International Airfare Surged as Domestic Airfare Leveled Off in 2007
Hotel Supply Constraints Drove High Costs As Competition for Business Travelers Propelled Product Improvements ...more

Outstanding Customer Service Simply Isn't Good Enough - By Nektaria Hamister, Matt O'Bryan, and Kent Sexton
We have a shocking confession: Matt, Kent, and I have absolutely no intention of providing excellent customer and co-worker service. We provide care. What's the difference? ...more

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Travel Industry Launches First-of-Its-Kind Web Site to Detail the Economic Power of Travel
PowerofTravel.org Features State- and National-Level Economic Impact Data in an Easy-to-Use Format ...more

World Travel Trends Report
This is the sixth World Travel Trends Report commissioned from IPK International, founders of the World Travel Monitor, and the third covering information disseminated at the ITB Convention during the annual ITB Berlin travel trade fair. It also updates the World Travel Trends Report published following the World Travel Monitor Forum, more commonly known as the Pisa Forum, organised by IPK in San Giuliano Terme, near Pisa, Italy, in October 2007. ...more

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and TUI AG Complete Joint Venture for TUI Cruises
Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd. and TUI AG today announced that they have successfully closed on their joint venture to form TUI Cruises, a cruise line specifically designed to serve the German cruise market. ...more

Royal Caribbean International Takes Delivery of Independence of the Seas
Third in Famed Freedom Class of Ships, Independence is the First to Sail in Europe ...more

Royal Caribbean Unveils First Architectural Marvel Onboard Project Genesis Ship
Central Park Brings the Outdoors In, Creating Open-air Neighborhood for Guests That Reaches to the Sky ...more

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Go Green for Earthday!
Tomorrow, on Earthday, a new environmental web site will be born: WWW.GO-GREEN.COM. The site offers a wealth of information on all things green for both home and business. ...more

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Carnival Corporation & plc Declares Dividend, Appoints Board Committee Members and Announces Results of Annual General Meetings
Following its annual shareholders meetings and boards of directors meetings held this week in Coral Gables, Fla., Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL, NYSE: CUK) has announced the declaration of a quarterly dividend, three board committee appointments, and the results of the resolutions voted on at its annual general meetings. ...more

Royal Caribbean Reports Improved First Quarter 2008 Earnings
First quarter 2008 net income of $75.6 million, or $0.35 per share, compared to $8.8 million, or $0.04 per share in 2007. ...more

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New Website Offers Upscale Cruisers Wealth of Information
Upscale cruisers have a new resource at their fingertips: www.LuxuryCruiseCounselors.com. Cruise Holidays of Alexandria launched the new website last week. Aside from the sheer upscale image of the site, it also is packed with useful information about luxury cruise lines, itineraries, ports of call, and special offers. ...more

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The Quiet Battle for Travel and Tourism Talent
The 'war for talent' is real. The labour pool will soon shrink in many Asia Pacific destinations, even while more than two-thirds of the world's new jobs will be created in the region. ...more

CLIA Announces New Cities, Courses And Certification Credits For Trainingfest 2008
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced details of TrainingFest 2008, the fastest way for travel agents to earn CLIA certification credits, including new cities and new seminars. New in 2008 is the ability to earn the mandatory training credits needed during the two-day TrainingFest to become a Master Cruise Counsellor (MCC). ...more

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Revises Fuel Supplement
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced an increase in the fuel supplement it charges guests to $8. ...more

Holland America Line Celebrates 135 Years in Business in April 2008
World's leading premium cruise line Holland America Line celebrates its 135 year anniversary in April 2008, marking more than a century of evolution for the once cargo and passenger line to the full-fledged modern cruise company it is today. ...more

Snorkeling In Alaska? 2008 Alaska Cruise Season Is Full Of Surprises
Whale watching and dog sledding in Alaska, yes, but rainforests and snorkeling? Aren't these activities for the tropics? Have the experts who plan innovative shore excursions in Alaska for member lines of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) misread the map? ...more

Registration For Cruise3Sixty 2009 Is Now Open
With Early Sell-Out in 2008, CLIA Encourages Agents to Sign Up Early ...more

Lindblad Expeditions Announces Chefs-at-Sea Program
New Offering Promotes Sustainable Cuisine Through A Ship Based Program Which Places Top Chefs On Voyages To Inspire And Educate Guests ...more

Celebrity Cruises Revamps Smoking Policy
First premium cruise line to join trend toward cleaner-air environment ...more

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