Expedia, Inc. has reached an agreement with Orbitz Worldwide to acquire the major online travel agency (OTA) for more than $1.3 billion, pending approval by the Justice Department.

Kuoni Group has signed an agreement with Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd through its travel provider Thomas Cook India to sell Kuoni's Indian travel activities and the tour operator Kuoni Hong Kong.

According to the ALTA representatives, aviation is a vital part of the global economy, and is an engine of economic development across the region and the world.

In Spain, 40% of non-EU cruise passengers do not recover the VAT on their purchases because there is no way to deal with the refund right at the port.

The Bahamian Supreme Court will wait until Aug. 19 to decide whether to force developer Baha Mar Ltd. out of the $3.5 billion Baha Mar Resort project.

The GBTA reported the figure signals a 14 percent uptick in program adoption over the past five years as well a 28 percent increase in completed consolidation.