Travel News: Airlines, Tourism and Airfares

Arthur Frommer, Huell Howser, Andrew McCarthy and Rick Steves Headline This Year's Expo

The National Business Travel Association (NBTA), the voice of the business travel industry, today commented on American Airlines and Sabre's announcement to suspend current litigation regarding the terms of their airfare distribution agreement, set to expire in September 2011, while work is done to reach a new agreement. American Airlines and Sabre have agreed to operate as they had been prior to when the conflict began.

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The Pegasus View December 2010: Year Ends with Leisure Hotel Revenue Up Nearly +10%

With airline revenues continuing to rise, vacation bookings up, and ongoing traveler security issues, the travel and tourism industry remains at the forefront of news coverage.

Miami Beach-based REBEL Travel Corporation, the next generation travel solutions company, announced today that it has expanded its signature hospitality solutions suite, PropertyVIEW to include geo-targeted marketing, also known as Local SEO, in addition to its content verification services to provide the industry’s most comprehensive online rebranding solution, PropertyVIEW Rebrander.

Alongside the continuing fluctuating economic situation, soaring food and commodity prices and potential climatic disruption, the travel industry has to master 7 distinct developing disciplines and trends if we want to evolve.

Student team used six-step process for marketing and branding Zambia as a tourism destination

In part 3 of the EyeforTravel series, German airline Lufthansa and Californian boutique hotel chain Joie de Vivre share their views on how to create compelling content via Twitter.