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Dollar Thrifty announces workforce reduction

400 Employees Let Go

Dollar Thrifty announces workforce reduction

By eTN Staff Writer

TULSA, OK - Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.

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Tourism to win from lower dollar and interest rates

Australia

Tourism to win from lower dollar and interest rates

By theaustralian.news.com.au

Home buyers might be smiling this morning at the prospect of their mortgage repayments being slashed, but the $24billion tourism industry - as well as other key exporters such as miners - stand to gai

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Strong dollar blamed for soaring travel deficit

Canada

Strong dollar blamed for soaring travel deficit

By financialpost.com

OTTAWA - Canada's strong dollar has contributed to a more than sixfold increase in Canada's travel deficit and there's no relief in sight, a report prepared for the Canadian Tourism Commission suggest

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Mixed feelings as tourists spend cheap dollars

US on sale

Mixed feelings as tourists spend cheap dollars

By sfgate.com

It didn't take an investigative reporter to discover that there are swarms of international tourists in San Francisco this summer.

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Weakened dollar draws foreign tourists to Alaska

bargain alaska

Weakened dollar draws foreign tourists to Alaska

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Tourism officials monitoring business in Fairbanks see a bright side to high gasoline and grocery prices.

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As the euro reaches record highs against the dollar, American tourists travelling in Europe are protesting

Less Bang For A Buck

As the euro reaches record highs against the dollar, American tourists travelling in Europe are protesting

As the exchange rate worsens, they're finding they're getting much less bang for their buck. In Spain, tourism associations expect visitor numbers to drop over the next few months as a result. "I went to the bank yesterday around the corner, exchanged six hundred, got three fifty two. I had to ask him: 'Are you sure this is correct?"

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Yuan boosts airline

China Southern Airline

Yuan boosts airline

As the mainland's export sector has been grappling with the yuan's appreciation, the currency's growing strength has helped China Southern Airlines, one of the largest passenger carriers, overcome rising jet fuel prices.

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