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STATE DEPT., CDC LIFT MEXICO TRAVEL WARNING.
The State Department late Friday lifted its travel alert for
Mexico due to the H1N1 swine flu outbreak. The announcement was made
right after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted
its own travel warning against all non-essential travel to Mexico.
The CDC said its “warning” was downgraded to a “travel health
precaution,” which is directed as those who are at high risk of
complications due to any kind of influenza. The CDC said the
increasing number of cases that are being seen in the U.S. and other
countries are not directly associated with travel to Mexico. A
number of other European and South American countries have also
lifted their advisories against travel to Mexico. Most countries
have resumed all commercial flights to Mexico. A number of Mexican
travel trade associations, business groups and labor unions took out
a full-page ad in USA Today this morning to thank President Obama
and his administration for their support and leadership during the
flu outbreak. (5/15; Page 4A, USA Today)
*Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean International will resume
visits to Mexican ports of call now that the Centers for Disease
Control is no longer recommending against non-essential travel to
the country. Voyages with previously modified itineraries will
continue and revert to their original routes in Mexico. For Carnival
Cruise Lines cruises a ship-by-ship listing, including dates for
when each vessel will resume its original itinerary, is available at
www.carnival.com/cms/cruise_control/itinerary_updates.aspx. Royal
Caribbean will resume its port calls in Cozumel beginning with
sailings that depart on or after May 24. Several other lines that
operated Mexico itineraries this past winter have since repositioned
ships to Alaska for the summer.
SPIRIT AIR PILOTS AUTHORIZE STRIKE.
Union leaders for the pilots of Spirit Airlines say they have been
authorized by their pilots to call for a lawful withdrawal of
services if stalled negotiations do not result in a new contract.
Some 98% of eligible pilots who responded to the ballot voted in
favor of a strike, if required. Spirit pilots and management return
to the bargaining table today for yet another round of negotiations.
(www.Aero-News.net)
POWWOW VISITORS GET STAR TREATMENT ON SOUTH
BEACH. The South Florida tourist market may be slumping with
the economy, but local tourism leaders are expecting a big boost
from the foreign travel buyers and travel writers attending
International Pow Wow this week. With three blocks of prime South
Beach sand and a budget topping $700,000, tourism officials Sunday
night held an elaborate kick-off party for the country’s largest
international travel show. Officials say Pow Wow could translate
into $4 billion worth of travel bookings during the show. Sunday’s
exclusive party off Ocean Drive heralded four days of VIP treatment
for the roughly 1,500 foreign travel buyers and more than 500
journalists registered for Pow Wow. With such a captive audience,
Pow Wow host cities typically capture 10% of a show’s business–a
share that would amount to about $400 million in bookings over the
next three years, according to the U.S. Travel Association, the
organizer of the event. (www.MiamiHerald.com/Business)
AS THE Jesusita fire wanes, Santa
Barbara officials want to get the word out that the city is open for
business and ready for visitors. Air quality is back to normal, and
business and tourist destinations suffered minimal damage, the Santa
Barbara Conference & Visitors Bureau and Film Commission said. The
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden sustained significant damage but was
set to reopen this weekend. All other businesses and public spaces
were unharmed in the fire and are open, the commission said. The
fire, which began May 5, has burned about 8,733 acres in the
foothills and canyons between Goleta and Mantecito, destroying 80
homes and 79 outbuildings. (latimes.com/Business, Sun.)
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HALF-PRICE safaris. Flights between
New York and San Francisco for $14. One-dollar hotel rooms.
Desperate for business, travel companies have been throwing out
offers guaranteed to grab the attention of anyone with a yen for
travel. The catch: blink and you’ll miss them. It takes fast action
to reap the benefits, says The New York Times. Flash sales, the
briefest of these almost-too-good-to-be-true limited offers, often
last no more than a day and availability is limited. Some of the
bargains sell out in just minutes. Other fast sales are in auction
format, requiring travelers to bid on their vacations. But travelers
are quickly learning to play the game, and some are saving big, says
the paper. (Page 3, New York Times Travel, Sun.)
FLORIDA TOURISM plunged 11% during the
first three months of the year, the state’s tourism board announced
Friday. The biggest drop came in foreign visitors, who made 13%
fewer trips to Florida compared to a year ago. Domestic tourism
dropped 11%, according to the new figures from Visit Florida.
“Clearly, the global economy has presented significant challenges
for travelers and for the Florida travel industry,” said Chris
Thompson, president and CEO of Visit Florida. “That said, Florida
continues to be a very attractive destination as witnessed by the
nearly 22 million travelers who visited the Sunshine State in the
first three months of the year.” The decline in South Florida
tourism is forcing hotels to cut room rates in an effort to fill
beds. Hotel occupancy dropped 12% in Miami-Dade County through March
and 6% in Broward County. (Page 1C, Miami Herald, Sat.)
THESE DAYS, there’s a theme cruise for
just about every hobby or interest, from Harley-Davidson motorcycles
to literature to football. Among the most popular are those with a
culinary focus, says The Wall Street Journal. While food has always
been integral to cruising, culinary cruises are also about preparing
meals. These excursions feature cooking demonstrations ad lessons,
frequently delivered by celebrity chefs who often dine and mingle
with passengers. Some ships even have sate-of-the-art cooking
theaters that resemble something you might see on the Food Network.
The paper offers a rundown of the best in culinary cruises for
summer and fall. (Page R4, Wall Street Journal, Sat.-Sun.)
IN ITS HEYDAY, Nottingham Shire &
Carriage for Hire kept its horses busy giving conventioneers and
other out-of-town visitors hour-long guided tours of downtown
Atlanta. Nobody seems as interested in riding around downtown that
long–if at all these days. Those who do venture onto a carriage opt
for the 15-minute tour. The company has nine carriages and 11
horses. Four carriages run during the week, and the full time runs
on weekends. As the recession enters its 18th month–the longest
downturn since the Great Depression–the most optimistic of the
economy watchers say we may be nearing the bottom. This summer holds
a lot of promise, beginning with Memorial Day weekend. The last good
weekend for Nottingham was Valentine’s Day weekend. But now with
prom season in full bloom and the start of vacation season in a
week, Nottingham’s prospects during the next few months seem a tad
brighter. (www,ajc.com/Business, Sun.)
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