The U.S. Travel Association estimates that the nearly 3,900 flight cancelations in the four days following a fire at an air traffic control facility in the Chicago area cost nearly $123 million in passengers' lost economic activity during that same time.
NTA is focused on New Orleans' first name as the association prepares for Travel Exchange, January 18 – 22, 2015.
"We're bringing a lot of 'new' to New Orleans," said Pam Inman, who became NTA's new president September 1. "We've listened to what members asked for, and because we'll be in the Big Easy, we want to give them the easiest and most successful ways to do business with their peers."
The Secretariat of Tourism of the United Mexican States (SECTUR) and the Government of California of the United States of America have signed a memorandum of understanding, aimed at developing and strengthening cooperation in the tourism sector between Mexico and California.
Why bother contacting your elected officials? You're busy, right? Do they really listen, anyway?
The answer to both questions is "yes"—so even though you're busy, take the time to let your representatives know your thoughts about the issues. In truth, only a small percentage of the population bothers to contact them, so elected officials tend to listen to the people who take the time to reach out.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square will visit five cities on the Atlantic Coast next summer—the choir's first visit to most of the region in more than a decade. The June 25 performance will be at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland. The choir has visited Maryland only one time before, more than one hundred years ago. A special afternoon matinee performance has been added exclusively for groups.
