TRAVEL DEALS: PALM SPRINGS FOR HALF-OFF
Palm Springs for half-off? That’s the name of a microsite, pshalfoff.com, created by the Palm Springs Desert Resort Communities Convention and Visitors Authority to showcase deals at 16 resorts in the sunny California resort town. (The New York Times)   
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HERITAGE COMPLEX WILL SOON GET A CALIFORNIA WELCOME CENTER
Tulare's Heritage Complex soon will have new and busy tenant: a California Welcome Center branch. (Visalia Times-Delta) 
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LAKE ARROWHEAD SEEKING TOURISTS
Arrowhead businesses didn't want to wait for a fire that would remind tourists they were there, or an economic upturn that would reverse the fate of most travel-centric towns. Instead, they spent about $65,000 to wine and dine members of the travel media in the hope they can get more visitors up the mountain to their lake instead of the other one, the Big one, nearby. (The Press Enterprise)
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CSU LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO BOLSTER HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AS CAREER PATH
The California State University has initiated a Hospitality Industry Initiative that aims to provide an uninterrupted supply of hospitality leaders in California. (Poly Centric)
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BIPARTISAN ‘TRAVEL PROMOTION ACT’ INTRODUCED IN U.S. HOUSE
The U.S. Travel Association praised Representatives William Delahunt, D-Mass., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., for introducing the "Travel Promotion Act of 2009" - much-needed legislation to create thousands of new jobs and boost economic growth nationwide by attracting millions of new international travelers to the United States. The House of Representatives unanimously passed a similar measure in the 110th Congress, and the House introduction comes as the Senate debates companion legislation. (Hotel Interactive)
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OBAMA ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS “TUNED IN” TO MEETINGS
The meetings industry has gotten the attention of the Obama administration and has a strong supporter in Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, according to a high-ranking official with the U.S. Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, speaking at the Exhibition and Convention Executive Forum in Washington on June 11. (Meetings Net)
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U.S. TRAVEL SECTOR REMAINS UPBEAT
With the number of foreign visitors to the United States in 2008 still down by 633,000 compared to pre 9-11 figures, these days may not be the best of times for the U.S. travel industry. But for U.S. travel and hospitality executives who took part in the recent annual International Pow Wow in Miami, these days aren’t the worst of times either. (Inquirer)
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TSA’S EXPRESS SECURITY GROUNDED
More than 250,000 frequent fliers who pay $200 a year to speed through airport security lines lost that privilege Monday when a company that runs the expedited lines went out of business. (USA Today)
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ROAD-TESTING THE NEW MOBILE BOARDING PASSES
Mobile boarding passes, which allow travelers to download boarding passes to their cell phones, are being used by 17 airlines worldwide, including five U.S. carriers--American, Alaska, Continental, Delta and Northwest. (Chicago Tribune)
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