- 'After a rocky 2005, tourism industry ready to roll in '06 (BizJournals)
Dale Lockett, president of the Albuquerque Convention & Visitor's Bureau, chuckles when he's asked what the future for New Mexico tourism looks like in 2006. After the ups and downs of 2005, he says, it seems risky to make any predictions at all.
- 'Surcharges, Spike in Fares Marked `05 (RedNova)
Let's look back at travel in 2005 and see what's in store for 2006. On the bad-news side in 2005, Delta pulled the majority of its flights out of Dallas, going from more than 250 flights to fewer than 20 flights.
- 'FOCUS IS ON FOOD, SPAS, HERITAGE AND ADVENTURE (San Jose Mercury News)
Thinking about a spa vacation this year? Or maybe a cooking trip to Mexico to fine-tune that mole recipe of yours? You're likely to have plenty of company. Travelers are expected to indulge themselves in everything from retreats at spas to culinary vacations in 2006, experts say, and they're also showing an increased interest in heritage and adventure travel.
- 'Local agency starts new travel group exclusively for women (Williamsport Sun Gazette)
Soccer moms, grandmothers and businesswomen in the area seeking culture, adventure and little bit of pampering may find what they want with a new travel group established to cater to busy women in need of a getaway.
- 'Catholic paper reverses ban on ads for travel agency (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
The St. Louis Review dropped ads for a travel agency when its director, a priest, was accused of sexual abuse.
- 'Island Celebration (Times Herald)
Even our travel agent was leery. Grenada? In June? During the rainy season? The Grenada that was ravished by Hurricane Ivan and still had scores of roofless buildings and structural casualties to show for it?
- 'Travel trends (Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier)
NEW YORK (AP) ---- While travel to perennial favorites like Los Angeles, Orlando, New York and Las Vegas is always strong, some unexpected destinations --- from Colorado and Arizona to Croatia and China --- are showing up as hot spots for travel as the 2006 season begins.
- 'Mucho Mexico (The Arizona Republic)
NUEVO VALLARTA, Mexico The bridge that connects Puerto Vallarta in the state of Jalisco to Nuevo Vallarta in the state of Nayarit is a 15-minute taxi ride from the airport, but it took me 15 years to get there.
- 'Mexico reviving travel by train (The Arizona Republic)
The Mexican government plans to build a 180-mph ''bullet train'' between the capital and the city of Guadalajara, and is already starting work on a separate, state-of-the-art suburban train system. It's part of a multibillion-dollar effort to revive passenger train service in Mexico.
- 'Travel, tourism bouncing back / Conventions and visitors returning, but room rates and airfares are going up (San Francisco Chronicle)
Commercial flights will be fewer in number, more expensive and even more crowded, especially domestically. Hotels will fill up sooner and rooms will cost more. And conventioneers will be out in force, as both business and leisure travel increase in the new...
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