Articles tagged “sandy”

Displaced homeowners flooded hotels throughout the fall after a strong summer, but Sandy’s long-term impact could hurt 2013 revenues with low tourism expectations and continuing cleanup costs.

Hurricane Sandy is an unexpected a blessing for some Caribbean islands experiencing a current boom in bookings, but a curse for sections of the Northeast still struggling to prepare for the summer season.

New Jersey tourism officials will have a difficult task in overcoming perceptions that the Shore has been irreparably harmed, but the federal fund infusion should help.

We hate to dampen the enthusiasm, but building a Ferris wheel on a flood plain on Staten Island, is probably insane.

American Airlines and Travelport kicked the can and decided to continue their negotiations in 2013. While Hurricane Sandy and pilot job actions took their toll in November, at least there will be no disruption in the airline's distribution arrangements for now.

US Airways still had among the smallest Sandy effect of big three, as Delta and United reported bigger profit cuts for October and haven't reported November yet.

Just rebuilding all of Fire Island can't be the answer, as these storms will come again; it will have to be smarter, and part of the larger national dialogue about how to deal with climate change and its effect on coastal communities.

The city will bounce back, as it always has, though short term effects will linger for a while.

Atlantic City tourism district can't gloat to much on how it escaped damage during Sandy, because most of its feeder markets surrounding it did.

This will be an ongoing effort from the tourism authorities there, as the rebuilding process for the region means continued media spotlight, negative or positive.