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Congratulations to Kathy Adair and Joe Deming as they graduate and leave MSU. We will miss working with them!!
  
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Economy & Jobs  
Uncertainty Inhibiting Economic Growth  (03-12-03)
Poised for Growth: Economists Predict a Modest Rebound in 2003  (03-03-03)
Tourism Advertising Generates $32 Million in State and Local Taxes in 2002  (undated)
SARS Comes at a Bad Time for Weak Global Economy  (04-07-03)
Budget Squeeze Puts Two Sectors at Odds: Tourism & Technology: One Is Mainstay, Other Hopes for Increased Financial Support  (03-07-03) (Login Req'd)
Traveler Sentiment Index Rises  (1st Quarter 2003)(PDF file)
 
Forecasts For 2003 & 2002 In Review  
Outlook for Travel Industry Looks Unsure  (03-24-03)
World Tourism in 2002 Better Than Expected  (undated)
War in Iraq May Postpone Tourism Growth But Will Not Cause Collapse – WTO Reports  (undated)
Despite Low Consumer Confidence, Traveler Sentiment Shows Slight Improvement in First Quarter of 2003 - TIA Reports  (03-13-03)
Outlook for Travel Industry Looks More Unsure over Fears of Prolonged War  (undated)
WTTC - Tourism Satellite Accounts 2003  (PDF file)
TIA Publishes First New Travel Outlook Report  (03-31-03)
Independent Poll: Americans Still Plan to Vacation, But They Are Staying Within Their Comfort Zones  (04-08-03)
Travel Tracker: Analyzing Wisconsin's Fall Visitors  (undated)
The PhoCusWright Consumer Travel Trends Survey - Fifth Edition  (03-21-03)
Americans Plan to Stay Within Comfort Zones  (04-11-03)
 
Internet Travel Planning & Booking  
Technology Essential for E-tourism  (03-12-03)
Some Big Web Sites Collecting Sales Tax  (03-12-03)
Travelocity Launches Travel Information Center  (03-18-03)
Tough Economy Still Can't Squash Online Travel Growth  (03-22-03)
Sabre Calls for Deregulation of Computer Reservation System Industry  (03-18-03)
Government Urges Tourism Firms to Improve Online Operations  (03-25-03)
Online Sites Set to Weather Travel Slump  (03-28-03)
Consumer Trends: Evolution of the Online Traveler  (04-07-03)
The Travel Industry Sails Online  (undated)
New Challenges in Online Business Travel  (undated)
Internet Travel Sites Eroding Pricing Integrity  (04-10-03)
Feature - High-Speed Internet Access in Hospitality 2003  (undated)
The Truth About Google  (undated)
           
Legislative Update  
Legislation Targets Aquative Invasives in the Great Lakes  (03-10-03)
Congress Funds U.S. Tourism Marketing Campaign  (02-28-03) (Login Req’d)
Arizona Seeks Much-Needed Federal Tourism Funding  (03-07-03) (Login Req’d)
Money-Laundering Law Could Dampen Travel Agency Business  (03-25-03)
State Department Responds to Industry Concerns  (undated)
 
Lodging, Resorts & Spas  
Airline Woes Create Hotel Industry “D’ohs!”  (03-12-03)
Florida Hotels Recovering from Toughest Year in Recent Memory  (03-13-03)
Are Hoteliers Ready to Meet the New Challenges in Online Business Travel  (undated)
War Fears Hurt Outlook for Airlines, Hotels  (03-25-03)
Wars Victims: Airlines & Hotels  (03-25-03)
Hotels Revenues Tumble Amid War  (03-26-03)
Hotels Struggle with World’s Toughest Challenge  (undated)
Conflict in Iraq - Impact for International Hospitality Industry  (undated)
Military Vacation Resort Offers Respite from War  (04-10-03)
Cornell Study: Hotel Room Discounting Doesn’t Increase Hotel Revenues or Drive Business  (04-10-03)
Concierges Services Get Personal  (04-11-03)
Hotels Were Ready for this Slump  (04-13-03)
Study: Lack of Rooms in Orlando will Cost Billions in Lost Convention Business  (04-11-03) (Login Req’d)
Hospitality Industry Catching the Tech Wave  (03-07-03) (Login Req’d)
Resort Owners Form Partnership for Water Parks  (04-14-03)
Study: Midscale Hotels Fare Better in Tough Time  (03-07-03) (Login Req’d)
 
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