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Sign up today to receive ASTA SmartBrief.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/asta/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/asta?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/xml/generic/logos/sb_logo.gifhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/asta?sb_code=rssen-us20 Nov 2009 10:57:22 CSThttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D3ED465BD-BD57-44E7-8C1F-0440AB178D83%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59For the second time in less than a year and a half, a technical glitch sent air travel in the U.S. into chaos.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D3ED465BD-BD57-44E7-8C1F-0440AB178D83%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F5920 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTBusiness and Industry Watchhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D53D569AA-7891-4B96-8962-778137584FA7%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59Oasis of the Seas, Royal Caribbean's much-anticipated mega cruise ship, features seven themed neighborhoods and lots of indus -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D53D569AA-7891-4B96-8962-778137584FA7%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F5920 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTBusiness and Industry Watchhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3DE3E5DBD7-88E0-4937-82D8-91F34FD1644C%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59Dubai's Emirates airline said the German government has forced it to raise the price of its business-class tickets or face th -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3DE3E5DBD7-88E0-4937-82D8-91F34FD1644C%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F5920 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTBusiness and Industry Watchhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D4CA0984F-16E9-429F-BC12-044013465C7B%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59Almost eight months ago, BBC Worldwide executives named Matthew Goldberg CEO of Lonely Planet, saying he has "digital in his  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D4CA0984F-16E9-429F-BC12-044013465C7B%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F5920 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTBusiness and Industry Watchhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D43E4C965-9127-442D-9F76-0B16C3D8A05A%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59 -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D43E4C965-9127-442D-9F76-0B16C3D8A05A%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F5920 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTBusiness and Industry Watchhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3DB1BFD52B-7474-485A-BA68-B474667709F0%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59Amadeus has identified a new breed of adventurers it has dubbed the "amateur-expert travelers." These travelers are more adve -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3DB1BFD52B-7474-485A-BA68-B474667709F0%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F5920 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTTrends and Technologyhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D844420D0-6041-4D78-93D0-8C133A64D7CC%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59Anthony Faso, the new global account director of business travel at Millennium Hotels and Resorts, explains how hotel compani -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D844420D0-6041-4D78-93D0-8C133A64D7CC%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F5920 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTTrends and Technologyhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D83395BF4-0CB6-40C2-AAA7-31ED015C89EA%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59Kate Rice, an executive editor at TravelPulse.com, explains how Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants has found success using a viral  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D83395BF4-0CB6-40C2-AAA7-31ED015C89EA%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F5920 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTTrends and Technologyhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3DD33A3439-2A39-465E-8B4A-8BB392CDA6F6%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59In some respects, India's modernization is happening too quickly.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3DD33A3439-2A39-465E-8B4A-8BB392CDA6F6%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F5920 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTConsumer Travel Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D473A0C1D-581A-4D94-9044-B5ED5D19EB76%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59After a yearlong test at seven airports, the Department of Homeland Security says it is ready to expand its Global Entry prog -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D473A0C1D-581A-4D94-9044-B5ED5D19EB76%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F5920 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTRegulatory and Legislativehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D695016A6-10B1-46D2-B464-16F2363F1A02%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59A leading congressman is blasting the Department of Homeland Security for failing to establish deadlines for the implementati -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D695016A6-10B1-46D2-B464-16F2363F1A02%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F5920 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTRegulatory and Legislativehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D8F92D336-75B0-4978-92D0-F15CEBB85206%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59Five easy steps can help make the most of marketing and selling a b-to-b product through social media.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D8F92D336-75B0-4978-92D0-F15CEBB85206%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F5920 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTBest Practiceshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3D80D5A3D1-8C32-496C-9339-FC485C1CB971%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59ASTA membership gives you so much more, more than it did two years ago. 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Spotlighthttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3DD5904418-BCFA-4689-88F9-87F783A84C0E%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59Nothing is impossible. Some things are just less likely than others. -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DD3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F59%26copyid%3DD5904418-BCFA-4689-88F9-87F783A84C0E%26brief%3Dasta%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&i=D3D70307-AE4A-4305-9C3E-D5388E4D0F5920 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTSmartQuote