Travel and Leisure
Online travel sees offline touch for cruise
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Online travel companies trying to make inroads into the burgeoning cruise market are finding best results by involving human sales people rather than pushing resistant travelers to book expensive trips on the Internet.
Sands says Vegas "recession resistant"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Las Vegas gambling industry, while not immune to recession, is "recession resistant," the chief operating officer of casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp said on Wednesday.
Sunstone says buybacks attractive
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hotel owner Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc aims to sell some properties from the bottom one-third of its portfolio this year, and the board is discussing buying back shares, Chief Executive Steven Goldman said on Wednesday.
Travel industry awaits Bush's exit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. travel industry is looking forward to the end of George W. Bush's stay in the White House.
Macau not up to speed yet: U.S. casinos
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. companies' massive investments in Macau, the Asian gambling enclave, have yet to pay off and their casinos may take a year to get into their stride, top executives told the Reuters Travel and Leisure Summit this week.
Macau gambling growth outstrips Vegas
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Macau may not be hitting the astronomical growth targets set by excitable financial analysts, but the Chinese gambling enclave is still growing much faster than Las Vegas, the U.S. gambling capital. | Video
Las Vegas may not be immune to economy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Las Vegas Strip casinos, largely immune to past U.S. recessions, may need more than luck to avoid succumbing to the latest round of economic weakness.
Las Vegas Sands not interested in UK casinos
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. gambling giant Las Vegas Sands Corp is not interested in running any casinos in Britain after the government there scaled back its plan to open a supercasino in Manchester, a top executive said on Wednesday.
Wyndham sees real estate bargains as market dips
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Wyndham Worldwide Corp is looking to take advantage of the slump in real estate prices nationwide by picking up properties it can convert into lucrative timeshare resorts, still a strong-growing section of the vacation market.
Online travel agencies focused overseas
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Online travel agencies, eager to expand their reach in an increasingly electronic world, have set their sights on international markets where travelers are not yet accustomed to booking trips online.
Vegas bets too big on resorts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Las Vegas is unlikely to fill the thousands of luxury hotel rooms being built on the Strip given that its airport and roads are already bursting at the seams, Deutsche Bank analyst Bill Lerner said on Tuesday. | Video
Speakers
| Summit | Date | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Islamic Banking and Finance | Feb 15 - 18 | Country Summits |
| Travel and Leisure | Feb 22 - 24 | Hotels/Casinos |
| Private Equity and Hedge Funds | Mar 1 - 3 | Financial Services/Exchanges |
| Global Mining and Steel | Mar 8 - 10 | Mining |
| Food and Agriculture | Mar 15 - 18 | Mining |
| Canadian Oil Sands | Mar 22 - 23 | Energy |
| Funds | Mar 23 - 24 | Financial Services/Exchanges |
| Global Exchanges and Trading | Mar 29 - 31 | Financial Services / Exchanges |
| Financial Regulation | Apr 26 - 29 | Financial Services / Exchanges |
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