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Bangkok (Thailand) - 11 March 2013 - Sharks and manta rays have received protection today under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). CITES member nations, referred to as “Parties,”…

Bangkok (Thailand) - 11 March 2013 - In a highly anticipated Committee vote today, proposals to list under CITES* five species of sharks were supported by more than the two-thirds majority of voting countries needed for adoption.…

Salisbury, Md. (USA) - March 9, 2013 — Officials at Marshall Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a leading hotel management and services company that operates properties nationwide, today announced that Michael E. Getzey has been promoted to chief…

New York, NY (USA) - March 9, 2013 – With a fresh multi-million-dollar multi-phase restorative renovation nearly complete, Hotel Belleclaire unveils its luxuriously appointed guest rooms and suites, expansive sky lit lobby and new public…

Galveston, Texas (USA) – March 9, 2013 – The 88-suite TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Galveston, Texas is scheduled to open on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Located at 9540 Seawall Boulevard, the TownePlace Suites Galveston Island Gulf Front…

New York, NY (USA) - March 10, 2013 - Crestron today announced the release of the 5-inch TSW-550, the newest and smallest addition to its Core 3 UI™ powered family of smart phone and tablet styled touch screens. TSW-550 joins the previously…

McLean, Va. (USA) - March 10, 2013 - Hilton Worldwide today marked its entry into the Burmese market with the signing of a management agreement with LP Holding Co., Ltd to manage Hilton Yangon in Kyauktada Township, Yangon, Myanmar. The…

Austin (USA) - March 8, 2013 - Music, film and tech lovers who are planning to visit the South by Southwest® (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas better start scraping their nickels together. According to a new survey by www.CheapHotels.org…

Cape Town (South Africa) - March 8, 2013 - December 2012 marked the one billionth international tourism arrival globally and competition between destinations is more fierce than ever. Staying relevant by keeping up with future trends is a…

Doha (Qatar) - March 8, 2013 - Today saw the official launch of the 19th World Route Development Forum which will take place on October 5-8, 2013 co-hosted by Las Vegas Convention&Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and Las Vegas McCarran…

Los Angeles, California (USA) - March 8, 2013 - Green Globe announces certification of the Hermitage Bay Hotel in Antigua, in the Caribbean. Since its opening in December 2006, this luxury resort has been positioned as an…

Berlin (Germany) - March 8, 2013 - The President of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Germany, Dr. Angela Merkel, headed the exceptional guest list at the official…

Bangkok (Thailand) - March 5, 2013 - Leaders of the Complete Visitor Economy will gather for the 2013 PATA Annual Summit (2013PAS) in Bangkok April 25-28, 2013. Confirmed speakers include Taleb Rifai, Secretary General, UNWTO; Gloria…

Mumbai (India) - March 5, 2013 - Mr. Rhaoul Bhatia, the owner of the Interglobe Company of India, and owners of the Indigo Airline met with Hon. Michael Mabuyakhulu, the KwaZulu Natal Minister responsible for Economic Development; Minister…

Mahé (Seychelles) - March 5, 2013 - Air Seychelles and the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at increasing Seychelles’ visibility around the world by leveraging the airline’s expanding…

Cape Town (South Africa) - March 5, 2013 - Mr. Michael Mabuyakhulu, the South African Kwazulu-Natal Minister for Economic Development and Tourism, invited Ministers from Africa to stand with South Africa as they made their bid to…

Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) - March 4, 2013 - Occidental Vacation Club, a full service, all-inclusive timeshare company, has affiliated with Club La Costa, a leading provider of mixed-use holiday products in Europe. The addition of…

Panama City (Panama) - March 4, 2013 – “There is a new dynamism and new perspectives of growth and development which plays a very important role in the international arena and they promote the way in which decisions are made in the process…

Bangkok (Thailand) - March 4, 2013 - Centara Hotels&Resorts has partnered with Luxury Health Retreats (LHR), a division of Fitcorp Asia, to offer a range of inspiring educational and recreational retreats for those wanting to combine…

New York, New York (USA) - March 4, 2013 - The first recipients of the Alfred Pisani Corinthia Hotels Scholarship, Genevieve Arnold and Phillip Rogers – students in the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU-SCPS) Preston…

Bangkok (Thailand) - March 2, 2013 - Centara Hotels&Resorts has launched a mobile-optimized website and iPhone and Android apps that will enable anyone to check room availability and book online using their smartphone. The apps are…

Bangkok (Thailand) - March 2, 2013 - Located alongside, the Digital Innovation Asia events are deliberately timed to lead into the PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) Annual Summit on April 25-28, which will attract around 400 of the…

Madrid (Spain) - March 3, 2013 - UNWTO events at ITB Travel Trade Show 2013 include the 3rd Silk Road Ministers’ meeting, a session on consumer protection, and a meeting of the World Tourism Network on Child Protection, as well as the first…

Bangkok (Thailand) - March 3, 2013 - The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP16) opened in Bangkok, Thailand, from 3 to 14 March 2013. CoP16 will be preceded by the 63rd meeting of the CITES Standing Committee, which will be…

Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA) - March 1, 2013 - CSM Corporation has announced that the company was honored at the inaugural Community Impact Awards, held Thursday, February 21st at the McNamara Alumni Center on the University of Minnesota…

Germany - March 1, 2013 - In one of the largest hotels deals in Europe in recent years, the Israeli hotel company, Fattal Hotels, together with a consortium of international investors have signed a binding agreement to acquire the entire…

Irvine, Calif. (USA) - February 27, 2013 - Pacific Hospitality Group, LLC (PHG) has announced its latest venture for their expanding company. The newly formed Meritage Collection gives PHG the distinction of being the only operator to…

Los Angeles, California (USA) - February 18, 2013 - Green Globe announced re-certification of the Movenpick Hotel Zurich-Regensdorf, in Zurich, Switzerland. This 4-star business hotel identifies and promotes sustainable strategies, and has…

Bangkok (Thailand) - February 18, 2013 - Centara Hotels&Resorts has launched a loyalty card, Centara The 1 Card, with members able to accrue points that can be redeemed for free hotel rooms at any of the company’s properties anywhere in…

Bangkok (Thailand) - February 17, 2013 - Robert F. Maurer-Loeffler (right), General Manager, and Nisara Khamphong (2nd right), Public Relations Manager of Centara Grand&Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld, recently welcomed Wenxia…

Los Angeles (USA) - February 27, 2013 — Forbes Travel Guide today unveiled its 55th announcement of Five-Star, Four-Star and Recommended hospitality establishments worldwide, including eighteen new hotels, five new restaurants and four new…

Alpharetta, GA. (USA) — February 27, 2013 — Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software solutions, today announced that one of the nation's most popular destination…

Newfoundland (Canada) - February 26, 2013 – With a booming economy and tourism numbers rising, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced some major infrastructure projects. Nowhere is the growth more visible than in the…

Frankfurt (Germany) - February 25, 2013 - Transfer, take one: Frankfurt Airport is taking new approaches to informing passengers. Instead of dry, boring announcements, now an entertaining film shows how easy and attractive it is to change…

Los Angeles, CA (USA) - February 23, 2013 – The Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association (BLLA) announces the addition of an impressive ninety-five new properties to its growing roster of hotels. They hailed from renowned brands…

Sydney (Australia) - February 23, 2013 – Hayman is proving it’s not just a hot holiday spot but a literal ‘hotspot’ on the tourism technology scene this year following the completion of a progressive Internet technology installation by Asia…

Jacksonville, FL (USA) - February 28, 2013 – Vizergy, a leading hotel Internet marketing and strategy company, is continuing on its path as an industry innovator with an additional presence on Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association…

Durham, N.H. (USA) - February 16, 2103 – U.S. lodging executives were more optimistic about general business conditions in January than the prior month, according to the University of New Hampshire Lodging Executives Sentiment Index (LESI)…

New York, 15 February 2013 – Twenty-four social entrepreneurs have been acknowledged by the Schwab Foundation as Social Entrepreneurs of the Year 2013. The winners were selected in recognition of their innovative approaches and potential…

Orlando, FL (USA) — February 14, 2013 — Flip.to, a brand advocate platform that helps hotels leverage the marketing power of social media by encouraging guests to spread the word about upcoming stays, has been implemented at the CoCo Key…

Orlando, Fla. (USA) - February 12, 2012 – Intelity, a leading provider of hospitality technology, has now expanded its reach across five continents. The company was the first to install integrated guest service software on iPads in hotel…

McLean, Va. (USA) - February 12, 2013 – The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI), proudly announced today its 2013 Americas Region Executive Committee and Board of Directors. For 2013, HSMAI’s Nominating…

Bangkok (Thailand) - February 11, 2013 - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) will hold the 2013 PATA Annual Summit (2013PAS) in Bangkok April 25-28, 2013. The PATA Youth Forum will commence on Thursday, April 25, followed by the…

Torremolinos (Spain) - February 11, 2013 - The Executive Committee of Skal International, International Association of Travel and Tourism Professionals with 18,000 members worldwide, will meet this week in India under the Presidency of Mr.…

Seychelles - February 18, 2013 - Seychelles’ true sanctuary, Fregate Island Private, has announced an extensive soft refurbishment program with the release of a series of preview photos, which provide a peek into the future for Fregate’s…

London (United Kingdom) - February 19, 2013 - InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced it has signed 13 new hotels in India, boosting its existing pipeline in the country to 47. The announcement was made as Jan Smits, chief…

Bangkok / Pattaya (Thailand) - February 20, 2013 - In just over two months’ time, IAGTO (International Association of Golf Tour Operators) will stage the largest ever golf tourism convention to take place in the Asia-Pacific region, in the…

Amman (Jordan) - February 11, 2013 - EarthCam and the award-winning Jordan Tourism Board (JTB) have teamed up to launch a collection of live streaming webcams, with views of some of the country's most treasured and visited locations. This…

Sri Lanka - February 10, 2013 - For parents, seeing their children achieve success in all aspects of life from education to sports counts as the proudest moments of their lives. If you ask them why, there will be a multitude of reasons –…

Los Angeles, California (USA) - February 10, 2013 - Green Globe announced certification of the True Blue Bay Resort in St. George’s, Grenada, in the West Indies. For the past few years this Caribbean boutique hotel has taken a proactive…