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US Presidential Inauguration: By the numbers

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Washington Post, Washington DC, Vice President Biden, Tourist attractions, Taxation without Representation, Smithsonian, Security, Safety, Risk Management, President Obama, Michelle Obama, Meeting Planning, Inaugural Ball, Barack Obama on Jan 03, 2009

WOW! We in DC - and those around the world - are counting down the days until the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.

Living in DC (where we still have taxation without representation) gives us a great opportunity to read, daily, in the Washington Post and at washingtonpost.com all kinds of information about past inaugural celebrations and about the plans for

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9.11.01. Katrina. Rita. Ike. Bangkok. Mumbai. You.

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Travel Arrangements, Travel, Tourist attractions, Tourism, Sales Marketing, Safety, Risk Management, Onsite management, News, New Orleans, Katrina Rita Ike, Julia Rutherford Silvers, Jim Fausel, Incentive Travel, Hotel, Events, Education, Economy, Destination, Dave Wiggins, Conventions, Conferences, CATourism Safety Security Conference, Bangkok Thailand, AZ Tourism Safety Security Conference on Dec 06, 2008

As many as 100K tourists are stranded in Thailand, unable to depart.  Airline schedules around the world have been disrupted.  Thailand is both a major (traditional) tourist and incentive destination and is a 'hot spot' for medical tourism - which means that people who took time off to go or those en route also may not be able to get there.  

Airines cut flights into and out of Mumbai, with

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What would New York City be without theatre?

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Travel, Tourist attractions, Tourism, New York Times, New York City, Economy on Nov 18, 2008

Each of us is concerned about how the economy is impacting us personally.  I know we are - after our car was hit and declared (by insurance ) a total loss (with neither of us injured) we are buying a car that was not even remotely budgeted.

This article in today's New York Times shows the impact this economic crisis has as the dots are connected.  Just follow the trail of the money or lack

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Economic news continues to hit our industry

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Travel costs, Tourist attractions, Tourism, Taxes, St. Louis, San Antonio, Research - Travel Trends, News, Jobs, Hotel, Employment, Economy, Destination, Boston, Birmingham Alabama on Nov 02, 2008

A spate of articles today in just one of the news services (bizjournals.com) I receive:

 From Boston, news of cuts of personnel at tourist attractions and the CVB.  And it's the state where there is a proposition (Massachusetts Question 1) on the ballot to again vote on eliminating the state income tax which will further decimate the budget.

From Birmingham, AL, news about a potential increase in

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