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Specialty Travel Trends and Destinations
Now that the holidays are over, and the new year is in full swing, consumers are beginning to think about their travel plans for 2008. The Specialty Travel Agents Association (STAA) offers its picks for the best destinations to visit this year. Take a look and see if one of these destinations inspires you to visit and then find a travel specialist on STAA's website to turn your inspiration into reality. ...more

Canadian Travel Executives Address Business Travel Trends for 2008
Best Western International/NBTA Survey Forecasts Trends in the Mid-Market Segment ...more

U.S. International Visitation Up 17 Percent In November 2007 Spending At $11.2 Billion For The Month
Year-To-Date Arrivals 11 Percent Above 2006 ...more

Cost of Business Travel Climbs Despite Economic Slowdown, Survey Results Reveal Factors Driving Spending Decisions
Industry Leaders from Best Western, JetBlue, National Business Travel Association and Advito/BCD Travel Offer Tips to Stem Financial Strain ...more

Group Travel Stays 'All in the Family'
Orbitz Traveler Update Report(TM) finds that trips with extended families are driving group travel trend ...more

World Travel Trends Report: Strong growth for US inbound, but outbound travel still sluggish
Preliminary results from IPK International's World Travel Monitor for 2007, which will be presented at the ITB Future Day at ITB Berlin 2008, and published in the World Travel Trends Report 2008 the same month, confirm that US inbound tourism is well on the way to making a full recovery. ...more

Mobile Travel: The Time is Now - By Cathy Schetzina, Technology Analyst
Industry pundits have been touting the future promise of mobile travel for years. In 2008, that future will become a reality. Mobile technology represents the next major wave for travel applications, and its influence will be enormous. For travel suppliers, intermediaries and technology providers, mobile technologies will impact the way travel is sold, marketed and experienced across every segment in travel. ...more

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Airlines

Hawaiian Airlines Reports January Traffic Statistics
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., a subsidiary of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (AMEX:HA) , today announced its systemwide traffic statistics for January (see chart below). Hawaiian served 567,160 passengers, while recording Revenue Passengers Miles (RPMs) of 651,736,000, Available Seat Miles (ASMs) of 784,731,000, and Load Factor (LF) of 83.1 percent. ...more

Virgin Atlantic Airways Takes Off with New Marketing Campaign
Experiential Launch Spreads the Love from Above ...more

Continental Airlines to Pay Record $158 Million Profit Sharing to its Employees
Largest profit sharing payout in Continental's history ...more

Frontier Airlines Reports Preliminary Traffic For January 2008
Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ:FRNT) today announced preliminary traffic results for January 2008. Revenue passenger miles increased 18.3 percent to 753,652,000 for January 2008 from the same period last year. ...more

American Airlines Reports January Traffic
American Airlines, the world's largest airline, reported a January load factor of 76.6 percent -- an improvement of 1.3 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic increased 0.2 percent year over year as capacity decreased 1.5 percent. ...more

United Airlines Reports January Traffic Results
United Airlines today reported its preliminary traffic results for January 2008. The company reported a January passenger load factor of 76.5 percent. ...more

Southwest Airlines Reports January Traffic
Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 5.5 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in January 2008, a 5.9 percent increase from the 5.2 billion RPMs flown in January 2007. ...more

Virgin America Launches New National Ad Campaign
Fashion-Feel Campaign Targets Non-Traditional Media and Spotlights In-Flight Team Members ...more

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Environmental

NativeEnergy to Discuss Issues of Carbon Offsets and Responsible Travel with Industry Leaders at Fifth Annual New York Times Travel Show Feb. 29 - March 2
NativeEnergy will host a panel and have a booth at the upcoming New York Times Travel Show held Feb. 29 - Mar. 2, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Interested attendees will be able to learn more about how to offset their carbon footprint with NativeEnergy. The travel show is one of the largest in the U.S. with more than 500 exhibitors, attracting more than 30,000 participants. ...more

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Internet

British on Top With Using Internet Bookings
Stereotypes Disappear Among European Travellers ...more

Hitwise January 2008 Travel Category Report
The Hitwise Travel Report provides marketers an understanding of the competitive online travel landscape in terms of competitive clickstream, including traffic sources and referred destinations. ...more

Should Your UGC Strategy be About Customer Acquisition or Retention?
In a recent interview with EyeforTravel John Lee, VP Brand Marketing and Communications, Embassy Suites, explained the fundamental differences between a UGC retention and acquisition strategy. ...more

Microsoft & Yahoo - Google moans, but what does it mean for the travel industry?
Google has reacted strongly to the Microsoft's move to acquire Yahoo. It has requested the competitions regulator study the proposal carefully. ...more

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Other

Travel Threats Confirms Areas of Concern for Safe International Travel
Travel Threats, with its comprehensive country reports identifying risks related from Terrorism, Criminal Activity, Political Unrest, Inclement Weather, Transportation Infrastructure and Health and General Safety concerns, identifies international security issues for 2008. ...more

Wyndham Vacation Ownership Adds Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel to its FairShare Plus by Wyndham Program
Wyndham Vacation Ownership, the world's largest vacation ownership company and a member of the Wyndham Worldwide family of companies (NYSE: WYN), today announced that owners of FairShare Plus by Wyndham, its points-based, flexible vacation ownership exchange program, may now use their points to stay at Wyndham Palm Springs, an upscale desert retreat in the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts family of properties. This marks the eighth Wyndham hotel available to Wyndham Vacation Resorts' owners as a part of their FairShare Plus by Wyndham program. ...more

Sir Richard Branson to Accept Special Award at TIA's Travelcom
Travel Industry Association To Present Inaugural Steve Fossett Innovation Award To Sir Richard Branson At Travelcom Show In April ...more

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