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03/09/10, 05:39:13 EDT

Crystal Becomes the First Cruise Line to Implement WebAccelerator(TM) Technology for the Fastest Internet at Sea

Quicker Connections and Downloads Help Guests Optimize Time Online

Healthy Tourism in the Caribbean

The importance of promoting a healthy physical environment - basically Caribbean tourism is about selling paradise - led to the landmark Environmental Health and Sustainable Tourism Development conference held in Nassau, the Bahamas.

ExpressJet Announces Preferred Partnership With Avis Budget Group

ExpressJet travelers can reserve rental cars and save at xjet.com

Emirates Airline takes to the skies in Plano's Balloon festival

Emirates Airline is taking its high flying message to the international balloon festival, spread across five countries and three continents. To mark its first stop in the United States, the Emirates balloon touched down at the Plano Balloon Festival, Texas, over the weekend.

Launch of new Congolese airline

The Brussels Airlines Group together with Hewa Bora Airways of Congo has created a new Congolese airline.

Delta and American Express Reunite SiteSeer Travel Challenge Contestants, Congratulate The Waterfalls

Delta.com viewers selected Margaret and Clarence Waterfall of Ogden, Utah to continue their jet-setting journeys with the grand prize of one million SkyMiles and 400,000 Hilton HHonors Points

UPDATE 2-Mexico's Saba to boost bid for airline Aeromexico

MEXICO CITY - Mexican businessman Moises Saba said on Monday he plans to sweeten his bid for money- losing airline Aeromexico after rivals topped his earlier offer.

Astronautical Congress to discuss space tourism

EADS to speak on initiative to build space plane

Arctic Becomes Tourism Hot Spot, But Is That Cool?

More than 1.5 million tourists now visit the arctic each year, up from one million in the early 1990s, according to the U.N. Longer and warmer summers keep arctic seas freer of ice flows, so cruise ships can visit places that were once inaccessible -- raising other environmental concerns.

Scots tourism chiefs seek to lead way on sustainability

SCOTLAND'S first national sustainable tourism conference will be held next month in Edinburgh in a bid to become Europe's number-one sustainable tourism destination by 2015.

Discount airline guarantees good-quality services

After an aircraft of a discount air carrier in Thailand crashed, Vice Head of the Vietnam Civil Aviation Administration (VCAA) Luu Thanh Binh confirmed that all planes must obey rules on safety, though they belong to discount or normal airlines.

China Eastern the target in airline dogfight over ‘the battle for Shanghai’

The Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific and its ally Air China are expected to make a combined offer today for a significant stake in China Eastern Airlines as part of what airline industry veterans are calling “the battle for Shanghai”.

Qatar Airways big draw at Tokyo travel trade fair

QATAR Airways was a major participant at this year’s edition of JATA World Travel Fair in Tokyo, Asia’s largest travel trade show.

Air Berlin to buy airline from Thomas Cook

LONDON: Air Berlin, the biggest German discount airline, has reached agreement to buy Condor Flugdienst from the tour operator Thomas Cook for up to €475 million in stock to add routes and planes.

American named Best North American Airline

American Airlines has been named Best North American Airline for the fifteenth consecutive year at the 2007 Business Traveller Awards.

Los Angeles Investors Interested in El Salvador

The Salvadoran Minister of Tourism, Ruben Rochi, met with tourism executives and journalists in the city of Los Angeles to present El Salvador's new image, its investment opportunities and the various attractions El Salvador has to offer.

Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) President to open the WTM-ChinaContact forum

Recognizing the opportunity to educate the travel industry on China at WTM, the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has given its support to the WTM-ChinaContact forum on China’s tourism industry which will be held at the London based World Travel Market on 14th November 2007.

EU clashes with U.S. over airline emissions trade

BRUSSELS - The European Union will press ahead with plans to include aviation in its emissions trading system despite United States' efforts through a U.N. body to discourage it, a spokeswoman for the EU executive said on Friday.

Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority hosts workshop for key stakeholders in German tourism industry

Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), the apex body that manages the tourism sector of the emirate, is hosting representatives from more than 45 German tourism and travel companies at a 3-day workshop to familiarize the participants with Abu Dhabi's tourist attractions.

Air India pushes back Australia plans

New Delhi - Air India has pushed back plans of launching a flight to Australia and instead plans to utilise the Airbus A-330 aircraft to operate flights to Seoul and Osaka, senior airline officials said.

Scottish tourism video is over-optimistic

EDINBURGH - Critics say a tourism commercial that shows Scotland as a winter sports paradise includes footage that is a decade old and predates recent warm winters.

Tourism leaders over the moon over Trenz

New Zealand's biggest tourism trade show TRENZ is returning to Rotorua next year and the city's tourism leaders could not be more thrilled.

Senior travelers will find little help on airline fares

Airlines keep cutting back on their deals for senior travelers.

Start-up airline's business growing

The number of people flying with Myrtle Beach's newest start-up air service continues to grow, surprising even its top executives and helping boost figures at Myrtle Beach International Airport.

Airline competition 'keeps travel prices down'

Growing competition for popular airline routes has slowed down price inflation for ticket fares, according to new figures.

Jordan showcases tourism products in Warsaw

Amman — Jordan participated in the 15th Warsaw Tourism Exhibition in Poland where 30 of the best tourism countries in the world showcased their tourism products.

Volcanoes as attractions are RP’s next pitch for tourism

MANILA, Philippines - Environment officials plan to turn volcanoes which are rich in biodiversity, such as Mt. Iraya in Batanes, into “eco-tourism zones” that could benefit the local communities.

No plans to expand Qantas's Kiwi service

Qantas has no definite plans to increase services ahead of rival Pacific Blue starting flights on New Zealand routes in just over a month, with analysts predicting only one would survive.

Oriens to Enter the Travel and Tourism Industry in China

Oriens Travel and Hotel Management Corp. is pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of www.128trip.com, a privately held company, which developed and operates an internet-based travel reservations and sales businesses for clients throughout the world.

Committee looks at cruise security

A Northeast Florida Congressman delivered a prepared statement Wednesday as a Congressional committee held a hearing to study security procedures on cruise ships.


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