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Industry confronts continued oil crisis
GALVESTON, Texas - The sighting of inky black tar balls in Galveston, Texas, on July 4 confirmed that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill had made touchdown in every state along the Gulf Coast. Now Gulf tourism organizations and attractions are battling back against the negative media caused by the oil.
Mississippi River cruising sails again
Cruise West is re-introducing Mississippi River cruising in March 2011. Cruise West will rename the 102-passenger Spirit of Glacier Bay the Spirit of America and operate it on two new itineraries on the Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland rivers.
Faith-based travel planners to meet in Joplin, Mo.
JOPLIN, Mo. - Religious group travel planners will meet with members of the travel industry in Joplin, Mo., Aug. 24-26 for networking, sightseeing and social events.
Crazy Travels: Always wear your fanny pack
By Donia Simmons
Nothing can accelerate your heart rate quicker than the discovery of a missing wallet while on vacation, especially when you're in a foreign country where few people speak English. This panic hit while on a college mission trip teaching English in Quito, Ecuador.
Travel Industry Personnel News
The Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau have all hired new employees.
July Group Game
Let your groups learn the real names of famous movie stars before coming up with a Hollywood approved name while playing July's group game. They can ask themselves if Walter Matthau would have stayed as memorable with a name like Walter Matuschanskavasky!
