| //25-06-2009 We launch various editions of brochures of all our brands through the year. View our latest versions online or email specific pages to yourself. |
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| //24-06-2009 Up to now, online travel companies have avoided having to divulge their financial records to the city of Rome. However City Attorney Bob Brinson said that may soon come to an end if the lawsuit is allowed to move forward. |
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| //24-06-2009 From the heights of the second largest volcanic crater in the world, to the unexplored waters of Galapagos, this is a must for all lovers of outdoor adventure. Spend your days with playful sea lions, giant manta rays, and the Galapagos giant tortoise. This 10-day adventure will leave you with memories that will last a lifetime. |
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| //24-06-2009 Savour the delights of Vietnam and South West China on this adventure. There is so much to discover - vibrant Hanoi, energetic Hong Kong, the natural beauty of Halong Bay and the hilltribes of South West China. This is a trip which will take you on a journey through mountainous rice terraces and rural waterways, experiencing a side of China most people never see. |
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| //22-05-2009 SHENZHEN, China, May 22 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Universal Travel Group (OTC Bulletin Board: UTVL) ("Universal Travel Group" or the "Company"), a growing travel services provider in the People's Republic of China ("PRC") specializing in online and customer representative services to the travel service industry offering packaged tours, air ticketing, hotel reservation and air cargo agency services, today announced that it has received authorization to list its common stock on the NYSE Amex Market. |
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| //22-05-2009 AN ACRIMONIOUS dispute between Singapore Airlines and travel giant Flight Centre spilled into the public domain yesterday after the airline warned its frequent flyers the agency was no longer actively selling its fares. |
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| //22-05-2009 Major online travel booking companies have dropped hotel rooms in Columbus, Ga. from their listings after a court ruled the companies should be paying higher hotel taxes.
Similar lawsuits are in motion around the country, including state and local cases in South Carolina. In the statewide case here, a judge also has said the companies should be paying taxes on the higher retail room rates that customers pay instead of wholesale rates. |
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| //22-05-2009 "Now is probably the best season to travel," said Roger Dow, the president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association.
In big tourist destinations, hotels have resorted to slashing room rates. Stays in Las Vegas, New York and Honolulu dropped by at least 20 percent, according to Travelocity.com. Nationally, the average room will cost you $142 this summer, down from $165 last year. And that's not all. |
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| //22-05-2009 KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- The recent jump in gas prices and the recession aren't enough to keep East Tennesseans at home this Memorial Day weekend.
In fact, the latest numbers from AAA estimate there will be about a half a million more travelers this year compared to last year and most will travel by car. |
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 | //15-05-2009 Officials in Japan and China raise concerns |
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| //14-05-2009 CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. online travel agencies, hungry for business in an economic recession, may extend or make permanent the booking fee cuts and waivers they implemented this year on a promotional basis.
The companies like Orbitz Worldwide and Expedia Inc suspended or reduced some of their booking fees recently to spur demand during the peak summer travel season. |
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| //14-05-2009 Sam Gilliland, the chairman and CEO of Sabre Holdings, the world¡¯s largest travel distribution and technology company, and parent company of Travelocity, urged Congress and the Obama Administration to take immediate action help the struggling travel and tourism industry. Gilliland's comments were part of his testimony delivered today to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion. |
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| //14-05-2009 HALF-PRICE safaris. Flights between New York and San Francisco for $14. One-dollar hotel rooms. Desperate for business, travel companies have been throwing out offers guaranteed to grab the attention of anyone with a yen for travel. The catch: blink and you¡¯ll miss them. It takes fast action to reap the benefits. |
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 | //14-05-2009 LONDON (Dow Jones)--Thomas Cook Group PLC (TCG.LN) Thursday reported its fiscal first-half loss widened, but the tour operator said it is still confident of meeting expectations for the year and raised its dividend.
The company said its pretax loss for the six months to March 31 widened to GBP280.4 million from GBP233.2 million a year earlier, while its net loss grew to GBP206.4 million from GBP175 million. However, revenue rose 12.6% to GBP3.48 billion from GBP3.09 billion due to foreign-exchange translation effects and contributions from acquisitions. |
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| //14-05-2009 The business of people traveling, staying in hotels and eating out has had a rough time lately. The $750-billion-a-year U.S. travel industry is being beaten down by the recession, by a tide of uncertainty, and even by outrage over corporate executives taking "junkets" while taxpayers keep their companies afloat. |
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