Thursday, May 10, 2012

Summer Travel to Match Last Year's Level - Packed Flights

Summer Travel to Match Last Year's Level
Wall Street Journal
By SUSAN CAREY US airlines are expected to carry 206.2 million passengers in the June-August peak flying season, a number comparable to summer of 2011, according to a trade group for the leading carriers. The forecast by Airlines for America is 5% ...

Summer air travel outlook: Packed flights
USA TODAY (blog)
However, the group predicts that 26.8 million people will travel on international flights, surpassing last summer's record of 26.3 million passengers. At the same time, airlines are holding down the number of seats they make available to try to meet ...

Dry NJ resort votes to stay that way, rejects BYOB
USA TODAY
OCEAN CITY, NJ (AP) – The same disdain for alcohol that drove Christian clergymen to establish this Jersey shore town that calls itself America's Greatest Family Resort led voters to overwhelmingly reject a proposal Tuesday that would have let ...

USA TODAY

Myanmar Issues Passport to Opposition Leader
New York Times
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader, received her first passport in 24 years on Tuesday ahead of a planned trip to Norway and Britain. An aide to Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, Htin Kyaw, said the passport was received from the ...

New York Times

Tibet Travel Coop Announces 16-day Holy Mount Kailash Trek
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Tibet Travel Coop, a Tibetan-run organization promoted to sustainable and responsibletourism, announces a 16-day journey to Holy Mount Kailash as part of their “spiritual journeys” initiative. Kailash is considered the holiest mountain in Asia, ...

DC tourism industry counts more visitors, says spending by visitors reached $6 ...
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Tourism officials in Washington say spending by visitors grew more than 6 percent last year to $6 billion, outpacing the growth in visitor numbers. Statistics released Tuesday by the tourism bureau Destination DC show Washington had about ...

Summer Air Travel Forecast: Crowds
ABC News (blog)
Vacation season promises to be crowded this summer, especially on overseas flights, and rising fuel prices will keep flying expensive. The Airlines for America (A4A) annual summer forecast released today predicts more international fliers than ever ...

US Lawmakers Welcome Passport Issuance for Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi
Voice of America (blog)
US lawmakers have welcomed the news that Burma has issued a passport to opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, allowing her to travel abroad for the first time in 24 years. Senator John Kerry, a Democrat from Massachusetts, expressed hope Tuesday that ...

Budget vacation offer to Vermont
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Clara Bosonetto Back in 2009, National Geographic assembled a panel of 437 well-traveled experts in a variety of fields from historic preservation, site management, geography, sustainabletourism, ecology, indigenous cultures, travel writing and ...

Kraft Group, Wynn Resorts suspend bid to build resort-style casino near home ...
Washington Post
BOSTON — Plans to bring a $1 billion resort-style casino to the New England Patriots' hometown have been suspended, Las Vegas casino developer Steve Wynn and the team's owner said Tuesday. The announcement by The Kraft Group and Wynn Resorts came a ...

DoubleTree by Hilton Brightens Travel Experiences Nationwide with "Little ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, May 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- DoubleTree by Hilton knows the "little things" mean everything when it comes to a memorable travel experience, which is why the hotel brand asked nearly 5000 travelers through social media what "little things" ...

Report: Jackson tourism revenue tops $294 million
WLOX
The Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates that 3.05 million people visited the city'stourist attractions, festivals, conventions, or traveled via motor coach. The bureau estimates that spending supports 20400 jobs, paying a cumulative $409 ...

Flyers bedeviled into summer vacation
Cherry Hill Courier Post
Following are the pairings for the NJSIAA boys' tennis tournament, which is scheduled to begin play on Thursday: SJG.. John Adryan is the vocal leader, always talking and putting his four years of varsity experience to good use. “It's my respon.

New Orleans' Hospitality Industry Unites for National Travel and Tourism Week 2012
Sacramento Bee
New Orleans is one of several cities across the country organizing a travel event in support of National Travel and Tourism Week. Travel and tourism is one of America's largest industries, directly generating $124 billion in tax revenue for local, ...

Triposo's Mobile Travel Guide Now Actively Recommends Your Next Destination ...
TechCrunch
Back in September, Jon Tirsen and Douwe Osinga, two ex-Googlers, unveiled their new mobiletravel guide, Triposo, setting out to do for travel content what Google and PageRank did for search. The startup developed a set of algorithms to crawl and parse ...

Tourism Ireland and TV chef Paul Rankin help promote Irish Open
WorldGolf.com
Tourism Ireland has teamed up with Northern Ireland celebrity TV chef Paul Rankin to offer four pairs of tickets to the tournament in a competition being promoted in packs of Rankin Selection soda breads at selected Waitrose supermarkets nationwide.

Lee County tourism workers hold rally
The News-Press
More than 53000 people in Lee County are employed because of tourism, said executive director for the Visitor & Convention Bureau. Lee County tourism rally: US Travel Association executive talks about industry goals. Kayden Walsh, 4, is fascinated as ...

Cape San Blas Vacation Rentals Bayrock on Bobzio.com Still have 2 Summer Weeks ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Cape San Blas Vacation Rentals have steadily booked up for the 2012 summer season. Only 2 weeks left in the popular Bayrock 1 vacation home. One of the remaining weeks is July 4th week which is sure to book soon. Panama City, Florida (PRWEB) May 09, ...

Airlines for America (A4A) Forecasts Record Summer International Air Travel
MarketWatch (press release)
The good news for travelers is that airfares have not kept pace with the inflation rate, keeping airtravel a relative bargain. "Customers are benefiting from record airline operational performance and greater access to the global economy while fares ...

Pinellas County tourism posts highest-grossing month in its history
Tampabay.com
The result: March was the most lucrative month for tourism tax dollars in Pinellas County history. The $4.5 million collected from the county's bed tax marked "the single highest-grossing month in the history of Pinellas County tourism — not just for ...

Letter: Tourism is a vital part of Austin's economy
Post-Bulletin
This celebration provides Austin with a unified opportunity to salute the nation's $732 billiontravel industry and its impact on local and state economies. This year's theme is “Vote Travel — Get America Moving,” and illustrates the importance of ...

American Express: 59% Of Americans Planning 2012 Summer Trips
Wall Street Journal
About 59% of Americans are planning a summer vacation this year, primarily in the US, though more travelers are likely to go abroad and take advantage of holiday weekend getaways, according to a report from American Express Co. (AXP).

Travel websites implement new policies on reviews after investigation
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
By: Associated Press PHOENIX - Travel websites are scrambling to crackdown on fake reviews before the summer vacation season after a new study alluded that some hotel owners and staff were writing false reviews under the pseudonyms of tourists.
 
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)

Goa's music lovers back special tourism zones
New York Daily News
Panaji, May 9 — Musicians and music aficionados in Goa have hit an excited note over the state government's decision to lobby for special tourism zones (STZ) to allow enthusiasts to party till the wee hours. According to Chief Minister Manohar ...

Flight+ offers travel pain relief on iPhone and iPad - iPhone app ...
By Lisa Caplan
Posted May 8, 2012 7:00pm by Lisa Caplan Tags: Travel, flights, airports · Tweet. APPOLICIOUS ADVISOR RATING: 4 of 5 bars. PRICE: $2.99; TASTY: Tons of configurable push notifications. BUMMER: Not universal. COOL: See photos of ...
Appolicious Advisor

The fog of terror [Updated] | FP Passport
By Joshua Keating
On Monday, the AP broke the story that the CIA had disrupted a plot to bomb a U.S.-bound airliner with a similar explosive to the one used by the notorious "underwear bomber" in 2010. We know that like that failed bombing attempt, the plot ...
FP Passport

Fool-Proof Packing Checklist for Exotic Trips | Travel News from ...
By news@fodors.com
Make an appointment with your G.P. or a travel clinic and get those out of the way as early as possible (to save on costs, ask your doctor if the appointment can count as a simple nurse's visit). For any trip—even within the U.S.—it can't hurt to ...
Fodor's Travel News

Controversial Dating Site Lets Beautiful Women Travel For Free ...
Miss Travel combines a matchmaking site with a travel service. It's tagline is, “Who needs money, beautiful people travel for free,” and calls itself “travel dating for generous and attractive people.” In a nutshell, the website allows good looking ...
PSFK

The Caribbean Travel and Life Photo Contest 2012 - Photography ...
By PhotographyCompetitions.net
The Caribbean Travel + Life Photo Contest 2012 is here It's time to inspire and amaze us with your stunning Caribbean photography. Submit your favorite shots.
Photography Competitions

Government issues Suu Kyi passport | Democratic Voice of Burma
By AFP
The Burmese government has issued opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi a passport, her party said Tuesday, as the former political prisoner prepares to travel abroad for the first time in 24 years. The 66-year-old democracy icon, who spent ...
Democratic Voice of Burma

BofA debuts travel rewards cards | Bankrate.com
By Janna Herron
"This is rolled out for the average Joe and Sally out there who have a traditional job and don'ttravel that much, but every once in a while would like to have enough rewards for a vacation," says Bill McCracken, CEO of Synergistics Research, ...
Bankrate.com

Waterville Valley Resort Becomes Official Resort of the Boston Red ...
By Powder Magazine
The Boston Red Sox and the Waterville Valley Resort are teaming up under a new three-year deal making them corporate partners through 2014.
Powder.com

Washington tourism industry records banner year | Washington ...
By Liz Farmer
tourist business is expected to bump up the total to nearly 18 million visitors, although the final international figures will be released by the tourism bureau later this month. Prior to the Sept. 11, 2001 ... Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, said his industry group marked a victory when the State Department was able to reduce the average wait time for a Chinese visitor visa from more than 100 days to two weeks this year. Making it easier for these groups to visit ...
Examiner Test Article about DC RSS

6 Nigerians with Valid Travel Documents Denied Entry into Egypt ...
By Adeola Adeyemo
The deportation of Nigerians at the point of entry into foreign countries despite their possession of valid travel documents has again sparked up an uproar.
Bella Naija

National Travel and Tourism Week 2012 New Orleans' hospitality ...
By Thomas Steinmetz
Travel and tourism is one of America's largest industries, directly generating $124 billion in tax revenue for local, state and federal governments. One out of every nine jobs in the U.S. depends on travel and tourism, and travel is among the top ...
eTurboNews - Independent and...

Kate Spade Partners With Fathom Travel Guides | Gadling.com
By McLean Robbins
Why do you travel – do you go for the food, the hotel, the great adventure? Started by former DailyCandy editor Pavia Rosati, the new travel website curates "a charming mix of offbeat recommendations, playful experiences, visual packing ...
Gadling

Dry NJ resort votes to stay that way, rejects BYOB - Yahoo! News
The question had divided this family friendly resort, where beauty pageants, hermit crab ..."That's the reason why people vacation here or buy homes here.
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