Hospitality R.O.I. METAPHOR - Let'S Play Ball! - By J. Ragsdale Hendrie
Hospitality is one intriguing game we have chosen. We play in splendid venues, our Fans are enthusiastic with high expectations. Our competition often has the marquee players, bench depth, ace pitching and storied coaches. We field the best Team we can, mindful of injuries, slumps, steroids and scandals. ...more

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Newest Online Member Tool From ASTA Answers the Question: How Does Your Salary Compare?
An online interactive salary tool is the latest member benefit to hit ASTA.org, designed to help agency owners and managers, as well as current and prospective employees see where they rank in terms of salary and benefits. ...more

Israeli Tourism Peaks, Despite Dollar Slump
With so many of Israel's visitors arriving from the United States you may think there's a real slump in tourism numbers, given the performance of the dollar. But despite the odds, Israel's tourism chiefs are talking of 2008 as a record year. ...more

CLIA Releases 2008 Cruise Market Profile Study
Findings Demonstrate Growing Cruise Industry Driven By Satisfied Customers, with Travel Agents Playing Essential Role ...more

Business Travelers Changing Behaviors in Current Economy
Orbitz for Business and Business Traveler Magazine Team Up to Survey Travel Trends ...more

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The OpenTravel Alliance Publishes Specification Version 2008A
Featuring New Messages for the Tour Operator Market ...more

Amadeus continues to register record uptake of its automated ticket change solution
Thirty airlines have signed up for Amadeus Ticket Changer in the past 15 months, driven by the need to improve processes and productivity ...more

Singapore Airlines powers its next generation passenger systems with Amadeus' Altéa Customer Management Solution
The airline takes a quantum leap in its sales and reservation, global inventory and departure control operations with Amadeus' suite of solutions. ...more

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Landry & Kling appoints Karyn Altman as VP of New Venture bringing Technology to the Cruise Meetings Arena
Landry & Kling Inc, pioneering specialists in incentive cruises and meetings at sea, announce the return of Karyn Altman who will serve as Vice President of a soon-to-be-launched new venture - the first online marketplace for ship charters, cruise meetings and all types of corporate events at sea -- which will bring innovative ship sourcing technology and other online resources to cruise meeting planners. ...more

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Hitwise May 2008 Travel Category Report
The Hitwise Travel Report provides marketers an understanding of the competitive online travel landscape in terms of competitive clickstream, including traffic sources and referred destinations. ...more

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U.S. Doc Implements Innovative Approach to the Survey
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI) announced today an innovative approach for enhancing travel data collection. The Survey of International Air Travelers program will begin to implement a new electronic survey data collection method. ...more

New assistance for missed flights
A website to assist passengers who have missed a flight in the UK has been launched this week. ...more

NBTA Publishes Strategic Meetings Management Profiles
The National Business Travel Association's (NBTA) Groups & Meetings Committee today published the latest paper in its groundbreaking series, Framework for Success: Strategic Meetings Management Programs. The newest paper, Models of Success: Profiles in Strategic Meetings Management, offers profiles of strategic meetings management programs (SMMP) as implemented in three different companies -- PricewaterhouseCoopers, Xerox Corporation and Scotts Miracle-Gro. ...more

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