February 13, 2007
Bush proposes more for national parks and less for Amtrak Michael Milligan T he Bush administration's $2.9 trillion federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2008 includes a boost in
The Bush administration is proposing to eliminate the airline ticket tax in October 2008 in favor of a system that would charge the airlines fees based on their use of the air traffic control system.
Travel Weekly's Caribbean E-letter: Feb. 13, 2007 CHEAPCARIBBEAN.COM increased its commission level to 15% on all bookings, including the air portion of packages, for retailers who register online with
Travel Weekly's Cruise E-letter: Feb. 13, 2007 CARNIVAL CORP. signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture with Orizonia Corp.'s Iberojet Cruceros brand. Under the agreement, Iberojet Cruceros'
February 12, 2007
Amtrak rolled out a new ad campaign for its long distance train service. The ads focus on themes that encourage travelers to "Have an out of car experience" and "Practice random acts of travel."
Passengers on Royal Caribbean International's cruises will be enticed to put down a $100 nonrefundable deposit for a future Royal Caribbean cruise without committing to a date or ship under a new
Lenore Lewis Abels, editor and publisher of Travel Trade, died Feb. 9 after a short illness. She was 79.
February 12, 2007 by Johanna Jainchill
If Royal Caribbean Cruises' earnings call last week offered a window into the health of the 2007 Wave season, it might be remembered as the Year of the Slow Drip.
The on-time performance of U.S. domestic airlines in 2006 fell to its lowest level since 2000, in a decline that has been gradual since 2002.
Alitalia sale draws 11 potential bidders, but not Air France-KLM Andrew Compart T he Italian Ministry of the Economy and Finance is considering 11 "expressions of interest" for the purchase of