Israeli Hotel Industry
By Sara Toth Stub
JERUSALEM - Israel's hotel sector reported revenue of 7.7 billion shekels ($2.08 billion) for 2009, down from ILS7.83 billion in 2008, as tourism fell as a result of the global economic downturn, the
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Mauritius Tourism
PORT LOUIS - Visitor arrivals to Mauritius fell by 9 percent between January and October this year versus the same period in 2008 as the global economic downturn buffeted long-haul luxury destinations
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Hawaii Tourism
HONOLULU — Despite an uptick in the number of visitors from the West Coast and Japan, nearly 2 percent fewer tourists arrived in Hawaii in October compared to the same month last year, according to
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British Airways
LONDON - British Airways carried 0.8 percent fewer passengers in September year-on-year, dashing hopes air traffic demand was recovering from the deep slump caused by the global recession.
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US Airways
Revenue passenger miles at US Airways were down 1.6 percent in September compared with a year ago as domestic travel continues to wane amid the recession.
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Russian Tourism Down
Tourism both in and out of Russia is being hit hard by the economic crisis this year, but the situation offers holidaymakers more chances to pick up a bargain, say tour operators.
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Alaska Airlines Traffic Down
Alaska Airlines said it carried fewer passengers in August compared with the same month a year earlier. But the airline’s planes are fuller and its on-time performance has improved.
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Labor Day Travel
LOS ANGELES - The number of people hitting the road for Labor Day weekend is expected to be sharply down from last year, the Automobile Club of Southern California said on Tuesday.
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Russia
MOSCOW - Russia's airline industry saw passenger numbers slump by nearly a fifth in the first six months of 2009, although the depth of the slowdown eased in June, the Federal Aviation agency reported
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Singapore
Singapore’s retail sales fell for an eighth month in May as jobs losses, wage cuts and fewer tourist arrivals depressed spending.
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Global Tourism
UNITED NATIONS—The U.N.
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Hawaii
Visitor arrivals to Hawaii fell 6.4 percent, while visitor spending saw a 15 percent decline in May.
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US Travel
Spending on travel and tourism nationwide fell at an annual rate of 5.9 percent in the first quarter, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis says.
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Dubai
DUBAI - Sales of luxury goods in Dubai have dropped about 45 percent since the global economic crisis prompted local shoppers to tighten their purse strings and tourists to rethink spending sprees, a
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Spain
MADRID - The number of tourists visiting Spain continued to fall in April, even though the busy Easter holiday season fell in that month this year, official figures showed on Thursday.
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World Tourism
World tourism tumbled by almost 8 percent early this year because of the global economic crisis, according to the World Tourism Organization.
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UK
The recession caused the number of visitors to the United Kingdom to fall by 13 percent in the first three months of 2009, although spending by tourists has held up at year-ago levels, the national to
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Online Travel
By mercurynews.com
The recession is finally taking its toll on online travel, with a decline in revenues this year forecast by PhoCusWright, the travel industry research company.
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Hawaii
By starbulletin.com
Visitors to Hawaii plunged 12.7 percent in February as the state continued to see a decline from all its core markets.
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India
By in.reuters.com
NEW DELHI - It's billed as one of the world's most luxurious and romantic train journeys. An old-world tour of India's palaces and lakes, all the way to the Taj Mahal.
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