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Podcasternews.com Travel|Travelography 136: Holiday Travel Ups and Downs Episode
Stories discussed in this podcast are from the Travelography Twitter Blog for the week of 17 November 2008. This podcast is also available at Blubrry.com and Travelgeography.info.
Gloomy economy expected to curtail Thanksgiving travel
Los Angeles International Airport holiday travel will be down 14.3%
from the 1.85 million passengers that passed through the airport last
year, airport officials said Thursday.
Japanese traveler refuses to leave Mexico City airport
At first, he frightened passengers, and airport authorities asked the
Japanese Embassy to investigate why the foul-smelling man refused to
leave. Now, he's somewhat of a celebrity, capturing Mexico's collective
imagination with nearly daily television news reports on his life at
the food court.
UK travelers avoiding USA - Skyscanner Report
while flight search traffic remains high on the Skyscanner site, over
the last month there has been a 15 percent fall in searches for UK-USA
flights, suggesting that the credit crunch and the weakening pound have
finally taken their toll on British travelers, and that they are
forgoing their American trips.
American Automobile Association Predicts Drop in Holiday Travel
AAA and the Air Transport Association predict fewer Americans will be
on the move during the upcoming holiday travel period, the first drop
in Thanksgiving travel since 2002. It's the fourth holiday this year
that will have seen decreased travel compared with the year before.
End of the [US] Tourism Boom?
As an example, hotels in Miami alone expect a 3 to 6 percent decline in
budget revenues, compared to the same period in 2007. With pressures to
attract more customers, the hospitality industry is bound to offer more
deals and reduce its rates. "The U.S. hotel industry is virtually
frozen by the uncertain state of the global economy,"
U.S. Economy Expected to Receive a Shot in the Arm from Visa Waiver Program Expansion
Starting today [Nov-17], travelers from seven new countries--the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta and the
Republic of Korea (South Korea)--can travel to the United States
without first obtaining a tourist visa.
Despite
Economic Challenges, People Traveling Over Holidays Feel Time and Money
Spent is Small Price to Pay to be With Loved Ones
Older Americans, in particular, appreciate the value of travel during the holidays.
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