2014 - Page 26 of 28 - Sightseers' Delight

Things to do in Atlanta: An easy travel guide for visitors

January 19, 2014 Todd DeFeo

For many, Atlanta is a connection point on a flight, rather than a destination, but the capital of Georgia — and the southeast, for that matter — is so much more.

Cruise industry expecting growth in 2014

January 18, 2014 Special to The Travel Trolley

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and its cruise line members are predicting a year of growth with a 2014 passenger forecast of 21.7 million worldwide guests on CLIA’s 63 member lines.

London sets tourism record in 2013

January 18, 2014 The Travel Trolley

London welcomed more than 16 million people to the city in 2013, setting a tourism record for most visitors in a year.

Atlanta mayor names committee members to pick next airport GM

January 18, 2014 Special to The Travel Trolley

Mayor Kasim Reed has announced the members of the committee that will oversee the national search for the next general manager of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Search firm Korn Ferry will work with the search committee to find, vet, interview and recommend candidates to replace Louis Miller, who announced his retirement in December.

National parks open for free on Monday

January 17, 2014 The Travel Trolley

National parks will be open for free Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The day is one of nine fee-free days the National Park Service has on the calendar in 2014.

Invesco executive: 2014 to be a ‘year of active management’

January 15, 2014 Special to Express Telegraph

While 2014 may see slightly diminished returns compared to 2013, an active approach toward portfolio management is likely to increase the opportunity for positive returns, the CEO of Invesco Fixed Income said Tuesday.

Invesco executive: International stocks offer opportunity

January 15, 2014 Special to Express Telegraph

International markets are “very attractively valued” and may offer better deals for investors in 2014 than domestic offerings, the chief investment officer of the Invesco Global Asset Allocation team said Tuesday.

Invesco executive: Economy in ‘early stages’ of secular bull market

January 15, 2014 Special to Express Telegraph

The U.S. economy is in the early stages of a secular bull market, similar to market conditions of the mid 1940s to 1960s and early 1980s to 2000 that resulted in significant market gains, the chief investment officer for Invesco’s U.S. Growth Equities team said Tuesday. “We’re quite bullish on the market,” said Juliet Ellis, who also serves as senior portfolio manager for small cap equity strategies. “It’s our perspective that we’re going to look

Invesco executive: Economy in ‘early stages’ of secular bull market

January 15, 2014 Special to Express Telegraph

American Airlines agrees to give up slots as part of settlement

January 15, 2014 The Travel Trolley

American Airlines will stop serving a number of communities nationwide as part of an agreement to settle lawsuits with the U.S. Department of Justice, the District of Columbia, Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The lawsuits stem from American’s pending merger with U.S. Airways.