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Business Travelers Expected to Be More Resourceful in 2009 | | Friday, 26/12/2008 | The Orbitz for Business/Business Traveler Magazine Quarterly Trend Report is reporting that cost controls may have been a more significant trend than policies focused on cutting back corporate travel. Nearly three-fourths –71 percent- of business travelers say they’ve traveled more or about the same in 2008 as they did a year ago. |
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One Flight in two to Face Gridlocks, Delays and Cancellations by 2030 | | Monday, 15/12/2008 | By 2030, climate change and a lack of airport capacity will mean that one flight in two will risk delays or cancellation at highly-congested airports, according to a new EUROCONTROL report. The study, Challenges of Growth, finds that even taking the economic downturn into account, demand for flights in Europe will rise from 10 million today to 20.4 million in 2030. |
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Tourist Bookings in Jamaica Down 30 Percent for Winter | | Thursday, 04/12/2008 | | posted by The Jamaica Gleaner | Wayne Cummings, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), has said that there are early signs that tourism may slide in the year ahead. He says the industry is already seeing a 30 percent decline in forward bookings for the first quarter of 2009. |
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Hawaii Expects Visitor Numbers to Fall Further in 2009 | | Monday, 01/12/2008 | Hawaii’s 2009 visitor arrivals are expected to drop 1.9 percent, to 6.73 million, following a forecasted 10.1 percent fall in 2008, according to the state’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. |
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Hawaii Expects Visitor Numbers to Fall Further in 2009 | | Monday, 01/12/2008 | Hawaii’s 2009 visitor arrivals are expected to drop 1.9 percent, to 6.73 million, following a forecasted 10.1 percent fall in 2008, according to the state’s Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. |
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World Theme Parks Market to Reach $28.7 Billion by 2012 | | Monday, 17/11/2008 | As the market recovers poise in the upcoming years, growing popularity of mass entertainment, and the tendency of families to spend a large portion of their discretionary free time on outdoor fun will continue to drive growth. |
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Cruise Fuel Costs Expected to Fall, But So Is Demand | | Thursday, 16/10/2008 | | by Johanna Jainchill | Deteriorating demand and yield pressure will offset any potential gains for cruise lines from declining fuel prices, according to a report by investment firm William Blair & Co. |
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Air Fares to Soar by 13 Percent in “Volatile Environment” | | Monday, 13/10/2008 | The cost of air travel is likely to rise by as much as 13 percent next year, according to a new industry forecast. Average fares are expected to go up by between 6 and 8 percent while additional fees will increase the total cost of air travel even more, according to the study. |
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Further Growth in Falklands Tourism Anticipated this Year | | Thursday, 28/08/2008 | The Falkland Islands is anticipating a growth of nearly 9 percent in cruise ship visitors in the coming season. As many as 62,203 cruise visitors landed in the Falklands last season, confirmed Falkland Islands Tourist Board General Manager Jake Downing. |
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National Tour Association Appoints New Chairman | Michele Michalewicz, CTP, a Salt Lake City travel professional and president of Western Leisure, Inc. has been inducted as the 2009 chairman and CEO of the National Tour Association. NTA is the industry’s premier packaged travel association made up of more than 3,000 members from around the globe. |
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Travel Agents to Be in Higher Demand in 2009 | | by Sharon Chambers | Peter Yesawich, president and CEO of Ypartnership, expects more consumers to turn to travel agents when planning their trips in 2009. Meanwhile, research conducted by Ypartnership states that the travel intentions of Americans remain strong as 71 percent of active travel households are planning at least one overnight trip during the next six months –the same amount as one year ago. |
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CTO to Launch Social Network for Agents | | by Gay Nagle Myers | The Caribbean Tourism Organization in January will launch online programs aimed at improving its North American chapter system and the way that travel agents do business. |
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Golf Resorts Being Upscaled in Puerto Rico | This seaside stretch, a half-hour’s drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workers sweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops in developer Donald Trump’s latest Caribbean venture. |
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Antigua Air Traffic Slows Down | A flow control system implemented by air traffic controllers at the VC Bird International Airport in Antigua has been disrupting flights in and out of the island during the Christmas rush. |
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