Qantas Airways and American Airlines have received final approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation to commence coordination on services between the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Ten per cent of American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) members expect to add new staff to their ranks next year, whilst a further 20 per cent of agencies expect to engage with more independent contractors (ICs), a study has found.

The Mexico Tourism Board has launched a new advertising campaign featuring unsuspecting tourists waxing lyrical about their vacations to Mexico as they are driven home from the airport.

The United States has its first-ever unified international consumer brand and logo following the unveiling this week of Brand USA at the World Travel Market in London.

Flights during the Thanksgiving season will be more full than last year despite an anticipated fall of around two per cent in passenger numbers, the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) has predicted.

Carnival Ecstasy has entered the record books as the first ship ever to sail four and five-day Bahamas and Caribbean itineraries from Port Canaveral.

Visitor numbers to Hong Kong this year are thriving as the city-state welcomed more than 30 million tourists to its shores during the first nine months of 2011.

Eight months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit Japan's Tohoku region, one affected town is seeking opportunity born from 'starting over', whilst the country's global tourism offices are promoting new aspects of Japan as a tourist destination.

A technical malfunction saw pilots of the first 787 Dreamliner forced to manually deploy landing gear; its systems indicating the jetliner’s wheels were not properly down.

Increasing costs have pushed down the overall profit margin of U.S. passenger airlines for the year to October to below one per cent despite operating revenues growing by US$11.7 billion (12.7 per cent), the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) has revealed.

Strategic Airlines has unveiled its new look and feel under the Air Australia brand, entering its first green and gold jet into service.

After a decade of enhanced aviation security post 9/11, US Travel Association president Roger Dow is set to testify in a Senate Committee Hearing on 2 November, claiming current security procedures are hampering travel and US economy growth.

As the Flying Kangaroos return to flight, and some 70,000 affected passengers make their way home, marketing experts have suggested Qantas leave off trying to rebuild their brand and instead focus on “changing its culture”.

NTA President Lisa Simon says travel restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba are continuing to harm both countries “culturally and economically” and believes that an end to the ban would immediately create up to 20,000 new jobs in the United States.

With a 3.5-metre-high, 37-metre-wide earthen barrier surrounding Suvarnabhumi Airport, airport officials are confident flooding will not impact airport operations.

US hotels can expect to collect $1.8 billion in fees and surcharges this year, an 80 percent increase from a decade ago, a recent study has revealed.

Korean Air's chief executive is planning a visit to Peru to discuss routes and possible air connections between the two countries.

Oprah did it and now President Obama is doing it... the leader of the free world is making his way to Australia’s Northern Territory for an overnight visit next month.

The mighty long weekend is almost over for thousands of Qantas passengers stranded at airports across the globe as the carrier’s chief executive declares that “all industrial action is now over”.

Passengers of US carriers, United, Continental and Delta will pay up to US$5 more each way on tickets following confirmation by the airlines that they have raised air fares on domestic flights.

The House of Representatives passed a bill prohibiting U.S. airlines from participating in the European Union’s emissions trading scheme this week, a move commended by the U.S. Travel Association.

The path to rebuilding U.S. tourism to Canada lies in tapping growth markets, NTA President Lisa Simon has told members of the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership in Toronto.

The Mexico Tourism Board has identified the MICE industry as a “top priority” after a study commissioned by the Mexican Ministry of Tourism found meetings to account for 18 per cent of the country’s total travel and tourism demand.

For the first time ever, America has outpaced Europe in UK conference and event inquiries, recent findings have revealed.