PhoCusWright Inc and Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown & Russell, America’s leading marketing, advertising and public relations agency serving clients in the same categories, have announced an alliance for the purpose of studying the “next generation” of travelers.

Employment, training and skills projects across London are set to benefit from £11 million funding revealed by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone and Sarah Ebanja, London Development Agency Deputy Chief Executive.

Ruling PLD party presidential challenger Danilo Medina in the Dominican Republic has said the country needs a long-term plan for sustainable tourism development aimed at increasing the number of foreign tourists and room availability.

Carnival Corp.’s net income for the first quarter of 2007 was up 13 percent over the same period in 2006, buoyed by increased capacity and strong pricing in Europe, the company said in an earnings call with analysts last week.

Short-haul travel within Asia Pacific is more popular than ever, with 90 percent of all outbound departures from Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Macau, going to destinations within the region. Not only does the short-haul market dominate departures in Asia, it is also growing rapidly, with departures up by 20 percent between 2000 and 2005, compared to long-haul’s growth rate of 12 percent over the same period, according to research from Euromonitor International.

Hotel growth levels look set to pick up steam in 2007 following a subdued 2006, predicts Visit London in the latest Hotel Development Monitor.