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Airport's Clear program returns Nov. 9
The Orlando Sentinel
October 21, 2010
The company bringing back the Clear front-of-security line program for registered travelers said Thursday it will launch the service at Orlando International Airport on Nov. 9.
Travel Agent Central
October 21, 2010
It’s not every day that a U.S. president sits down to talk travel. So when Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, arrived at the White House on March 11, 2009, accompanied by Disney’s Jay Rasulo and John Tisch of Loews Hotels, a surprise was in store.
Squawk Box - CNBC
October 21, 2010
Roger Dow appeared live on CNBC's Squawk Box show to discuss tourism as the key to economic competitiveness.
Air Travelers Found to Lose Billions to Delays
The Washington Post
October 19, 2010
There is now a dollar amount to put on the collective rage of U.S. airline passengers over flight delays: $16.7 billion. That's the annual cost to fliers when planes don't run on time, according to researchers who delivered a report Monday to the Federal Aviation Administration detailing the economic price of domestic flight delays. The total cost to passengers, airlines and other parts of the economy is $32.9 billion, according to the FAA-commissioned report.
Business travel is up, but frugality still rules
USA TODAY
October 19, 2010
Businesses will send more people out on the road next year, making up for lost time during the recession, when travel budgets were slashed and corporate trekkers mostly stayed put, corporate travel managers say. But the frugality that took hold in the economic downturn will continue, they say. Companies will opt for coach over more expensive first-class airline tickets.
Travel Weekly
October 12, 2010
Amtrak set ridership and revenue records in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. Amtrak carried 28.7 million passengers, a 5.7 percent increase. Ticket revenue increased 9 percent to over $1.74 billion.
Travel Weekly
October 11, 2010
It started with an email from an industry friend, 18 hours before the fact, warning of an impending European travel alert.
Resorts, Restaurants Bouncing Back from 'Summer that Wasn't'
The Orlando Sentinel
October 11, 2010
Full houses are the norm for hotels along Pensacola Beach during the crucial summer months, but the summer of 2010 was anything but normal. A busted oil well owned by BP PLC spewed crude into the Gulf of Mexico from April to July, and Pensacola's tourism-based economy tanked as the oil threatened and then came ashore along Florida's western Panhandle. As a result, beachfront hotels reported year-over-year drops in revenue ranging from 12 percent to 29 percent during the high-season months of June, July and August, according to figures compiled by the Santa Rosa Island Authority, which leases the land to hotels, restaurants and other businesses.
Fed up with travel hassles and fees: Just say no
The Seattle Times
October 9, 2010
I'm not yet sure how I feel about the full-body scanners the U.S. Transportation Security Administration is installing at U.S. airports. But I'm happy to have the option to just say no.
Why Invest in Face-to-Face Meetings? Look to Neuroscience.
Corporate Meetings & Incentives
October 9, 2010
Justifying investment in large, face-to-face meetings is not simple. The benefits that come to mind—relationship-building, inspiration, motivation, recognition—are not benefits with precise measures attached. You know intuitively that these things happen, but “intuition” doesn’t pass muster these days as a reason for planning a major conference. So Maritz, the St. Louis–based meeting and incentive company, is looking to science to provide a foundation for corporate decision-making when it comes to meetings. With increasingly good virtual meeting options, not to mention the possibility of “hybrid” meetings that include both virtual and face-to-face elements—are there still situations where only face-to-face will do? And how can science prove it?
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