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contents October 31, 2011
6 How was your stay with us?
Starwood has introduced a page
on its website for guests to post
reviews of their hotels
8 No shows
Reports indicate that some 8,000
fewer passengers boarded ships
during Alaska’s 2011 high season
13 Happy hoteliers
Starwood, Wyndham and Choice
all reported that earnings were
up in the third quarter
Hawaii Update: Kauai
6 News Briefs
51 Mark Pestronk: Legal Briefs
It’s incorrect to say employers
have a legal duty to protect
employees traveling abroad
INSIDER
44 On the range
Adventures and education are on
offer at Princeville Ranch
55 Back on solid ground
Eight months after the earthquake and tsunami, Japan and its
tourism numbers are coming back
57 Parks create a spark
Operators report domestic tours,
particularly national park products, are selling well
58 Strike up the brands
U.S. hotel companies are pre-
paring to launch a new spate of
brands
Africa
46 A better, bigger jumbo
Nigeria’s Arik Air orders two
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
jets to serve long-haul routes
4 In the Hot Seat
Gerry Cahill discusses Carnival’s
Fun Ship 2.0 initiative
4 Travel Confidential
4 Friends & Colleagues
OPINION
Magellan
Awards 2011
India
48 Q&A: Striking a balance
India Tourism’s U.S. head says
the destination offers both classic
sites and unique cultural interests
The travel industry has shown increasing signs of inspiration in each
of the four years since the Magellans
launched. This year, a distinguished
panel of judges pored over more than
450 creative design, marketing and
advertising entries and bestowed honors on the cream of the crop.
Family Travel
12 Arnie Weissmann:
From the Window Seat
In New Orleans, a symbol of
recovery, as an ‘urban big box’
hotel reopens
54 Editorial
54 Richard Turen: Reality Check
On ‘Pan Am,’ a revealing look at
a bygone era
50 Kids now welcome
Bermuda rolls out the welcome
mat for family travelers
CORRECTION The Westin Maui Resort & Spa is pictured in the photo at left. The prop- erty was incorrectly identified in the Hawaii Loves Travel Agents section of the Oct. 24 issue.
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