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Foreign visitor spending in US sets disappointing record
David - Mar 13, 2024
Foreign visitors spent record amounts in the US last year but their numbers were not up to some expectations, according…
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US hotels reach new dealing record
David - Mar 13, 2024
US hotel transaction volume grew to more than $21 billion last year for a new all-time high, outpacing the previous…
Bizarre airport activities range from bullets to bombs
David - Mar 13, 2024
Some US airport news recently came from unusual sources: shoe bombs and bullets. Outbound flights at New York’s LaGuardia Airport…
Google settles ‘click fraud’ suit
David - Mar 13, 2024
Google has agreed to pay up to $90 million to settle a lawsuit contending it overcharged thousands of advertisers who…
New Web site allows searches in milliseconds
David - Mar 13, 2024
Tourico Holidays launched speed-enhancing, user-friendly performance upgrades to its Web site -- making it one of the fastest mechanisms in…
Transat becomes Canada’s largest travel agency
David - Mar 13, 2024
Transat A.T. by purchasing Thomas Cook Travel’s Canadian agency network has become Canada’s largest travel agency. Transat operates Charter Airline…
Global travel and tourism exceeds $6 trillion in 2005
Phil Davies - Mar 13, 2024
Travel and tourism spending exceeded $6 trillion (£3.4 trillion) globally in 2005, according to research released today by the World…
MyTravel summer UK bookings down 3.5%
Phil Davies - Mar 13, 2024
MyTravel UK package holiday bookings for summer 2006 are down 3.5% on a reduced capacity of 2%, the group revealed…
UK leads demand for low cost flights
Phil Davies - Mar 13, 2024
More than four out of 10 UK adults (41%) have flown with a low cost airline, new research shows. This…
Oneworld airlines to consolidate at Heathrow
Phil Davies - Mar 13, 2024
Members of the Oneworld alliance will operate from two rather than four terminals at Heathrow once the airport’s fifth terminal…
Ex-Quest boss starts web destination venture
Phil Davies - Mar 13, 2024
Former Quest Travel managing director Dave Simmons has re-emerged with an online destination-based travel search engine. Global Travel Market launched a dedicated…
Stoke agency collapses
Phil Davies - Mar 13, 2024
Stoke-on-Trent-based K Barratt, Fox Holidaymakers Travel Shop is the latest ABTA-member agency to fail. The retailer was unable to meet its…
