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Hillside Travel president wins stay at award-winning five-star Corinthia Hotel Prague

Drawing at 1st ATS-NY Skal joint MICE market seminar

Hillside Travel president wins stay at award-winning five-star Corinthia Hotel Prague

By eTN Staff Writer

Alice Tillem, president, Hillside Travel of Hicksville, New York, was the lucky winner of a complimentary stay at the five-star Corinthia Hotel Prague.

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Hawaii tourism is missing a Golden opportunity

Golden Week In China

Hawaii tourism is missing a Golden opportunity

By Linda Hohnholz, eTN

The roots of Hawaii’s cultural history are intertwined with many of the Asian races.

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Hawaii Tourism Association applauds HVCB phone sales campaign

Marketing Strategy

Hawaii Tourism Association applauds HVCB phone sales campaign

By Linda Hohnholz, eTN

HONOLULU, HI – The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB) announced today that they are launching a telephone sales campaign this week in an effort to bring new meetings business to the island

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US winter storms continue to cause flight delays and cancellations

More Snow

US winter storms continue to cause flight delays and cancellations

By eTN Staff Writer

More winter weather is headed to the mid-Atlantic, midwest, and northeast, bringing even more snow to the already deluged areas.

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American Tourism Society and NY Skal hold first joint seminar focusing on meeting and conference opportunities

New And Established Markets

American Tourism Society and NY Skal hold first joint seminar focusing on meeting and conference opportunities

By eTN Staff Writer

The highly successful and well attended first joint American Tourism Society (ATS) and New York SKAL seminar focused on meetings and conference opportunities in new, as well as established markets.

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Hawaii visitor industry partners launch statewide sales blitz for new meetings business

Collaborative Sales Effort

Hawaii visitor industry partners launch statewide sales blitz for new meetings business

By eTN Staff Writer

HONOLULU, HI – In a first for Hawaii’s tourism industry, group sales professionals representing resorts, hotels, and travel companies statewide are banding together to launch a coordinated telepho

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Canada's top 13 must-experience winter places unveiled

Canada's Must-Experience Places

Canada's top 13 must-experience winter places unveiled

VANCOUVER - Olympic fever and national pride hits an all-time high as Canada prepares to welcome the world for the 2010 Winter Games.

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New flights to Alaska may result in lower fares

Airline Industry

New flights to Alaska may result in lower fares

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Travel industry officials say more airline flights to Alaska this summer may boost competition and result in lower fares to some Lower 48 cities.

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Women leaders to be celebrated at CLIA event

CLIA 6th Annual Cruise3sixty Conference

Women leaders to be celebrated at CLIA event

A celebration and recognition of women leaders in business and travel will be the theme of this years Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) sixth annual cruise3sixty conference, June 2-6

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When in Vancouver: Top 5 tourist attractions, and more

Winter Olympics 2010

When in Vancouver: Top 5 tourist attractions, and more

By Chris Erskine

Vancouver is one of the few major North American cities without a downtown freeway. As such, it lends itself to strolling, shopping and exploring.

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US Secretary of Commerce talks about the National Exports Initiative

Remarks From Gary Locke

US Secretary of Commerce talks about the National Exports Initiative

By eTN Staff Writer

If you consider that tourism is an export, President Obama’s National Export Initiative should be of importance to the industry, as this initiative will keep the president and his cabinet’s attent

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Southwest: You're free to surf the Net, but you'll have to pay for it

Inflight Wi-Fi

Southwest: You're free to surf the Net, but you'll have to pay for it

By Hugo Martín

Ding! You are now free to surf the Net -- but on Southwest Airlines, you'll have to pay for it.

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TSA scales back general-aviation security plan

Airline Security

TSA scales back general-aviation security plan

By Spencer S. Hsu

Citing industry objections, the Transportation Security Administration is preparing to scale back a controversial plan to expand aviation security rules for the first time to thousands of private plan

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Rock and roll band will literally play for food

Giving Away The Money They Earn

Rock and roll band will literally play for food

By eTN Staff Writer

When Utah-based rock band The Yarrow first got paid for a performance, the band quickly realized they weren’t going to be able to do much with the small amount of money they received; instead, they

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Winter weather may stall travel across US mid-Atlantic and northeast

Airline Advisories

Winter weather may stall travel across US mid-Atlantic and northeast

By eTN Staff Writer

Due to a winter weather system currently affecting the US mid-Atlantic and northeast, some flight operations may be affected, resulting in flight delays and/or cancellations.

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Sorry, wrong Vancouver!

Olympic Tourism

Sorry, wrong Vancouver!

Sallie Reavey picked up the phone at her charming Briar Rose Inn and the caller asked about rooms in mid-February.

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A night at a sexy hotel can be a fabulous Valentine gift

Provocative Properties

A night at a sexy hotel can be a fabulous Valentine gift

By eTN Staff Writer

From seductive city dwellings to bewitching beach-side escapes, TripAdvisor says these properties offer serious va-va-voom for Valentine's vacationers seeking a sultry sanctuary a deux.

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Cool windows, ordinary seats - Boeing shows 787 cabin

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Cool windows, ordinary seats - Boeing shows 787 cabin

By Dominic Gates

Boeing showed off the interior of a 787 Dreamliner parked Wednesday at Paine Field and provided a glimpse of some advances on the 787 assembly line inside the factory.

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Chief financial officer of YTB resigns

CEO To Take On Dual Role

Chief financial officer of YTB resigns

By eTN Staff Writer

YTB International, Inc., a provider of e-commerce business solutions for individual consumers and home-based independent representatives in the United States, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, the Bahamas, the US

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Scovel: FAA failed to implement most of safety reforms

Airline Safety

Scovel: FAA failed to implement most of safety reforms

By JOAN LOWY

WASHINGTON - A year after a regional airliner crashed into a house near Buffalo, N.Y., killing 50 people, the government has failed to implement most of the safety reforms it promised in response to t

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