Winter storm headed for Eastern Canada
By Rebecca Lindell, Postmedia News February 2, 2011
A nasty winter weather system is heading for Eastern Canada after wreaking havoc for winter travellers in southern Ontario Wednesday morning... <Read More>

U.S. blizzard forces thousands of flight cancellations
Big airlines suspend O’Hare operations
By Karen Jacobs and Kyle Peterson, Reuters February 2, 2011 5:53 PM
Major U.S. airlines cancelled more than 5,000 flights on Wednesday for a second straight day as a monster winter storm slammed large parts of the nation... <Read More>

Statistics & Trends
Survey shows two thirds of GB web users are researching holidays online
British holiday-planners drowning in sea of online research
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Two thirds of online Brits (67%) are now using the Internet to research, source and plan their holidays both here in the UK and abroad, according to the latest research from Memonic, the free web based note-taking software company, and YouGov.The research, conducted online by Memonic and YouGov, found that only 15% of British travellers now use travel agents to research their holidays... <Read More>

Fairs & Exhibitions
Demand for ancillary services in 2011
ITB Berlin: Travel Technology halls almost booked up
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Barely a year has passed and a new generation of travel technology has emerged. Then as now, being part of the mobile internet, one that has made the dream come true of being able to book trips anywhere, anytime, and that of a mobile travel companion, requires a huge creative effort on the part of the industry. Regardless of developments in the world of mobile travel pages and travel applets, leading enterprises are renewing their efforts to see how they can increase sales by marketing non-tourism... <Read More>