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Survey: Los Angeles dives are the worst in US

Budget hotels in Los Angeles are the nation's worst

Survey: Los Angeles dives are the worst in US

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Budget hotels in Los Angeles are the nation's worst according to a new survey.

Will you overspend on your holiday?

Vacation Travel Overspending

Will you overspend on your holiday?

NEWPORT, Wales - British holidaymakers run out of cash exactly four days and eight hours into their week-long summer holiday according to a study conducted by Gocompare.com.

Best inexpensive country inns in Italy revealed

Italian Country Inns

Best inexpensive country inns in Italy revealed

From an ancient stone villa in Piedmont to an atelier in Florence, Italy's best affordable country inns are finally revealed.

Novecamere Resort, Le Marche

GBTA: Things are looking up for business travel industry

Global Business Travel Association Survey

GBTA: Things are looking up for business travel industry

With the economic recovery continuing, things are looking up for the business travel industry, according to a newly released survey of travel buyers by the GBTA Foundation – the education and ...

Destination news: 5 places that offer great value for winter trips

Winter Travel Tips

Destination news: 5 places that offer great value for winter trips

Looking to get away this holiday season? Who better to find the deals than agents catering to notoriously cash-strapped students?

All Nippon Airways to launch budget airline

New Budget carrier for booming Asian travel demand

All Nippon Airways to launch budget airline

TOKYO — Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) will launch a low-cost carrier operating both international and domestic short-haul routes, anticipating booming Asian travel demand, the airline said ...

Irish airline Aer Arann files for court protection

Aer Arann

Irish airline Aer Arann files for court protection

By DARA KELLY

Aer Arann, one of the Ireland's best known companies, has filed for court protection from its creditors as the company tries to rescue their ailing business.

Bulgarian tourism still struggles to get higher up quality ladder

Bulgarian Tourism

Bulgarian tourism still struggles to get higher up quality ladder

By NICK SKREKAS And TOM MUDD

VARNA, Bulgaria — For decades the beach holiday of choice for students and budget package tours, Bulgaria still struggles to get higher up the quality ladder.

Illinois shuts down 13 out of 15 tourist centers

Illinois Tourism Implements Sharp Cuts

Illinois shuts down 13 out of 15 tourist centers

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The state government has shut down 13 of its 15 tourist information centers to try to save money.

Thank you for calling the Hertz Dollar Thrifty Avis Budget car rental group

Merger Update

Thank you for calling the Hertz Dollar Thrifty Avis Budget car rental group

In 1985, the movie Back to the Future included a scene of a shop that was a combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. At the time it was funny and absurd. Of course, these stores actually do exist ...

Canadian Tourism Commission cuts staff by 25 percent

Agency Budget Faces Reduction

Canadian Tourism Commission cuts staff by 25 percent

By Robert Matas

As a result of tourism to Canada tumbling last year, the federal government has scaled back its support for the Canadian Tourism Commission.

WTTC response to announcement of UK emergency budget

World Travel And Tourism Council

WTTC response to announcement of UK emergency budget

Following the announcement of the UK \government’s emergency budget, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) responded:

Budget reading confirms cuts for Uganda tourism ministry

20 Percent Slash

Budget reading confirms cuts for Uganda tourism ministry

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

UGANDA (eTN) - The

Austerity budget in Germany makes a new victim in Berlin

City Castle Project On Hold

Austerity budget in Germany makes a new victim in Berlin

By Luc Citrinot, eTN

BERLIN (eTN) - The announcement of drastic austerity measures will affect one of Berlin’s future attractions: the reconstruction of the baroque castle in the heart of the city has been postponed ...

Tourism Uganda asks for 22 billion shilling budget

10 Million US Dollars

Tourism Uganda asks for 22 billion shilling budget

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

(eTN) - Ahead of the reading of the annual government budget in mid-June, the

Read Kenya Buzz for vacation answers

Travel Information And Ideas

Read Kenya Buzz for vacation answers

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

This correspondent often receives inquiries about vacations in the region and in particular about budget holidays across East Africa, specifically in Kenya along the beaches.

Uganda tourism ministry facing major budget cuts

Tourism financing urgently needs boost

Uganda tourism ministry facing major budget cuts

By wolfgang h. thome, etn

It was learned from usually reliable sources that the ministry of finance seems set to inflict a major budget cut of nearly 20 percent on the ministry of tourism, trade, and industry for the next ...

New York county groups: Not much love in  'I Love NY' cuts

NY Regional tourism leaders not happy with cost-cutting moves

New York county groups: Not much love in 'I Love NY' cuts

By CHRIS CAROLA

ALBANY, N.Y.

Is Hawaii practicing good marketing?

A Look At The Hawaii Tourism Association Budget

Is Hawaii practicing good marketing?

By Stephen Craven

There seems to be a mismatach regarding where Hawaii’s tourism marketing money is going.

US legacy carriers losing domestic playing field to low-cost airlines

US Airline Industry Trends

US legacy carriers losing domestic playing field to low-cost airlines

By Christopher Hinton

NEW YORK - U.S.

Budget-minded travelers go online for bargains

Internet Empowered Consumers

Budget-minded travelers go online for bargains

By Renay San Miguel

Innovative online travel companies are finding a market for their services despite - or perhaps because of - the weak economy.

Amid economic downturn Europeans flock to budget airlines

European Air Travel

Amid economic downturn Europeans flock to budget airlines

BRUSSELS — Budget airlines in Europe gained 13 million more passengers last year, with cheaper prices pulling in customers amid an overall drop in air travel.

Beach escapes that won't break the bank

World's Best Affordable Beaches

Beach escapes that won't break the bank

By Sarah Tuff

The price of becoming a temporary castaway needn't break the bank. In fact, some of the world's finest beach-lounging locales are pretty darn affordable.

Asia's budget carriers faring well but wary of fuel costs

Asian Budget Airline Market

Asia's budget carriers faring well but wary of fuel costs

By Alex Kennedy

Singapore - Asia’s budget airlines will prosper as the region’s economic recovery takes hold and its middle class grows, but rising fuel costs could hurt profits, the industry’s top ...

Al Khaleej: Abu Dhabi to launch low-cost airline in 2010

Abu Dhabi

Al Khaleej: Abu Dhabi to launch low-cost airline in 2010

By Zahraa Alkhalisi

A United Arab Emirates-based investment company will start a low-cost airline from Abu Dhabi next year, al Khaleej reported, citing industry sources it didn’t identify.

Singapore Air keeps champagne budget to win first-class fliers

Singapore Airlines

Singapore Air keeps champagne budget to win first-class fliers

By Chan Sue Ling

Singapore Airlines Ltd. cut Chief Executive Officer Chew Choon Seng’s salary by 20 percent and parked planes in response to a global travel slump.

Tourists pitch tents in cemetery to save cash

Northern Territory

Tourists pitch tents in cemetery to save cash

By Alyssa Betts

Tight-fisted tourists have been using a cemetery as their campground in a desperate bid to save cash.

$4 million budgeted for Jerusalem tourism

Jerusalem Tourism

$4 million budgeted for Jerusalem tourism

JERUSALEM - Israel's Tourism Ministry has budgeted nearly $4 million for next year to develop tourism in Jerusalem.

Air France replicates low cost competition

Air France-KLM

Air France replicates low cost competition

By Luc Citrinot, eTN Senior Managing Editor Asia (in Paris)

Over the last few weeks, rumors and false information on a possible conversion of Air France-KLM short/medium-haul network into a low cost operation abounded so much that the management of the ...

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