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The US hotel industry falls short on key performance measurements (eyefortravel.com)
Smith Travel Research (STR) has shared that the US hotel industry posted declines in all three key performance measurements during the week ending 4th October 2008.
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US marshals hone in on most wanted (Florida Today)
David Lee Green's appearance had changed so much that law enforcement officials could not recognize him when they finally cornered him in Titusville.
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The Next Hot Destinations (RainbowNetwork.com)
Backpackers are always the first to discover the new 'it' destinations that the rest of us will be visiting in several years time. They were sailing Croatia in the 90s, the first in when China opened their doors and tucking into sushi before the rest of us knew raw fish was a delicacy!
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Backpackers' secrets: Top tips for cheap travel (MSNBC)
Adopt the mindset of a backpacker and improve your travel savvy. From packing light to finding affordable food and accommodations, backpackers truly know how to travel.
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Travel Briefs Crestmont Inn Offers Free Dinner, Free Wine, Free Dessert and a Free Night's Stay (The Ithaca Journal)
The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania and the National Toy Train Museum in Strasburg, Lancaster County, PA will host the second annual Model Railroading Days Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 11 and 12.
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"Travel meta search still has room to grow significantly in flights" (eyefortravel.com)
Lot of developments continue to take place in the travel meta-search engine category in the US. If last year search engines strengthened their Web 2.0 applications, in some cases via inorganic growth, this year the likes of Kayak and Mobissimo have come up with several new offerings.
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Dirndls, Oom-pah, Sausages? Oktoberfest In Iraq (CBS News)
Dirndl-clad waitresses deliver frothy beers, the brass band has the oom-pah music in full drive and there are sausages on the grill.
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"Many US carriers have been distribution agnostics" (eyefortravel.com)
The power of the web-based channels has changed the air travel purchase process. Air travel purchases are now driven by low touch simple transactions via the web and the pricing parity across all the channels has created partial commoditisation of air fares.
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Google rallies embattled travel marketers: media (eyefortravel.com)
Ninety four percent of travel executives have indicated that online advertising would provide the strongest return on investment compared to the other media in the next 12 months, according to the findings of a survey presented by JupiterResearch at Google's TravelThink event in New York.
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Despite Wall St. woes, tourism industry has a fighting chance (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)
Fall is here -- a time New Orleans Tourism officials believe will kick start a busy stretch in the city. In the French Quarter Saturday it seems they're right, as big crowds soaked up the sights and sounds.
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