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Cruise lines face stormy weather

By cbc.ca

When the 54,000-tonne cruise ship Westerdam leaves Fort Lauderdale, Fla., later this year, the boat is likely to be filled, even in the face of the ongoing global economic crisis.

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Cruise Value Center

Cruise travel agency folds, customers left in lurch

By cruisecritic.com

The news that Cruise Value Center, a major cruise travel agency, apparently ceased business operations earlier this week is stirring up concerns from travelers and cruise industry executives.

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New International Favorites Are India, Thailand, China, Japan and Hong Kong

Hunt for travel deals escalates

By marketwatch.com

LOS ANGELES - Interest in travel deals is up, according to LowFares.com(TM), the travel comparison search site for airline tickets, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages.

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The Industry Is Rolling Out The Red Carpet For Travelers — For A Change

6 reasons we love to travel now

By msnbc.msn.com

It took a couple of airline bankruptcies, a summer of staycations, a serious recession and the near-collapse of the world economy, but by golly, travelers are feeling loved right now.

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Travel awards: Should anybody care?

Do travel awards mean anything?

By theage.com.au

It may be a good hotel - but how many awards has it won?

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Technology is giving airline passengers the power to organise resistance to irritating practices

Overbooked: airlines face a web rebellion

By Bernhard Warner, timesonline.co.uk

If the aviation industry is truly on the eve of in-flight wi-fi connections, as we’ve been promised over the past few years, Lord help the airlines.

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Customer Satisfaction HIts The Rock Bottom

US Airways at the bottom of airline customer satisfaction survey

US Airways Group Inc. ranks dead last in a new customer satisfaction survey of airlines.

According to the annual American Customer Satisfaction Index by the University of Michigan, the Tempe, Ariz.-based airline's satisfaction number dropped significantly from last year. And the airline it may soon merge with - United Airlines - ranked ... read more