Editor’s Notebook
PhoCusWright Conference Report
By Kate Rice
The online travel industry is now old enough to have experienced the ups and downs of economic cycles first hand. Now it’s facing one of the deepest economic downturns since the Great Depression, and at the 15th annual PhoCusWright Conference in Hollywood earlier this week, major online players and financial experts talked about the cycles and the upswing that will inevitably follow for travel, a product consumers consider to be a right if not a necessity of life.
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Carnival Boosts Capacity on 2010 NYC Departures
Carnival Cruise Lines will increase capacity on its seasonal cruise program from New York in 2010 with the 2,978-passenger Carnival Glory scheduled to operate a variety of four- and five-day Atlantic Canada voyages from June to September,
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Starwood to Open Three New Saudi Arabian Hotels
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced plans to open three new hotels in Saudi Arabia. Starwood has signed a long-term management agreement with the Alhokair Group to open Four Points by Sheraton Mall of Arabia in Jeddah,
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UNWTO Prepares Long-Term Vision of Tourism Report
The UNWTO is launching its new long-term research program UNWTO Future Vision: Tourism Towards 2030. The study will forecast international tourism growth through the year 2030 and identify key actual and future trends and their impact on tourism development. It will combine industry data with the views of UNWTO members,
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