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Atlantic City’s new TV and print ads portray a destination undefeated by the storm

Media attention during Hurricane Sandy worked against A.C.’s tourism industry. It’ll either take time or a major marketing push to erase the image of a drowning roller coaster from the public’s mind.

Atlantic City’s new TV and print ads portray a destination undefeated by the storm

Skift Originals

Mostly, people just care about an extra week of vacation as biggest work benefit

Mercer attributes it to "current stress-filled economic environment" though not working seems like a logical top work benefit for overworked employees -- and added business for the travel industry to boot.

Media and PR

Passports with Purpose turns travel bloggers into fundraisers

This is a win-win for the travel blogging world that gives brands a boost, bloggers an altruistic image, and helps build up communities that may not be tied to a Twitter feed.

Passports with Purpose turns travel bloggers into fundraisers

Airlines

Emirates would buy an 800-passenger mega-jet if it existed

Everything surrounding UAE is now creaming big again: bigger airlines, bigger hotels, bigger shopping projects, bigger tourism, though recent memory should suggest some rationality somewhere.

Business Travel

Businesses are expected to hold fewer meetings everywhere but Asia next year

High room rates and airfares are expected to increase worldwide, but only Asia’s growing business economy is expected to take the price hikes in stride and continue growing meeting opportunities.

Businesses are expected to hold fewer meetings everywhere but Asia next year

Airlines

Believe it or not, Newark has the healthiest food among airports in U.S.

The biggest loser was San Francisco airport, which is surprising considering the healthy eating trend there. But overall, expect the healthy eating options to only increase, as the market demands it more.

Hotels

Startup Globa.li tries to take bookings for African hotels and tours into the 21st century

It’s not a new platform that’s needed to take these tourism companies online, but a grassroots efforts to update their technology to process online payments.

Startup Globa.li tries to take bookings for African hotels and tours into the 21st century

Airlines

Flyers tag their own bag as part of a growing trend towards self-service at airports

In a perfect world, technology helps passengers take on additional tasks so airlines can cut staffing costs leading to cheaper airfares. Well, perfect for everyone but airline employees.

Flyers tag their own bag as part of a growing trend towards self-service at airports

Airlines

American Airlines likes Apple Passbook so far and is considering new features

American Airlines believes Passbook has lived up to the hype, and is smart to consider additional at-the-airport features, such as seat-upgrade and gate-change information integrated with Passbook.

Tourism

Tourism is helping to drive Dubai’s greatest economic growth in five years

The numbers around tourism -- hotel revenues, airport arrivals, visitor numbers -- are all up in the low double digits for the first half of 2012, a solid result for a destination that nearly sunk under the weight of its hubris a few short years ago.

Tourism is helping to drive Dubai’s greatest economic growth in five years

Tourism

World’s largest sculpture: Christo plans colossal oil-barrel structure in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi's ambitions to create an art mecca by sheer will power and checkbook is impressive and a nice match for an artist with many of the same qualities.

World’s largest sculpture: Christo plans colossal oil-barrel structure in Abu Dhabi