The British travel company reports that tougher economic conditions have not hurt demand for its services and annual profits rose 26%
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Martyn Day recalls the time he arrived in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, to find a sight that few other British lawyers on business trips see: a tank parked outside his hotel.
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Posted on January 31st, 2008 by Debbie
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A federal judge has resigned from the board of a corporate-funded group that provides free seminars and trips to judges after a judicial ethics panel recommended he quit. Two other judges remain on the board, either unaware of the ethics advice or unconcerned by it.
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An internal review of travel expenditures by Smithsonian Institution museum directors found no other problems after a former leader came under fire last year for his use of luxury airfare, hotels and limousines, officials said Wednesday. “We’re getting questions, as you can imagine, from members of Congress,” acting Smithsonian Secretary Cristian Samper told The Associated [...]
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A new ride-sharing air charter business is set to begin service at Rapid City Regional Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 23.
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It’s been a whirlwind two weeks for the Dodge High basketball teams filled with various tournaments of champions and numerous trips to Pratt. Tonight things calm down. Sort of.
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WEBJET founder and managing director David Clarke is not upset that his attempt to take over online travel agency Travel.com has been gazumped by online accommodation company Wotif.
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Theft and elder fraud charges have been filed against two San Jose area travel agency owners who allegedly bilked hundreds of clients of more than $1 million in travel fees paid for trips that were never provided.
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A new ride-sharing air charter business is set to begin service at Rapid City Regional Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 23.
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U.S. officials said Tuesday that they didn’t expect border traffic to get worse due to a new identification rule set to take effect Thursday. But business leaders continued to fret that the new requirement would slow the already-pinched flow of American tourists going to Mexico.
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A new ride-sharing air charter business is set to begin service at Rapid City Regional Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 23.
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WEBJET founder and managing director David Clarke is not upset that his attempt to take over online travel agency Travel.com has been gazumped by online accommodation company Wotif.
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Jeffrey Herman flies across the country pursuing alleged sex-abuse cases. The lawyer only represents alleged victims in sexual-abuse cases,
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BOSTON—-Andy Stuart, executive vice president of marketing, sales and passenger service for NCL Corporation, will deliver the keynote address at the 2008 Boston Globe Travel Show.
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The New York Times announced today the fifth annual Travel Show to be held Feb. 29 to March 2 at the
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ShoreTrips’ business is booming, so you’d think owners Julie and Barry Karp could relax a bit. The couple developed a niche – arranging land tours for Caribbean cruise ship travelers. While cruise vessels have been disgorging hordes of passengers into ports and onto buses and walking tours for decades, their operators faced increased competition from [...]
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Going on business trips One of the most exciting things about launching your career is being given the opportunity to attend a conference or seminar outside the office.
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Bahrain Exhibition & Convention Authority (BECA) is reporting one of its most successful years ever, achieving all-time highs in indicators such as converting congress leads to business; occupancy; economic impact; the number of qualified Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) planners brought to Bahrain for familiarisation trips or site inspections and guest speaker …
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A new ride-sharing air charter business is set to begin service at Rapid City Regional Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 23.
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Occasionally, Tom Jackson, owner of World Travel in Santa Ana, will run into a friend he hasn’t seen in a while.
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A Florida-based cruise line’s efforts to protect its lucrative Hawai’i business through a federal rule change is generating a wave of concern among port and business representatives who say it would harm jobs and tourist revenue.
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Some media company executives are already adjusting their business plans as they try to predict what a severe economic downturn means for the viewers and advertisers.
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Many of the reader-generated reviews of hotels, restaurants, destinations and other travel services on the Web may have started their lives as independent blogs by travel buffs. But they have consolidated into major online businesses, taking an ever-growing piece of the market from print guides.
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Posted on January 28th, 2008 by Tony
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JULIO OJEDA-ZAPATA I don’t often travel on business, so I’m paranoid about overlooking something important in my preparations.
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Posted on January 28th, 2008 by Calvin
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Alex Kemeter knows whom to blame when it comes to the confusion the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative is causing at border crossings between the United States and Canada.
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A new ride-sharing air charter business is set to begin service at Rapid City Regional Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 23.
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A new ride-sharing air charter business is set to begin service at Rapid City Regional Airport on Wednesday, Jan. 23.
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Posted on January 27th, 2008 by Debbie
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Rhonda Rompola works in Dallas. Mike Dement works in Greensboro. Their marriage is made in travel agent heaven. (Credit: “Story by Rob Daniels Staff Writer”)
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Posted on January 27th, 2008 by Calvin
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Commissioners still must issue a final vote on the matter, and city staff members are drafting a resolution designed to assuage pro-China business groups.
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Goshen College offers look at Mexico
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