The cruise industry is rebounding, but not for the companies who build the increasingly elaborate ships.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel reported a 23 percent drop in sales volume last year but said it is hoping for moderate growth in 2010. Douglas Anderson, president and CEO of the travel management company, said business travel is picking up in the United States and is “bounding along the bottom in Europe.”

Carlson Wagonlit Travel reported a 23 percent drop in sales volume last year but said it is hoping for moderate growth in 2010. Douglas Anderson, president and CEO of the travel management company, said business travel is picking up in the United States and is “bounding along the bottom in Europe.”

On March 23, Vitali Saveliev, chief executive officer of Aeroflot, and Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, chief executive officer of Air France-KLM, signed a new cooperation agreement in the presence of Igor Levitin, minister for transport of the Russian Federation and Dominique Bussereau, French secretary of state for transport.

On March 23, Vitali Saveliev, chief executive officer of Aeroflot, and Pierre-Henri Gourgeon, chief executive officer of Air France-KLM, signed a new cooperation agreement in the presence of Igor Levitin, minister for transport of the Russian Federation and Dominique Bussereau, French secretary of state for transport.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. said it will open an office in New Zealand to cater to an increasing number of cruisers from New Zealand. The office is due to open April 1.