Fees, Fees, Fees--Travelers hit with fees every step of the trip

Travelers hit with fees every step of the trip
USA TODAY
Airlines aren't the only ones in the travel industry that are charging fees for services and products that once were free. Hotels, rental car firms and cruise ships are joining in. travel fees. Tourists walk through a parking lot in front of a pier Oct ...

'Tourism in Ranthambore hit hard by SC's ban'
New York Daily News
Jaipur, Oct 15 — Tourism in Rajasthan's famous Ranthambore Tiger Reserve has been hit hard by the Supreme Court's July verdict banning tourism in core areas of all Indian tiger reserves, industry experts said Monday. Large numbers of domestic and ...

US drops Gaza scholarships after Israel travel ban
Boston.com
In a statement, the American consulate in Jerusalem said it decided not to grant the scholarships over the summer after Israel said it would not permit the students to travel. ''Because of the timing and risk of losing funding, available scholarships ...

October best buys: travel, trees, toys
MarketWatch
Tom Parsons, chief executive of BestFares.com, says, “this year, the airlines have given some great sales for the holidays…but [in the second half of] October, expect the airlines to raise their prices for travel almost every day of the week. They are ...

Kuoni Wins 'Best Travel Team of the Year' and 'Best Tour Operator of the Year'
Sacramento Bee
Judges for the awards include experts from trade bodies and leading travel companies and the Institute of Travel and Tourism, as well as leading figures from the worlds of commerce and retail. About Kuoni: Kuoni was established in 1906 in Switzerland ...

GBTA - Travel Professionals Gaining Control of Travel Policies
Travel Agent
travel agent "Technology, such as mobile devices, is reshaping both the travelers' experience andtravel manager's role in simultaneously supporting traveler needs and corporate objectives,” said Christophe Peymirat, senior vice president, Egencia EMEA ...

Luxury Travel Online Members' Club, Secret Escapes, Raises £8 ...
By Natasha Lomas
Secret Escapes, an online 'flash sales' free-to-join members club for luxury holidays and hotel rooms, has raised a new funding round totaling £8 million ($12.8m) to bolster its position in the U.K. market and support international launches in ...
TechCrunch

Luxury Travel Members Club Secret Escape Raises £8m
By Jamillah Knowles
Luxury, members-only travel club, Secret Escapes has secured £8 million ($12.8m) in funding to strengthen it's UK offering and expand internationally.
The Next Web

Travel Like A Presidential Candidate (INFOGRAPHIC) | Gadling.com
By Chris Owen
America heads to the polls in a matter of days and the presidential candidates are traveling all over the United States, trying to make one.
Gadling

LTA hails K32.3bn tourism funds | Times of Zambia
By chandamm
THE Livingstone Tourism Association (LTA) has praised the Government for allocating K32.3 billion for tourism marketing and promotion, ahead of next year's 20th Session of the United Nations WorldTourism Organisation (UNWTO) general ...
Times of Zambia

Dominica aims for greater ties with U.S. travel agents - Travel Weekly
Dominica hopes to launch a Dominica Experts program for U.S. travel agents, as it has done in ...Marketing to Latinos: Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Conference ...
www.travelweekly.com/.../Dominica-aims-for-greater-ties-with...

Travel Diary: A Long, Wonderful Weekend In Nashville, Tennessee ...
Nashville is quite possibly the most buzzworthy town in America right now, with a new primetime drama named after it and a spate of famous residents like ...
www.thefrisky.com/.../travel-diary-a-long-wonderful-weekend...

Hotel Travel
Asian Attractions Expo 2013 | 4–7 June, 2013 | Marina Bay Sands Singapore. More Information Coming Soon! Please, check back later ...
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