Travel Industry News Archive for 2012 Page 4

Korean Air, South Korea’s flag carrier and Amadeus have signed a full content agreement providing travel agencies worldwide guaranteed access to the full range of fares and inventory through the Amadeus system

As Spaceport America, just outside of Las Cruces, New Mexico, races toward launch of the first tourists in space, Tours.com's Travel-Intel brings a first-hand look into what Virgin Galactic and other aerospace companies are developing for giving visitors a wow-filled experience in space and on earth.

David Huether, senior vice president of economics and research at the U.S. Travel Association, provides analysis on today's Labor Department report that the unemployment rate was 7.7 percent for November 2012:

The President of Portugal, Anibal Cavaco Silva, has highlighted the importance of tourism to the country’s jobs and exports on the occasion of the presentation of the UNWTO / World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Open Letter on Travel and Tourism which aims to rally support for tourism among world leaders (Lisbon, Portugal, 6 December 2012).

Seventy-six percent of consumers traveling this holiday season (up from 69 percent last year) say they find other travelers’ reviews trustworthy

Caribbean Event Set For Jan. 20 - 22, 2013 At Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas

For the past 12 years, Porthole Cruise Magazine's readers have named Half Moon Cay the industry's Best Private Island.

Travel jobs provide millions of Americans with a gateway to a promising career and opportunity to join America's middle class

Located at the far end of the existing international jetty, these new departure lounges are the first phase of a major expansion project estimated to cost $270 million.

The new 158-room Hilton Alexandria Corniche will be Hilton Worldwide's 19th property in Egypt and it's second in Alexandria.