Stories discussed in this podcast are from the Travelography Twitter Blog for the week of 17 November 2008. This podcast is also available at Blubrry.com and Travelgeography.info.
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Los Angeles International Airport holiday travel will be down 14.3%
from the 1.85 million passengers that passed through the airport last
year, airport officials said Thursday.
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At first, he frightened passengers, and airport authorities asked the
Japanese Embassy to investigate why the foul-smelling man refused to
leave. Now, he's somewhat of a celebrity, capturing Mexico's collective
imagination with nearly daily television news reports on his life at
the food court.
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while flight search traffic remains high on the Skyscanner site, over
the last month there has been a 15 percent fall in searches for UK-USA
flights, suggesting that the credit crunch and the weakening pound have
finally taken their toll on British travelers, and that they are
forgoing their American trips.
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AAA and the Air Transport Association predict fewer Americans will be
on the move during the upcoming holiday travel period, the first drop
in Thanksgiving travel since 2002. It's the fourth holiday this year
that will have seen decreased travel compared with the year before.
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As an example, hotels in Miami alone expect a 3 to 6 percent decline in
budget revenues, compared to the same period in 2007. With pressures to
attract more customers, the hospitality industry is bound to offer more
deals and reduce its rates. "The U.S. hotel industry is virtually
frozen by the uncertain state of the global economy,"
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Starting today [Nov-17], travelers from seven new countries--the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta and the
Republic of Korea (South Korea)--can travel to the United States
without first obtaining a tourist visa.
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Older Americans, in particular, appreciate the value of travel during the holidays.
