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UN agency halts operations in Gaza after attacks (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) A UN agency halted operations in Gaza after a deadly strike on an aid convoy on Thursday that prompted UN chief Ban Ki-moon to issue his second call in a week for an Israeli investigation. us.rd.yahoo.com
Nigeria: FG Moves to Save Local Travel Agency Business (AllAfrica.com) The federal government has announced that it would commence the shutting down of all ticket sales offices of all operating foreign airlines in the country this new year to save the travel agency business in the country. us.rd.yahoo.com
TTFG Tops Entrepreneur's Travel Category for 13th Straight Year (PRWeb) The Travel Franchise Group Once Again Earns #1 Spot in Entrepreneur Magazine; Its Four Brands of Travel Leaders®, Cruise Holidays℠, Results! Travel® and SeaMaster Cruises® Continue Providing Robust Business Opportunities for Travel Entrepreneurs (PRWeb Jan 8, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/TTFG/Franchise_500/prweb1840814.htm us.rd.yahoo.com
TTFG Tops Entrepreneur's Travel Category for 13th Straight Year (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) The Travel Franchise Group Once Again Earns #1 Spot in Entrepreneur Magazine; Its Four Brands of Travel Leaders®, Cruise Holidays℠, Results! Travel® and SeaMaster Cruises® Continue Providing Robust Business Opportunities for Travel Entrepreneurs us.rd.yahoo.com
Orbitz Worldwide names CEO, plans cost cuts (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Online travel agency Orbitz Worldwide on Wednesday said it named Barney Harford as president and chief executive and added that it would cut costs an additional $20 million to $25 million a year. us.rd.yahoo.com
Ad agency JWT names Tom Vick and Joe Petyan joint managing directors (Guardian Unlimited) WPP-owned advertising agency JWT London has appointed Tom Vick and Joe Petyan joint managing directors. The promotions, designed to beef up the senior management at London office of JWT, come as the agency continues its hunt for a UK chief executive to replace Alison Burns, who left for a role in the firm's New York office last September. It is understood that Toby Hoare, the chairman and ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Earth Scientist Emerges as Possible Replacement for NASA Chief (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News) WASHINGTON - Despite a last-ditch campaign by some supporters to keep NASA Administrator Mike Griffin on the job, the transition team of President-elect Barack Obama is now vetting a handful of replacement candidates, among them scientist Charles Kennel, who previously ran the agency's Earth science division, according to sources familiar with the situation. us.rd.yahoo.com
Orbitz names new CEO (Chicago Tribune) Orbitz Worldwide Inc. shuffled its management team, Wednesday, and announced additional cuts aimed at helping the online travel agency navigate an unprecedented global slump in travel. us.rd.yahoo.com
Tampa Area Ranks 14th In Travel Agency Bookings (The Tampa Tribune) The Tampa/St. Petersburg area ranks 14th among domestic destinations for 2009 travel bookings, a survey of 547 Travel Leaders travel agencies reports. us.rd.yahoo.com
Lodging chief named (The Bulletin) The Oregon Lodging Association, a Wilsonville-based trade organization representing the state’s lodging industry, named Jeff Hampton as president and CEO.After a three-month assignment as interim director for the association, Hampton began his new job Monday. He was formerly policy and research manager at Travel Oregon, which promotes tourism for the state, and worked in regulatory agency ... us.rd.yahoo.com
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