October 19, 2000
WASHINGTON -- Amtrak announced that it would launch its much-anticipated Acela Express high-speed train with a series of ceremonial events on Nov. 16.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- In a key marketing development, the mature market has catapulted from what was once a niche market for motorcoach tours to the nation's leading travel market.
Q: We have a customer who has booked a nice winter vacation to a warm spot. However, he has had problems in the past with travelers' diarrhea during such trips. What can he do to prevent this problem?
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Delta Vacations expanded its Book 3/Fly Free agent promotion to include packages to Los Cabos, Mexico.
ATLANTA -- Europcar, the car rental firm which has its North American offices here, added a rates and reservations link to its Web site, at www.europcar.com.
October 19, 2000 by Doug Oakley
KAPAA, Hawaii -- Pleasant Travel Service of Westlake Village, Calif., is selling the Kauai Coconut Beach Resort for $13.5 million to Pacific Host Hotels of San Diego.
ATLANTA -- Bay Winds Lodging of Naples, Fla., with U.S. Franchise Systems, the parent of the Hawthorn hotel brand based here, opened Florida's sixth Hawthorn franchise, the 82-unit Naples Hawthorn
EL CERRITO, Calif. -- In its just-published catalog for 2001, Mountain Travel Sobek introduced a series of adventure programs designed around the explorer theme.
HONOLULU -- Tahiti Tourisme North America is hosting a series of destination seminars for travel agents from Nov. 7 through Nov. 16 at locations across the country.
I rarely carry a camera when I travel and when I do, I don't take a lot of photos. But I retain a good deal of what I've seen as vividly as though I were looking at photographs.