Travel and Tourism Industry News

International opera stars Placido Domingo and Julia Migenes, and jazz singer Diana Krall will be the highlights of a star-studded summer in Jordan. The Jordan Tourism Board has announced the details of a spectacular line-up of international, Arab, and Jordanian stars who will take part in the Jordan Festival to take place between July 8th [...]

Rising ticket prices and longer delays dissuaded 41 million travelers from flying last year. Most chose to stay home. Their decision brought harsh consequences for entrepreneurs across the nation and cost the U.S. economy $26.5 billion. Today, the House Committee on Small Business heard from commercial travelers, the tourism industry and representatives of small firms. [...]

Two Genesee Community College students in the Tourism & Hospitality Management program have been awarded scholarships. Dana Landers received a $500 scholarship from the New York State Business Travel Alliance (NYSBTA) and Nicholas Bennett received a $1500 award from Destinations of New York State. Dana Landers, of Alden, NY, is a second year student at [...]

Women across the country are realizing it is important to treasure and nurture the friendships in their own lives. The Jekyll Island Club Hotel offers the perfect opportunity to celebrate female friendships with their Girlfriends Getaway package. “Last year, a group of four girlfriends celebrated our fortieth birthdays at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel,” comments [...]

Travel Channel Media today announced the beta launch of Travel Channel GO, a free mobile travel application providing access to Travel Channel-exclusive destination content through any web-enabled mobile device. Through text, photos and audio, Travel Channel GO (downloadable at go.travelchannel.com/travel) offers consumers over 10 million points of interest and more than 2,000 Travel Channel-exclusive content [...]

Fortinet® — the pioneer and leading provider of unified threat management (UTM) solutions — today announced that Amadeus Hospitality has implemented Fortinet’s FortiGate® multi-threat security appliances to help provide broad security at the main German office and secure connections with its branch offices as well as more than 150 hotels to date across the world. [...]

As Americans prepare to pay extra for checked bags, wait in long lines, and endure crowded commercial flights this summer, super-wealthy private jet owners are enjoying tax breaks and luxury at the public’s expense. “High Flyers: How Private Jet Travel Is Straining the System, Warming the Planet, and Costing You Money,” a new report from [...]