Archive for the ‘United States’ Category
U.S.- Cuba Travel Summit Features Senator Dorgan, Cuban Ministry Officials, Travel and Investment Specialists
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The U.S.-Cuba Travel Summit, March 24-26 in Cancun, features a unique opportunity for travel professionals to connect with Cuban officials and travel specialists. U.S. travel professionals and others interested in being at the front of the opportunity hen travel opens to Cuba will want to attend this one-of-a-kind conference. Presented by Alamar [...]
March 11, 2010
Posted in: Cuba, United States
3rd Annual ATA US-Africa Seminar at Washington DC Convention Center
Only 8 days until ATA’s 3rd Annual US-Africa Tourism Seminar on March 5 begins. The event will be held at The Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, Washington, DC, 20001 in Room 204 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
March 3, 2010
Posted in: Africa, United States
NTA Says Farr’s TRIP Act Will Boost Domestic Tourism in the USA
Washington, D.C. - Representative Sam Farr (D-California), co-chair of the Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus, has introduced H. R. 4676, the Travel Regional Investment Partnership (TRIP) Act, which will provide US$50 million in matching grants to destination marketing organizations and their strategic partners.
March 2, 2010
Posted in: United States
Ready to be signed by Obama: The Travel Promotion Act
A bill that will create a tourism promotion organization for the United States has received its final passage in the Senate. The Travel Promotion Act calls for a nonprofit Corporation for Travel Promotion that will promote the United States as a travel destination and explain travel and security policies to international visitors.
March 1, 2010
Posted in: United States
Award-winning tri-state adventure first ever to link world-class bike trails in Washington, Idaho and Montana
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho - In its final print edition before moving everything over as an online magazine, National Geographic Adventure named its 25 Best New Trips in the World - 2010, including ROW Adventures’ “Bitterroot Bonanza” multisport that features biking, lake kayaking and whitewater rafting in Washington, Idaho and Montana.
February 24, 2010
Posted in: United States
Statement about President Obama’s Remarks in Las Vegas from Roger Dow, President and CEO, U.S. Travel Association
WASHINGTON, DC - Responding to President Obama’s remarks during his visit to Las Vegas, Roger Dow, President and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, issued the following statement:
February 23, 2010
Posted in: United States
U.S. Moms Won’t Deprive Families of Vacation This Year
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (February 2010) - In an American survey of moms planning 2010 vacations, 80 percent will make sacrifices to guarantee their family vacation this year. Most moms have determined their vacation schedules. Some 57 percent plan summer break vacations, and 24 percent have targeted spring break, making spring break the second most [...]
February 18, 2010
Posted in: United States
Martin Luther King Junior Day Celebrated Today in the USA
Our American friends have a holiday today, in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr., who had a tremendous impact on the civil rights movement in the USA. To join in the celebration, I am attaching some information about this peace leader, as his enormous legacy carries forward.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia):В Martin Luther King, Jr. (January [...]
January 18, 2010
Posted in: United States
There are Many Colourful Characters Associated with the National Parks in the United States
DENVER, December, 2009 - National parks throughout the United States have at least one single thing in common: someone interesting had a hand in making that park what it is today. Some of these people are well-known, such as Fred Harvey, an early concessioner known as the “civilizer of the West.” Others are a bit [...]
December 4, 2009
Posted in: United States
Survey Shows that 45% of Americans will travel in next 4 months
NEW YORK - Forty-five percent of U.S. consumers will take a vacation or leisure trip between Thanksgiving and March that involves paying for overnight accommodations, according to a new survey released by Deloitte LLP.
November 18, 2009
Posted in: United States