Hawaii tries to lure visitors as tourism plummets - Seattle Times

October 2nd, 2008 | by admin | Rising airfares hamper hotels - Cherry Hill Courier Post
Rising airfares hamper hotelsCherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - 12 hours agoThe meeting was sewn up — until the company priced airfares to Phoenix. “It blew their budget out to where they have to now keep it in their area,” said

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:17:00 GMT
Rising airfares hamper hotels (Courier-Post)
Hotel Valley Ho had booked an October training meeting of a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company that would fill more than a quarter of the rooms in the Scottsdale, Ariz., hotel and ring up food and other sales.

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:27:54 GMT
Not all airfares soaring (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
MINNEAPOLIS ? Airfares are up, right? The short answer is yes ? 22 fare increases this year. But fares in some cities are flat or even down, as fierce competition keeps airlines from charging as much as they would like.

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:33:37 GMT
Southwest enters Minneapolis/St. Paul ‘fortress hub’ - USA Today
Southwest announced yesterday that it would add service to Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP), ending years of speculation about when ?- or if ?- the low-cost carrier would begin flying to the “fortress hub” currently dominated by Northwest Airlines. But …

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:13:00 GMT
Hawaii tries to lure visitors as tourism plummets - Seattle Times
HONOLULU ? Hawaii’s tourism industry is offering new deals, incentives and packages as it grapples with turbulent airline industry and Americans holding tight to their wallets. Officials on Wednesday unveiled a $4.5 million campaign to lure …

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:30:00 GMT
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