Hawaii

No relief for tourism in sight as visits slide

Hawaii tourism continued its downward spiral in October, with visitor arrivals falling 13.5 percent year over year as global economic conditions worsened, according to the latest statistics released y

Holiday Travel

AAA predicts decline in holiday travel

Millions of Americans are changing their Thanksgiving travel plans because of tough economic conditions, but most are still planning to make those trips to grandma's, according to the AAA auto club.

Las Vegas

Tourism continues dramatic decline

The sad state of the national economy is having a direct effect on the life-blood of Las Vegas: tourism.

Political Unrest And Global Economic Instability Takes Its Toll

Thai tourism shows declines

Up to August 2008, eight months into the year, the Chaophya Park Hotel, a four-hundred room, 4-star, deluxe hotel in Bangkok was exactly on budget and on target to achieve its Gross Operating Profit (

India

Bombs and meltdown likely to shoo away travel birds

MUMBAI - After registering a steady growth of 15-20% in the past few years, the Indian tourism industry may undergo difficult times in the coming quarters.

US

US hotel demand declines in 1st half of August

Occupancy at hotels in the U.S.

Passengers Urged To Plan Ahead And Pack Patience

ATA projects 6 percent drop in passengers during Labor Day holiday travel period

WASHINGTON, DC (August 18, 2008) - The Air Transport Association of America, (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading US airlines, forecasts that 16 million passengers* will travel globa

Decreases In Affordability Of travel And Money AvailableFor Travel

Declining US Traveler Sentiment Index reflects concern about rising cost of travel

Orlando, FL (August 14, 2008) - The US Traveler Sentiment Index™ (TSI), a general measure of future travel intentions that derives from measures of six specific consumer sentiments, displayed its se

Côte d'Ivoire

Ivory Coast tourism declines because of drawn out civil war

A drawn out six-year civil war has emptied beachside villages in divided Ivory Coast, like in one area called Assinie, where groups of European tourists used to come in busloads.

Singapore

Singapore’s tourism sector suffers drop in visitor arrivals

Singapore’s visitor arrivals fell 4.1 percent last month, the steepest monthly decline since the SARS outbreak five years ago, as rising hotel charges deter tourists arriving from Indonesia and Mala

Spillover Effect Of A Deteriorating Airline Industry

PKF study finds US hotels extremely vulnerable to sharp declines in airline capacity

ATLANTA, Georgia - According to the latest analytical data from PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR), US hotels could face a decline in lodging demand greater than that experienced during the turmoil fol

US-Canada Tourism

Cross-border shopping loses appeal

Cross-border shopping seems to have lost its allure, as more Canadians stayed home in the first quarter of 2008, knocking back Canada's international travel deficit from record highs at the end of last year.

At the same time, foreign traveller spending in Canada dropped to the lowest level in two years.

Canada

Shortage of US tourists becoming even more noticeable

A tour guide sits atop a double-decker bus in Toronto's downtown core, clutching his microphone in the frigid wind. Except for one brave soul, the seats around him are empty.

Even down below, a British pair pull their toques on and complain about the chill. Another couple, from New Zealand, are still adjusting after a family visit in ... read more

Snowless Alps?

Alps hit by two-decade decline in snowfall

PARIS — A forthcoming study has added to worries that the Alpine ski industry will be badly affected by global warming, the British weekly New Scientist reports.

A "dramatic step-like drop" in the amount of snow falling in the western European mountain chain occurred in the late 1980s and since then snowfall has never recovered, it ... read more

Taiwan

Nation drops in global tourism chart

Government efforts to promote the tourism industry suffered a blow yesterday, with a global survey showing Taiwan plunging 22 places to 52nd and falling three notches to seventh in Asia in a world ranking of competitiveness.

Florida

Fla. tourism fell by 1.5M visitors

Florida's economy, already staggered by a stagnant real estate market and tight credit conditions, suffered another blow Friday when officials said tourism fell by 1.5 million visitors in 2007.

Thailand

Foreign carriers shun Chiang Mai as tourist demand declines

Chiang Mai International Airport is becoming less frequented by international carriers, frustrating its ambitious bid to become an air hub in northern Thailand and the Mekong region.

The airport suffered a setback recently when Hong Kong Express Airways terminated its scheduled services to the city while Tiger Airways has significantly ... read more