Olympic Memories Melt As Spring Fever for Canadian Travel Heats-up at Skyscanner
March 25, 2010
2010 has seen a big boost in travel-search to Canada: thanks to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Capturing 36% of the spring search-volumes for cheap flights to Canada are the British, with Toronto and Vancouver being the preferred destinations.
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Rental Car Excise Tax Removed from Arizona Sports Facilities Funding Bill
March 25, 2010
The National Business Travel Association (NBTA), the American Car Rental Association (ACRA), and the Arizona Business Travel Association (AZBTA) were pleased to learn a proposed provision that would establish a new rental car tax to fund training facility upgrades in Mesa, AZ, for the Chicago Cubs was removed before the legislation was passed in the Arizona House of Representatives.
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Travel Industry Professionals Arrive in Cancun for U.S.-Cuba Travel Summit
March 25, 2010
The U.S.-Cuba Travel Summit begins today in Cancun with travel professionals and Cuban officials in attendance. The agenda for the summit includes presentations from Cuban travel enterprises, information on current legislation including the Peterson-Moran bill (HR4645) and the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (S428), breakout groups with Cuban travel experts and addresses from NTA President Lisa Simon, CTP, and U.S. Tour Operators Association President Bob Whitley on the view from the U.S. travel sector. The summit is presented by Alamar Associates in association with NTA and sponsored by USTOA.
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The Social Media Bubble
March 25, 2010
I'd like to advance a hypothesis: Despite all the excitement surrounding social media, the Internet isn't connecting us as much as we think it is. It's largely home to weak, artificial connections, what I call thin relationships.
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Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel Sparkles as the Newest Gem in the City of Angels
March 25, 2010
In celebration of its opening, the Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel is offering a spectacular promotion that includes vouchers for current and future stays.
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