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Airfares rise nationally, but fall in Orlando U.S. airfares rose 4.4 percent during the first three months of this year to just over $332, the biggest jump since mid-2006, according to figures from the federal government. But fares on flights to and from Orlando International Airport actually...

Despite cuts elsewhere, AirTran will expand in Milwaukee Orlando-based AirTran Airways said today that it would add a slew of flights to and from Milwaukee, even as it reduces flights elsewhere across its network. AirTran is hoping to capitalize on flight cuts being made by one-time takeover target...

Hotel occupancy drops 5.1 percent in June Hotel occupancy in the Orlando area experienced its largest year-over-year drop in 14 months in June, dipping 5.1 percent. Occupancy was at 70.4 percent, compared with 74.2 percent in June 2007, according to data released late Tuesday by Smith Travel...

Disney exec to be inducted into industry hall of hame Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo will be inducted into the Travel Industry Association's "Travel Industry Hall of Leaders" later this year. The trade group said the induction is to mark Rasulo's efforts to make the tourism industry...

Portable electronics retailer opens two more shops at OIA InMotion Entertainment, which specializes in selling portable electronics and other gadgetry at airports around the country, said today it has opened two new stores at Orlando International Airport. "As one of the fastest-growing major metropolitan airports in the nation, Orlando...

The Buzz-Florida Politics

Obama camp: We're not supporting Max Linn Democrat Max Linn's new fundraising Web site, "Must Change Congress" ties his Congressional District 10 campaign to Sen. Barack Obama's presidential bid. It features a picture of Obama holding Linn's self-published book about the senator. Asked to comment on the...

RPOF rejecting tainted Tampa donation too The state GOP says it will follow John McCain's lead and reject the $15,000 that controversial Tampa businessman Craig Berkman gave the state party in 2007. The party will donate the money to the Derrick Brooks Charities, Inc. Meanwhile, top...

AARP jumps on Sink's bandwagon So we know the Florida Cabinet isn't meeting until next week, and Gov. Charlie Crist is wrapping up his European sojourn. But one of the state's more powerful voting blocks, AARP Florida, weighed in today calling for "new leadership" over...

Crist approval below 50%? In what is either an outlier or the first sign of a trend, more from that Rasmussen robo poll: "Florida Governor Charlie Crist (R) earns good or excellent ratings from 49% of voters. Just 15% of voters say he is...

FL Poll: Obama 46%; McCain 45% Rasmussen: "Barack Obama has caught up to John McCain in Florida. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds Obama with a statistically insignificant one-point advantage over his rival, 46% to 45%. When “leaners” are included, the Democrat...

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