Record Number Of New Exhibitors

EIBTM 2008 - the world meets in Barcelona for best business, best education, best networking

With EIBTM 2008 only weeks away, the meetings world is set to descend on Barcelona on December 2-4, for what has become recognized as the international event for the meetings industry; the place to do

The Globalization Of Corporate Travel

The serious affiliation for serious business travel business

Business travel is very serious business!

Space Tourism

Tourist: Entrepreneurs need access to space center

STAR CITY, Russia — Government space agencies like NASA, Roscosmos and others need to give private entrepreneurs broader access to the orbiting station and encourage private space travel, the latest

India

Tourist taxi war on cards in Calangute

CALANGUTE: In a battle to protect their turf, the tourist taxi owners of Calangute on Tuesday took out a rally in the village asking non-Calangute re

Caribbean

Caribbean tourism officials scramble to regain lost business

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Caribbean tourism officials are working overtime to reassure reluctant travelers that plenty of sun-soaked islands were untouched by a recent spate of deadly tropical cyclone

US

R.O.A.R.: Reagan Revolution

I believed in the "Reagan revolution" and deregulation, but were we all taken for a ride?

Names Vice President And General Manager

Air China Limited consolidates North American business

LOS ANGELES, CA (September 23, 2008) - Air China Limited has named Dr.

Cruise News

High-end cruise lines stay strong

With holiday season now on the distant horizon, can the yearly vacation be far from people’s minds? We checked in with Zacks senior travel & leisure industry analyst Sean P.

Thailand

Thai Tourist Authority says it's 'business as usual' for meetings, events

Following a political announcement by Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, who declared a state of emergency in Thailand's capital city of Bangkok last week, the Tourism Authority of Thailand is doin

Caribbean

Caribbean hotels face several threats in 2008

ATLANTA - PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR), an affiliate of PKF Consulting, today announced that it has released its 2008 edition of Caribbean Trends in the Hotel Industry.

Travel Manager Salary & Attitude Survey

Travel buyers rise in visibility, value for senior management

Tough economic conditions and travel industry changes have put business travel managers in a brighter spotlight in the past year, as senior managers have grown increasingly aware of and interested in

Organizations Still Focusing On Hours Worked, Rather Than Objectives Achieved

International research reveals extent of work pressure on business travelers

LONDON - iBAHN, the leading provider of digital converged services for hoteliers, announced today the findings of a survey of international business travelers.

Becomes Second Largest Business Jet Company Outside North America

VistaJet completes acquisition of Bombardier Skyjet International

SWITZERLAND - VistaJet Holding SA (VistaJet) and Bombardier Aerospace today announced that the companies have signed definitive agreements under which, for an undisclosed sum, VistaJet has acquired Sk

Fortune Magazine says Chicago hotel is one of the best

New Trump Tower named best business hotel

Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, which opened its doors to its first guests on January 30, 2008, has received prestigious recognition from Fortune magazine as one of the world's "Best New Business Hotels." Teaming up with the design magazine Wallpaper* (also owned by Time, Inc.), the editorial teams of both publications scoured ... read more

Row Takes Off Between Airline Bosses

Jet2.com to Ryanair: Bite me

The boss of Leeds-Bradford Airport based low-cost airline Jet2.com has gone head to head with his opposite number at Ryanair after his rival claimed the Yorkshire firm would go out of business because of soaring fuel costs.

Business Traveller Middle East Magazine Award

Grand Hyatt Amman named “Best Business Hotel in Amman”

Benno Geruschkat, General Manager of Grand Hyatt Amman, is pleased to announce that the hotel has been named the city’s best business hotel in 2008 according to readers of Business Traveller Middle East magazine.

How Airlines Have Exchanged Higher Prices for Customer Service

Death of the low cost airline? Baloney!

Doom and gloom, doom and gloom. That's all I've been hearing from the airline pundits in the past week, and I'm tired of it.

Big Sky Revisited

Big Sky may be pawn within airline's parent company

The decision to kill Big Sky Airlines may not be based entirely on the airline's profits or losses.

The little company may be a pawn in a larger game by investors to claim the profits of Big Sky's parent company, Minneapolis-based MAIR Holdings Inc.

Record Results For Lufthansa

Airline has 130 global deals

Lufthansa has revealed it has direct corporate deals with around 1,000 major companies in Germany and global air deals with around 130 companies.

The figures were revealed as the airline announced record revenue and profit figures for 2007. Operating profit rose to €1.4 billion (£1.05 billion), up 63.1%, on revenues of €22.4 billion ... read more

Barbados

Marriage proposal to sports and tourism

A successful marriage between sports and tourism is what the Ministry of Tourism is proposing.

Minister Richard Sealy said in a recent interview with the Press Government was looking "at continuing to encourage the right mix of sporting activity that will appeal not only to our locals but to visitors".