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Caribbean Tourism: A New Era Or More Of The Same? - By Bevan Springer
Despite the serious challenges facing the Caribbean's tourism industry, from new passport regulations to a slowdown in the United States economy, the Caribbean region can be cautiously optimistic about its future as leaders begin to pay greater attention to this, the Caribbean's basic industry. ...more

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Trends

United States Welcomes Two Million Fewer Overseas Visitors in 2007 than in 2000
Travel Community Applauds Recent Increase, Deeply Concerned that Weak U.S. Dollar Not Driving a Boom in Travel to America ...more

Domestic Adventures Bookings Significantly Up
Bookings Up Nearly 30 Percent For Popular Family Departures, Double-Digit Growth in Demand for Alaska, Montana, Costa Rica, Reports Austin-Lehman Adventures ...more

2007 International Visitation and Spending Set New Records For The U.S.
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that a record 56.7 million international visitors traveled to the United States in 2007, an increase of 11 percent over 2006. This level also surpassed the 2000 record year of 51.2 million visitors. Ten of the top 25 arrival markets broke records set in previous years. ...more

European Travel Strong in '08 as 50 Percent of Americans Trekking Across the Pond This Year
TripAdvisor Survey Reveals Best and Worst of Europe ...more

Hotwire 2008 Travel Value Index Names Phoenix Top U.S. City for Vacation Value
Miami and Milwaukee Also Join Top 10 U.S. Cities Offering the Greatest Overall Value to Visitors ...more

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Airlines

US Air Traffic Rebounds to 5% in February
Internationals Move Strongly Ahead ...more

Hawaiian Raises Transpacific Fares
In an effort to offset the rising costs of operations - most recently, the escalation in fuel prices - Hawaiian Airlines announced that it has increased its round-trip airfares for flights between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland by $30, effective immediately for travel starting on or after May 1, 2008. ...more

Continental Pilots Vote in Favor of Increasing Merger Funds
Today, Continental Pilots voted in favor of an assessment that will increase funding amounts to bolster their merger fund. ...more

Hawaiian Airlines Reports February Traffic Statistics
In February, Hawaiian served 557,008 passengers, while recording Revenue Passengers Miles (RPMs) of 608.1 million, Available Seat Miles (ASMs) of 722.1 million, and Load Factor (LF) of 84.2 percent. ...more

Frontier Airlines Promotes Matt Henry to Vice President and General Counsel and Gerry Coady to Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Henry to Replace David Sislowski, Departing Senior Vice President and General Counsel ...more

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Internet

Hitwise February 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

Hitwise US Report: The Impact of Social Networking
How social networks will become a primary channel for targeted marketing. ...more

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Other

Beijing hotel room prices rise 400-1,000 percent for Olympics
The Shanghai-based Ctrip.com also found the hotel price in Beijing Olympics' co-host cities, such as Qingdao and Shenyang, would rise by 30-40 percent during the event. ...more

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