This was supposed to be the summer of the canceled flight. Airlines predicted that new rules to reduce long tarmac delays would force them to ground planes and leave passengers stranded in terminals. But after two busy summer months, it hasn’t happened, says The Wall Street Journal’s “Middle Seat” column. Instead, airlines have adapted with [...]

The travel industry is working to redefine itself as a key player in the American economy by showing how it helps companies improve profits, serves as a source of tax revenue and provides jobs.   Geoff Freeman, U.S. Travel Association senior vice president, said factors that include the recession, a spurt of public anger over [...]

The 2,124-passenger Carnival Legend docked in Philadelphia on Oct. 22, 2002.   Industry giant Carnival is the latest line to up the ante in on-board entertainment this year with an announcement it soon will offer a dedicated comedy club on every ship.   The “fun ship” line, as it likes to call itself, says it [...]

The Airport departure tax in the Bahamas increased to $20, up from $15, effective the first of this month. Also, the cruise departure tax will increase from $15 to $20 on Oct. 1. In addition, the hotel room tax jumped from 6% to 10% on July 1. The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism cited the global economic [...]

The travel industry’s main trade group demanded Thursday that BP pay $500 million to mitigate up to $23 billion of losses in tourism spending it anticipates along the Gulf Coast in the next three years.”(BP’s) oil spill will have long-term effects on businesses and jobs in the Gulf Coast region unless we counteract the usual [...]

Marriott International said that its second-quarter profit more than tripled from a year earlier and raised its full-year earnings outlook as revenue improved. The hotel operator said it earned $119 million, or 31 cents per share, for the three months that ended June 18, up from a profit of $37 million, or 10 cents a share, [...]

I recently had the opportunity to do a hardhat tour of the new Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. The hotel is scheduled to be completed and on-line in December 2010. The tour was conducted by Megan Archambeault, Senior Sales Manager. I have known Megan for a number of years and she has not lost a [...]

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