Enhancements And New Program

CCRA Travel Solutions announces new Commission/Express™ program to help travel agents makes more money faster

CCRA Travel Solutions – a leading provider of business-related solutions for the travel professional – is pleased to announce a series of enhancements made to offerings available through CCRATrave

Latest Book By The Bargainomics Lady Shows How To Stretch Your Dollars And Still Travel In Style

Author speaks gospel truth about money management

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Attracting More Visitors

Uganda Wildlife Authority to spend money on Rwenzori infrastructure

The Uganda Wildlife Authority is planning to spend about US$1 million in the Rwenzori Mountain National Park in the coming years for the construction of new tracks, board walks, and new bridges to all

New York City

NYC cabbie drives 200 miles to return $21,000 to Italian tourist

A New York City cab driver drove 200 miles to return more than $21,000 in cash left behind in his taxi by an elderly Italian tourist.

Emirates Airlines

Emirates Airlines raises $413.7M to finance new planes

DUBAI - Emirates Airlines, the Middle East's largest carrier, said Thursday it raised $413.7 million in an Export Import Bank of the United States, Ex-Im Bank, guaranteed bond to finance new Boeing Co

Ethiopia

American tourists make tourist guide's dream a reality

LALIBELA, Ethiopia - Guide Getachew Tekeba used to bring tourists to his favorite mountainside spot just minutes from his house in Lalibela to watch the sunset and talk of his fantasy to build a hotel

US Airline Industry

Transportation secretary hints at aid for airlines

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday he thinks the Obama administration will seek financial aid for airlines to pay for equipment onboard planes that will be needed to move

Value For Money Index Reveals Surprises

Was your hotel room worth the price you paid?

NUREMBERG, Germany - Six hundred thousand hotel ratings are being analyzed by www.hotel.info from booking customers from around the world in terms of the price performance of 3- and 4-star hotels.

China Southern Airlines

China's top airline gets $440 mln government windfall

HONG KONG - China Southern Airlines, the country's largest carrier by fleet size, will get a $440 million windfall from the state in what may be the first in a series of payments to an ailing civil av

New Zealand

Key asked to help prop up tourism

Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe has called on incoming prime minister John Key to pump more money into tourism to stave off a potential sharp decline in visitor numbers.

Space Tourism

Latest space tourist gets his money's worth

CAPE CANAVERAL — The world's latest space tourist, a computer game wizard and astronaut's son who paid $30 million to fly to the space station, said Monday from orbit that he's gotten his money's wo

To Tip Or Not To Tip?

Tourists to tip less as they feel the squeeze

London, UK - Against the backdrop of rising inflation and living costs, UK tourists are now tightening their belts with 36 per cent (more than one in three) admitting they will not put their hands in

Egypt

Armed guards held airline victim

A Barnsley man was ordered to pay a hotel bill of £1,000 in Egypt as armed guards surrounded his hotel to recoup money owed by collapsed airline XL.

Travel Advice

Stretch your travel dollar

By gauging where the rapidly changing airline industry is headed, business travelers can map out their flight plans and find the best deals.

Turkey

Turkey to spend $320 mln to strengthen tourism

The Turkish Tourism Ministry and the private sector will contribute a budget of $320 million to strengthen Turkey’s tourism sector and expand to new markets via advertising.

TIAA

Travel industry spent $297,500 lobbying in 2Q

WASHINGTON - The Travel Industry Association of America, whose members include airlines, hotels and tourism agencies, spent $297,500 lobbying on visa requirements, State Department funding and other i

South Carolina is so gay - re-visited

Distancing itself from gay travel campaign will cost South Carolina tourism dollars

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The flap over an ad promoting South Carolina as "So Gay" will cost the state tourism dollars, according to an industry expert.

Airline Surcharges

Airline surcharges: are they just a rip-off?

A variety of surcharges on flights and holidays have been making the headlines in the past few weeks. But what exactly do they all really mean?

The soaring price of oil has resulted in British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, among others, announcing hefty rises in fuel surcharges to help cover rapidly escalating fuel bills.

Research: Don't Waste Your Money At The Airport Exchange

Tourists throw money away if they buy currency at the airport

Thousands of British holidaymakers will soon be jetting off for some summer sun, but they will be leaving with a big dent in their wallets.

One in five adults will wait until they are at the airport or at their destination before buying foreign currency, research by Sainsbury's Finance shows. As a result, they will miss out on the best ... read more

Authorities Want Tourism Dollars Spent In The Kingdom

Tourism officials want Saudis to stay home for the holidays

With the beginning of the 90-day summer break only a month away, the assistant deputy secretary-general for marketing for the Saudi General Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SGCTA), Fahad Al-Jarboa, says that the prime goal of the commission is to target the Saudi domestic market and try to encourage more Saudis to vacation in the Kingdom ... read more