog)
It's likely the most common travel conundrum of dog owners: What to do with Fido when we go on vacation? While it's true that hotels have become more pet-friendly in the past few years, the number of places that don't accept dogs still far outnumbers ...

ABC News (blog)

US Citizens Warned Against Travel To Mali
RTT News
(RTTNews) - The US State Department has warned its citizens against all travel to Mali because of current political instability, an active rebellion in the north, and continuing threats of attacks and kidnappings of Westerners in the north of the ...

Social Travel-Planner Site Gtrot Pivots Into A Local Discovery Tool
Fast Company
BY Kit Eaton | 04-10-2012 | 9:00 AM Last year Gtrot launched as a friendly social-sourced travel advice site. It grew, not especially quickly, but definitely. As it spread, its members came from around the US and across the world.

Fast Company

Lightbank-Backed Social Travel Planning Service Gtrot Shifts To Local Discovery
TechCrunch
Social travel planning service Gtrot is changing its focus and is now officially relaunching its website with a new emphasis on local discovery. Somewhat reminiscent of Foursquare's “Explore” feature, Gtrot is working to build a platform where you can ...

Burmese Are Wary of Tourism's Dark Side
New York Times (blog)
But with much of the tourism infrastructure owned by notorious henchmen and ex-generals from the old military dictatorship, how can a tourist travel in the former Burma without enriching the very people who kept the country in the dark for so many ...

New York Times (blog)

gtrot Relaunches, Shifts Focus from Social Travel to Local Discovery
MarketWatch (press release)
CHICAGO, Apr 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Former social travel planning site gtrot.com today announced it has relaunched with a new focus on local discovery, offering a social platform where users can find and share the best restaurants, nightlife, ...

Jim Corbett Park: Crouching Tourist, Hidden Tiger
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Tourist jeeps, the equivalent of open-top buffet trolleys. Yet the tiger still stays away. At 5:30 on our first morning, after driving the six-and-a-half hours north from Delhi the previous day, we climbed into the back of an open-top Maruti Gypsy Jeep ...

Regional tourism board approved
SunHerald.com
By MELISSA M. SCALLAN - mmscallan@sunherald.com BILOXI -- The Harrison County Board of Supervisors on Monday voted 4-1 to create a regional tourismboard that would include representatives from Hancock and Jackson counties.

SunHerald.com

US Travel Association Hails Opportunity to Expand Travel With Brazil
Travel Agent
The US Travel Association remains optimistic about expanding travel with Brazil. It applauded President Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff for committing to work together so that Brazil meets the requirements for entrance into the US Visa ...

Travel Agent

5 Ways To Travel The World For Free
Huffington Post (blog)
If you want to travel by plane but don't feel like spending money on a ticket, here's an idea to try out: Host a pillow fight. I was ready to head south to Central America from San Franciscon. Unfortunately, a military coup in Honduras had rendered ...

Royal and Celebrity Travel Plans Passed to Photo Agency
Daily Beast
It was not a great surprise, therefore, that when it was revealed by British newspaper the Guardian that the travel plans of some 60 celebrities including Princess Beatrice had been supplied to a photo agency by a wayward employee of Virgin Atlantic ...

Daily Beast

Tell Your Boss: Unlimited Vacation Actually Increases Productivity
By Adam Pash
Don't feel like you're ever getting the most out of your vacation days? Fast Company notes that for many companies who've adjusted their vacation policies, productivity is through the roof. Take the folks from web service Hubspot, for example: ...
Lifehacker

Digital Travel Scale — Packing and Travel -- Better Living Through ...
By Katie
Travelers: if you're often wondering if your bag is over the weight limit, do yourself a favor and carry a travel scale. If it doesn't encourage you to lighten your load, at least you'll be prepared for luggage fees. To use, you hook the strap around ...
Better Living Through Design

How To Keep Facebook From Ruining Your Vacation
By Jackie Cohen
Unless you're vacationing somewhere that your cellular service provider doesn't reach, the temptation to log onto Facebook during vacation will be impossible to overcome. We suggest you not fight that urge to show off travel photos in real ...
All Facebook

Help a Reader: Vacation Advice (Free Money Finance)
By NA
It's FMF this time, asking for another round of vacation advice. You all were so helpful when we took our cruise earlier this year that I thought I'd ask for your input again. After a great cruise experience, we want...
Free Money Finance

Travel to Italy | Europe Forum | Fodor's Travel Talk Forums
By traccall
I am planning a trip for my family to Rome, Florence, and Venice at the end of June. This will be our 1st trip to Europe. My husband and I have 3 children (23, 20, & 16) who will be traveling with us. Does anyone have any suggestions on a ...
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Special Needs Group's Industry-First Certified Accessible Travel ...
By Special Needs at Sea
Through the Unparalleled Course, Over 425 Travel Professionals Have Been Certified to Date, Allowing Them to Tap Into the Fastest-Growing Segment in Travel -
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Tourist Attractions Around The World: Fact vs. Fiction | Gadling.com
By Grant Martin
At worst, the photos show how crowded and hectic some of the world's destinations can sometimes be. But we prefer to think of them in a different light: they're the destinations in real life, complete with tourist, busker and hawker. In a way, it's a ...
Gadling
Seychelles ramps up tourism campaign Tourism visibility campaign ...
By Linda
Independent and Global Travel, Tourism, Lifestyle, Entertainment News you only find here · Australia/ NZ & Pacific · Hawaii ... The new drive started when the Seychelles President, Mr. James Michel, took over the portfolio for tourism in his government and appointed his Secretary of State, Mr. Barry Faure, as Chairman of the island's tourism Board with Alain St.Ange as the Board's CEO. Alain St.Ange had come .... Great Escapes to Exclusive Resort & Golf Course · Fiance Visa| K1 Visa| ...
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Travel Tuesday: Paradise Springs Water Resort At The Gaylord ...
By Kirstin Fuller
One of our favorite hotel families, Gaylord Hotels has opened its all new water resort and pool “Paradise Springs” at the luxurious Gaylord Texan. ... If you are looking for more fabulous options for spring getaways and summer vacations, BMWK is the destination to visit and we're going to help you with your spring and summer vacation planning. One of our favorite hotel families, Gaylord ... Check out her new travel blog daily for more deals & destinationswww.passenger156.com.
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BBC - Travel - Drinking mate in Buenos Aires : Food & Drink ...
BBC Travel with Lonely .... BBC travel. Want more Travel? ... BBC Travel content is produced in partnership with Lonely Planet. Lonely ... The Passport blog ...
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Traveler Photo Contest 2012 - National Geographic
Enter your best shots in any of these four categories: Travel Portraits; Outdoor Scenes; Sense of Place; and Spontaneous Moments. Prizes include publication in ...
travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/traveler.../photo.../2012/

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Bose said...

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