Multi-Billion-Dollar Economic Loss from Deteriorating Air Travel System Hits Small Businesses Hardest
Travel Industry Association CEO Testifies Before House Committee that Travelers Are Looking for Leadership from Washington to Address Air Travel Woes ...more

Amidst Economic Woes, Americans Hitting The Brakes on Travel
Leisure travel expectations off sharply. Staycations on the horizon. ...more

International Visitation Up in April 2008, Spending at $11.6 Billion for the Month
The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced that 4.1 million international visitors traveled to the United States in April, an increase of 2 percent over April 2007. For the first four months of 2008, visitation was up 12 percent compared to 2007. ...more

Airline Study Shows Brands Struggle in Downturn
Firm conducts study of U.S. major airline carriers, finds flaws, opportunities ...more

Travelocity Analyzes How Travelers Are Changing Plans This Summer During an Era of Higher Prices
Travelocity Compares 2008 Travel Predictions to Actual Consumer Travel Behavior ...more

Latest Passenger Forecasts - 15 July 2008
As pre-booked summer holiday traffic hits the airport traffic stats the forecast is climbing a little from the bottom it reached last month. ...more

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E-Mail Relevance a Worldwide Concern
Be relevant or be gone. Consumers are expanding the definition of what they consider spam. ...more

Amadeus launches Airline Service Fees, a new solution to support airline ancillary revenues
Airline Service Fees will provide airlines with a solution to increase their revenues by processing ticket-based fees across all their channels in compliance with industry standards. ...more

Generate Risk Free Revenue with Sutherland Global Office Solutions
Are you looking for a new way to appeal to the business traveler? Imagine if you were able to offer a team of resources, available 7x24, to assist your business traveler guests with managing their work including fine tuning that presentation, proof reading their proposal, or helping them illustrate a creative idea. ...more

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Continental Airlines Announces Second Quarter Loss
Record fuel prices hurt results for quarter ...more

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First-Ever Official Website Promoting Travel to the United States Launched in Top 5 International Markets
DiscoverAmerica.com Created Through Public-Private Partnership Between U.S. Department of Commerce and Travel Industry Association ...more

Fighting Back Against Hotel Internet Access Fees
I'm a cranky traveler at the best of times, and when I get charged outrageous fees for Internet access by supposedly fine hotels I get really aggravated. ...more

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New Poll: 67 Percent of Americans Want New Oil Market Regulations
Eighty Percent Believe Speculators Manipulating Oil Markets ...more

Air Transport Association Applauds Senator Reid and Other Sponsors of S. 3268
Says Bill Is Good for Americans, Would Limit Excessive Oil Speculation ...more

Passengers' Group Calls Airline CEO's Fuel Appeal, While Opposing Basic Passengers Rights is the 'Height of Arrogance'
Flyersrights.org today condemned airlines' efforts to recruit passengers to lobby Congress to curb oil speculation as the 'height of arrogance.' ...more

Air Transport Association Says Artificially Constraining Demand Does Not Reduce Delay
FAA and DOT Can Reduce Delays by Managing Airspace More Effectively and Efficiently ...more

ASTA Declares Victory Against Massachusetts Hotel Tax Proposal
ASTA continued its unbroken record in its fight against anti-travel agent tax provisions at the state level today when Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed the Massachusetts corporate tax bill, minus a provision that would have taxed travel agents' service fees for online booking of hotel rooms in the Commonwealth. ...more

Xola Consulting and Prom Peru Propose Adventure Tourism Development Strategy & Marketing Initiative for North, Central Peru
Xola Consulting and Prom Peru have completed an adventure tourism development proposal for North and Central Peru, two regions relatively unfamiliar to travellers visiting the country. ...more

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