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May 22, 2013
The Sacramento Convention Center is considering a major expansion that would add a third floor to the facility and help it compete better with its rivals.
May 22, 2013
A bill allowing the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center to embark on a significant expansion project on the New Orleans riverfront passed the Louisiana House on Wednesday, a day after it was stalled by a lack of support.
May 22, 2013
One passenger's many mishaps show an airline system stretched impossibly thin, just as a peak summer travel sea on approaches.
May 22, 2013
The proposed tax has drawn a lot of fire, including a Steve Wynn visit to Carson City.
May 22, 2013
Investors hunting for Chicago hotels to buy now have a chance to take over the city's second-biggest: the 1,639-room Palmer House Hilton.
May 22, 2013
The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) announced yesterday the formation of a global partnership with the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO).
May 22, 2013
Turkey has launched an online visa system that enables tourists from 94 countries, including India, to obtain a visa in just a few minutes, officials said Wednesday.
May 22, 2013
Virgin America soars to top of Consumer Reports airline ratings; Spirit hits bottom.
May 22, 2013
If you thought the Millennial influence on modern life confined itself mostly to pop culture and a deleterious effect on the good old American work ethic, think again. There's now a scramble to reflect Gen Y's whims and wishes in the construction and decoration of physical spaces ranging from hotels and malls to offices. 
May 21, 2013
The low-cost Tune hotel chain is on schedule to open its first Australian property in November and is likely to start online selling in July in a pre-opening sale with some of the lowest room-rates in years.
May 21, 2013
As many scour through the rubble in Oklahoma, emergency responders from across California join forces in the Valley teaching and learning what it takes to save a community hit by natural disaster.
May 21, 2013
Gainesville City Council approved awarding the bid for the convention center and hotel feasibility study to consulting firms Key Advisors Inc. and the Bleakly Advisory Group on Tuesday evening.
May 21, 2013
The Association of Tourism Training Institutes of Malaysia (ATTIM) conducted a two-day travel and tours management course (TTMC) recently in Malacca.
May 21, 2013
The Canadian Tourism Commission made the decision to put more focus and dollars into countries like China and Brazil. The BC company says the US is still the most important international market.
May 21, 2013
InterContinental Hotels Group's recent decision to make basic Internet access across all brands free to loyalty club members is a game-changer that could hasten development of tiered Internet pricing, according to several hotel industry analysts.
May 21, 2013
Connecticut's "Still Revolutionary" tourism marketing campaign is succeeding and deserves continued funding, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday.
May 21, 2013
Visitors to Sonoma County spent $1.47 billion in 2011, a more than 9 percent increase over 2010, according to the latest figures released by Visit California. "This is great news for ... Read more »
May 21, 2013
It's no surprise that travelers flock to Paris, New York and London.
May 21, 2013
A spate of new mobile apps has eschewed peer reviews and star ratings, bypassing the masses for the experts: chefs themselves.
May 21, 2013
Around 4 million tourists visited Egypt in the first four months of 2013
May 21, 2013
During a recent trip to Paris, one of my companions said he needed to find a bank to change money. No, you don't, I said. Changing money is so last century — like travelers' checks and bank drafts.
May 21, 2013
iBAHN, the global leader in IP-based entertainment and information services for the hospitality, meeting, conference and retail industries, today announced that it has been selected by the famed Roosevelt Hotel in New York City to install a managed network service including pioneering Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in the hotel's 1,015 recently renovated guest rooms and a WiFi platform to be used throughout the hotel, including in its 30,000 square feet of meeting space.
May 21, 2013
The $1.3 billion structure has failed to attract the convention business  promised by those who lobbied for the expansion that nearly doubled its size to  974,000 square feet.
May 21, 2013
Alaska Airlines says volcanic activity not disrupting flights
May 21, 2013
The best deals, in some cases, can only be gotten via airline alerts and emails.
May 21, 2013
The difference a year can make: When I spoke with Yuki Tanaka, the Executive Director of the Japan National Tourism Organization in the U.S., last May, travel to Japan was just recovering from the a drastic decline following the March 11, 2011 Sendai earthquake and a close call with disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. 
May 21, 2013
About the best news – OK, about the only good news – for air travelers in the last few years has been TSA Pre-Check, which allows passengers to speed through security at dozens of U.S. airports without removing shoes, laptop bags and light outerwear. Domestic travelers love it, but international travelers were stuck in the slow lane. Thankfully, that's changed.
May 20, 2013
Hawai'i is exactly the right place at the right time for this year's National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems, Gov. Neil Abercrombie in refuting the "boondoggle" tag.
May 20, 2013
If you'd been holding your breath since we last reported movement on the Sunset Millennium project, well, you'd be dead by now. 
May 20, 2013
Airports are defending the massive price hike by Airways New Zealand, the SOE that runs the country's air traffic control network.
May 20, 2013
The purchase of the 506-room hotel in downtown San Jose by CBRE Global Investors underscores the rebound in the Silicon Valley hotel market that's underpinned by a sturdy technology sector.
May 20, 2013
The Monterey City Council is being asked to hire three consulting groups Tuesday for financial, legal and tax help on the proposed $32 million city Conference Center renovation.
May 20, 2013
This was no ordinary plane ride. On Monday, the 787 returned to domestic service after a four-month grounding. After months of concern about the 787's future, the excitement and tension were palpable.
May 20, 2013
The recently completed redesign and renovation of the Hilton San Diego Airport/Harbor Island Hotel is creating buzz and excitement among meeting and event planners. 
May 20, 2013
Emanuel appoints Desiree Rogers as board chairman of Choose Chicago. "I am confident that she will help Choose Chicago reach the next level as it continues to find creative ways to lure tourists and convention business," Emanuel said in a written statement.
May 20, 2013
Developers are set to start construction on a new convention hotel for Jekyll Island after long delays that largely resulted from difficulties getting a bank loan for the $41 million project.
May 20, 2013
For the past two decades, Atlantic City's casino industry has been under siege from gaming competition in neighboring states.
May 20, 2013
It's much more than just keeping them short and tidy. What is a meeting for? Getting to a decision. That is according to author, Fast Company contributor, and former Toyota creative advisor Matthew E. May, who wrote on 99u about how to turn bloated, wasteful meetings into lean, productive ones.
May 20, 2013
The top airport official in New York will step down this summer, leaving behind a unique legacy in USA's biggest aviation market.
May 20, 2013
In 2012, 79% of hotels offered complimentary breakfast, up from 55% in 2010.