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Exploring Ecuador via restored rail service
The Tren is making a comeback in Ecuador. From a spruced-up station south of Old Town in Quito, restored train cars sway and weave through the backstreets of Ecuador's capital, heading south past patchworks of gold and emerald green farmland that stretches up the slopes of the Avenue of the Volcanoes. More»

Eurostar plans big expansion
Eurostar is planning to expand within five years its rail network to 10 additional European destinations, according to the Financial Times. More»
Rental car companies struggle to increase corporate rates
Try as they might, rental car firms this year have struggled to increase rates on corporate clients, with commercial pricing down by as much as 5% year over year. More»
Priceline continues rapid growth
Strong international hotel sales pushed Priceline.com's profits up 74%, with the online travel agency reporting first-quarter income of $182 million. More»
Dollar Thrifty more than doubles Q1 profit
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group’s first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier on a combination of higher rental volume and lower vehicle-depreciation costs. More»
Despite revenue gain, Avis Budget posts Q1 loss
Avis Budget took a first-quarter loss on one-time items — an expense related to an early payoff of some debt and last October’s acquisition of Avis Europe. More»
Hertz confident Advantage sale would pave way for Dollar Thrifty deal
Hertz has "made substantial progress towards our goal to obtaining antitrust clearance" to pursue an acquisition of Dollar Thrifty, including a planned divestiture of its Advantage Rent-a-Car subsidiary, CEO Mark Frissora said Thursday during the company's quarterly earnings call. More»
Enterprise acquires stake in Chinese auto rental company
Enterprise Holdings took a nearly 15 percent stake in China-based rental car firm eHi AutoServices. More»
VIA Rail opens new premium lounge in Toronto
Canadian national railway VIA Rail Canada unveiled a premium-passenger lounge at Toronto’s Union Station. More»
Eurostar disruption delays thousands of travelers
Thousands of Eurostar passengers were delayed for up to nine hours on Tuesday due to a power cable failure in France. More»
Electric vehicles get boost from hotels and car rental companies
Hoteliers and car rental companies are taking steps, jointly and independently, to increase both the number of electric vehicles available for rent and the number of stations to recharge them. More»
Revenue surge helps propel Hertz to Q4 profit
Hertz Global Holdings swung to a fourth-quarter profit, reporting increased rental-car demand worldwide and lower interest costs. More»
Luxury shuttles now available in L.A.
Brilliant Transportation Private Motoring Luxury Vans has just made its vehicles available in Los Angeles. More»
Dollar Thrifty's earnings soar in Q4
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group’s fourth-quarter net profit rose 171%, mainly due to the strength of the used-car market. More»
Avis Budget loses $170 million in Q4
Avis Budget Group reported a $170 million net loss for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with a $24 million loss for the same period in 2010. More»
Ceille takes position at Avis Budget UK
Kaye Ceille has been named managing director of Avis Budget UK, effective March 1. More»
Bronwyn Wilson joins International Motor Coach Group
The International Motor Coach Group (IMG) has tapped Bronwyn Wilson to serve as its president. More»
Funjet offers per-vehicle prices for transfers
Funjet Vacations now enables travel agents to offer per-vehicle pricing for group airport transfers in Cancun and the Riviera Maya. More»
Travel Weekly honors Readers Choice Awards winners
Travel Weekly proudly presents the winners of our 2011 Readers Choice Awards. What sets this annual competition apart is that our readers, and they alone, determine the nominees, finalists and, ultimately, winners in each category. More»
CORRECTED: Coach America files Chapter 11
Coach America Holdings Inc., one of the largest coach operators in the country, remains bullish on the potential of the motorcoach industry despite having filed last week for a Chapter 11 reorganization. More»
Preview 2012: The Executive View
Conversations with executives from every segment of the travel industry reveal pessimism, optimism, bold thinking and cautious conjecture. More»

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5/23/2012
6th annual Tourism Human Resources Conference, sponsored by the Caribbean Tourism Organization
Barbados
5/30/2012
Successful Meetings event: SMU Colorado
Brown Palace & Grand Hyatt Denver, Denver
5/30/2012
HSMAI's MEET West
Anaheim (Calif.) Marriott
6/1/2012
Successful Meetings event: SMU Colorado
Brown Palace & Grand Hyatt Denver, Denver
6/3/2012
Global Spa & Wellness Summit
Aspen, Colo.
6/6/2012
Thailand Travel Mart
Impact Muang Thong Thani Exhibition Center, Bangkok

7/9/2012
Successful Meetings event: SMU Caribbean
Gran Melia Puerto Rico Golf Resort
8/8/2012
Successful Meetings event: SMU Florida
Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando
8/15/2012
ACTE Asia Education Conference
Singapore
8/19/2012
Successful Meetings event: SMU Southeast
North Carolina
9/5/2012
TravelAge West webinar: Hawaii Travel Outlook, part 3
Online
9/5/2012
HSMAI's MEET National
Walter E. Washington (D.C.) Convention Center

9/6/2012
International Expo & Business LGBT Mexico
Cancun
10/1/2012
2012 Global Congress on Travel, focusing on legal, safety and security
Houston
10/3/2012
TravelAge West webinar: Hawaii Travel Outlook, part 4
Online
10/8/2012
2012 Adventure Travel World Summit
Lucerne, Switzerland

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