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Reeves says he spearheaded the 10-member "goodwill delegation," which traveled to Haiti for a week in mid-March, to "support the first democratic elections since 1957" and to choose a sister city for Cambridge. The delegation narrowed the final list down to Cathitia and Gonaiue, Reeves says...
Prompting the action was a mid-March accident in Florida that killed a family of four when their Malibu fell apart during a rainstorm. The FAA has not determined the cause of the accident and is still investigating the six similar mishaps, but says it has found evidence of "gross" excess strain on the wings of the aircraft that crashed. The manufacturer attributes the accidents to "pilot error and pilot inexperience" in adverse weather at speeds greater than the planes were designed to handle...
...that pent-up demand would be reflected in the bookings. It wasn't." Already buffeted by a surge in fuel costs after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, travel companies watched in horror as air carriers' revenue-passenger miles for February plunged 26.8% internationally and 5.5% in the U.S. By mid-March, the firms realized that to surmount travelers' reluctance, they would have to launch their own version of the "Hail Mary" campaign that led the allies to victory in Iraq...
...tourist dollars closer to home. "The Persian Gulf war gave rise to a resurgence of patriotism in the U.S. that in the long run may translate to more people staying Stateside for their vacations this year," says Merrett Stierheim, president of the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau. In mid-March his bureau unveiled the first in a series of advertisements for a $2 million year-long campaign designed to show off the city's colorful Caribbean culture. In one spot, hometown singer Gloria Estefan coos to her parrot, "We just love coming home to Miami, don't we Coco...
...advice to industry professionals: "Don't fix the hotel or paint the ship for the people who are coming. They aren't going to be coming." But Cammisa's gloom may prove misguided. American Airlines booked 1 million reservations in the first week after it lowered its prices in mid-March. American Express reports that the low airfares are working so well that its travel agents are having trouble finding space on flights to Europe...