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California opens Korean travel office

The California Travel and Tourism Commission will open an office in Seoul on Monday to generate marketing and promotional campaigns to bring South Korea travelers to California.

California Tourism Commission selects South Korea PR firm

The California Travel and Tourism Commission chose AVIAREPS Marketing Garden to represent the CTTC in South Korea.

California Tourism Commission selects South Korea PR firm

The California Travel and Tourism Commission chose AVIAREPS Marketing Garden to represent the CTTC in South Korea.

California Tourism Commission selects South Korea PR firm

The California Travel and Tourism Commission chose AVIAREPS Marketing Garden to represent the CTTC in South Korea.

Hawaii meeting business off 23%

The number of people who came to Hawaii to attend meetings and conventions was down 23 percent in July compared to a year ago.

Arizona Tourism Director Margie Emmermann wins national honor

Margie A. Emmermann, director of the Arizona Office of Tourism, has been chosen as the 2008 State Tourism Director of the Year by her peers in the Travel Industry Association.

Delta increases connections to Brazil

Delta Air Lines Inc. will add two new flights to northeast Brazil this winter, increasing its total number of flights to the Latin American country to 32. (DAL)

Hawaii visitor spending down 15% in July

Visitor spending in Hawaii was down nearly 15 percent in July and air arrivals fell by nearly 14 percent.

Gas prices down a nickel in western Pennsylvania

Gas prices in western Pennsylvania were down by 5.6 cents in the past week.

Southwest Airlines cutting 190 flights

Southwest Airlines Co. said Tuesday it will be cutting 190 flights — including at Portland International Airport — from its winter schedule, beginning in January, to ensure the carrier is optimizing its flight routes and streamlining expenses. (LUV)

Judge's ruling won't close city casino

A defiant Seneca Nation of Indians vowed to fight a U.S. District Court Judge's ruling that seeks to close the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in downtown Buffalo.

UH Football Express no longer operated by TheBus

TheBus will no longer take University of Hawaii football fans to games at Aloha Stadium, but a group of bus companies has stepped in to continue the UH Football Express.

United Vacations locks in fuel surcharges

United Vacations announced Monday its FuelSafe Program, which locks in fuel surcharges at the time customers buy their vacation packages.

ASU business students can specialize in sustainability

The W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is launching a "sustainable" business degree.

Bus operators to get area tour

In an attempt to showcase tourism opportunities, the Buffalo Niagara Convention & Visitors Bureau will be hosting motorcoach and tour bus operators this week.

BNIA sets monthly passenger mark

Higher airline fares triggered by rising gas prices did not slow the pace of passenger traffic at Buffalo Niagara International Airport in July.

Host Hotels names head of Asian joint venture

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., which in March formed a joint venture with the Government of Singapore Investment Corp., has named Peter Meyer to head the venture. (HST)

Carlson Wagonlit Travel changes name to Travel Leaders

Carlson Wagonlit Travel has changed its name to Travel Leaders.

Osceola ramps up convention space rivalry with Orange

Osceola County tentatively plans to offer up to $120 million in revenue bonds to help finance two private projects that would add more than 300,000 square feet of convention space and 1,000 hotel rooms to existing facilities.

As airlines falter, BWI buffers itself from the worst

Barbara Wolfland was pleasantly surprised when she arrived at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport for a recent Friday morning flight.

Lucy Wilma says Sub Seattle tour is about ‘underdogs’

Instead of swinging by the Space Needle, this tour bus visits the park bench that became a memorial to Kurt Cobain after the rock singer’s suicide.

HTA needs to get back to business, now

OK, everyone, let’s step back, take a deep breath and then figure out what we want the Hawaii Tourism Authority to do to get more people over here.

Go! committed to Hawaii, sees better days

Two summers and one fewer competitor later, go! airlines still is struggling to turn a profit.

Joie de Vivre adds Santa Clara Holiday Inn to its collection

Joie de Vivre Hospitality Inc. has purchased the Holiday Inn Santa Clara for $25 million and is planning a $4.5 million renovation to convert the 23-year-old property into a midscale boutique hotel. Located on 4.65 acres on Great America Parkway, the hotel is just down the road from Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc., as well as California’s Great America theme park.