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Face-to-Face Meetings Key to Business Growth, CFOs Say
Successful Meetings
December 13, 2012
Sixty-one percent of chief financial officers (CFOs) say corporate spending on business travel will be the same or higher in 2013 as in 2012, according to a new CFO survey by American Express, the results of which were released this week.
Congress passes bill that streamlines baggage screening
Travel Weekly
December 13, 2012
Congress passed and sent to the White House the No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012 (S. 3542), a bill introduced in September aimed at eliminating some duplicative security screening for connecting baggage at U.S. airports.
Frequent-flier rewards: Change is in the air
USA Today
December 12, 2012
David Frisbie sometimes will pay extra for a roomier seat in coach.
Despite Fiscal Cliff, Travel Industry Added More Jobs in November
Successful Meetings
December 10, 2012
In November, the U.S. travel industry created jobs for the 12th consecutive month — despite uncertainty about the so-called "fiscal cliff," according to the U.S. Travel Association, which on Friday released an analysis of the U.S. Department of Labor's November 2012 jobs report.
A traveler's plea: Turn off your devices on vacation!
USA Today
December 9, 2012
Gab, gab, gab. Type, type, type. Tweet, tweet, tweet. And, waitress, can you get me a Mai Tai? Increasingly, Americans are not truly vacationing when they go on vacation.
FCC calls for greater use of electronic devices in-flight
USA Today
December 7, 2012
The Federal Communications Commission says travelers should be able to have greater use of portable electronic devices during flights.
Tough times for US winter tourism industry if climate change goes unaddressed
Global Travel Industry News
December 6, 2012
A new economic analysis details how the $12.2 billion winter tourism industry spread out across 38 states has experienced an estimated $1 billion loss and up to 27,000 fewer jobs over the last decade due to diminished snow fall patterns and the resulting changes in the outdoor habits of Americans, according to the new study prepared for the nonprofit groups Protect Our Winters (POW) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
Airlines expect 3.6 billion passengers in 2016
USA Today
December 6, 2012
Airlines expect to carry about 3.6 billion passengers in 2016, exceeding 2011's passenger load by more than 800 million, according to new data.
Fiscal cliff threatens national parks, advocates say
The Miami Herald
December 6, 2012
Congress’ looming failure to solve the fiscal cliff crisis leaves national parks facing large-scale cuts and the prospect of fewer visitors as tax increases leave Americans with less money to travel.
Airlines, airports cater to international travel
USA Today
December 5, 2012
For many U.S. airlines, flights that cross oceans and continents have fast become as important as those that cross the country.
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