Travel Industry Journal

From $408* per person r/t Winter Airfare Special
With the dramatic increase in the value of the US Dollar against the Icelandic Krona, Iceland is now a top bargain destination, giving consumers nearly twice the spending power compared to last year.
In August 2008, USA today picked Iceland as on of 5 top destinations for Fall ‘08 […]

San Francisco Chronicle
As oil prices fall, both U.S. and foreign airlines are cutting fuel surcharges on most flights to Europe, a move that will save fliers $50 on flights to Paris, Rome and Madrid, and more than $60 on flights to London. Images
Getting to Florence will be a bit cheaper as airlines cut… Tom Parsons, […]

ATHENS, Greece (CNN) — Greece’s air, rail and urban transport came to a grinding halt Wednesday as the country’s biggest labor union staged a 24-hour nationwide strike in protest of the government’s plan to sell off the state’s ailing carrier Olympic Airlines. People queue at an Olympic Airlines desk at Athens International Airport.
At least […]

Ekathimerini
THANASSIS DIMOPOULOS/EUROKINISSI
Employees of the state air-carrier Olympic Airlines joined a large-scale workers’ strike yesterday to protest the government’s plans for its privatization. OA canceled more than 50 flights. Other flights were affected too, as air-traffic controllers joined the action. The city center clogged up as citizens relied on their cars due to a public transport […]

This morning, as part of NBC’s week-long promotion to go green, National Geographic Traveler Editor-in-Chief Keith Bellows appeared with Al Roker on the Today show to discuss the November/December cover feature, “Places Rated: The World’s Best Islands.” Al was interested in hearing more about the integrity of popular tourist destinations Phuket, Molokai, and Key West, […]

As we mentioned last week: IT loves to escape into a good travel book (andTraveler’s new book columnist, Don George, has promised us a bevy of great titles). This weekend provided a bounty of other great travel reads, from the Washington Post, who reported on a new selection of green guidebooks, and whose Book […]

IT caught up with urban designer Ron Fleming at a recent APA symposium on green planning. We spoke with him about the subject of his latest book The Art of Placemaking, which discusses the importance of public art in creating meaningful destinations and homes. 
What is the art of placemaking?
Placemaking is a […]

Lately, it seems everyone has been thinking about what travel will be like in the future. The lovable blokes behind the book (and phenomenon) Freakonomics posed the question about how things would look ten years from now to a series of industry bigwigs on their New York Times blog, and got some interesting responses:
Brookings […]

Greece’s seaplanes seek to simplify island-hopping
By Karolos Grohmann ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece’s only seaplane operator promises tourists cheaper and faster access to remote islands as well as a nostalgic feel of the pioneering days of air travel.
However, regulatory and safety issues have meant that AirSea Lines has endured a bumpy ride since its launch last […]

Summer vacation season is approaching fast, and now is the time to plan your getaway. Every year, you??™ll find the travel industry and tour companies chiming in with their list of perfect destinations ??“ but this list is a little different. It highlights the six travel destinations in the U.S. that you are […]