ASTA is changing the way the travel industry meets with the newly revamped Travel Retailing & Destination Expo (Las Vegas, Sept. 11-13), its one-of-a-kind International Destination Expo (Lima, Peru, March 1-3, 2012) and highly segmented member meetings, bringing the industry’s topmost executives together under one roof for in-depth discussion.
Responsibility of directors and managers of business partnerships is no doubt one of the most attention-grabbing judicial issues. A good case in point is the multitude of books and articles published on this matter, let alone vast legislation in lesser courts all the way up to the Supreme Court as far as this topic is concerned.
The 6,000-mile long ash cloud caused by eruptions from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain continues to affect travelers from Argentina to Australia. With airports in several countries closed, hundreds of flights have been cancelled in South America, Australia and New Zealand.
MKG Hospitality announced its 2011 ranking of hotel groups in North America and Latin America based on room number. The top five in the America’s ranking remain rather congruous with the worldwide ranking but there are noticeable variations when looking at the detailed split between North America and Latin America. European Hospitality giant Accor keeps up to first place in the Latin American top five while they are absent from the North American Ranking.
Growth in scheduled airline operations is showing some signs of slowing compared to earlier months this year, according to the latest statistics from OAG, a UBM Aviation brand. The OAG FACTS (Frequency and Capacity Trend Statistics) report for June reveals that global seat capacity will be 5 percent higher than the same month in 2010, or 16.1 million more seats, with 3 percent more flights.
The just-completed “Official” Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) resulted in a variety of general session discussions in which optimism for the recovery of the hospitality and tourism industries was the reigning mood of the week. Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) President Josef Forstmayr took the opportunity to remind attendees of the huge importance that tourism plays in the overall economic stability of the Caribbean nations.