Travel News: Airlines, Tourism and Airfares

As more and more travel brands, small and large, grapple with social media, it becomes obvious that most corporate social media strategies fall into 3 categories - the good, the bad and the ugly.

As negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP16) are held in Mexico, the role of tourism in combating global warming should once again be highlighted. A COP16 side-event, organized jointly by the Ministry of Tourism of Mexico and UNWTO, ‘Tourism’s response to climate change: What’s next? has outlined the progress made by the sector to mitigate its impact and adapt to one of today’s biggest challenges (Cancun, Mexico, 6 December)

Baby Boomers, 77 Million Strong, Start Turning 65 on January 1, 2011

The Doubletree Hotel Dulles Airport deploys digital flight board to provide airport guests with departure flight information using the Eco-Flight Board from Noventri.

Economic growth in the United States will continue in 2011, say the nation’s purchasing and supply management executives in their December 2010 Semiannual Economic Forecast.

OpenTravel Alliance (OpenTravel), the travel industry’s leading distribution specification and standards development organization, announces the publication of the 2010B message and business functionality schema.

Conventional wisdom tells us that leaders are the men and women who stand up, speak out, give orders, make plans and are generally the most dominant, outgoing people in a group.

IN-DEPTH: Interview with Barbara Pezzi, Director Analytics & Search Optimization, Fairmont Raffles Hotels International

Expedia.co.uk is supporting the Telegraph’s opposition to the Air passenger Duty (APD) which will affect all passengers departing from UK airports with flights starting on or after the 1st of November 2010. The APD has increased the rate paid by passengers up to 55% from its old price.

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