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Travel Experts Mull Ecotourism Threats

13.01.2012, 11:22

Ecotourism may be just as environmentally damaging as traditional travel because of the greenhouse gases vacationers help create when they journey to remote, pristine areas, industry experts warned Tuesday.

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That dilemma has been the focus of the Global Ecotourism Conference, a three-day gathering of ecotourism officials struggling to chart the future of an industry whose success threatens to become its own undoing.




325 jobs axed at Thomas Cook

04.12.2011, 18:05

TRAVEL giant Thomas Cook today said more than 300 jobs are at risk at its UK headquarters in Peterborough.

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The shock for staff comes as the company is expected to announce record profits in excess of Ł50 million next month.




Joystar CEO to Present at Travel Industry Trade Shows

20.11.2011, 19:06

Joystar, Inc., the nation's largest and fastest-growing travel agency network, announced that William M. Alverson, the Company's CEO, will present to the home-based travel agent community at 17 travel industry trade shows. These shows will give an estimated 4,500 professional travel agents an opportunity to speak with Joystar's top management regarding the Company's hosting services.

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Global air travel industry may lose $6 billion in 2005

03.10.2011, 01:02

The $400 billion global airline industry, reeling since the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, aims to cut non-fuel unit costs by 4.5 per cent through rationalisation.

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The global airline industry will likely chalk up losses of $6 billion this year, up from $4.8 billion in 2004, as a result of sky-high fuel costs, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Monday.

The loss estimate, based on an average oil price of $47 a barrel, was raised from last month’s forecast of $5.5 billion.




Computerized simulators teach students about mining

30.09.2011, 10:39

Coal mining is Eastern Kentucky's top industry and, though many people hear about the rigors of mining, those not in the business rarely get a taste of what it's like to work underground.

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That is changing for more than 200 students attending the Belfry Area Technology Center, who are getting a chance to learn about mining by using simulator programs courtesy of the Success Xpress.

The Success Xpress is a mobile training facility built into a 53-foot truck trailer stationed at the Belfry center. Students from both Belfry and Pike County Central high schools have access to high-quality training in key coal mining skills by using the industry's most advanced technology.




Business Travel News Names The 25 Most Influential Executives of 2006

04.08.2011, 10:37

Business Travel News editors once again have named the 25 decision makers they perceived as having exerted the greatest sway over the business travel industry in the previous year.

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Editors vetted nominations from industry professionals, including members of the Business Travel News editorial board. Descriptions of these executives’ decisions and influence provide a rich understanding of the most significant changes in corporate travel last year.




Sector Wrap: Online Travel Trades Higher

16.07.2011, 17:34

Shares of online travel companies traded higher Friday, as Expedia Inc. announced a stock buyback and investors digested a merger among Sabre Holdings Corp.'s competitors.

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Shares of Expedia gained $1.84, or 9.9 percent, to close at $20.46 on the Nasdaq. The company announced a plan to buy back $30 million in shares, or about 9.8 percent of its outstanding stock.




Fiji's tourism industry fights back

06.06.2011, 17:30

A group set up after the first Fiji coup of 1987 has been revived, to support the country's tourism Industry.

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There has been a dramatic drop in tourist numbers to the country following the latest military coup and hotel workers have already been laid off.




Counting the human cost of regeneration

08.05.2011, 10:09

The location of our homes and businesses is an essential aspect of our everyday lives.

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The way we travel to and from work, open up the office, drop the children off at school or go to the shops can be radically affected by changes in our area. It may be the smallest of things - road improvements that restrict traffic to one lane and hold us up - or the bigger things like a new shopping centre with free parking that offers late-night shopping every Wednesday.




Airlines see 4 percent rise in Thanksgiving travel

20.04.2011, 08:20

Airlines expect a 4 percent increase in travel during the Thanksgiving holiday period this month, the industry's lead trade group said on Monday.

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The Air Transport Association projected that planes would be close to 90 percent full, on average, over the 12-day period that begins Friday and ends November 27.




Bad news for flying golfers as British Airways imposes baggage fees

2011.03.19, 08:30

Wine industry to lobby for direct-sale measure

2011.02.03, 19:45

Airline Industry Losses to Widen In 1st Quarter

2011.01.12, 12:33

Travel packages turn sales into marketing

2010.10.05, 10:05

Dubai International Halal Show (DIHAS) 2006 to bring global industry leaders to Dubai

2010.07.01, 19:23

Aviation Industry to ask Govt for TAIC law changes

2010.04.07, 16:20

The 25 Most Influential Executives Of The Business Travel Industry, 2005

2010.03.17, 23:42

Travel and Tourism Industry Expo at The ITC

2010.02.12, 16:15

Online Travel Seen As 'Attractively Valued'

2010.01.28, 17:25

Lawmakers tote up expenses in traveling

2009.11.17, 20:45

Congress members want to put pressure on Bahamas

2009.10.01, 19:43

OAG and TravelSky sign an agreement to serve Chinese travel market

2009.08.10, 13:00

Alaska tourism up 6% in summer 2007

2007.11.06, 08:33

Atlas Travel to adopt G2Agent desktop tool

2007.08.05, 14:47

Canada-e-Connect Sets The Stage For Canada To Lead Global Online Tourism Industry

2007.07.11, 14:45

Travel Oscars make Middle East debut

2007.05.12, 03:04

Sixt signs new deal with Sabre Travel Network

2007.03.12, 02:12