National Tourism Industry News & Reports
 
Agricultural Tourism
Agri-Tourism Helps Farmers Supplement Declining Income from Traditional Sources  (10-25-02)
Big Business Gobbling Up Small Organic Farms  (10-27-02)
New Standards for Organic Vegetables  (10-27-02)
 
Air Travel & Airports
Fast-Check ID Tests Proposed for Airports in Philadelphia, L.A.  (09-26-02)
Plan to Arm Pilots Is Taking Off  (10-02-02)
Call for Radical Changes to the Way Airlines Do Business  (10-01-02)
US Airlines Push for Online Bookings  (10-04-02)
Fiscal Woes Delay Airline Upgrades  (10-09-02)
Expedia & Northwest Airlines Announce New Agreement  (10-21-02)
Hotels Sweeten the Pot for Business Travelers  (10-11-02)  (Login Req.)
Northwest to Make Web Fares Available to Travel Agents  (10-08-02)
Survey: Travelers Responses to Timely Travel Topics  (10-08-02)
How Fair Are Internet Fares?  (10-16-02)
Cheaper Charters: Web Site Gives Travelers Option to Bid on Empty Jets  (10-11-02)  (Login Req.)
S&P Equity Analyst Report: Airline Industry Still Struggles from September 11 Aftermath  (10-7-02)
 
Business & Leisure Travel
TIA Forecast Shows Slow Road to Recovery for Travel and Tourism  (10-15-02)
TIA's Travel Forecast Summary 2000 - 2004  (undated)
2001 Domestic Travel: A Year in Review  (undated)
TIA's Industry Performance Indicators  (Aug. 2002)
Business Travelers Optimistic About Travel for 2003  (10-10-02)
Companies Minimize Use of Web Fares  (10-07-02)
Study: International Business Travelers Optimistic About Travel for 2003  (10-09-02)
TIA: Leisure Travel Up, Business Travel Down  (09-19-02)
Off-Site Business Meetings Foster Increased Productivity  (10-01-02)
Business Travelers Plan to Return to the Skies and Rooms  (09-19-02)
Hotels Sweeten the Pot for Business Travelers  (10-11-02)  (Login Req.)
Luxury Hotels Feel Sting of Fewer Business Guests  (10-14-02)
UK Business Travelers Less Optimistic for 2003 Than Americans  (10-15-02)  (Login Req.)
Orbitz Makes Booking Vacation Packages Easier  (10-03-02)
Americans Are Still Traveling, But Their Reasons Are Personal  (09-26-02)
Personalized Service, Security, Technology Help Hotels Win Female Travelers  (10-18-02)  (Login Req.)
Survey: Holiday Travelers Plan to Book Later, Spend Less  (10-09-02)
Survey Shows Likes of Business Travelers from Different Countries  (10-22-02)
One-In-Five Student Travelers Is Uninsured (10-15-02)  (Login Req.)
Foreign Vacationers Seen As Key To Boosting U.S. Tourism  (10-04-02)  (Login Req.)
 
Casino Business
Atlantic City Casinos Leave No Jackpot for Community  (10-22-02)
10,000-Room, $5 Billion Luxury Mega Resort Casino Unveiled in Las Vegas  (10-17-02)
 
Cruise Travel
Lakes Cruises on Hold  (10-03-02)
Cruise Industry Generates $20 Billion Economic Benefit to U.S. Economy in 2001  (10-11-02)
"Blowing the Whistle" and the Case for Cruise Certification – PDF file  (Oct. 2002)
Celebrity Cruises Honored for World's First Gas Turbine Cruise Ship  (10-17-02)
Global Cruising Numbers Hit 8.4m in 2001  (10-14-02)  (Login Req.)
North American Cruising Set For Record Year  (09-24-02)  (Login Req.)
Best Winter Cruise Market Ever in Florida?  (10-25-02)
 
Cultural Tourism
Great Lakes Museum Receives $1.7 Million  (10-04-02)
PA Governor Announces $12.5 Million for Philadelphia Museum of Art  (10-04-02)
Fine Arts Feel Pinch of Wall Street  (10-24-02)
 
Economy & Jobs
Tourism Dollars Fleeing U.S. Cities  (10-18-02)
TBR/WTTC Index of Leading Economic Indicators Declined 0.5 Percent in July  (09-3-02)
Rural America's New Economy – PDF File  (Sept. 2002)
Nonprofit Workers More Motivated Than Federal Employees  (10-11-02)
Tourism Group Hopes to Tap Into $250k Commerce Grant  (10-11-02)  (Login Req.)
Students Aren't Preparing for Jobs  (10-16-02)
Study: More Workers Taking Sick Days for Personal Reasons  (10-16-02)
Faced With Less Time Off, Workers Take More  (10-29-02)
St. Louis, Missouri CVC to Throw $3.2 Million Pow Wow Party in ’03  (10-04-02)  (Login Req.)
Four Native American Tribes Form Landmark Economic Partnership  (10-04-02)
Georgia Tourism Helping in Economic Recovery Efforts  (10-10-02)
Florida Tourism Goes to Birds & That's Really a Good Thing  (10-25-02)
Arizona Office of Tourism Facing More Budget Cuts  (10-18-02)  (Login Req.)
Hawaii: The Hunt Is on in Still Tourism Waters  (10-18-02)  (Login Req.)
Governor Announces $11.5 Million for Pennsylvania’s Tourism Industry  (10-08-02)
Question: Should Bed Tax Increase Fund More Ads?  (10-11-02)  (Login Req.)
New Visa Regulations Baffle Travelers, Tourism Leaders  (10-11-02)  (Login Req.)
Retail Restaurant Developers Take Big Bites Out of a Weak Economy  (10-18-02)  (Login Req.)
Economic Impact Methods for Travel & Tourism: Survey of State Tourism Offices – Word File
 
Industry Publications
What is Dynamic Packaging?  A New White Paper on Leisure Travel Technology  (10-09-02)
National Sporting Goods Association Research Newsletter  (09-23-02)
National Sporting Goods Association Research Newsletter  (10-28-02)
 
Internet Travel Planning & Booking
Survey Says the Net Is Saving the Travel Industry  (10-21-02)
What Is Dynamic Packaging?  (10-09-02)
Understanding Packaging: Technology & The New Leisure Travel Marketplace – PDF File  (Oct. 2002)
For the Web Generation, Travel Is Self-Service  (10-20-02)
HubX Unveils Next Generation Internet Booking Engine for Lodging Businesses  (10-03-02)
Trip.Com Promotes Travel Spontaneity  (10-16-02)
Expedia and Northwest Airlines Announce New Agreement  (10-21-02)
Internet: Hotelier's Best Ally or Worst Enemy?  (10-07-02)
Northwest to Make Web Fares Available to Travel Agents  (10-08-02)
Orbitz Makes Booking Vacation Packages Easier  (10-03-02)
Bestfares.Com: Airfares Begging for Passengers – Airfares Up to 80 Percent Off  (10-15-02)
Companies Minimize Use of Web Fares  (10-07-02)
Global Distribution Systems in Present Times  (10-24-02)
How Fair Are Internet Fares?  (10-16-02)
Cheaper Charters: Web Site Gives Travelers Option to Bid on Empty Jets (10-11-02)  (Login Req.)
 
Land Use
Sprawl City: A Website About Consumption Growth and Population Growth  (undated)
 
Legislation
Great Lakes Governorships Up for Grabs  (10-07-02)  (Election News!)
TIA National Chair Calls for Federal Support of Travel Industry – PDF File  (09-25-02)
War 'All The More Reason' to Market U.S. Tourism Abroad  (10-04-02)  (Login Req.)
Amid Talk Of War, A Plea For Tourism Help  (10-04-02)  (Login Req.)
Pace Picks Up for Travel Business Roundtable Joint Tourism Marketing Efforts  (10-21-02)
War ‘All the More Reason’ to Sell Tourism, Exec Says (10-11-02)  (Login Req.)
New Visa Regulations Baffle Travelers, Tourism Leaders  (10-11-02)  (Login Req.)
Tourism Group Hopes to Tap Into $250k Commerce Grant  (10-11-02)  (Login Req.)
 
Lodging, Resorts & Spas
Green Hotels Association Says Hotels Can Save Money and Help Protect Our Environment  (09-26-02)
The Safety and Security of U.S. Hotels:  A Post-September 11 Report – PDF File  (2002)
AH&LA Supports Tip Tax Fairness Act  (09-25-02)
War Dampens Hotel Turnaround in 2003  (10-04-02)
Less is More in Today’s Hotel Prototypes  (10-11-02)
Four Native American Tribes Form Landmark Economic Partnership  (10-04-02)
HubX Unveils Next Generation Internet Booking Engine for Lodging Businesses  (10-03-02)
Personalized Service, Security, Technology Help Hotels Win Female Travelers  (10-18-02)  (Login Req.)
Luxury Hotels Feel Sting of Fewer Business Guests  (10-14-02)
Study Shows Spas as Tangible Asset to Resorts  (10-07-02)
AH&LA Confirms a General Overall Weakening of the Economy and the After-Effects of 9/11  (09-27-02)
Internet: Hotelier's Best Ally or Worst Enemy?  (10-07-02)
10,000-Room, $5 Billion Luxury Mega Resort Casino Unveiled in Las Vegas  (10-17-02)
Hawaii: The Hunt Is on in Still Tourism Waters  (10-18-02)  (Login Req.)
Hotels Get Residential  (10-17-02)
Hotels Sweeten the Pot for Business Travelers  (10-11-02)  (Login Req.)

Outdoor Recreation & Parks
Canada to Double National Parks Size  (10-03-02)
Boards Uphold Ban on Guns in Northern Virginia Parks  (10-26-02)
National Park Service Public Use - Recreation Visits  (January - August 2002)
 
Restaurants
New York's Bar Patrons May Lose the Right to Smoke  (10-21-02)
McDonald's to Reduce Expansion and Renovate  (10-23-02)
Retail Restaurant Developers Take Big Bites Out of a Weak Economy  (10-18-02)  (Login Req.)
 
Retail Sales
Forecast for Holiday Retail: Flat  (10-18-02)  (Login Req.)
 
Transportation & Rental Cars
Company Gears Up for Do-It-Yourself Car Rental  (10-05-02)
Traffic Nightmares Beginning to Cost Cities  (10-17-02)
MapQuest Traffic Up  (10-07-02)
Navigation Technologies and TrafficCast Working Together to Deliver Real-Time Traffic  (10-15-02)
Navigation Technologies and ITIS Agree to Traffic Solution Exploration  (10-15-02)
Navigation Technologies and Mobility Technologies Agree to Traffic Solution Exploration  (10-15-02)
National Transportation Statistics 2001 – PDF File  (July 2002)
 
Travel Agencies
Northwest to Make Web Fares Available to Travel Agents  (10-08-02)
 
Travel Marketing
Travel Agents Fight Back  (10-25-02)
War 'All The More Reason' to Market U.S. Tourism Abroad  (10-04-02)  (Login Req.)
Pace Picks Up for Travel Business Roundtable Joint Tourism Marketing Efforts  (10-21-02)
Question: Should Bed Tax Increase Fund More Ads?  (10-11-02)  (Login Req.)
Amid Talk Of War, A Plea For Tourism Help  (10-04-02)  (Login Req.)
Arizona Office of Tourism Facing More Budget Cuts  (10-18-02)  (Login Req.)
Governor Announces $11.5 Million for Pennsylvania’s Tourism Industry  (10-08-02)
 
Waterfront Development & Water Quality
Tight U.S. Budget Crimps Great Lakes Research  (10-18-02)
New Plan for Toronto's Lake Ontario Waterfront Unveiled  (10-18-02)
States Work on Plan to Make Lakes Great  (10-21-02)
 
World Tourism
CIA Director George Tenet Warns: Al-Qaeda Seems Ready to Strike Again  (10-18-02)
Challenges Stack Up for Homeland Security Chief  (10-14-02)
World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Calls for High-Level Tourism Security Meeting  (10-16-02)
War ‘All the More Reason’ to Sell Tourism, Exec Says (10-11-02)
Foreign Vacationers Seen As Key To Boosting U.S. Tourism  (10-04-02)  (Login Req.)
New Visa Regulations Baffle Travelers, Tourism Leaders  (10-11-02)  (Login Req.)
Montréal, Québec & Plattsburgh, NY Strategize Binationally to Promote Tourism  (09-15-02) 
War 'All The More Reason' to Market U.S. Tourism Abroad  (10-04-02)  (Login Req.)
U.S. Travelers Drive Canadian Tourism Numbers Up in August  (10-18-02)
International Tourists Increasing in . . . Arkansas?  (09-23-02)
UK Business Travelers Less Optimistic for 2003 Than Americans  (10-15-02)  (Login Req.)
Bali Bombings: Devastating Blow to Bali Tourism  (10-15-02)
At Least 187 Dead, Hundreds Missing in Bali Bombings  (10-14-02)
Defense Minister Blames Al-Qaeda for Bali Bombing  (10-14-02)
World Tourism Organization Condemns Bali Attacks  (10-17-02)
Number of Tourists Visiting Toronto Is Declining  (10-15-02)
Deadly Bomb Blasts Rock Philippine Shopping District  (10-17-02)
Mexico Promo Effort Touts ‘Safety,’ ‘Cleanliness’ Factors  (10-23-02)