Economic Impact
By eTN Staff Writer
The launch of the World Travel Tourism Council's (WTTC's) annual economic impact research on Thursday, March 11 at ITB Berlin confirmed a 5 percent decline in global travel and tourism economy GDP in
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US Tourism Push
By Rob Lever
WASHINGTON - As the United States gears up for a 100-million-dollar effort to boost tourism, doubts remain whether the initiative can live up to its promise and overcome a tarnished US image abroad.
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America's Most Unusual Hotels
By Monte Burke
Good luck trying to get Steve Dobson to stay in a Red Roof Inn.
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US Travel Promotion Act
By HUMA KHAN
The U.S.
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ASTA Survey
According to a new study by the American Society of Travel Agents, Orlando, Fla., is No. 1 and Las Vegas is No. 2. Those two cities have been the top two destinations for the past eight years.
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US Airline Industry
By TERRY MAXON
As the U.S. airline industry lost tens of billions of dollars over the past 10 years, it also lost a tremendous number of employees.Nearly one in every four U.S.
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US Hotel Industry
Economic research firm e-forecasting.com in conjunction with Smith Travel Research announced HIP declined in January after improving 2.8 percent in December.
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Corporate Travel
By Jamie McGee
Jim Tisch, the leader of Loews Corp., said the U.S.
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Kenya Travel Advisory
The US will not lift the travel advisory against Kenya issued to its citizens last July, the US ambassador to Kenya said Tuesday.
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Nevada Relies On Tourism More Than Any Other State
Southern Nevada’s dependence on tourism has been common knowledge for years, but a new report suggests that it’s the most tourism-dependent economy in the United States.
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US Electronic System for Travel Authorisation
By Sarah Gordon
Holidaymakers travelling to the USA will have to fill out an online form before travel in a new system of checks that become mandatory from today.
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Airline Industry
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has launched a new website to help consumers compare and complain about airline service.
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US Tourists In Malaysia Warned
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The Malaysian government promised increased security in Sabah, a section of Borneo, after the United States warned tourists Friday of the risk of attack.
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Cuba's Protest
HAVANA – Cuba has summoned the top U.S. diplomat on the island to protest extra screening for Cuban citizens flying into the United States.
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HIV-Positive Foreign Tourists
Washington - Foreign nationals who are HIV-positive will find it easier starting Monday to visit the United States.
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US-Bound Flights Security
On the first day of what was supposed to be tighter screening ordered by the U.S.
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Nigeria
Tough times await Nigerian travellers to the United States as the US Transportation Security Administration has listed Nigeria and nine other countries as ‘security risk states.’
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Air Travel Security
By MIKE CORDER and ARTHUR MAX
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Netherlands announced Wednesday it will immediately begin using full body scanners for flights heading to the United States, saying that could have stopped the attempted
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USA
By Jeanna Bryner
Ever wondered if you'd be happier in sunny Florida or snow-covered Minnesota? New research on state-level happiness could answer that question.
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Japan-US "Open Skies" Agreement
By John Hughes and Chris Cooper
The U.S. and Japan agreed on a draft “Open Skies” treaty, clearing the way for carriers including United Airlines, All Nippon Airways Co., and Continental Airlines Inc.
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