Cruise Trends
PLYMOUTH, Minn. - Specific cruising trends based on data from an annual Travel Trends Survey has been unveiled today.
High Australian dollar not hurting tourism industry
The high value of the Australian dollar is not hurting tourism operators as hard as is commonly believed, Tourism Australia Chairman Geoff Dixon says.
US-Canada Tourism
The rising Canadian dollar is impacting tourist towns that rely on U.S. visitors, business owners in the B.C. Interior say.
Currency Deterioration Drives Carriers Out Of Sudan
Bentiu — A Kenyan private airline has decided to suspend operations in all ten states of Southern Sudan in light of the chronic deterioration in the value of the Sudanese pound against the ...
Dollar Thrifty accepts new bid by Hertz
NEW YORK – Hertz has raised its offer for rental car company Dollar Thrifty to about $1.43 billion from $1.2 billion in an effort to thwart a rival bid by Avis, according to media reports.
US tourism receipts up
By Hao Li
While the latest figures show the overall U.S. trade deficit at almost $50 billion in the month of June, at least one sector, tourism, is increasing its trade surplus.
Merger Update
In 1985, the movie Back to the Future included a scene of a shop that was a combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. At the time it was funny and absurd. Of course, these stores actually do exist ...
Canadian Dollar Curbs International Tourism
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Despite summer being in full swing, the strength of the Canadian dollar continues to curb international tourism to Canada.
Hertz To Buy Rival Car Rental Company
By Sarah Nassauer
Car rental company Hertz Global Holdings Inc. plans to acquire rival Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc.
Canadian Dollar Rising Value Hurts Tourism
By Jill Mahoney
The soaring loonie is clipping Canada’s tourism industry.
Dollars, Pounds And Tourism
British travellers to the United States are getting a better deal thanks to the renewed strength of the pound against the dollar, a holiday company has said.
Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA
By Heloiza Canassa
Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, Brazil’s second-biggest airline, posted a profit of 77.9 million reais ($45.8 million) as a stronger Brazilian currency helped shave expenses.
High Dollar Worries Tourism Businesses
By MEX COOPER
The glow of Australia's rosy economy is failing to shine on many tourism operators who fear the soaring dollar could cost them their business, the sector's top bodies say.
Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan - To attract American and European travelers to Taiwan in the face of the current worldwide economic slump, the Tourism Bureau, in cooperation with China Airlines and EVA Airways, ...
Iceland
By David Bauder, AP / mercurynews.com
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — We figured the driver taking us to a New York airport didn't know much about our destination when we said we were going to Iceland and he asked us to spell it.
400 Employees Let Go
By eTN Staff Writer
TULSA, OK - Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
Australia
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 ...
Canada
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 ...
US on sale
By sfgate.com
It didn't take an investigative reporter to discover that there are swarms of international tourists in San Francisco this summer.
bargain alaska
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Tourism officials monitoring business in Fairbanks see a bright side to high gasoline and grocery prices.
Less Bang For A Buck
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 ...
China Southern 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 ...
