Travel Business News
AIG Travel Guard Launches ‘Adventure’ Travel Insurance Plan
Today’s active vacationers require complete coverage in pursuit of their next once-in-a-lifetime
activity. AIG Travel Guard http://www.travelguard.com, a leading provider of travel insurance and assistance plans, has launched an adventure travel insurance plan that provides coverage for many activities excluded in most travel plans, including bungee jumping, mountain climbing, sky diving and motor sports.
Adventure travel continues [...]
New York City Is Number One U.S. Port of Entry for Foreign Travelers According to Recently Released Fed Report
Recently, the federal Office of Travel & Tourism Industries released a report showing New York City as the number one port of entry into the United States for foreign visitors. While the report shows that visitation to the U.S. is gradually increasing, New York City — which has seen record-breaking growth over the last two [...]
Travelocity Announces Free Travel Application for New Apple App Store
Travelocity® today announced that TravelTools, a new native application that offers iPhone and iPod touch users an innovative set of travel features while they are on the road, will be available at Apple’s new App Store. The TravelTools application will include a new location-based feature called “Hotels Near Me” which provides a dynamic list of [...]
Marriott to offer Foreign Direct Deposit of Travel Agency Commissions
This month, Marriott International is launching a new foreign currency travel agency commission payment program. Effective July 11, 2008, the program should make it easier for Marriott’s travel agency partners around the world to be paid commission. Benefits of this new initiative include:
• Faster commission payments
• Commission direct deposit in 22 countries
• Online access to [...]
US share of foreign tourists slips according to Travel Experts
Despite the weak U.S. dollar, a boom in international travel around the world hasn’t translated into an explosion of foreign tourists to the United States.
Explanations range from post-9/11 security headaches and lower airfares elsewhere to poor marketing by the U.S. Whatever the cause, travel industry experts say the U.S. is missing an opportunity to make [...]
Tough Times are Good Times for Those Seeking Travel Bargains on Skyauction.com
The US economy has taken a decisive downturn in recent months and no where is that impact felt more than in the travel and tourism industry. Oil prices have forced airfares up into the stratosphere and with pressures mounting on consumers to pay their day to day expenses, vacation travel can seem more like a [...]
Travel Channel Media Unveils Free Mobile Guide With More Than 10 Million Points Of Interest For Travelers In The U.S.
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 [...]
