Careers in recreation: expanding horizons.
Recreation has emerged as an immense national industry, providing a wide variety of career opportunities for young men and women. Taking all forms of leisure involvement into account--including sports and games, travel and tourism, hobbies and the arts, entertainment, fitness pursuits, social activities, and outdoor recreation--annual recreation expenditures in...

An evaluation of alternative forecasting methods to recreation visitation.
Introduction Recreation scientists have used a variety of forecasting techniques during the past decades (Archer, 1994; Uysal & Crompton, 1985). Cummings and Busser (1994) note that the formulation, interpretation, and evaluation of forecasts are critical skills for recreation and park managers. Quantitative forecasting methods may...

The wide world of sport tourism.
The term sport tourism has become increasingly common in the tourism industry over the past five years; it is a lucrative segment of the tourism business. Lavalle (1997) estimated that sport tourism is a $45 billion industry. Sport-oriented vacations, however, are really nothing new. After all, the Romans and...

Travel Business News.
Mar 31, 2008 Nineteen charitable organizations from all over the country benefited from ASTA's Political Action Committee's charitable match program in 2007. ASTA's Corporate Advisory Council (CAC) provided $25,000 in funds for the program, an increase of $5,000 from 2006, ASTA said. With its charitable match program,...

The Maltese experience; Small Mediterranean islands big on history, beauty.
Byline: Krista Brennecke White Deep in the heart of the Mediterranean lies a small island nation dowsed with sunshine, sand and history. The Maltese archipelago, consisting of three inhabited islands - Malta, Gozo and Comino - and several uninhabited islands, lies about 60 miles southeast of Sicily...

DENVER: A MILE HIGH AND CLIMBING.
Denver is a city full of surprises. Although it ranks 20th in population, Denver boasts the 10th largest downtown in America. Within a mile radius, downtown Denver has three major sports stadiums, one of the nation's largest performing arts centers, three college campuses, an assortment of art...

Sports Illustrated Group Announces SI Swimsuit 24/7 - A First of Its Kind Launch Initiative for the Annual Swimsuit Issue.
Club SI Swimsuit presented by Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to be held at LAX in Luxor Hotel and Casino Southwest Airlines to unveil "SI One" a 737-700 wrapped in Swimsuit Imagery NEW YORK, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sports Illustrated Group today announced...

Disney Offering Free Gift Cards for Stays at Disneyland Resort Hotels in Southern California.
ANAHEIM, Calif., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Disneyland Resort guests can enhance the fun and value of their magical vacation with a special bonus: a free Disney Gift Card to use for food and merchandise purchases during their experience - just by staying at a Disneyland Resort on-site hotel. ...

Boracay treat set for young 'Frank' victims.
Some 100 young typhoon victims in Eastern Visayas will be treated to a three-day vacation in Boracay as a respite from the trauma they endured during the onslaught of natural disaster, Social Welfare Secretary Esperanza Cabral announced yesterday. Cabral said businessman-philantropist Carlos Chan, the country's special envoy...

ICRC abduction affects tourism in Sulu - governor.
JOLO, Sulu -- Sulu Gov. Abdusakur Tan said the tourism program of the province has been adversely affected by the recent kidnapping of three Red Cross workers, while efforts to change the image of one of the country's most beautiful island may have been hampered. Tan, who...