Cruise Ships
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:42:52 GMT
Cruise Profits Sinking? Here's How to Maximize Each Sale Travel Market Report Unlike the cruise lines, these independent companies pay commissions. “Rather than zero, I can make from 8% to 10% on shore excursions by booking with a third party company,” said Lisa Silvestri, CTA, ECC, and owner of Silvestri Travel in Sarasota, ... |
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:41:59 GMT
Cruising will improve Cairns economy: TTF e-Travel Blackboard (press release) Improving cruise ship access into Cairns could help boost the regions economic opportunities, according to the Tourism and Transport Forum (TTF). Chief executive John Lee said in relation to the Deepening Trinity Inlet that the sector that already ... |
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:41:44 GMT
Aurora, Arcadia to sail down under in 2013 e-Travel Blackboard (press release) P&O Cruises has announced its cruise ships Aurora and Arcadia will be making Australian port calls in 2013 to meet growing demand. A statement from the cruise company said Australia continues to be among one of the most desired port of calls for ... |
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:48:36 GMT
Four ships add economic boost Whitsunday Times FLOATING PALACE: The Queen Mary 2 was the biggest of four cruise ships to visit the Whitsundays in the past five days. Photo Aimee Vinci / Whitsunday Times from Air Whitsundays plane WHEN the "Radiance of the Sea" visits the Whitsundays today, ... |
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:27:41 GMT
 The West Australian | Rome expands cruise ship probe as bodies found The West Australian Italian prosecutors placed four ship's officers and three company executives under investigation in connection with the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster as divers found eight more bodies on the wreck including that of a five-year-old girl. |
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:19:00 GMT
Senators reject cruise ship tax Virgin Islands Daily News CROIX - It became clear shortly after testimony began Tuesday in the VI Legislature that a bill proposing a $1 fee for each cruise ship passenger setting foot on St. Croix was going to be unsuccessful. The fragile relationship between St. Croix and ... |
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:16:55 GMT
Roof repairs start today for Hilo Harbor Pier 1 shed, security screening area ... Hawaii 24/7 (press release) Photo courtesy of DOT HILO – The state Department of Transportation (DOT) will be relocating the Hilo Harbor security screening area for cruise ship passengers from inside the Pier 1 Shed to the outside walkway of the pier. Work on the $53482 project ... |
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:38:55 GMT
Comedian DJ Hazard to perform at Narrows Center for the Arts March 10 Fall River Herald News By Staff reports Nationally known comedian DJ Hazard, who is a regular in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and on cruise ships, will be performing at the Narrows Center for the Arts, located at 16 Anawan St., Saturday, March 10, at 8 pm Tickets are $15 in ... |
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:30:03 GMT
 Lafayette College Campus News | John Eaton '48 to be Featured Lecturer on Titanic Centennial Memorial Cruise Lafayette College Campus News By Lori Burke Exactly 100 years after the launch of RMS Titanic, John Eaton '48, of Cold Spring, NY, will offer historical context on the 12-night memorial cruise that will follow the fated ship's route through the Atlantic, including two days at the ... |
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:13:23 GMT
Infinity and beyond for Celebrity Cruises' UK ambitions Travel Weekly UK By Lee Hayhurst | Feb 22, 2012 20:00PM GMT Celebrity Cruises has announced a second ship is to be deployed in the UK in 2013 operating a full season of departures. The 2100-passenger Celebrity Infinity, the latest Millennium-class ship to be ... |
Judge backs HMSHost, blocks highway plaza contract award to competitor
February 22,2012 07:26 PM
He said he also was concerned that the contract was being offered to a company with no experience in Maryland, over longtime operator HMSHost, whose contract to operate the travel plazas expires in September. Transportation Secretary Beverley K.
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Card charges and booking 'tricks' revealed by consumer study
February 22,2012 07:26 PM
Hundreds of travel companies are still using expensive card charges, premium rate telephone lines and automatic opt-ins to “trick” their customers into paying extra for their services, despite impending EU legislation to ban the practices.
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Cruise Profits Sinking? Here's How to Maximize Each Sale
February 22,2012 07:26 PM
“About 20% of my income comes from selling travel insurance,” said Bob Zweig, ACC, a Hollywood, Fla.-based member of Cruise Planners, a home-based travel agent network. That's a significant amount given that Zweig is a member of Cruise Planners' ...
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Sabre Replacing Agency Online Booking Engine
February 22,2012 07:26 PM
by Michèle McDonald Sabre Travel Network plans to sunset Sabre .Res, its online booking engine for travel agencies, by the end of the year. As a replacement, Sabre is launching a new program that will allow Sabre agencies to choose from a range of ...
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Travel insurance a must from March 1
February 22,2012 07:26 PM
| By shuib@nst.com.my | 0 comments FROM March 1, those travelling out of the country must buy travel insurance. However, this only applies to travellers who book their tickets through travel agents who are members of Malaysian Association of Tour ... See all stories on this topic » |  New Straits Times |
Brits Value High Street Agents – But Not All Signs Are Rosy
February 22,2012 07:26 PM
by Nick Verrastro British consumers gave High Street travel agents plaudits for their expertise, time savings, and protection from unforeseen events, according to recent consumer surveys. And a growing number of UK consumers are open to using travel ...
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BELLE FOURCHE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROCEEDINGS - FEB. 13
February 22,2012 04:35 PM
Services 90.00; Communications 83.71; Services 704.40; Registration 392.74; Supplies 28.25; Contracted Services 16623.68; Registration 450.00; Pupil Transportation 49.68; Tuition 2804.76; Services 45.00; Travel 275.41; Supplies 111.65; ...
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Have briefcase, will travel
February 22,2012 04:35 PM
| Fiona Prosser, who is MD of the award-winning corporate travel agency, Globetrotter Corporate Travel. Picture: Robert Duncan / THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Think travel agent, and the mind inevitably turns to the Flight Centre and Harvey World Travel shops with ... See all stories on this topic » |  The West Australian |
Numbers show growth in SC tourism
February 22,2012 01:24 PM
Parrish announced the figures Tuesday in front of tourism industry leaders at the annual Governor's Conference on Tourism and Travel which was held at the Embassy Suites Greenville Golf Resort and Conference Center. Parrish said the reason South ...
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News Articles Cutting Costs & Services
February 22,2012 01:24 PM
| By Stephen Dark Kristen Cox, executive director of the Department of Workforce Services, has a problem with federal assistance. In a recent blog titled “Work Is a Good Thing,” Cox chides Medicaid for being “void of any work or job-search requirements ... See all stories on this topic » |  Salt Lake City Weekly |