Earlier in the year, Travel Agent profiled successful Caribbean specialist Rose Marie Spatafore, owner of E-Z Travel and Tours in Connecticut, and asked her how the economy would influence travel. She told us people will not sacrifice quality, but will instead sacrifice time.

Earlier in the year, Travel Agent profiled successful Caribbean specialist Rose Marie Spatafore, owner of E-Z Travel and Tours in Connecticut, and asked her how the economy would influence travel. She told us people will not sacrifice quality, but will instead sacrifice time.

Earlier in the year, Travel Agent profiled successful Caribbean specialist Rose Marie Spatafore, owner of E-Z Travel and Tours in Connecticut, and asked her how the economy would influence travel. She told us people will not sacrifice quality, but will instead sacrifice time.

German carrier Lufthansa is taking over UK carrier bmi by purchasing 50 percent of stake owned by bmi’s chairman Sir Michael Bishop. The deal will give Lufthansa the second highest amount of control of air traffic from London Heathrow –British Airways is first. The deal is set to be completed by January 16.

A slowdown in development across Barbados’ famed “platinum coast” is one of the early casualties of the global recession tsunami now rushing up on the island’s shores.

AirTran Holdings, Inc. reported a net loss of $107.1 million, or $0.91 per diluted share for the third quarter 2008, which included non-operating losses related to its fuel hedging program of $41.5 million, which was comprised of $55.5 million of unrealized losses and $14.0 million of realized gains.