International Travel News

L.A. International Latino Film Festival set to begin (Los Angeles Times)
A production boom in Colombia will be felt. I N THE film " Paraíso Travel,” a young immigrant named Marlon finds himself lost and broke shortly after arriving in New York and being separated from his girlfriend, the cunning and sexy Reina, played by Angélica Blandón. He meets an older man, a fixer for new arrivals, who helps him find shelter and asks the naive illegal what else he might need.

Carlson Wagonlit wants the most out of business travel (International Herald Tribune)
While the business travel industry has slowed, it is still growing, and Douglas Anderson, who leads Carlson Wagonlit Travel, sees opportunities aplenty to consolidate its No. 1 position in the travel management industry.

International Medical Travel Association: Accreditation Agencies with Standardized Infrastructure and Oversight Ensure ... (Centre Daily Times)
The International Medical Travel Association (IMTA; www.intlmta.org), a not-for-profit association representing the broad and diverse interests of medical travelers and the medical travel industry, has issued a position statement urging organizations and individuals offering accreditation or certification to closely examine their services and infrastructure. The IMTA sets forth its view that ...

International Medical Travel Association: Accreditation Agencies with Standardized Infrastructure and Oversight Ensure ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WASHINGTON----The International Medical Travel Association , a not-for-profit association representing the broad and diverse interests of medical travelers and the medical travel industry, has issued a position statement urging organizations and individuals offering accreditation or certification to closely examine their services and infrastructure.

Marriott International Announces Five New Hotels for its Caribbean/Latin America Region (Hospitality Net)
“We are excited by the range of travel experiences these five properties will represent and that, with the exception of the Courtyard hotel in Suriname, all are additional properties in countries in which we are already operating, thereby enabling us to give local and long distance travelers more opportunities to experience the Marriott International brand of lodging hospitality in these ...

International Festival of Fort Bend set for second year (The Katy Sun)
Neeta Sane, founder of the International Festival of Fort Bend, saw her dream of celebrating and capturing the spirit of Fort Bend County’s rich multi-ethnic diversity come true last year with the premiere of the area’s first cultural festival.

Kimberly Garrison: Preventing travel DVT: A step in right direction (Philadelphia Daily News)
THIS TIME last year, 24-year-old Randy Weinberg's life took a dramatic turn. She was giddy with excitement as she ended a month-long dream vacation in Italy. She also was exhausted from all the travel, so she slept for most of the 10-hour flight back to Philly International.

Wandrian Expands Partnership With STA Travel (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Wandrian, Inc. announced today that STA Travel's UK trade arm has joined a long list of international travel providers in utilizing Wandrian's flexible technology solutions for booking train travel online.

Sky Harbor sees plunge in passengers (The Arizona Republic)
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has lost hundreds of thousands of passengers because airlines have slashed flights and consumers have tightened their travel budgets.

Orbitz Worldwide Expands European Hotel Presence With Swiss Quality Hotels International Agreement (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Orbitz Worldwide , a leading global online travel company, today announced a distribution agreement with Zurich, Switzerland-based, Swiss Quality Hotels International .

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