Travel Industry News Archive for 2008

Tourism Highlights provides a consolidated set of data and trends for international tourism for the year 2007.

September Arrivals Flat When Compared to September 2007

Online Ad Spending: Still Solid Choice

Travel agents anticipate staffing changes, revenue shortfall in 2009

This ITB World Travel Trends Report, which was once again commissioned by ITB Berlin from IPK International, organisers of the 16th annual World Travel Monitor Forum, tracks trends in outbound travel demand for the first eight to nine months of 2008, with estimates for the full 12 months of the year and preliminary forecasts for 2009.

Locations on this year's list cover a wide range of traveler interests and price points. Bolivia is on intrepid travelers' radar screens for the first time, whereas Acapulco was glamorous in the 1950s and is once again on the upswing.

Middle and lower income Americans staying home and spending much less this year

Year-to-year decline follows trend seen throughout 2008

HEDNA, the Hotel Electronic Distribution Network Association, is announcing four newly elected members to the Association's Board of Directors.

Dynamic Packaging Messages Created to Meet Industry Demand