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ALPA president: Consolidation in US airline industry inevitable

Airline Industry

ALPA president: Consolidation in US airline industry inevitable

Consolidation in the U.S. airline industry is "inevitable," the president of the Air Line Pilots Association union said on Wednesday.

United CFO: Demand for business travel recovering

Business Travel

United CFO: Demand for business travel recovering

By reuters.com

NEW YORK - Demand for business travel on U.S.

Spain's tourism bounces back

Tourism Decline In Spain Ends

Spain's tourism bounces back

MADRID - THE number of foreign tourists arriving in Spain inched up in January from a year earlier, the industry ministry said on Monday, ending 18 consecutive months of decline for the key ...

Mauritius tourism industry expected to recover in 2010

Mauritius Tourism

Mauritius tourism industry expected to recover in 2010

PORT LOUIS - Mauritius expects its its tourism industry to recover this year on the back of higher visitor numbers after the island, one of Africa's best tourism performers, has weathered the ...

Asia's budget carriers flying high

Airline Industry

Asia's budget carriers flying high

By Megawati Wijaya

SINGAPORE - It is a sign of the changing aviation times that as once high-flying premium carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) was filing for bankruptcy last month, Singapore's budget flier Tiger Airways ...

Taiwan's tourism rides high on Lunar New Year

Taiwanese Tourism Boom

Taiwan's tourism rides high on Lunar New Year

By Jason Tan

Thirty-one-year-old sales executive Jenny Liu is flying to Bangkok during the Lunar New Year holiday along with five other family members.

Boeing: Demand for commercial jets improving

Demand For New Planes Increases

Boeing: Demand for commercial jets improving

By Kyle Peterson

Boeing Co.

Tourists returning to Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Rebuilding Tourism Industry

Tourists returning to Sierra Leone

By Scott Stearns

Sierra Leone is trying to rebuild its tourism industry hurt by years of civil strife.

SAS asks for cash, plans job cuts

Scandinavian Airlines

SAS asks for cash, plans job cuts

STOCKHOLM - Scandinavian airline SAS asked shareholders for 5 billion Swedish crowns ($672 million) to keep it flying and reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss, sending its shares diving ...

No Heavy Losses For Australian Tourism

New data: Aussie tourism fared better than expected in 2009

By JESSICA MARSZALEK

Australia's tourism industry has weathered the global financial downturn of 2009 better than expected, with new data showing international visitors only slightly down.

Cruising through the rough year

Cruise Industry

Cruising through the rough year

By Bob Retzlaff

It was a rough year in the travel industry in 2009 — airlines, hotels, resorts, rental car firms and other segments of the industry suffered significant financial losses, some of the ...

Saudi Arabia aims at fully developing the potential of tourism sector

Saudi Tourism Push

Saudi Arabia aims at fully developing the potential of tourism sector

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's travel and tourism sector has helped maintain solid national economic growth amidst the protracted global financial crisis.

Eleven new cruise ships will set sail in 2010

Cruise News

Eleven new cruise ships will set sail in 2010

By Alison DaRosa

Eleven new cruise ships - with 27,263 new berths - will hit the high seas this year.

Asia-Pacific travel industry is on the rise

Asia-Pacific Tourism Recovery

Asia-Pacific travel industry is on the rise

Travel and tourism, vital elements in the Asia-Pacific region's economy, have been staging a recovery since late 2009, with growth strongest within the region.

Brunei Tourism 2010

Year of the Tiger to bring "streams" of tourists to Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Year of the Tiger is off to a good start this year for Brunei's tourism industry players as tour agencies and hotels have experienced quick sales and are expecting high ...

American Airlines reports traffic growth

Airline Industry

American Airlines reports traffic growth

By Joan E. Solsman

AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines, said traffic grew in January, its first growth in more than a year, while US Airways Group Inc.

Greece is back on the tourist map

Destination Greece

Greece is back on the tourist map

By Jena Tesse Fox

For many years, Greece has had a reputation as one of the most exotic, remote and diverse nations in Europe.

Mexico to become a major player in medical tourism

Medical Tourism In Mexico

Mexico to become a major player in medical tourism

By Kent Paterson

Carefully observing the changing demographics of US society, Mexico's federal government is wagering that the graying of Gringolandia will give a strong impulse to medical tourism.

Tanzania: Tourism future looks bright

Tanzania's Tourism Looking Up

Tanzania: Tourism future looks bright

By Orton Kiishweko

Dar Es Salaam — The local tourism industry is projected to register positive growth this year after recording dismal performance in 2009 mainly due to the global financial crunch that hit the ...

Caribbean tourism looking toward an improvement in 2010

Caribbean Tourism Outlook

Caribbean tourism looking toward an improvement in 2010

By Linda Hutchinson-Jafar

SAN JUAN - After taking a flogging last year, the Caribbean tourism industry is looking toward an improvement in 2010 despite concerns about a British-imposed environmental tax and crime against ...

Kenya should up the ante on tourism

Kenya's Tourist Industry Needs To Be Revamped

Kenya should up the ante on tourism

By SARAH WAMBUI

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya should revamp its infrastructure, beef up security and provide a favorable political environment to increase earnings raked from the tourism industry, says Stanbic ...

AirTran turns profit in 2009

AirTran Airways

AirTran turns profit in 2009

By Sara K. Clarke

AirTran Airways managed to turn its fortunes around in 2009, posting a profit in a year in which some other airlines couldn't manage to stay in the black.

Ministry of Hotels and Tourism: Myanmar tourism booming

Myanmar Tourism Up 25%

Ministry of Hotels and Tourism: Myanmar tourism booming

By monstersandcritics.com

Yangon - Tourist arrivals to Myanmar jumped 25 per cent in 2009, despite the global recession and the economic sanctions imposed on the pyriah state, media reports said Sunday.

World Cup and Obama effect give boost to Africa's tourism

Africa The Only Continent Where Tourism Increased In 2009

World Cup and Obama effect give boost to Africa's tourism

The "Obama effect" of a US president with African heritage and the 2010 World Cup are boosting tourism in Africa, industry experts say.

Syria's tourism up 12%

Tourism Grows In Syria

Syria's tourism up 12%

Tourist numbers in Syria rose 12% last year from 2008 levels, with Arabs accounting for the bulk of visitors, government statistics showed.

Vietnam's tourism beginning to recover from sharp slowdown

Vietnam Tourism Report

Vietnam's tourism beginning to recover from sharp slowdown

Figures released by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) in December 2009 show that the industry experienced a sharp slowdown over the year.

Pakistan appoints task force on medical tourism

Medical Tourism In Pakistan’s New National Tourism Policy 2010

Pakistan appoints task force on medical tourism

Medical tourism is seen as a key element of Pakistan’s new National Tourism Policy 2010, so a new task force has been formed to work out proposals to promote and develop medical, health, ...

Tunisia aims to attract 300,000 tourists

Tunisia Aims To Increase Tourist Numbers

Tunisia aims to attract 300,000 tourists

Tunis — Tunisia which is the world's second destination for spas and thalasso therapy after France, is attracting an increasing number of visitors lured by its proximity to Europe, its mild, ...

China expected to show first ever tourism deficit

China's Tourism To Show Deficit

China expected to show first ever tourism deficit

China's statistics from 2009 are expected to show its first deficit in tourism, due to a weak global economy and a strong travel incentives at home, a senior researcher said.

UAE tourism expected to recover and gain growth momentum this year

United Arab Emirates Tourism Recovery

UAE tourism expected to recover and gain growth momentum this year

By Issac John

DUBAI - Tourist traffic to the UAE is expected to recover this year and will gain further growth momentum in 2011 in the wake of promotional campaigns initiated by various emirates, Business ...

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