Master of Wine Jeannie Cho Lee, Professor at PolyU

Hong Kong (Hong Kong) - December 19, 2012 - Jeannie Cho Lee, Asia’s foremost expert in Wines, has been appointed by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) as Professor of Practice (Wine) at its School of Hotel and Tourism Management…

Hilton Opens Hilton Garden Inn Queretaro

Mclean, Va. (USA) – December 19, 2012 – Hilton Worldwide announced the opening of the new-build 102-room Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Queretaro. The upscale property in the capital of Queretaro is the brand’s third hotel in Mexico, and the…

HeBS Digital Remains the Industry Leader

New York, NY (USA) - December 18, 2012 – HeBS Digital, the leading digital marketing and direct online strategy firm for the hospitality industry, ended another successful year of winning top awards, creating groundbreaking digital…

Yo! GCommerce Scores at Adrian Awards

Park City, Utah (USA) - December 18, 2012 – Demonstrating a Rocky Balboa-like level of tenacity , GCommerce Solutions, a hospitality digital marketing company known for driving significant incremental revenue for hotels, today announced…

Atoll Paradise Wins World Travel Award

Male (Maldives) - December 17, 2012 - The World Travel Awards finished their 2012 tour with a lavish event at recently opened The Oberoi Gurgaon, New Delhi, in India, on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. The final Awards Gala was held to…

Equitrekking Launches Travel Deals

Washington, DC (USA) - December 17, 2012 - The travel experts behind the Emmy-winning PBS TV show, Equitrekking, and popular companion website Equitrekking.com, have launched a brand new Equitrekking Travel Deals page featuring exclusive…

Hyatt Opens Hyatt Place Hampi Karnataka

Chicago (USA) - December 15, 2012 – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) and Chartered Hampi Hotels Private Limited today announced the opening of Hyatt Place Hampi in Karnataka, India. The hotel introduces the Hyatt Place brand to India and…

Ritz-Carlton to Open Ritz-Carlton Chengdu China

Chengdu (China) - December 15, 2012 - The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. announces that The Ritz-Carlton, Chengdu, located in the heart of the capital of Sichuan province, will become the luxury hotel operator’s first flag in Southwest…

Newmarket Announces Key Appointments

Portsmouth, NH (USA) – December 13, 2012 - Newmarket International, Inc., the proven business solutions provider for empowering hospitality organizations to lower costs and increase revenue, while improving customer satisfaction and guest…

The Ultimate Sports Travel Solutions

New York, New York (USA) – December 12, 2012 - Agencies with discerning clients looking for custom luxury experiences at the world’s most sought-after sporting events will be happy to discover Roadtrips, a recognized leader in the sports…

Corinthia London Penthouse Suites Bag Top Award

London (UK) - December 12, 2012 - The breathtaking penthouse suites at the Corinthia Hotel in London have been recognized among the very best in the world at the prestigious European Hotel Design Awards. Four of six finalists short-listed…

GHM to Open The Aayu Mumbai

Mumbai (India) - December 11, 2012 – Add India to the select roster of countries that are home to a GHM property. The exclusive management group last week unveiled plans for The Aayu Mumbai, a 42-suite luxury hotel and setting for India’s…

Hilton to Manage the 350-room Hilton Manila

Manila (Philippines) - December 11, 2012 - Hilton Worldwide today signed a management agreement with Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. to manage Hilton Manila in Newport City in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines. The…

Travel Industry Adds More Jobs

Washington, D.C. (USA) - December 11, 2012 – David Huether, senior vice president of economics and research at the U.S. Travel Association, provides analysis on today's Labor Department report that the unemployment rate was 7.7 percent for…

Classic And Vintage Cars at Hua Hin Concours

Bangkok (Thailand) - December 9, 2012 - Centara Grand Beach Resort&Villas Hua Hin (a member of the Leading Hotels of the World) in cooperation with Hua Hin Municipality and with the support of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Prachuap…

Icehotel the Coolest Hotel in the World

Jukkasjärvi (Sweden) - December 9, 2012 - Ice, ice, baby: the ICEHOTEL is located in the north of Sweden, in a little village called Jukkasjarvi, in the middle of the archaic landscape of the polar circle. The hotel is built out of ice and…

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts Debuts in Africa

Le Morne (Mauritius) - December 6, 2012 - St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT), today announces the highly anticipated debut of The St. Regis Mauritius Resort, marking the brand’s…

Vizergy Wins Stockpile of Awards

Jacksonville, FL (USA) - December 4, 2012 – Vizergy, a leading hotel Internet marketing company, recently won several HSMAI Adrian Awards, W³ Awards, and the Web Marketing Association’s Web Award for Outstanding Website. These honors close…

Table Mountain is New 7 Wonder

Cape Town (South Africa) - December 3, 2012 - It was a proud moment for all South Africans when the official inauguration of Table Mountain as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature took place at a ceremony held at the foot of the mountain on…

Asia Is The Driving Force In Global Tourism

Berlin (Germany) – December 2, 2012 - Asia continues to be the driving force in global tourism. According to the latest ITB World Travel Trends Report, this year the number of outbound trips from Asia rose by seven percent, due in part to…

Usain Bolt Sends Message of Goodwill

Stowe, Vermont (USA) - December 2, 2012 - CDI International and the Gauteng North Netball Association, led by the Team Manager of South Africa’s National Netball team, the Proteas, will host a special event at the Centenary Sport Centre,…

Global Leisure Bookings Jump 9% in October

Dallas (USA) - December 1, 2012 – Leisure bookings in October grew +9.2% over 2011 globally, as North America also saw a rise of+9.1%, according to data released today by Pegasus Solutions. Despite the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Sandy…

Future Vision for Dubai

Dubai (UAE) - November 30, 2012 - Given the number of major real estate announcements over the past few weeks, one could be forgiven for thinking that we were back in 2006 and 2007 again. There are clear signs that the Dubai economy is…

Gogobot’s Best Hotels and Best Destinations

San Francisco (USA) - November 30, 2012 - Gogobot, a global community of in-the-know travelers sharing insider tips on the world's best destinations, announces the first Gogobot Travelers' Favorite Awards, a newly unveiled honor determined…

Reed Portfolio Adds IBTM India 2013

Mumbai (India) - November 29, 2012 - Reed Travel Exhibitions, organizer of the world’s leading portfolio of incentives, business travel, and meetings industry events, has announced that it is to launch IBTM India which will take place at…

Record Attendance for Kenyan Golf Tournament

Nairobi (Kenya) - December 1, 2012 - Entries for Kenya’s first ever international amateur golf tournament set for Muthaiga Golf Club on December 7 close on Friday. A Crystal Floating Trophy for the overall winner will be perpetually…

Mekong Short Cruises with Pandaw

Bangkok (Thailand) - December 1, 2012 - Between Saigon and Phnom Penh 3 or 4 nights or between Siem Reap and Phnom Penh 3 or 4 nights. Available departures from Dec 2102 to Mar 2013. In 2012 we will have ten luxury ships exploring four…

Promoting Khao Yai National Park Thailand

Nakhon Ratchasima (Thailand) - November 30, 2012 - Nearly 100 travel agents and media from 11 Asia-Pacific countries are to convene in one of Thailand’s most famous national parks between November 26-28 for the first such travel mart…

Centara Brings Down Cost of Chiang Mai Holidays

Bangkok (Thailand) - November 26, 2012 - Holidaymakers deciding on a winter break in Chiang Mai can enjoy the cool weather at a choice of three different styles of accommodation with Centara Hotels&Resorts and also benefit from the…

The Key for Tourism Development

Cape Town (South Africa) - November 26, 2012 - Two weeks after one of the most successful World Travel Market trade shows in London, Cape Town and the Western Cape are collaboratively gearing up for the city and region’s peak tourism…