Radical Departure From Destination Marketing Norms - 'Embrace the ones who love you' - By J. Ragsdale Hendrie
Build it, and they will come! Skies the limit! Growing Budgets, glowing prospects, good times for all. Now, the Hospitality landscape for DMO's and Hotel CMO's has changed dramatically. ...more

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J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Customer Satisfaction With Rental Cars Continues to Decline
Enterprise Ranks Highest in Satisfying Rental Car Customers for a Fifth Consecutive Year ...more

NBTA Predicts Cost Cutting Measures to Continue Into 2009 As a Result of Economic Slowdown
Rising Costs and Sluggish Travel Industry Growth to Significantly Impact Business Travel ...more

Businesses Hit the Web for Travel
Calling the airline is a thing of the past. ...more

International Visitation Up 9 Percent In First Eight Months Of 2008 Spending At $96.3 Billion For The Year
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that 34.9 million international visitors traveled to the United States during the first eight months of 2008, an increase of nine percent over the same period in 2007. In August 2008, total visitation was 5.6 million, an increase of six percent over August 2007. ...more

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World Travel Market presents Technology Futures where the mobile rules OK
World Travel Market presents the latest research findings from EyeforTravel, that look at the significance of mobile technology for the travel industry. The Technology Futures press event will take place on Monday 10th November from 13.30-14.30 in the Conference Set, Platinum Suite 4. ...more

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Travel Agent Training Features Chance to Win Wired Wyndham Smart Chair
Travel agents now can earn two Continuing Education Unit credits and a chance to win a Michael Graves-designed Wyndham(R) Smart Chair by going online to expand their knowledge of the upscale Wyndham Hotels and Resorts lodging brand and its target Generation X clientele. ...more

Travel Community Uniquely Positioned to Help President-Elect Obama Revitalize Economy, Strengthen America's Image Abroad
Roger Dow, President and CEO of the Travel Industry Association (TIA), today released the following statement on President-elect Barack Obama's historic victory: ...more

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Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results
Net income for the 2008 third quarter was $18.9 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, as compared to net income of $11.3 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, for the comparable 2007 quarter. Net income for the third quarter of 2008 included a loss of $0.02 per diluted share related to a decrease in fair value of derivatives, as compared to a loss of $0.54 per diluted share in last year's third quarter. ...more

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Hitwise October 2008 Travel Category Report
39.56% of all visits to the online 'Travel' industry went to the top 10 websites for the month of October, 2008. 48.17% went to the top 20 websites and 68.52% went to the top 100 websites. ...more

Beijing Court Fails to Issue Decision in Legal Case Between Ctrip and Qunar
In the latest round of legal proceedings between Ctrip, a leading online travel agency, and Qunar, China's leading travel search engine, the People's Court of Haidian District, Beijing, failed to come to a decision regarding the case filed by Ctrip. Ctrip believes that Qunar willingly broke copyright regulations pertaining to Ctrip, and the company also denied any possibility of an out-of-court settlement. ...more

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Eurail Pass Scope Increases Further in 2009
Popular Destination of Czech Republic Added to Global and Select Passes ...more

Corporate travel downgraded to coach
The days of flying first class, dining out on robust expense accounts and staying at four-star hotels may be gone, at least temporarily, for road warriors. ...more

Travel and Tourism Sector Responds to Economic Turmoil
Convenes to Draft Recommendations for President-Elect Barack Obama ...more

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