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Resort Fees at Hawaii Hotels Cause ‘Checkout Sticker Shock’
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: HONOLULU, Hawaii – June 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — According to Travel Hawaii LLC, a leading Hawaii Internet booking service, over 16 of Hawaii’s leading hotels – mainly high end resorts – charge mandatory ‘Resort Fees’ of up to $26 per day that are automatically added to guests’ bills upon checkout. These fees can cause ‘checkout sticker shock’ if guests don’t include them in their pre-trip cost calculations….
Hawaii Tourism Slumps on Heels of Smoking Ban
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: HONOLULU, Hawaii – Mar. 12 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — According to Travel Hawaii LLC, Hawaii’s tourism industry is in a slump, with overall January arrivals down nearly 6 percent from January 2006 and the lucrative Japanese market down over 12 percent. The decline comes on the heels of Hawaii’s strict new smoking ban, which went into effect in November….
CheapoAir Upgrades and Introduces Auto-Airline Ticketing Technology from Fareportal
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jan. 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Today, CheapoAir.com announced in partnership with Fareportal, a complex Multi-Airline Auto Ticketing Technology that integrates a three tier fraud detection checkpoint system that issues e-ticket confirmation to customers within a fraction of a second. CheapoAir.com is also announcing Auto-Airline Paper Tickets to be integrated into FedEx Shipping Software….
CheapOAir Acquires State of the Art Call Center
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: NEW YORK, N.Y. – Oct. 9 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Today, CheapOAir.com announced that, in partnership with its technology partner Fareportal Inc., it has acquired a 26,000 square foot Call Center. This state of the art Call Center is equipped with the latest VoIP Telephony and Call Center technology. The CheapOAir.com Call Center capacity currently is 240 Seats with scalability to 950 seats. The Call Center is utilizing MPLS connectivity with 5 MBPS dedicated connection linking its New York City office with its Call Center….
Film Buffs Get Ready for 20th Pan African Film and Television Festival – FESPACO
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: NEW YORK, N.Y. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Filmmakers, producers, distributors, and fans will gather in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso for the 20th Pan African Film and Television festival, February 24 – March 3, 2007. The official travel agency for the festival, New York based Access Africa, Inc., is offering a 10-day air/land package on Air France….
iExplore Announces 2005 Top Ten World Travel Destinations
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: CHICAGO, Ill. – June 22 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In a mid-year update, iExplore (www.iExplore.com) announces the list of ‘Top Ten World Travel Destinations’ in 2005 (to date) as determined by bookings of its adventure and experiential travelers between January 1, 2005 and May 31, 2005….