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Why is Italy Always a Top Pick for Travelers?
Perhaps the answer lies in this annual Exhibit in Rimini, this October 2010.
Guido Groppi, General Manager at TTG Italia
The TTG Incontri exhibition is the major gateway to the Italian outbound market and the distribution of tourism related products. Figures speak for themselves: a total of 2,400 companies representing 100 countries, over 6,000 international operators and a 37% growth compared to 2009.
TTG Incontri is further expanding, and has reached overseas: this year Discover America will take part in the exhibition with a whole pavilion dedicated to the American offer.
Join Sandy and General Manager, Guido Groppi as they discuss this October's TTG incontri and why an investment into Italian tourism pays off.
Related interview:
TTG incontri's Antonio Dell’Aquilano, Exhibition & Event Manager, was elected president of ITTFA, International Tourism Trade Fairs Association. Antonio joined Sandy in Morocco for the Moroccan Travel Market and commented on the ITTFA and it's value to exhibitions in January.http://bit.ly/dw69n8
Approx 18 min Listen to MP3 file
Civil War in Thailand yet Hope Seems to be on Today's Menu
Seasoned Hotelier Predictions, unfortunately, were spot on.
Andrew Wood, GM of the Chaophya Park Hotel and Resorts
Andrew Wood, GM of the Chaophya Park Hotel and Resorts and past president of SKAL in Bangkok and International Councilor for Thailand and SKAL VP for Asia spends some time during lunch on Friday May 21 to talk about the siege and the affect on business and tourism.
Andrew addresses security, tourism and answers the fundamental question, is Thailand open for business?
Andrew wrote an article a few weeks ago predicting civil war, much to the dislike of many of his colleagues. This time we ask him to take a look into his crystal ball and tell us the future.
Timely and relevant, don't miss this important information.
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Approx 18 min Listen to MP3 file
Woman's
Conference
in
Ghana
Celebrates
More
than
Being
a
Women
Stephen
Yaw
Asamoah
,
Founder
of
CEO
of
the
International
Women's
Fair
We’ll
meet
the
founder
of a
unique
conference,
expo
and
trade
fair
that
celebrates
the
development,
productivity
and
contribution
of
women
across
the
ages
and
addresses
topics
including
achieving
a
balancing
of
sexes
in
the
corporate
world
and
the
rise
of
the
professional
woman.
Ironically
organized
by a
team
of
African
men,
the
event
is
slated
to
be
held
May
28-30
in
Accra,
Ghana,
Western
Africa.
Approx 9 min
Listen
to MP3 file
Academia
Discusses Relationship of
Tourism and Peace
Dr. Omar Moufakkir,
Chair of the Tourism and
Peace Research Group at Stenden
University in Leeuwarden,
Netherlands
Eleven professors, governmental
officials and travel experts
from around the world have
collaborated on a new book that
has been recently published
entitled Tourism, Progress
and Peace. Our good friend
and colleague, Dr. Moufakkir, is
the chair of a unique
hospitality university research
department called the
International Centre for Peace
through Tourism and served as
the editor for this new
treatise. Omar will talk with us
about the premise and focus of
this scholarly work for which
Sandy was honored to have
written the foreword.
Approx 13 min
Listen
to MP3 file
Friday May 14, 2010
US Commerce
Department Early 2010 Reports Double Digit Increase in Travel
and Tourism
Helen Marano,
Director of the Office of Travel
and Tourism Industries, US Department of Commerce
Helen Marano is the director of the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, an integral part of the Commerce Department which is perhaps the most prolific number crunching department in the US government.
With Helen's help we take a glance at arguably one of the worst years in economic history with the loss of 400,000 jobs, one billion dollars in US revenues, and a loss of one million visitors.
On the brighter side, Helen reports that it appears we are turning the corner according to new stats in from early 2010 which, quite frankly, are astounding. Through February of this year, the US reports an increase of three percent in spending from International visitors and preliminary information in March shows an upward growth of 11% in the tourism and travel.
Helen points to several educational programs that help prepare visitors’ expectations as one of the reasons we are seeing more meetings and conventions coming in from the International sector.
Helen also talks about the President endorsement of the National Export Initiative (NEI) designed to ensure new positions in tourism and travel. http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/
International Business Travel Experts Convene in Chicago this Week
Chris Crowley
newly elected President of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives
Chris Crowley is the newly elected president of ACTE joins Sandy to talk about the organization and its outreach to the business travel industry, both within the US and internationally.
This week, more than 700 international ACTE members and delegates will met in Chicago week to attend ACTE's annual educational conference.
Chris also talks about the surprising vibrancy of the developing Russian business travel market as well as opportunities for growth in the Pacific Asia region.
We'll also talk about the the importance of business diplomacy and cross culture awareness education.
Our Gadget Detective, Fevzi Turkalp, talks with us in detail about all the factors that every Road Warrior needs to consider when choosing their next laptop. We’ll talk about such things as PC or Mac, screen size, weight, battery life, processor speed, memory capability and data storage capacity. Are you highly mobile or mostly fixed? Do you need simplicity, security, or brand cache? Are mainly interested in entertainment features, presentations or number crunching? What type of processors should you avoid at all costs? Finally, do you really need that optical drive?http://www.gadgetdetective.com
Approx 21 min Listen to MP3 file
Friday May 07, 2010
Travel Journalists and the Media,
The Old, the New and the Wannabe
Joining us this week on BusinessTravelRADIO are guests David
Paul Appell, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Tripatini, the
social network for travelers + travel experts, Kevin Z. Smith,
President of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and
Assistant Professor of Journalism at Fairmont State University,
and Dave Fox, Author of Globejotting: How to
Write Extraordinary Travel Journals (and still have time to
enjoy your trip!)
New Travelers Network Hopes to Become an Experts
Hangout.
David Paul Appell, CEO
and
Editor-in-Chief of Tripatini
Tripatini is new social network startup that offers free membership to anyone with an interest in travel. The goal is to assemble a dynamic group of members from travel media, industry insiders and experts around the globe to mingle with the general public for the purpose of sharing info, advice, facts and tips. BusinessTravelRADIO is pleased to be the first global media outlet to announce the launch of the new Ask a Travel Expert feature on Tripatini where Tripatini’s global membership will collaborate to answer any travel question posed. http://www.tripatini.com/
Standard Bearer of Journalism turns 101
Kevin Z. Smith,
President of the Society of
Professional Journalists (SPJ) and Assistant Professor of Journalism at
Fairmont State University
Founded in 1909, the Society for Professional Journalism is the oldest journalism organization in the United States with membership traditionally derived from people engaged in legacy media such as print, radio, and television. The meteoric rise of the digital journalist, bloggers for example, and their relevancy to the mission of the SPJ has become somewhat of a contentious issue within the organization. The president of the society joins us to talk about this recent phenomena and, as the standard bearer of professional journalism, the official position of the organization vis-ŕ-vis the digital journalist. http://www.spj.org
If You Wannabe a Writer, Try Globejotting Dave Fox,
Author of Globejotting: How to Write Extraordinary Travel Journals
(and still have time to enjoy your trip!).
Dave Fox's box is a primer for anyone who wishes to take their writing to another lever. Dave talks about writing to share experiences and for personal growth. He describes the ultimate souvenir as journal written and later published. His book is filled with humor and creative ideas that will inspire the travel writer from within. http://davethefox.com/
WELCOME TO
BusinessTravelRADIO with Sandy Dhuyvetter
Friday, April 30, 2010
This week,
we welcome guests
Elly DeVries, President and Publisher,
Group Tour Media, Allen Rosenshine,
Chairman Emeritus, BBDO Worldwide and Board Member of Business for
Diplomatic Action, and Greg Baxter, District Sales Manager
for Breezes.
From Holland to Holland - Group Travel Resources
Elly DeVries,
President and Publisher of Group Tour Magazine
Elly introduces us to a great resource for group travel and, even better, she tells us it’s free! Group Tour Magazine offers several monthly publications including Group Travel Lifestylesdesigned especially for those folks who are organizing multiple, overnight trips for groups of just about any size. One of the publications, Student Group Tour Magazine, is tailored specifically for student travel and is an invaluable tool for teachers and educators planning forays and major field trips. Already covering many US opportunities, Group Tour Media is now launching into the international market as well. Tune in for more and we’ll also get an insight into the National Tour Association’s recent international conference in Sevilla, Spain. Olé!
No, you are not seeing double, Allen Rosenshine has returned to us by popular demand. We were delighted to share his story a few weeks ago and found many of you still wanting to know more about core message of the Business for Diplomatic Action. We dive into how you can help your country while you travel for your company. No matter what country we are born and live, there are some wonderful golden nuggets in this conversation. http://www.businessfordiplomaticaction.com/
All-Inclusive Business Meetings
Greg Baxter, District Sales Manager for Breezes Resorts
Offering all-inclusive conferences, expos, corporate meetings, incentive travel, and even concert and event venues, Breezes Resorts, situated on some of the greatest beaches in the world, helps companies and organizations provide exactly the cashless venues and spectacular ambience needed to make business happen and recognize outstanding performance. http://www.breezes.com
Phil talks about his transformation from
working for decades with Tauck World Discovery to now, where he and
Keith Baron, another former Tauck employee have created a consulting
service to support a broad range of business expertise. Their focus is
on creating growth through strategic objectives and customized plans
that work for travel and tourism organizations.
Phil is also the president of the American Tourism Society where he will
be leading tour operators to Kosovo this fall for the first US led
tourism event in the world's newest country.
http://www.cragmontbaron.com
Its
Location not Vacation!
Tyler Davidson, Chief Content Director
Meetings Media
Planning meetings? Need some help?
Meetings Media offer planners
extensive content through a new Web presence and their 4 monthly
magazines representing the major areas of the US. Each of the four regions
are represented in print and will soon be delivered in digital format.
The magazines offer resources, suppliers, education and photos. Tyler, a
seasoned veteran of the travel industry joins Sandy to talk about the
new mentality of the meeting planner who is no longer willing to bow to the AIG affect
yet seem to be willing to consider a Webinar or two in-between meetings. http://www.meetingsfocus.com
BusinessTravelRADIO's legal contributor calls upon airlines and passengers to keep the calm. There is no one better to call a spade a spade than our own Al Anolik. In the wake of the disappearing customer service desk, Al comments on the state of affairs after this week's collide with Mother Nature in Europe. Al has been practicing law in the tourism industry for almost 40 years and is not shy to point fingers. His bronco busting style is fresh and spot on and he will talk about passenger rights as well as the rights of the airlines. http://www.travellaw.com
Al adds a few minutes briefing on Business Diplomacy lessons at the airline counter and while in your seat!
Listen to Audio
of
Interview
HERE
Steve spends a few minutes with Sandy after getting arriving home from NTA's first International meeting held in Spain. The week was considered a success even with the woes of the airlines and the ash fallout surrounding attendees. Join us for a quick overview. http://www.ntaonline.com
Co-Founder Business For
Diplomatic Action Chairman Emeritus,
BBDO Worldwide
Author: Funny Business: Moguls, Mobsters, and Megastars and
the Mad, Mad World of the Ad Game, published in July, 2006, a collection of humorous stories from his experiences in the world
of advertising and business.
We’ll meet iconic advertising genius, Allen Rosenshine, the architect of one the largest ad agency mergers ever undertaken. Now passionately serving on the board of Business for Diplomatic Action (BDA), Allen talks with us about the impact of globalization on the American
reputation and the pressing need to improve the image of the US within the world community. One of the most successful initiatives recently undertaken by the BDA to accomplish this goal is the
Arab American Business Fellowship program where businesses participate in an international exchange of young business executives to achieve unity and better understanding. The result
has been an unparalleled people-to-people, cross-cultural corporate experience. Find out how you, too, can act as a world citizen and “help your country while you travel for your company.”
Johan F. Lundberg, Business Manager at Swedish Exhibition Centre, Past President and present Treasurer of ITTFA
TUR is the largest travel trade fair in the Scandinavian countries
and is a member of the International Tourism Trade Fairs Association (ITTFA). Founded in 1992, the ITTFA was created to help travel trade exhibitions in avoid recreating the wheel. The organizations helps its member trade fair organizations share critical knowledge and experience, consolidate marketing and visibility efforts, improve networking and inter-communication, and set objectives, standards and administrative processes.
Now consisting of some 22 member travel trade fare organizations around the world, including several based in emerging and developing countries, ITTFA serves an
invaluable purpose to unify and standardize the unique industry of the travel trade show.
Sports and Event Tourism
Creating a Big Win for Destinations
Sandra Carvao, Deputy Chief, Market Trends, Competitiveness and Trade in Tourism Services, World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
Sports and event tourism is making great strides and is one of the largest contributor to a regions economic wealth and an important economic driver for jobs creation.
The World Tourism Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations, promoting the development of responsible and sustainable tourism.
Sandra shares with our audiences the role of the UNWTO in supporting sports and event tourism.
The WTO looks to improving competitiveness, share policy definition, knowledge and best practices with emerging countries around the world. Helping to creating a resilient product, and understanding crisis and risk management all the while minimizing and mitigating adverse environmental impact is important to the WTO mission.
Justifying meetings and events by empirically measuring the actual ROE (Return On Event)
Sean Kirkland,
Executive Vice President DMC Network, LLC
Sean is a firm believer in justifying meetings and events and rightly so, as his organization represents 30 destination marketing companies (DMCs) that serve 50 destinations. Justifying meetings and events by empirically measuring the actual ROE (Return On Event) for conferences and meetings is turning the face of meetings into the right direction.
Perhaps the Strategic alliance that has strengthened the DMC Network most is their partnership with Ovation Global which has created a worldwide reach.
Sean is one of our favorite guests and I think you will find him one of yours too.
Sandy and Thomas, longtime colleagues and friends, talk about their newest joint endeavor that provides for the weekly worldwide distribution of BusinessTravelRADIO programming to eTurboNews’ 235,000+ subscribers comprised of travel industry professionals, travel writers, journalists and media organizations. They’ll also discuss the growing importance of search engine optimization, readers comments and feedback, social networking, Google News and keyword newsletters in the effective distribution of today’s travel news and information.
Steven Hayes,
President,
The Corporate Council on Africa
US-Africa Summit, Summarized ‘There is much opportunity in Africa’
We get the lowdown on and takeaways from Biannual US-Africa Business Summit in Washington, DC from the man who truly knows. There were nearly 1700 attendees and delegates from around the globe who took part in 90+ educational breakout sessions. Hillary Clinton spoke there, once again expressing the strong commitment of the US to investment in Africa. And then, there was the networking, too!
We take a fresh look at
the Switzerland of the
Middle East and ask more
about the
opportunities in Jordan.
Born and
raised in California,
Mona calls Jordan
her home and has been
marketing Jordan as a
tourism and meetings
destination for years.
Her company has partnered with Expedia.com to offer
even more travel and
tour destinations to
Amman.
Mona talks about
Business Travel to
Jordan.
Fevzi Turklap, The Gadget Detective
Road Warrior’s Toolbox
Fevzi is a frequent guest on many radio programs where he is known as a tech guru.
We talk with the Fevzi about some of the new technologies coming about for business travelers including laptops that are smaller, lighter and extremely powerful. On the menu today are self encrypting hard drives (FDE or full drive encryption) to automatically secure data on the fly and the light and lightning fast Sony Zed11 with a Core i7 quad processor, high end graphics processor and solid state drives with no moving parts that extend battery life like never before.
A few years ago, after his company created the "I'm lovin' it!" campaign for McDonald's, Keith Reinhard got kicked upstairs to Chairman Emeritus of DDB, Inc (among the top 5 ad agencies in the world). In 2002, concerned about the fading stature of America in the international community, Keith decided there was an important mission to undertake and founded an organization called Business for Diplomatic Action (BDA). His idea was toenlist the help of the US business community to improve the standing of America in the world, and re-establish America's stature asa global leader and respected courier of progress and prosperity for all people. The action plan called for an exchange of groups of "high potential" young business executives from America and Arab countries and an attempt to shift the global focus on foreign policy issues to conversations involving shared values such common corporate cultures and business challenges.
As part of this ongoing effort, BDA is organizing the US Summit for Global Citizen Diplomacy Nov 16th -19th in Washington DC hosted by US Dept of State's Office of Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy. The goal will be the formulation of ideas for 120 innovative and collaborative diplomacy projects for businesses to undertake. Among the 700 attendees will be 25 of the top young Muslim entrepreneurs in the world. Learn how you can play an active part in this worthy endeavor.
United States on the Radar
Venue Mirror made its way into the European and Asian markets with ease. Located in India, this young company with big ideas is trying to transform the way hotels and meeting planers connect. Next stop USA. http://www.venuemirror.com
Rohit Talwar
Global Futurist & Business Consultant
We’ll
talk with renowned global
futurist and innovator,
Rohit Talwar, about the
results of
the recent survey his
company conducted on what
the business meeting
industry will
look like in 2020. Rohit
tells us about the industry
transformation that is
already underway as well as
new business models and
career opportunities that
await us in the next ten
years. Hypercompetition,
personalization,
specialization, technology,
sustainability, content,
interaction and networking
will all change the nature
of events and meetings in
2020.
http://www.fastfuture.com
Gearing up for a more active role in light of the recent signing into law of the US Travel Promotion Act is the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries within the US Department of Commerce. In addition to continuing it's traditional role of tracking and estimating the economic domestic impact of international visitors to the US, the OTTI will be expanding its activities in the development and management of tourism policy, strategy and advocacy. Competing more robustly for the international travel dollar and bringing more inbound visitors to the US is the order of the day. http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/
Todd Mera Co-founder of
AwardWallet.com
Listen to Audio
of Interview
HERE
Track and Manage Travel Points.
Learn about an innovative online system designed to manage and track all your frequent flier miles, rental car and hotel loyalty award programs, and even affinity credit card points all in one place. Worldwide, there are trillions of points worth billions of dollars and if you don’t pay attention, they can expire and be lost forever. AwardWallet is truly a killer app for both the road warrior and the corporate travel manager and it’s fully optimized for mobile access. The real surprise is how affordable this highly effective tracking tool really is.www.AwardWallet.com
Friday, Mar 12, 2010
Prof. Sree Sreenivasan,
Dean of Student Affairs, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
Named one of AdAge's 25 media people to follow on Twitter.This self-described “evangelistic skeptic” explains why social media is currently “like TV in 1950” and that it is far from being too late to jump on the bandwagon.http://www.sreetips.com/
BusinessTravelRADIO's TRAVEL LAW CORRESPONDENT Alexander Anolik
Sandy catches up with TravelTalkMEDIA's Travel Law Correspondent, Alexander Anolik to talk about Business Travel and how travel buying is evolving from a legal point of view. Alex will also talk about incentive travel and why he believes it is one of the most important niches in the travel industry. www.TravelLaw.com
Mr. Anolik practices law in San Francisco and has been contributing to TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO since 2001.
Kirby Jones President of Alamar Associates
Specializing in Cuba Travel, Tourism and Trade
Listen to Audio
of Interview
HERE
Kirby Jones talks about the upcoming summit in Cancun Mexico where Cuban and American tour and travel businesses will meet and network. There is still time to sign up, but hurry! http://www.alamarcuba.com/NTA Release on Cuba Summit 3/25/10
Welcome to BusinessTravelRADIO
March 05, 2010
Roger Dow President of the US Travel Assn
US Travel Promotion Act levels International playing field for tourism.
Sandy Catches Up with Roger Dow, President of the US Travel Association for his message on President Obama's having signed into law the US Travel Promotion Act and why this "levels the playing field" with other foreign travel and tourism destinations.
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
02/03/2012
Friday AM February 03, 2011
American Hostages freed in Egypt,
Stem cell banking: The newest lure in medical tourism,
Starbucks takes on India,
Europe leads the way as most popular cruise region
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
02/01/2012
Wednesday AM February 01, 2011
TSA agent becomes hero to passenger,
Bankrupt American Air to outsource maintenance, axe 13K jobs,
Ban on Shark Fin Soup Advances Through Asia ,
2012 a tough year: IATA
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
01/31/2012
Tuesday AM January 31, 2011
Google upgrades Earth experience,
Cuba at capacity, tourism boom,
Search for bodies on Costa Concordia abandoned,
Delta is considering merger with US Airways,
KwikChex releases statements regarding TripAdvisor reviews,
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
01/30/2012
Monday AM January 30, 2011
Return of the Routemaster: London's iconic bus makes a comeback,
Finding love and a seatmate in the air,
Europcar launches car hire by the hour,
Today, ASTA released the results of its 2011 Global Distribution System (GDS) Report
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
01/25/2012
Wednesday AM January 25, 2011
Australians, Canadians are the happiest customers in the world,
New `no-fly’ tall ship cruises for 2012,
Belgian strike expected to cause travel chaos,
easyJet cautiously confident on strong performance,
Hyatt unveils new hotel concept,
Fiji declares state of disaster over flooding,
Capsule hotel coming to Hong Kong
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
01/24/2012
Tuesday AM January 24, 2011
First edition of Art and Tourism will debut in Florence this May,
Hawaiian announces JetBlue partnership,
20 Airbus A380s inspected for cracks,
Avis fastest growing car rental company in the UK,
Marriott plans 3 hotels in Russia,
US Travel Association hails National strategy to boost Travel and Tourism
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
01/23/2012
Monday AM January 23, 2011
Bus industry irked by "Kill Shatner" ad,
Bahrain ends 2012 International Airshow with $930 million in deals,
Africa Travel Association 2012 Congress hosted by Zimbabwe,
UN: 2012 - the year of one billionth tourist
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
01/20/2012
Friday AM January 20, 2011
Tanga-Arusha-Musoma railway skips Serengeti National Park,
Heathrow braces for busiest day in its history,
Edinburgh's festivals set to win gold in 2012,
Airbus delivers 5000th A320 aircraft,
Obama’s executive order calls for 40 percent increase in travel visa processing
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
01/18/2012
Wednesday AM January 18, 2011
Salvage work set to begin on Costa Concordia,
Phase I of amusement park on Guam nearly complete,
Orbitz for Business partnered with Limos.com,
Rearden Commerce is looking to add roughly 250 employees to its current 600,
Moon tops poll of places kids want to go on holiday
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
01/16/2012
Monday AM January 16, 2011
Suspect in terror attacks on Bangkok tourist sites detained,
International Tour Management Institute alumni hopeful for another banner year in employment,
Muslim Brotherhood: No stringent restrictions on foreign tourists,
Carnival issues statement regarding Costa Concordia disaster,
US travel agents set air ticket sales record in 2011
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
01/13/2012
Friday AM January 13, 2011
Three tourism organizations join TRI from Tajikistan trans-border tourism loop,
Foreigners flock to Hainan to dodge winter chill,
Minister bungee-jumps from Victoria Falls to prove it is safe,
Scotland - dubbed the â€Home of Golf’ - is gearing up to stage its first ever Golf Festival,
America warns travellers over possible Bangkok danger,
International Living Expert Dan Prescher talks about 3 best countries to relocate on TravelTalkRADIO this Sunday
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
01/12/2012
Thursday AM January 12, 2011
Zanzibar sets new plan for tourism growth,
White House Roundtable on Human Trafficking,
Business travel heads into 2012 with steady outlook,
January airfares at cheapest levels in 12 months,
Mixed responses to overweight airfare fee in Australia
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
01/11/2012
Wednesday AM January 11, 2011
Guam invites Japanese visitors to make memories on Guam,
Ukraine and Poland among top 2012 travel destination in Europe,
Hong Kong’s only travel fair to highlight Wellness and Medical Tourism,
Virgin America launches "New Year's Resolution" menu,
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
01/10/2012
Tuesday AM January 10, 2011
Phone app will allow tourists to avoid ghettos and crime hotspots,
Just 508 major crimes at LAX in 2011 as crime rate falls ,
Sun shines on Queensland as hard work turns tourism around,
In honor of Dr. King, all US national parks offer free admission,
UK high-speed rail gets green light,
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
01/09/2012
Monday AM January 09, 2011
China and Russia exchange 3.3 million tourists in 2011,
UK tourists in Nairobi warned of terror attack threat,
71-year-old intends to be first Scottish space tourist,
74 Year old aviation magazine relaunched as online journal,
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
01/06/2012
Friday AM January 06, 2011
2011 ends with less air accidents in Tanzania,
Boeing wraps up 2011 with record breaking orders,
Ladyboy airline takes to the skies,
Average holiday maker put photos online within 4 hours of landing,
Sydney set to welcome world's top surfers,
iPad served as passport - successfully
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
12/30/2011
Friday AM December 30, 2011
Environmental group: Crui9se ship creates as much pollution as five million cars,
UAE tourism cashing in on burgeoning Chinese market,
Visa Survey: Indonesia faces bright tourism prospects,
British Airways slashes cost of premium travel in 2012
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
12/29/2011
Thursday AM December 29, 2011
Worlds biggest and most extravagant cruise ships coming to Melbourne,
New Rule requires airlines to include all taxes and fees in advertised fares,
Air China readjusts Paris schedule to shore up its international presence,
Iberia cancels flights as pilots strike
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
12/27/2011
Tuesday AM December 27, 2011
Shark season attracts rogue shark tourism,
Foreign tourists' spending in Korea up 37 percent,
San Francisco jacking hotel rates 450% during New Years celebration,
Final Christmas push propels US online spending up 15 percent,
Gogo prepared to sink or swim with IPO
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
12/26/2011
Monday AM December 26, 2011
The International Council of Tourism Partners welcomes support of Pakistan-based initiative,
Over 1.5 million flock to Bethlehem for Christmas,
Saudi Arabia opens skies to foreign carriers,
TSA announces number for disabled or in medical need: 855 787 2227,
6 travel innovations we'd like to see in 2012
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
12/16/2011
Friday AM December 16, 2011
Zimbabwe threatens foreign owned tourist companies,
Porter Airlines debuts in Vermont,
Boeing, FedEx announce order for 767 and 777 Freighters,
Delta short changes passengers on lost bags,
Crystal Serentiy rescues capsized rowers
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
12/15/2011
Thursday AM December 15, 2011
Almost a third of American will travel during the holidays,
Over one million Chinese visit Taiwan so far in 2011,
Finding a seat mate through Face book,
Ethiopian Airlines joins Star Alliance,
LAN-TAM merger given go ahead in Brazil,
Delegates set to spend over 200,000 days in Sydney in 2012,
Airline competition brings Christmas cheer,
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
12/14/2011
Wednesday AM December 14, 2011
National Tour Assn recognized for Increasing Chinese travel to US,
Mideast chaos thwarts Palestine Tourism,
Airbus delivers 7,000 plane,
WTTC: Japanese tourism recovering quicker than expected,
Flight Attendants petition to get '30 Rock' off flights
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
12/13/2011
Monday AM December 12, 2011
Back from refreshing studios in Bay Area, California...
Here is the news:
Belgian city of Liege rocked by attack,
ITB Berlin reports A Boost for South America - USA Stagnates,
Frankfurt Airport sets new November monthly passenger record,
US suffers another Drone crash in Seychelles,
Tanzania launches aggressive tourism campaign in India,
Gun on carry on accidentally fired
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
12/08/2011
Thursday AM December 08, 2011
Lufthansa announces Houston as first Texas destination for A380 service,
Sir Richard Branson's vision for UK rail,
Colombia: A rising tourism destination,
BTC: Grim outlook for UK travel & tourism industry,
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
12/05/2011
Monday AM December 05, 2011
NTA opens doors to annual conference in Vegas today,
Lisbon wins European City of the Year 2012 and UNESCO award for Fado,
President of Seychelles appeals to world governments to help with piracy,
Authorities cancel flights as haze shrouds Beijing
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12/03/2011
Saturday AM December 03, 2011
Malaysia braces for drop in tourist arrivals,
Air Canada voted best North American Airline,
Marriott International plans $45m property in Haiti,
Breezes All Inclusive offers 55% off if booked by Feb 1,
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12/01/2011
Thursday AM December 01, 2011
Rwandair makes it 13 - and not one bit superstitious,
Minister from India reports 80-90% of hotels lack accreditation,
Boeing and 43 Air School to offer pilot training program in Africa,
The Code moves into a new stage of development,
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11/30/2011
Wednesday AM November 30, 2011
Kenya Airports Authority faces contempt of court charges,
Air Transport Assn changes name to Airlines for America,
Microsoft links up with Novotel for launch of hotel room of the future,
Airline accused of killing passenger with meal
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
11/29/2011
Tuesday AM November 29, 2011,
UK strike having limited impact on transport,,
Tribute to Colin Rikards from the Caribbean Tourism Organization,
Climate change meeting in Cape Town,
Indonesia second to USA in Facebook users
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
11/28/2011
Monday AM November 28, 2011,
EgyptAir resumews flights to Tripoli,
Student Travel welcomes new VP of Business Dev,
HouseTrip.com launches apartment rental service in UK market,
Sixt Group heading toward strong 2011 profits,
Future of Airport Security Thermal lie-detectors and cloned sniffer dogs,
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
11/22/2011
Tuesday AM November 22, 2011
Alabama's immigration law ends up with Mercedes Executive in Jail,
US Cruise passenger dies in Rio de Janeiro,
Storms complicate Thanksgiving travel,
Tunisia's Islamists promise no restrictions for tourists,
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
11/21/2011
Monday AM November 21, 2011
Taiwanese Tourist Fly to Fukushima,
Bulgaria Dental Tourism set to Grow,
More International carriers expected to fly to Panama,
Air China launches trial of Gogo's in-fight entertainment equipment,
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
11/18/2011
Friday AM November 18, 2011
Helen Marano Appointed as VP of Gov & Industry Afrairs at WTTC,
ITB Berlin Conference 2012: Focus on International travel industry,
WTM get 5% increase in visitors,
Lawn-chair balloonist has put off his flight over Iraq until next year,
Charles Schulz, Museum Director on TravelTalkRADIO this week
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
11/17/2011
Thursday AM November 17, 2011
Met Museum presents Storytelling in Japanese Art,
Courtyard by Marriott announces bold new prototype for Europe,
International Golf Travel Market 2011 opens in Belek, Antalya, Turkey,
Quatar Airlines Expands,
Reality TV series to focus on Southwest Airlines,
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11/16/2011
Wednesday AM November 16, 2011
Airbus wins 211 orders and commitments worth $20.5 billion,
Hawaiian Air to fly to New York City,
Gold Coast takes 2018 Commonwealth Games,
Virgin Atlantic to operate a return service to Vancouver for Summer 2012,
Royal Caribbean Starbucks Coffee start brewing aboard Oasis of the Seas
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11/15/2011
Tuesday AM November 15, 2011
Qatar Airways selects 50 Airbus A320neo and 5 additional A380s,
Puerto Rico tourism boost with $1 billion hotel development,
Reed Travel Exhibitions global portfolio undertakes industry research,
UNWTO: Ministers call for coalition approach across government,
Airline sued over having cockroaches on flight
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11/14/2011
Monday AM November 14, 2011
Carnival Cruise Lines dumps Bermuda,
Fodors names King David as on of the top 100 hotels,
Equatorial Guinea moves closer to constitutional reform,
Oman Air orders six Boeing 787 Dreamliners,
United States introduces Brand USA to welcome world visitors
Airline passenger arrested for stealing from Icelandair flight attendant,
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11/10/2011
Thursday AM November 10, 2011
Banff-Lake Louise ski resorts opening this Saturday with the promise of another great La Nina season,
Using cricket to promote West Indies tourism,
Emirates sets the stage for elaborate show at the Dubai Air Show,
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
11/09/2011
Wednesday AM November 09, 2011
Israel finds life at Dead Sea and hope for 7 Wonders award,
British Consulate: Leave us Alone,
To Smuggle or Not to Smuggle, The big Cruise Question,
ACTE Provides Educational foundation to Reed Travel Exhibits
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11/08/2011
Tuesday AM November 08, 2011
Ukraine named one of top three tourist destinations for 2012,
Insider Index unveils busiest, least busy airports over Thanksgiving,
Dassault Falcon jet sales set for further growth in the Middle East,
European tourism grows above expectations
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11/07/2011
Monday AM November 07, 2011
United Airlines flies first US commercial advanced biofuel flight,
World Travel Market opens today,
Colombia President expresses support of tourism to improve economy,
Cape Town Tourism, Johannesburg Tourism and Durban Tourism launch the Three Cities Alliance,
Federal judge sentences pilot for being drunk while flying
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11/04/2011
Friday AM November 04, 2011
Association of Corporate Travel Executives’ offer early registration to SF conference in April 2012,
TravelShark acquires 80 premium travel websites in Asia, Europe,
Attack on British and Swiss tourist in Kenya,
Norway, Denmark, Australia lead in worldwide assessment of wealth and quality of life,
First joint EU-US cyber security exercise conducted today
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
11/03/2011
Thursday AM November 03, 2011
JetBlue and JetAirways work together to bring passengers to India and Brussels, Belgium,
Russia's MICE Business continues to grow,
New Jamaican PM celebrates tourism success,
Human error blamed for Lokomotiv crash,
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
11/02/2011
Wednesday AM November 02, 2011
Virgin Galactic space tourism planned for 2013,
Malaysia expects 36 million foreign tourists by 2020,
Qantas Airways says its flights are back to normal,
Continued rebound in global business travel reported,
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
11/01/2011
Tuesday AM November 01, 2011
WTM: BRICS nations to fuel tourism growth,
United States ceases UNESCO funding following Palestine vote,
VIP Attractions offers world-class departure from to Jamaica,
IATA reports surprising increase in air passenger traffic,
TSA enrolls 280,000 travelers in PreCheck program
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/31/2011
Monday AM October 31, 2011
Global Tourism Economy Research Centre opens in Macao,
Gujarat Chief Minister rescues tourists held hostage,
Explosions force closure of Sanaa International Airport in Yemen,
Qantas to resume all operations following Fair Work Australia decision
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/28/2011
Friday AM October 28, 2011
Egencia Releases 2012 Forecast for Business Travel,
Airlines rolling back latest fare hike,
Airlines collect $1.5 billion in luggage, reservation change fees
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10/27/2011
Thursday AM October 27, 2011
Marriott spins-off timeshare business to focus on lodging,
French-Italian train comes into service in December,
Somali piracy and terror pose threat to East African tourism,
Tahiti set to celebrate wet and wild side during Bora Bora Liquid Festival
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/26/2011
Wednesday AM October 26, 2011
Ethiopian Airlines starts codeshare to Singapore
Win for the Mother City of South Africa,
Vienna Tourist Board goes vertical on biggest temporary structure ever built in Trafalgar Square,
High price hikes predicted for biz travel in Asia, Latin America
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10/25/2011
Tuesday AM October 25, 2011
Airport security agents find sex toy but miss handgun,
NTA continues to press for unrestricted travel from US to Cuba,
Hurricane Rina lumbers toward Mexican resort towns,
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/24/2011
Monday AM October 24, 2011
Man proposes to girlfriend in-flight.
Buckingham Palace to become luxury hotel?,
BTN's 2011 Airline Survey: Delta Finally On Top,
Australian tourism braces for 10% Christmas impact
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/23/2011
Sunday AM October 23, 2011
US Embassy in Kenya warns Americans of threat of terrorist attacks,
Her Royal Highness Princess of Bahrain praises women's rights reforms,
Bangkok tries to master floods,
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/20/2011
Thursday AM October 20, 2011
Identifying trends in faith-based tourism,
Being 'China Ready' for tourism is more than just serving noodles,
American Airlines introduces curbside check-in for customers traveling internationally,
Former JetBlue flight attendant sentenced to one year probation
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/19/2011
Wednesday AM October 19, 2011
Queensland gets a vitamin boost,
Business tourism remains strong,
Demand for travel to Brazil grows among international consumers,
Your ticket to the US is here: visa lottery!
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/18/2011
Tuesday AM October 18, 2011
Virgin Trains wins top UK Customer Satisfaction Award,
Boeing speeds up 737 production to meet worldwide demand,
Bosses need to shape-up travel tech: survey,
Travelocity Names Top 10 Haunted Hotels,
Dubai International introduces SnoozeCubes
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/17/2011
Monday AM October 17, 2011
Despite receding waters, Bangkok's fears are not over,
Arab tourists replace Israelis in Turkey,
Pilot, seven tourists die in Botswana charter plane crash,
Air Malta seeks Libya return,
Mother finds son that Qantas lost at airport
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/16/2011
Sunday AM October 16, 2011
Passengers stranded at Gatwick for eight hours,
Uzbekistan working to attract youth to stretch tourism season,
Kenya, Seychelles and Tanzania sign joint security and piracy declaration,
Tourist feared to have been eaten by cannibals in French Polynesia
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/14/2011
Friday AM October 14, 2011
29 new hotels will come up in Uzbekistan,
Female to head Jetstar Japan,
Travellers Love to Home Swap,
Expedia Scoops Best On-line Travel Agent Title at 22nd Annual TTG Awards 2011,
AirTran to force fat passengers to buy second seat
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/13/2011
Thursday AM October 13, 2011
Oil spill continues to threaten New Zealand's tourist beaches,
Taiwan and China to discuss expansion of tourism program,
Sir Richard Branson to global governments: Cut nukes, not vital services,
Smaller jets to be in larger demand: Boeing,
Most expensive Christmas tree this week
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/12/2011
Wednesday AM October 12, 2011
UNWTO forecasts international tourism will continue to grow
Crystal Cruises named "Best Cruise Line" for 2011
Malaysia named safest in Southeast Asia
Next stop Cuba, for Key West
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/11/2011
Tuesday AM October 11, 2011
AMR has announced plans to cut overall capacity at American Airlines for the rest of 2011
Leisure travel is catching up to business travel, analysts say
Airlines jump on growing Wi-Fi trend
Virgin America wins "Best US Airline" award
Tourism on the Silk Road 2011 to be held in Uzbekistan
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/10/2011
Monday AM October 10, 2011
New revolutionary partnership at Brussels International Airport
The Howard Hotel London entire contents to be sold at auction
Australian carriers volunteer to pay carbon tax
Elton John celebrates 3,000th live public performance
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/06/2011
Thursday AM October 06, 2011
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs offers "A New Beginning"
What flier to expect from airline apps in not-too-distant future
Legendary artist Peter Max to paint Norwegian Breakaway’s hull artwork
South West trains to “Tweet” passengers on the move
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/05/2011
Wednesday AM October 05, 2011
TSA buys machines to check IDs and airline boarding passes
NTA says TRIP Act will boost domestic tourism
Africa Peace Caravan begins it's 2nd caravan
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/04/2011
Tuesday AM October 04, 2011
Electric airplane industry gets boost from NASA
Tanzanian army arrests seven Somali pirates in a foiled ship
TSA unveils "trusted traveler" program
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/03/2011
Monday AM October 03, 2011
Was DVT behind woman’s mystery death on Contiki tour?
IATA opposes new passenger tax hike
The Region Initiative (TRI) announces partnership with TravelTalkMEDIA
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/02/2011
Sunday AM October 02, 2011
This week on TravelTalkRADIO and BusinessTravelRADIO
Meet Paul Hammond, director of The California State Railroad Museum!
Kicking off World Tourism Day in Egypt
John Koeberer rolls up his sleeves to make a point.
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
10/01/2011
Saturday AM October 01, 2011
New Delhi to host Asian gay & lesbian tourism forum,
Foreign tourists banned from Maastricht cannabis coffee-shops,
Second kidnapping of tourist shocks Kenya's tourism sector
Hotels.com launches ipad app
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
09/29/2011
Wednesday AM Sep28, 2011
Dozens of Boeing workers charged in drug bust
Emirates to launch service to Dallas and Seattle
TripAdvisor tool helps hoteliers tout good reviews
UN: Ecotourism boom can help save endangered forests
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
09/27/2011
Tuesday AM Sep27, 2011
Lucerne, Switzerland Selected to Host the 2012 Adventure Travel World Summit
WTTC President speaks about World Tourism Day
Pakistan celebrating World Tourism Day
High Level Think Tank on the 2011 theme, "Tourism - Linking Cultures
Latin America: Chinese tourists wanted
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
09/26/2011
Monday AM Sep26, 2011
Australian customs strikes causes airport havoc, more strikes to come
Massive silver haul found on shipwreck
Students operate online agency as part of studies
Jamaica holds dance contest for agents
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
09/25/2011
Saturday/Sunday AM Sep25, 2011
TravelTalkRADIO Guests: Ellen Lapham, Director of the American Alpine club and Lead for Scienfic Climb up the highest mountains in Peru. Â Rafi Ron, CEO New Age Security,
BusinessTravelRADIO Guests: Anthony Valeriano, GM eTravelBlackboard, Nancy Rivard, Founder Airline Ambassadors International http://www.TravelTalkMEDIA.com/archives_sep25_11.html
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
09/23/2011
Friday AM Sep23, 2011
Abbas submits Palestinian application for UN membership
Drug trafficking greatest threat to Latin American countries today
Google unveils new flight search feature
National parks wave entrance fees today
Businessman jailed for abusing BA crew
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
09/22/2011
Thursday AM Sep22, 2011
An attempt to drive a Black Cab from London to Sydney
Tanzanian President urges greater support to fight maritime piracy
Sabre to connect industry with online store
U.S. Department of Commerce announces record travel spending
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
09/19/2011
Monday AM Sep19, 2011
TSA fires 28 over improper luggage screening at Honolulu airport
Free Entrance Days in the National Parks
Reduce My Footprint makes offsetting your travel carbon footprint easy
Spain commits to Global Code of Ethics for Tourism
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
09/17/2011
Saturday AM Sep17, 2011
Guests irked by hotel Internet fee
English ports go to war over lucrative cruise trade
John Shors best selling author talks about travel and his writing on TravelTalkRADIO
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
09/16/2011
Friday AM Sep16, 2011
Australian passport offers new gender option - "indeterminate"
US DOT wants to explicitly ban e-cigarettes on planes
Ryanair threatens passenger with arrest as plane overbooked
Dubai tourism expects boost from cruise trade
Breaking Travel NEWS - 3 minutes with Sandy Dhuyvetter
09/15/2011
Thursday AM Sep15, 2011
Joburg Tourism Month
New cabin concepts on show at Aircraft Interiors Expo Americas
Healthy vacations for US travelers are no sweat but not fat free
