December 15, 2006 by Mark Chesnut
Puerto Vallarta beefs up infrastructure for tourism, meetings Mark Chesnut P uerto Vallarta is getting ready for more growth. Tourism officials are touting the importance of a variety of niche markets
December 14, 2006
The Qantas board of directors unanimously endorsed a buyout offer of $8.7 billion from a private equity group that includes Texas Pacific.
The galaxy of tourism suppliers is unquantifiable. The industry includes more than 15 interrelated businesses, from independent hotels to sprawling resorts to chains that link the continents; from tour
Air Jamaica Vacations brings back Island Vacations brand A ir Jamaica Vacations relaunched its Island Vacations brand, designed to promote inter-Caribbean, all-inclusive travel packages to 10 island
Carnival Cruise Lines will deploy half its fleet on short cruise itineraries in 2007, offering 32 short cruises (from three to five days) from 12 North American homeports, the cruise line said.
December 13, 2006
American is investing $20 million, or about $1.3 million per aircraft, to upgrade cabins on its transcontinental routes, the airline said Dec. 13.
December 13, 2006 by Mark Chesnut
Clubbers, jazz fans find Mexico City stays a capital idea Mark Chesnut I t's nearly 11 p.m. on a Saturday night in Mexico City, and the cafe restaurants in the chic Condesa neighborhood are packed.
Travel Weekly's Mexico E-letter: Dec. 13, 2006 THE HILTON CANCUN Golf & Spa Resort will take the wraps off of its $6 million golf course renovation on Dec. 16. The course will open with a lengthened
Travel Weekly's Technology E-letter: Dec. 13, 2006 SABRE HOLDINGS has made a deal to privatize the company, agreeing to a $5 billion buyout by private-equity firms Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific
December 13, 2006 by Eric Marx
Travelers get a lot of fun and sun in Playa del Carmen Eric Marx N o longer undiscovered but not-yet-overdeveloped Playa del Carmen, the Yucatan destination just 40 miles south of Cancun, is a