[b]Flights Cut By 17% Since September 11[b]

The number of flights to the United States available to business travelers has been cut by about 17 percent since September 11, according to airline timetable publisher OAG Worldwide.

The biggest cuts in services were from Paris Charles de Gaulle and London's Gatwick airports, where airlines cut departures back by 20 and 22 percent respectively.

Amsterdam Schiphol lost 11 percent of its US services and London Heathrow was down 11 percent.

On routes within Europe the reductions were about 4 percent. In Africa and the Middle East they were between 7 percent and 10 percent and in Central and South America between 12 percent and 17 percent.

Carriers are continuing to cut services.


http://news.airwise.com/stories/2001/11/1006262291.html


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U.S. President George W. Bush to Appear in His First-Ever Ad Promoting USA Travel

U.S. President George W. Bush will appear in his first-ever advertisement encouraging Americans to start traveling again and see America as part of a projected $20 million domestic and international advertising campaign organized under the banner of the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA).

The ads are part of a broad Travel Industry Recovery Campaign and are funded by voluntary contributions from every segment of the U.S. travel and tourism Industry. The U.S. travel industry hopes the ads will help Americans feel more confident about traveling. A second version of the ads was created to encourage international travelers to visit the U.S.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/011120/hstu011_1.html