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2010 Cuban Tourism Season

Cuban tourism: 2010 season off to rough start

By Marc Frank

HAVANA - The Cuban tourism season got off to a rough start in 2010, with arrivals down 4.9 percent in January from the same month of last year, according to a government report seen by Reuters on Wedn

Tourism UK

Recession takes heavy toll on UK tourism

UK tourism took a battering from the recession last year, official figures have shown.

Mexico Tourism Revenue Drops 7.9%

Mexico tourism revenue down to $928.3M in November

By Paul Kiernan

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's tourism revenue fell a relatively modest 7.9% in November from the year-ago month, the Bank of Mexico said Friday, an improvement for a sector that was hit simultaneously by the

Croatia Tourism

Croatia's tourist numbers shrink slightly

ZAGREB — Croatia's key tourist sector, weakened by the economic crisis, shrank slightly in the first 10 months of the year from activity in the same period of last year, official data showed on Wedn

Cyprus

Cyprus tourist arrivals down In October

Thursday, the Statistical Service of the Republic of Cyprus announced that the tourist arrivals decreased 14% year-on-year in October, compared to the 9.6% fall in the previous month.

Mauritius

Mauritius tourist arrivals fall 9.3%

PORT LOUIS - Mauritius visitor numbers fell 9.3 percent to 413,504 during the first sixth months of 2009 compared with the same period last year, official data showed on Wednesday.

Israel

Pope or no Pope, Israel's tourism is down

Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the Holy Land did not have the expected impact on Israel's tourism industry as was originally thought.

California

Hollywood: Tourists still come but...

Thanks to airline and hotel deals, vacationers are still coming to see the stars, but they're spending less on dining and attractions.

Hawaii

Good news:Hawaii's tourist decline eases in April. Bad news: They spent less.

Visitor arrivals last month dipped a modest 1.3 percent from April 2008, a major improvement over the double-digit declines that have dominated the past 12 months.

Airline Industry

Airline premium-class revenue falls as much as 40%, IATA says

Airlines’ revenue from international first- and business-class tickets fell by as much as 40 percent in the first quarter as the recession prompted carriers to cut fares, the industry’s biggest tr

South Korea

Flu, stronger won end flood of Japanese tourists

The number of Japanese tourists visiting Korea has been decreasing since April due to the recent scare over the (A)H1N1 influenza virus in Korea and the strengthening of the Korean currency against th

Israel: 30% Drop In Travel Agency Activity

Situation 'simply a collapse'

By ynetnews.com

The first quarter of 2009 saw a 30% drop in travel agency activity, data collected from travel agencies between the months January-April showed.

"Shorter, Closer, Cheaper" Is A Trend

Germany expects to host fewer tourists in '09 -GNTB

By reuters.com

FRANKFURT - Germany, No.

US Airlines Losing Less Luggage

"The fewer bags you check, the fewer bags you lose"

By chicagotribune.com

Airlines lost 1.3 million fewer bags in 2008, as more passengers wheeled, dragged and toted their luggage aboard planes to avoid paying new fees to check bags, federal data show.

Airfares Watch

Fare watcher says airline prices down sharply

By AP

Prices for airline travel to Europe and Hawaii during the upcoming peak summer season are far below last year's levels, suggesting the carriers are worried about filling planes, says an observer of fa

Airline Industry

Premium air-travel slump gathers pace as trade slows

By bloomberg.com

Premium air travel slumped further in November as global trade slowed and business confidence waned, adding to carrier woes, the International Air Transport Association said.