Viajar y Disfrutar - A Special Report on the Hispanic Travel Industry
Travel among U.S. Hispanics for the longest time was defined by 'VFR' activity, to use industry parlance. While visiting friends and relatives remains a big part of the Latino travel segment, the emergence of the Hispanic business traveler has some companies changing their tune when it comes to their advertising messages. ...more

Summer Travelers Snubbing Europe - In Europe, still less bang for your buck
Summer Travelers Head to Caribbean, South America Instead of Spain, France ...more

More Than 25 Million Americans Will Travel Overseas This Summer, Says AAA's New International Forecast
In a first-ever summer forecast for foreign travel, AAA expects 25.1 million Americans will be travelling internationally this summer, an increase of 2.6 percent over the 24.5 million who were estimated to have traveled overseas last summer. The report includes all travel outside of the United States, including Canada and Mexico. ...more

AAA Recommends Travelers Budget $244 Per Day
According to the 2008 edition of AAA's Annual Vacation Costs Survey the recommended travel budget for two adults traveling together in North America is $244 per day for lodging and meals. ...more

For Americans Logging Miles, Soaring Frustration
Access America's national survey finds 88 percent of American travelers frustrated with the price of gas ...more

Philippines News: Island Nation Sees 9.7% Growth from North American Tourism
Visitor Arrivals Increase for January, February 2008 ...more

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Amadeus launches its Middle East Regional Hub in Dubai
Leading IT provider for the travel industry expands regional presence to support growing customer base ...more

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Asia Pacific Slowly Wakes Up to Carbon-Neutral Tourism
Asia's carbon-neutral pioneers say this is already bringing them credibility in lucrative longhaul markets such as Europe and North America. These are markets where an increasing number of consumers and tour operators now insist on green benchmarking before booking hotels, tours and ground handling services in Asia Pacific. ...more

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Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
Gross bookings in the first quarter of 2008 totaled $2.9 billion as international gross bookings grew 41 percent to $488 million. ...more

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Hitwise April 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

VIZERGY in Preferred Partnership Agreement with Priceline
VIZERGY, formerly SECURE-RES, a Jacksonville, FL based Internet marketing company for hotels and resorts, has entered into a preferred partnership with priceline.com, the leading travel service for value-conscious leisure travelers. ...more

USATODAY.com Debuts Online Air Travel Destination
Today in the Sky Offers News, Flight Status and Community Forum ...more

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DHS Announces New Aviation Security and Traveler Screening Enhancements
Among the key improvements, DHS is providing airlines more flexibility to allow passengers to check in remotely who have been unable to do so because they have a name similar to someone on a watch list. ...more

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NBTA Applauds Progress on FAST Redress Act
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) applauds the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection for approving by voice vote H.R. 4179, the FAST Redress Act of 2007. ...more

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