Unaccompanied Minors in the Sky

Airline Industry Analyst and Vacation Passport Travel Expert Terry Trippler gives tips for safe travel and unaccompanied minors. ...more

Airline Compassion Fares

Get the scoop on airline bereavement fares from Vacation Passport expert and Airline Industry Analyst, Terry Trippler. ...more

USTOA Members See Uptick in 2010 Vacation Bookings

Surpass Expectations for Domestic and International Travel ...more

New CareerBuilder Survey Finds the Economy May Be Making Workers Healthier

Workers Share Details of Their Lunch and Smoke Break Routines ...more

Hotel Sezz Paris, New ARTEH® Hotel in France

The Hotel Sezz Paris, an innovative and elegant hotel in Paris, France, is now an ARTEH® Hotel. ...more

Sabre Holdings Acquires Flightline Data Services

Company’s Airline Crew Member Products to Enhance Sabre Offering ...more

Hotel History - NYC's Knickerbocker Hotel - By Stanley Turkel, MHS, ISHC

Also known as the '42nd Street Country Club,' the shuttered hotel first opened in 1906 may be making a comeback. ...more

CLIA Launches New Online Agent Tools and Resources on Clia’s Recently Enhanced Website

Major Enhancements Include Web-based ‘CLIA Vision’ plus ‘One-stop’ Social Media Links and Online Industry Calendar ...more

Regulators Prepare to Dig Into Google-ITA Deal - New York Times

Last week, Google announced a deal to acquire ITA, a Boston-area company that makes flight information software. The move will give Google a large foothold in the online travel search market, and control over a critical data source used by many of its competitors, including Kayak.com, Orbitz.com and Microsoft’s Bing. But first comes the regulatory review. ...more

Air China Flight Schedules Now Available Online

Passengers can access latest information online and on mobile phone ...more

Holiday Inn Express Wall Street New York Opens in the Heart of Manhattan's Financial District

Newly Built Hotel Among the First to Open in Downtown New York City Area With Brand’s New Signage ...more

New Wyndham Hotel Opens in Jamaican Capital

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), today announced its expansion in the Caribbean with the opening of the 303-room-and-suite Wyndham Kingston Jamaica. ...more

IHG Expands Hotel Indigo Network in the UK with Second Hotel in London

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is growing its boutique hotel portfolio opening a new Hotel Indigo in London today, situated moments from the city's iconic Tower Bridge. ...more

Obama Embraces Travel's Unique Role in Doubling Exports, Creating American Jobs

U.S. Travel Board Members Appointed to New Export Council ...more

MSC Offers Canada/New England Cruise for Less Than $70 Per Day

MSC is offering a roundtrip, 13-night, fall foliage cruise from New York, NY for less than $70 per day or $899 per person (plus government fees and taxes, GFTs) through August 31. ...more

Midas Hits the Road with Trip Advice, Music and Safety Tips

As road trip season has arrived, it’s important to be prepared for a summer full of adventure, fun and road travel. Midas International Corporation, one of the world's largest providers of automotive services, has partnered with top experts to provide families with the tools they need to help them have fun and be safe as they hit the highways. ( ...more

Superstar Holidays Launches Discover Israel Tour

Superstar Holidays has just produced a new tours brochure that is being distributed to travel agents and is also available direct from its website at http://www.superstar.co.uk/. ...more

Wyndham Rewards Visa Cardholders Earn Free Nights Faster

Wyndham Rewards®, the world’s largest loyalty program based upon its more than 6,500 participating hotels, and Barclaycard US, the payments business of Barclays in the United States, today introduced the new Wyndham Rewards Visa® card, which offers cardholders accelerated reward-earning power and a suite of new benefits. ...more

Alaska Air Group Reports June Traffic

Alaska reported an 11.5 percent increase in traffic on a 6.4 percent increase in capacity, resulting in a 3.9-point increase in load factor to 84.6 percent. ...more

Continental Airlines Announces New Service Between Houston and Gunnison-Crested Butte, Colorado

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) announced new winter service between its Houston hub and Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport in Colorado, beginning Dec. 16, 2010. The service will operate through April 3, 2011. Gunnison is located just 30 miles from Crested Butte Mountain Resort, one of Colorado's most popular powdery slopes for alpine skiing and snowboarding. ...more

Continental Airlines Announces New Daily Service From New York Hub To Cairo, Egypt

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) announced plans to launch nonstop flights between Newark Liberty and Cairo, Egypt, beginning May 18, 2011, subject to government approval. ...more

American Eagle Airlines Launches Nonstop Jet Service Between New York LaGuardia and Atlanta

Eagle Now Features First-Class Service on All CRJ-700 Aircraft ...more

American Eagle Airlines Launches Nonstop Jet Service Between Chicago O'Hare and Tri-Cities, Tenn.

Two Daily Nonstops from East Tennessee to the Windy City ...more

Logos, Logos Everywhere – And, Yet Our Brands Do Doth Despair - By John Hendrie

This past Holiday weekend gave us a flourish, nay a cacophony, of Logos. The AT&T National Golf tournament ended this past Sunday with a decisive scorecard by Justin Rose. One of the upcoming Tour events is the Ford Wayne Gretzky Golf Classic presented by Samsung. I am not sure which excites me most – seeing the Great One tee off or watching the line-up of Samsung products, back-dropped with big trucks and autos on little islands amidst the water hazards. ...more