Travelography #88: Tourism Challenges for Hawaii, the Caribbean and Europe

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Hawaii's June tourist arrivals are slightly down from last year, while the Caribbean has seen a 5 to 10% drop for a variety of reasons. US travel to Europe remains strong, through the high costs for Americans is forcing them to live more on the cheap.

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Despite last year's record number of tourists arrivals (reporteded last week on Travelography), Israel and the US have been struggling to increase their international tourist arrivals. The Travel Industry Association [of America] has proposed a three phase plan to the US Congresss to grow international travel to the US. And the new airline Silverjet goes green with carbon offsets.

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Another Record Year for World Tourism

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