Finally, A Destination Development Plan Which Delivers On The Promise - The Oregon 'Q Care Program' - By J. Ragsdale Hendrie
Slap some ideas on the wall, vote for those which slide the slowest, invest tightly budgeted dollars for ephemeral marketing, get the slogans and promises out to the public, and await the results. They will come, you assure your Stakeholders. Perhaps they will, loaded with expectations you have created. ...more

Consistency - the Key to Success - By Rob Rush
OK, let's get down to the bottom of this. Please stand up and raise your hand if you've been 'WOW-ed' lately. At the supermarket, dry cleaner, health club or hotel. Where have you had your socks knocked off...and then cleaned, pressed, folded and put away? ...more

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Americans Pumped Up About Fall Travel
TripAdvisor Survey Reveals 82 Percent of American Respondents Planning to Travel this Fall and 29 Percent Taking More Car Trips Due to Dropping Gas Prices ...more

Hotwire.com Announces Top 10 Destinations for 2008 Labor Day Weekend
End of Summer Travelers Choose Chicago as the Number One Spot for the Third Consecutive Year ...more

Travelocity Data Shows Cost for Summer Travel Lower Than Many Thought
Using airfare and hotel data of trips actually consumed by customers in July 2008 compared to July 2007, Travelocity was able to identify 14 major U.S. cities where the price difference of a vacation that included a flight and five-night hotel stay was less than $50. ...more

Air Transport Association Projects 6 Percent Drop in Passengers During Eight-Day Labor Day Holiday Travel Period
The Air Transport Association of America, (ATA) forecasts that 16 million passengers will travel globally on U.S. airlines during the 2008 Labor Day holiday period, spanning Wed., Aug. 27 through Wed., Sept. 3. ...more

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New Survey Reveals Unique Habits and Preferences of Next Generation Travelers
Technological change has reinvented the manner in which travel service suppliers bring their products and services to the marketplace in recent years, and a new survey now reveals that emerging technology has had an equally profound effect on the behavior of those who use it. ...more

Amadeus Emergency Services Assures Connectivity for Travel Agencies When Severe Weather Threatens
Agencies can subscribe immediately to assure access to critical information and connectivity to the Amadeus System in the event of unplanned service outages ...more

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With help from the Web, travel agents regain relevance
Not long ago, the advent of online travel - allowing travelers to research and book their trips with a few clicks of a mouse - was thought to be a death knell for traditional travel agents. But faced with the increasing cost and unpredictability of travel today, vacationers seem to be returning to the fold. ...more

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Federal Government Expands Database on Travelers
ACLU calls on Congress to stop collection of data on innocent travelers ...more

Delta Announces New Nonstop Service between Nashville and Cancun
Delta Air Lines today announced it will expand service to Cancun, Mexico, with new nonstop flights from Nashville International Airport beginning on Dec. 20, 2008. ...more

American Airlines to Expand Service to Brazil This Fall With the Addition of Three New Destinations
Belo Horizonte, Salvador de Bahia, and Recife to Join AA Network in November ...more

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Roster of OpenTravel Members Speaking at Travel Distribution Summit In Las Vegas on October 1 and 2, 2008
The OpenTravel Alliance (OpenTravel), the travel industry's leading distribution standards development organization, will be very well represented at EyeforTravel's Travel Distribution Summit. ...more

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