Terry Dale, president of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) has announced the recent appointment of Peggy Murphy as vice president. A seven-year veteran of USTOA, Murphy previously held the position of director of operations, responsible for overseeing association...Read more

Cheyrle Velsor has recently stepped down as SATA President for 2012. In accepting her resignation the SATA board commented that “her professional career has moved her in another direction and therefore she can no longer hold an office in SATA....Read more

Building on the momentum from President Obama’s announcement last week highlighting the travel industry’s significance to the economy, the U.S. Travel Association today announced a major year-long campaign intended to raise its profile across the nation and among policymakers in...Read more

TRAVELSAVERS has announced the appointment of travel industry veteran Jim Baer as Vice President, Business Development. Effective immediately, Baer will be responsible for increasing TRAVELSAVERS’ membership base of independent travel agencies nationwide. “We’re pleased to welcome Jim to our team,”...Read more

U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson today appointed Mario González-Lafuente, executive director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC), to the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, as part of a strategy to promote the...Read more

Blue Sky Tours, a leading Hawai’i wholesaler, has announced the winner of the Explore the Island of Kauai package promotion. The Kauai promotion included special offers with Kauai Marriott Resort, The Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, Sheraton Kauai Resort,...Read more

Sea Island Acquisition has named Parra Vaughan as Vice President, Marketing & Sales of Sea Island. A seasoned marketing executive with over 20 years of experience, Vaughan is responsible for overseeing marketing and sales programs for all aspects of Sea...Read more

Travel + Leisure has announced that Julia Douglas of Jet Set World Travel in Chicago and David Lowy of Renshaw Travel in Vancouver, British Columbia have been named to its prestigious Travel Agent Advisory Board (TAAB). The Travel + Leisure...Read more

International tourist arrivals grew by over 4% in 2011 to 980 million, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. With growth expected to continue in 2012, at a somewhat slower rate, international tourist arrivals are on track to reach...Read more

David Huether, senior vice president of economics and research at the U.S. Travel Association, provides analysis on the recent Commerce Department announcement on international trade: “While travel exports softened a bit in the past several months, foreign visitors to the...Read more