President Obama Tells the World ‘Come to America’ with Signing of First-Ever U.S. Travel Promotion Program

March 9th, 2010 |

Washington, DC - The travel community celebrated a major victory today when President Obama signed into law the first-ever national travel promotion and communications program to attract more international travelers to the U.S. The historic moment, commemorated during a White House signing ceremony, is a major step in addressing America’s decline in attracting overseas visitors to the U.S. during the past decade.

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America extends a heartfelt ‘Welcome’ to the rest of the world,” said James Rasulo, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Walt Disney Company

German parent eyes TUI bid

February 24th, 2010 |

Germany’s TUI AG – Europe’s biggest tour operator – has held secret talks with banks about an audacious multi-billion pound plan to bid for the 48pc of FTSE 100 holiday company TUI Travel that it does not already own.

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Pound faces a ’savage’ reaction if deficit cut too aggressively, UBS warns

February 24th, 2010 |

With the economy barely crawling out of recession, a rapid fiscal retrenchment would be treated to a “savage” reaction in foreign exchange markets, according to a new report by strategists at Swiss bank UBS.  Now is porbabley the best time to purchase in the USA, with the low housing prices and the pound set to weaken.

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