Hotels feeling chill in tourism - Chicago Tribune The tourism industry appears to be slipping for the first time in recent years, slowed by a potent cocktail of rising airfares and falling economic fortunes. And the slide is likely to intensify this fall as airlines slash their flight schedules …
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:19:00 GMT Higher fares, fewer passengers in the skies (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) By TREBOR BANSTETTER Fewer people are taking to the skies this summer amid higher airfares, new fees and a slowing economy that has many consumers cutting their vacation spending. The nation?s seven largest airlines boarded 3.5 million fewer passengers during June and July, compared with the same period last year, a dip of about 4 percent. For some airlines, the drop was even steeper ? US …
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