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Strong Domestic Summer & Fall Travel Outlook for 2024

Advanced Travel and Tourism

On Amtrak, ridership was up significantly (24.6%) in 2023 and projections for growth in passenger train travel are strong, too. Amtrak has rebounded from the pandemic and is growing again as part of our plan to double ridership by 2040,” said Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner. Memorial Day At the unofficial start to summer, more than 3.5

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Seattle Convention Center Set to Open Summit Expansion Next Month

Smart Meetings

The entire operation diverts 77% of waste from landfills and donates excess food to local homeless training program FareStart. “We We hope to get to 85% diversion and are pushing the limits as far as we can,” said Blosser.

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The Future of Business Travel: Supersonic Flights, Computerized Chauffeurs, and Beyond

Business Traveler USA

Thanks to new advances in artificial intelligence, the future of transportation will be increasingly automated and sustainable, per Euromonitor’s Future of Travel 2040 report. Here’s a peek at what tomorrow’s domestic and international transit experiences will hold for business travelers. Supersonic travel.

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Well-Connected and Welcoming, Vienna Is a European Hub to Watch

Convene by PCMA

That includes the City Airport Train, which connects visitors arriving at Vienna International Airport with the city center in 16 minutes. Besides committing to reaching carbon neutrality by 2040, the city’s walkability and ample public transit allows attendees to lessen their footprint as well.

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Tourism Destination Planning: How, When, and Who

Solimar International

by 2030, and a staggering 4 billion predicted by 2040. Before jumping on board this rapidly moving train, however, there are a number of factors that need to be considered to ensure the feasibility of long-term sustainable tourism developm ent. . From just 25 million tourist arrivals in 1950, today more than 1.3

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Destinations Transforming Community Sentiment Towards Tourism

Tourism eSchool

Part of a government plan in Austria to make transport in the country carbon neutral by 2040 was to reduce private motorized transport and increase public transport usage by a third.

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