Shopping, culture perfect mix
David - Jan 25, 2026
North American and international visitors continue to rate shopping their no. 1 activity but tourism organizers will want to continue…
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Online travel in 2005: rocky road ahead
David - Jan 25, 2026
Online travel agencies and their owners may be facing a rough ride in 2005, predicts an analyst for Standard &…
Largest Web site program for agents
David - Jan 25, 2026
Passport Online says its NexCite is the largest generation Web site program with internet marketing tools for travel agencies and…
Hotels.com launches commissionable vacation rental properties
David - Jan 25, 2026
Hotels.com says its new VacationSpot.com is the first Web site allowing consumers to book instantly thousands of vacation rental properties…
Days Inn collects $10,000 for tsunami relief
David - Jan 25, 2026
Scores of Days Inn owners, operators, vendors and corporate staff members collected $10,000 to donate to the American Red Cross…
Don’t drink airline water?
David - Jan 25, 2026
Random tests of 169 US passenger planes found increasingly high levels of water contamination, according to the Environmental Protection Agency…
Hotel reward program fastest, most flexible
David - Jan 25, 2026
Carlson Hotels Worldwide announced a customer loyalty program it called the “fastest and most flexible” in the hospitality industry. Members…
United: Out of bankruptcy by fall?
David - Jan 25, 2026
United Airlines will be out of Chapter 11 protection by the fall, suggested CEO Glenn Tilton. United has lost more…
Holiday bosses gather for tsunami crisis talks
Ginny McGrath - Jan 25, 2026
Tourism chiefs in South-East Asia are meeting to discuss how the industry can recover after the tsunami. Ministers from 10…
Storms continue to batter US
Ginny McGrath - Jan 25, 2026
Heavy snowstorms are still affecting travel in north-eastern parts of the US and have spread to Canada. The BBC says the…
Spain top for holiday homes
Ginny McGrath - Jan 25, 2026
Soaring house prices in the UK are prompting increasing numbers of young people to consider buying property abroad, a survey…
Oil price rockets
Ginny McGrath - Jan 25, 2026
The North American blizzards sent oil prices spiralling to nearly $50 a barrel yesterday signalling higher costs for the travel…