October 25, 2000
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- Two Isrotel properties are expected to open in the Red Sea resort area next year, according to the chain's North America representative.
FAIRFAX, Va. -- Fran Durbin, 56, Travel Weekly's long-time Wash-ington bureau chief, died here over the weekend after a long ill-ness.
ATLANTA -- WorldTravel Partners announced the company will change its name to WorldTravel BTI on Jan. 1.
October 24, 2000
NEW YORK -- London-based P&O, cruising's third-largest company, launched a listing of its American Depository Receipts (ADRs) on the New York Stock Exchange today, under the symbol POC.
MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Aer Lingus, beset by temporary work stoppages that have disrupted its service, pledged it will cooperate with agents and let them rebook their clients without penalty if necessary.
ORLANDO -- Former Melbourne, Fla., travel agent Richard Henri Vissers will go on trial here early next year on fraud charges.
NEW YORK -- Aruba's government shut down Air Aruba Oct. 23 because of financial difficulties.
There were hands-on computer classes and seminars on Internet strategies for travel agencies. There were even such heavyweight companies as Sony demonstrating electronic products on the trade show
The airline industry was deregulated by Congress twenty two years ago this month but you wouldn't know it based on the Department of Transportation's latest intervention into the private sector.
October 24, 2000 by Ernest Blum
PORT EVERGLADES, Fla. -- Discovery Cruise Line, which carries 262,000 land vacationers a year to Grand Bahama Island aboard the Discovery Sun, expects the business to soar further as that destination