Travel News: Airlines, Tourism and Airfares

How do customers aggravate you the most? Late for bookings, difficult menu requests, treating you like a servant…or just wanting to bend the rules?

Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration (SHA) is pleased to announce its participation in and sponsorship of the Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC), which will be held May 1 through 3, 2010, at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, UAE.

Leaders of two travel and tourism giants came together for the April 5th groundbreaking of Florida International University (FIU) School of Hospitality’s new Carnival Student Center.

Lodging real estate investment trusts (REITs) have been on a tear, generating total returns, including dividends, of about 25% so far this year. But the group's high-speed run may soon hit a road bump — or even a blowout — as money managers increasingly believe the rally is premature and that a significant rebound in the hotel business is still more than a year away.

Hawaiian Hospitality Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HHGI), a growing provider of sustainable land use solutions and event services, is pleased to report that event sales at its Loulu Palm Estate development property are up 43% over last year.

Record Revenues of $37 million in 2009, an Increase of 64% Over 2008 Revenues

The two hotels, both located on 39th Street near Lexington Avenue, will no longer be affiliated with the W Hotels brand or Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

Matt Marquis has been named president of Pacifica Hotel Company, continuing a tradition of family ownership at the nationally ranked hotel management company that manages 25 hotels in California, Hawaii, and Florida.

Thousands of holiday makers have been left stranded as clouds of volcanic ash have restricted flights to and from the UK. Already many holidaymakers are complaining of a lack of information from some airline and travel companies – leaving them stranded at airports and in resorts.

Trans-Pacific Aerospace Company, Inc. (OTCBB: TPAC) has announced plans to penetrate China's new business aviation market. Trans-Pacific Aerospace will actively begin to build its business aviation sales pipeline by leveraging its existing contacts within the commercial divisions of Boeing and Airbus.