ON THE COVER
NEWS
DESTINATIONS
DEPARTMENTS
6 History in the making
Tauck enters into a partnership
with the noted historical filmmaker Ken Burns
8 Changes in the air
Caribbean tourism execs look
forward to Southwest’s eventual
entry into the market
14 Wishing on a Star
Ethiopian Air hopes to use alliance membership to raise Africa’s
profile on the global travel scene
16 Sweat equity
Sheraton has invested heavily
in a comprehensive new fitness
program
20 Feud over fees
DOT’s proposals regarding ancil-
lary charges are the latest battle-
ground for airlines, GDSs
Hawaii Update: Big Island
contents October 4, 2010
86 Marveling at manta rays
Anxiety, then awe on nighttime
snorkeling trip with Fair Wind
87 Surf’s up in Kailua-Kona
Kona Boys offers wide selection of
watersports at Kamakahonu Bay
6 News Briefs
14 TW Portfolio
18 Mark Pestronk: Legal Briefs
Proof of safeguarding would free
you from liability if computers at
a branch office are hacked
93 Familiarization Trips
A seven-night Med cruise aboard
the MSC Musica
INSIDER
Israel
88 Q&A: El Al’s Offer Gat
Israeli flag carrier, posting record
growth, sets sights on expansion
91 One for all in Israel
New national travel show Where
Else: Israel to replace myriad
regional events this December
4 In the Hot Seat
Raul Leal discusses how Virgin
Hotels will distinguish itself from
the four-star pack
4 Travel Confidential
4 Friends & Colleagues
Magellan
Awards 2010
The competition grew stiffer and the
bar was raised in this year’s Travel
Weekly’s Magellan Awards, which
recognizes excellence in travel industry marketing, design and service.
A judges panel comprising some of
the industry’s most respected names
evaluated more than 330 submissions.
Here, we present the entries that best
exemplified creativity and imagination in the travel profession.
OPINION
China
100 Taking stock in the trade
Jamaica has flown in 2,000 agents
to convince them the island is a
safe place for their clients
12 Arnie Weissmann:
From the Window Seat
An early endorsement of Web
3.0’s potential
96 Editorials
96 Forum
Former TW Alaska editor Jerry
Brown on the rise and fall of
Chuck West’s Alaska empire
97 Richard Turen: Reality Check
Suppliers armed with iPads signal a quiet revolution
92 Peninsula gets Shanghaied
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
returns to roots by opening new
Peninsula property in home city
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