Archive for January, 2012

Register Today: Virtuoso®’s European Virtual Travel Show is Wednesday … – Sacramento Bee

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2012 – /PRNewswire/ – Virtuoso®, the global travel agency network renowned for creating exceptional experiences, provides the perfect antidote to the winter doldrums by hosting its first-ever European Virtual Travel Show on Wednesday, February 1, from 1pm-9pm EST.  Attendees have a rare opportunity to mingle online with 47 of the world’s best ...Read More

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Rick Steves shares favorite hidden travel destinations in Europe – Los Angeles Times

Sunset at San Sebastian, Spain. (Javier Etxezarreta / EPA) By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger January 27, 2012, 7:00 a.m. Rick Steves will appear this weekend at the Los Angeles Times Travel Show to talk about — what else? — Europe. Steves wrote his first “Europe Through the Back Door” ...Read More

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Rick Steves shares favorite hidden travel destinations in Europe – Los Angeles Times

Sunset at San Sebastian, Spain. (Javier Etxezarreta / EPA) By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger January 27, 2012, 7:00 a.m. Rick Steves will appear this weekend at the Los Angeles Times Travel Show to talk about — what else? — Europe. Steves wrote his first “Europe Through the Back Door” ...Read More

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As US slows, P&G turns to developing markets – San Francisco Chronicle

Amy Sancetta / AP This Jan. 23, 2012 photo, shows a travel-size tube of Crest toothpaste and toothbrush in a Moreland Hills, Ohio home. Procter & Gamble Co. said Friday Jan. 27, 2012 its net income fell 49 percent in the fiscal second quarter, hobbled by higher materials costs and a writedown in the value ...Read More

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As US slows, P&G turns to developing markets – San Francisco Chronicle

Amy Sancetta / AP This Jan. 23, 2012 photo, shows a travel-size tube of Crest toothpaste and toothbrush in a Moreland Hills, Ohio home. Procter & Gamble Co. said Friday Jan. 27, 2012 its net income fell 49 percent in the fiscal second quarter, hobbled by higher materials costs and a writedown in the value ...Read More

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TTE Preview: ETTSA to extol the virtues of GDS travel distribution – Travolution

GDS-powered distribution of travel product will be held up as the best way to offer travellers the choice and transparency they demand at this year’s Travel Technology Europe show. The lobby group European Technology and Travel Services Association (ETTSA) will have a presence at the annual show that will take place in Earl’s Court on ...Read More

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TTE Preview: ETTSA to extol the virtues of GDS travel distribution – Travolution

GDS-powered distribution of travel product will be held up as the best way to offer travellers the choice and transparency they demand at this year’s Travel Technology Europe show. The lobby group European Technology and Travel Services Association (ETTSA) will have a presence at the annual show that will take place in Earl’s Court on ...Read More

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Hillary Clinton to visit Europe next week – Boston.com

WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will make a short trip to Europe next week, making her sixth visit to Germany and first to Bulgaria as America’s top diplomat. The State Department said on Friday that Clinton will go to Munich on February 3 to participate in the annual Munich Security Conference and meet with ...Read More

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Hillary Clinton to visit Europe next week – Boston.com

WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will make a short trip to Europe next week, making her sixth visit to Germany and first to Bulgaria as America’s top diplomat. The State Department said on Friday that Clinton will go to Munich on February 3 to participate in the annual Munich Security Conference and meet with ...Read More

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Despite economic uncertainty, airlines are seeing good times | Philadelphia … – Philadelphia Inquirer

Despite a debt crisis in Europe and uncertainty over the global economy, travel demand from businesses and consumers is holding up. Airlines reporting 2011 and fourth-quarter earnings in recent days – generally beating analysts’ estimates – said 2012 was starting off strong. “It appears that the underlying economy is better than the macro headlines would ...Read More

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