Air Ticket Sales by U.S. Travel Agents in 2012 Continue to Run 6 Percent Ahead of Last Year
ARC, the financial settlement link between airlines and travel sellers, reported today that the consolidated dollar value of airline tickets sold by U.S.-based travel agencies increased 6.37 percent year-over-year in…
Asia leads as the region leads global travel growth
Asia leads the world’s growth in travel and holds seven out of the ten busiest inter-city routes. In addition to the BRIC markets, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Chile showed an…
Universal Orlando Resort Superstar Parade and Cinematic Spectacular Now Open at Universal Orlando
Universal Orlando Resort Superstar Parade and Cinematic Spectacular – 100 Years of Movie Memories officially opens today at Universal Orlando Resort – bringing two brand-new kinds of entertainment experiences to…
Tibet Travel Coop Launches Website to Promote Community-based Tourism
Tibet Travel Coop launched a new website that will make it easier for travelers to connect with sustainable, locally-owned Tibetan tour agencies. The site serves as a central hub for…
Golf tour operators name Sabah as future hot spot
Sabah is strongly on the radar as an international golf tourism destination following a visit by 33 European, Chinese and Australian golf tour operators. The visitors, who spent three days…
King Pacific Lodge & The Rosewood Hotel Georgia team up
One is located in the heart of British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest, and the other in the bustling epicentre of Vancouver. As diverse as their locations might be, King Pacific…
Campaign to encourage US tourism launches
How do you sell Times Square and the Grand Canyon? The Carolinas and California? Residents of Japan, Canada and the United Kingdom are getting a taste Tuesday of the United…
Madonna fans get weekend to remember
The Auberge Saint-Antoine, Quebec City’s premier boutique hotel, is offering Madonna fans a weekend to remember. On September 1, Madonna is set to take the stage for a one-of-a-kind spectacle,…
Japan Tourism Still Strong – one year after quake
Just twelve months after the devastating 8.9 magnitude Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan has made a strong comeback in the tourism department. With statistics improving markedly each month since June…
Marriott International to Sell ExecuStay Corporate Housing Brand to Oakwood Worldwide
Marriott International, Inc. and Oakwood Worldwide, a privately held company, today announced that they have signed an agreement for Marriott to sell its ExecuStay corporate and temporary apartment housing business…
