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Antigua Air Traffic Slows Down

Monday, 05/01/2009

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.

 

Bermuda’s Travel Industry Feels the Pinch of Ongoing Crisis

Friday, 26/12/2008
by Clare O’Connor

Bermuda’s tourism figures are falling at a greater rate than almost every Caribbean island, with only volcano-ravaged Montserrat reporting a worse decline, according to a report out this week, writes Clare O’Connor.

 

Gloomy Days Ahead for Barbados Tourism

Wednesday, 24/12/2008

Barbados could see a four to five percent drop in tourist arrivals next year that could translate into a similar fall in revenue from the country’s largest foreign exchange earner and the loss of thousands of jobs.

 

Delta Air Lines to Cut 2009 Capacity by 6 to 8 Percent

Thursday, 18/12/2008

Delta Air Lines will cut its systemwide capacity by 6 percent to 8 percent in 2009 because of weaker travel demand, the world’s largest carrier said on Tuesday. The company, which this year merged with Northwest Airlines, said its domestic capacity would be down 8 percent to 10 percent next year, and international capacity would fall 3 percent to 5 percent.

 

Cruise Ship Piracy Incident Leads to Client Worries

Monday, 15/12/2008

The Nov. 30 pirate attack on Oceania Cruises’ Nautica in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia is spurring concerned phone calls from clients. “Clients are calling asking about the pirate incident and what cruise lines are doing to prevent these kinds of things,” said Bill Knight, president of All Cruise Travel in San Jose, Calif. “They’re even calling if they’re booked to sail in Europe and other parts of the world.”

 

Bonaire Increases Airport Tax

Thursday, 11/12/2008
by Gay Nagle Myers

Passengers departing Bonaire’s Flamingo Airport after Dec. 1 will pay an additional service charge of $1.69 per ticket to cover the costs of airport upgrades.

 

Survey Finds Most Americans Staying Put for Holidays

Monday, 08/12/2008

A majority of Americans (72 percent) plan on staying put this holiday season, according to a new survey from Opinion Research Corporation, an infoGROUP company. While most respondents indicated they hadn’t made holiday travel plans this year to begin with, nearly a quarter changed their existing plans due to current economic conditions.

 

Orient Lines Revival Squashed by the Economy

Thursday, 04/12/2008
by Johanna Jainchill

The recently relaunched Orient Lines has delayed its inaugural season, scheduled for April 2009, citing the current economic climate.

 

AA Implements Holiday Baggage Restrictions for Caribbean

Monday, 01/12/2008
by Gay Nagle Myers

During the holiday travel period to the Caribbean, American Airlines will once again limit the size and number of checked bags and prohibit checked boxes. American has a year-round box embargo for passengers traveling from or through New York to all Caribbean destinations.

 

AA Implements Holiday Baggage Restrictions for Caribbean

Monday, 01/12/2008
by Gay Nagle Myers

During the holiday travel period to the Caribbean, American Airlines will once again limit the size and number of checked bags and prohibit checked boxes. American has a year-round box embargo for passengers traveling from or through New York to all Caribbean destinations.

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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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