Archive: October 2009

The U.S. Travel Promotion Act is awaiting a final vote in the Senate after approval by the U.S. House of Representatives Oct. 7. [...] Read more

Team Bourbon may sound like the name of a college trivia team, but in fact it is the union of 11 tourism groups in Kentucky working together to spread the love of Kentucky Bourbon to the outside world in a new campaign that kicked off Oct. 8. [...] Read more

More than 800 people from 30 states, Canada, the British Isles, Europe, South Africa, China and Australia gathered for the Student Youth Travel Association (SYTA) 13th annual conference in Norfolk, Va., in August. [...] Read more

The 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg —the turning point of the Civil War — is a major landmark in U.S. history, and Gettysburg is planning on it being a colossal event for the town. [...] Read more

Disney’s first-ever Hawaii resort breaks ground in November. Plans call for some innovative features including a working taro loi and water slides erupting from a faux volcano, along with Disney characters doing backstrokes in the pool. [...] Read more

Northwest Florida-Panama City International Airport in Panama City Beach, Fla., announced Southwest Airlines’ new service from multiple gateways. [...] Read more

Planners may be in a favorable negotiating position with hotels now, which are desperate to put heads in beds, but the tides may turn in the future with new construction way down. [...] Read more

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, better known as Amtrak, had the second highest ridership in the railroad’s history in 2009 with 27.2 million passengers. [...] Read more

United Airlines is offering annual subscriptions allowing passengers to check two bags at no additional cost any time they fly for $249. [...] Read more

The Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, located in Laurel Highlands, Pa., is offering a Winter Relief Conference Package from Nov. 22 through March 31. [...] Read more