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Obama Tries to Boost Tourism to Gulf Coast With Weekend Trip
Business Week
August 16, 2010
President Barack Obama and his family encouraged tourists to visit the Gulf Coast region with a weekend trip to Florida that included a porpoise sighting and a swim in coastal waters as the administration tried to boost the area’s economy in the aftermath of the BP Plc oil spill.
Obama promises continued federal help and presence in the Gulf
The Associated Press
August 14, 2010
President Barack Obama on Saturday promised Gulf Coast residents that the federal government won't abandon them once efforts to stop the oil spill are finished.
U.S. Travel Seeks Support of Travel Employees in 2010 Elections
Travel Pulse
August 13, 2010
Seeking to provide an innovative way for the travel industry’s 10 million employees to engage in the 2010 Congressional elections, the U.S. Travel Association has launched a “Virtual Travel Town Hall” where candidates are asked to respond to the most significant travel-related questions facing the industry.
Seeking tourists, states try to recast their image
USA TODAY
August 9, 2010
This state's tourism ads make people feel good enough to cry. They give hope to the jobless and goose bumps to the jaded. Daily they win new fans on Facebook, new followers on Twitter. When they come on the radio, they inspire listeners to turn up the volume.
For Travel Industry, Things Are Looking Up
The New York Times
August 9, 2010
At the National Business Travel Association’s noisy opening-night reception inside the convention center here on Sunday, strobe lights flashed and long lines formed for food and drinks. Some danced as a nine-piece rhythm and blues band blasted into a ballroom. “Better than last year?” I shouted to a young woman who was dancing by herself. “Anything’s better than that,” she yelled back.
Obama Administration Begins Implementing Travel Promotion Act
Incentive Magazine
August 9, 2010
On Sept. 8, the Department of Homeland Security will begin collecting a $10 fee from select overseas visitors for the purpose of funding the United States' first-ever travel promotion program, it announced last week.
Cost the highest hurdle for high-speed rail in U.S.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
August 9, 2010
As the United States takes its first tentative steps toward high-speed rail travel, the initial hurdle is the biggest: money.
DHS Adds $14 Fee for U.S. Visitors to Fund Travel Promotion
Travel Pulse
August 9, 2010
The Department of Homeland Security will start charging travelers from Visa Waiver countries a $14 fee that will fund a global marketing and promotion campaign aimed at increasing the number of international visitors to the United States.
BP, DOJ agree to $20B escrow fund
The Tampa Bay Business Journal
August 9, 2010
The U.S. Department of Justice said it has completed negotiations to create a $20 billion fund to provide the resources needed to help those impacted by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Will teleconferencing edge out business travel?
The Chicago Tribune
August 5, 2010
Technology has made many things easy. We record TV shows and fast-forward through commercials. We listen to far-flung radio broadcasts live on our telephones. And we meet face to face with clients and staff members from thousands of miles away.
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