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Pilot Launched To Boost Tourism Service Levels
The public and private sectors have forged another strategic alliance with the newest objective being sharpening the level of service in the hospitality industry, a plan that in the short term is designed to target over 400 individuals in the tourism industry. .Airline Industry Guru Terry Trippler Shares His Thoughts on Travel for Baby Boomers
Duluth, MN (PRWEB) June 14, 2006 -- Airline expert Terry Trippler has seen a lot of changes in the travel industry since he first started traveling by air. In the nearly 40 years since he took his first step inside an airplane, the industry has revolutionized itself many times over. BabyBoomerTrips.com interviewed Mr. Trippler to see just how much the industry has changed. .The 'phenomenal' growth of Freeport 1955 – 1975
A recent editorial in The Freeport News suggested that Freeport has enjoyed 'phenomenal' growth over the past several decades and certainly when Hutchison arrived, the harbour and the hospitality industry received a boost but how does this compare with Freeport's early years?Everything is relative, of course, but I wonder if 'phenomenal' is the right word for the development of the last few decades? For instance, let us compare the recent development to the first two decades of the Freeport venture. From 1955 to 1975, an interlude of a mere 20 years, Freeport grew out of a virgin pine forest to become the undisputed second city of The Bahamas.
A check list of the milestones of these early years is illuminating:
* A major deepwater harbour the most commodious in The Bahamas was constructed by Daniel K.