Travel News: Airlines, Tourism and Airfares

Program Maximizes Conversion Events Utilizing an Intuitive Interface to Adapt Content to the User

Tourism is a key economic driver for the 22 countries of the Ibero-American Community (the 19 countries of Latin America and the three of the Iberian Peninsula). The newly released ‘Tourism in Ibero-America’ highlights that tourism was among the economic activities that best resisted the global economic crisis and therefore strongly contributes to the sustained and balanced growth and development of Ibero-American countries.

Knowledge management has become an essential instrument for developing effective tourism strategies; particularly important for strengthening the sector’s ability to respond to current global challenges, from the economic crisis to climate change. Against this background, UNWTO, Tourism Portugal and the University of the Algarve are organizing a conference on ‘Tourism and Science: Bridging Theory and Practice’, to advance a global knowledge management framework for tourism (Faro, Portugal, 1-3 June 2011).

New York, Washington DC, and San Francisco Become First Cities for Hertz Global EV

Taiwan welcomed its 5 millionth visitor at the Taoyuan International Airport on Nov. 26 when Japanese tourist Kimura Mizuho became the 5 millionth person to visit Taiwan this year.

The U.S. Travel Association today called on the federal government to accelerate the creation of a 'trusted traveler' program, which would result in an air travel security screening process that is more secure, efficient and effective.

Brits heading east for better value holidays; Orlando rides the Harry Potter high; Sir Lanka set to rise

The holidays have arrived and more areas are starting offer opportunities for some fantastic seasonal celebrations. From Nashville, TN to Branson, MO, everyone is putting on special Christmas shows and working on holiday-themed attractions. You may want to consider taking your whole family out to experience the holidays in a special way at some of these locations this year.

Holidays are Back for 2011, but British Travellers Frustrated With Air Travel and Less Concerned With the Environment

Statistics released by the U.S. Department of Commerce during the summer of 2010 revealed that tourist spending has increased over the previous year. The good news came not long after U.S. Congress and President Obama passed the Travel Promotional Bill in March, which is designed to promote U.S. tourism around the world.