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| Visit U.S. Coalition |
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| The dip in U.S. market share is a hindrance to the president’s economic goals, which the Visit U.S. coalition intends to help correct. Research prepared for Visit U.S. by the U.S. Travel Association shows that while global travel volume increased 7.9 percent from 2015 to 2017, the U.S. slice of that growing pie fell from 13.6 percent to 11.9 percent in the same period—the first drop after more than a decade of consistent growth. Read more |
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| U.S. Airline Employment Trends |
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| U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.3 percent more workers in November 2017 than in November 2016, reaching 429,946 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported Read more |
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| Airline Ticket Sales Trends |
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| ARC EMD Processing for Ancillaries Increased 58 Percent Read more |
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| Market Report Middle East |
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| International tourism in the Middle East and North Africa showed clear signs of recovery in 2017 with growths of 5% and 13%, respectively. Read more |
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| JetBlue Cruising Store Partnership |
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| In Partnership with CruisingStore, Travelers Can Build Customized Itineraries with Dedicated Customer Service and Competitive Prices Read more |
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| Webinar - The Role Of Digital Technologies To Enhance The Customer Experience |
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| EyeforTravel's latest webinar brings together experts from Choice Hotels, Dorchester Collection, and more to discuss the various digital tools available in the travel industry to enhance the customer experience. Read more |
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| JetBlue Technology Ventures |
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| New investment in hyper-local weather forecasting company ClimaCell brings JetBlue Technology Ventures’ Investment Portfolio to fifteen start-ups Read more |
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| United Airlines Performance |
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| For the fourth quarter of 2017, revenue was $9.4 billion, an increase of 4.3 percent year-over-year. Fourth-quarter 2017 consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) was up 0.2 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2016. Read more |
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| Smart Travel Data Summit North America 2018 |
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| If you work Data, Analytics, RM, Product or Marketing – this is a conference you don’t want to miss out on. We guarantee you will walk away with actionable insights and takeaways. Read more |
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| Rich Media Exchange |
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| The agreement centers around RME’s unique digital asset management (DAM), capability that enables CCRA to host their own internal media portal, called the Agent Media Portal. The Agent Media Portal, (hosted at agentmedia.ccra.com), will provide CCRA’s extensive membership of preferred travel agency partners and industry suppliers a library of rich digital media, including professional quality videos, imagery, as well as tour guides, and training materials Read more |
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| Group Booking Commissions |
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| Marriott International will reduce the commission rate on group bookings at North American hotels from 10% to 7% on March 31. Read more |
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| Express Recruiting Service |
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| SearchWide, an executive search and recruitment firm that has primarily worked in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry for nearly two decades has now launched a new recruiting service specifically for customers seeking to fill mid-level management roles quickly. Read more |
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