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The 94th annual National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show and 6th annual International Wine, Spirits & Beer Event, recently held at Chicago's McCormick Place posted positive growth in both in both attendee and exhibitor numbers.
Universal Orlando's single-day admission is now $90. Disney, SeaWorld are likely to match.
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.
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.
One passenger's many mishaps show an airline system stretched impossibly thin, just as a peak summer travel sea on approaches.
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.
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.
The Association of Tourism Training Institutes of Malaysia (ATTIM) conducted a two-day travel and tours management course (TTMC) recently in Malacca.
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.
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.
Connecticut's "Still Revolutionary" tourism marketing campaign is succeeding and deserves continued funding, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday.
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 »
It's no surprise that travelers flock to Paris, New York and London.
A spate of new mobile apps has eschewed peer reviews and star ratings, bypassing the masses for the experts: chefs themselves.
Around 4 million tourists visited Egypt in the first four months of 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.
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.
Alaska Airlines says volcanic activity not disrupting flights
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. 
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.
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.
Airports are defending the massive price hike by Airways New Zealand, the SOE that runs the country's air traffic control network.
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.
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.
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. 


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