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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…

Bangkok (Thailand) - November 24, 2012 - Plaza Athénée Bangkok, A Royal Méridien Hotel is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Carl Volschenk as Director of Sales and Marketing with immediate effect. Carl has more than 11 years of…

Portland, Maine (USA) - November 24, 2012 — Officials of New Castle Hotels and Resorts, a leading hotel owner, operator and developer, today announced the appointment of Nik Pereira to director of sales (DOS) for the Westin Portland…

Columbia, Md. (USA) - November 24, 2012 - Hampton Hotels , the global brand of nearly 1,900 mid-priced Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, and Hampton by Hilton hotels, today announced the official opening of its newest property, the…

New York, NY (USA) – November 23, 2012 – HeBS Digital, the leading digital marketing and direct online strategy firm for the hospitality industry, has been recognized by the International Academy of Visual Arts with five Davey Awards in…

Zagreb (Croatia) – November 23, 2012 – DoubleTree by Hilton has announced the opening of its first hotel in Croatia, located in a prime position in the business district of the historic capital city, Zagreb. The upscale and contemporary…

New York (USA) – November 22, 2012 – Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, today announced that Infor Hospitality has been awarded a prestigious Equip’Innov Award for one of the most…

Orlando, Fla. (USA) - November 22, 2012 – Luxury Canadian hotel, Fairmont Pacific Rim, Vancouver, added state-of-the-art in-room technology from Intelity in July with the aim of adding a modern touch to its already impressive guest rooms.…

Sydney (Australia) - November 21, 2012 - StayWell Hospitality Group (StayWell) has today announced the latest in its global expansion plans with three additional properties in India joining its network. The properties are currently under…

Bethesda, Md. (USA) - November 21, 2012 - Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) today announced that Host Hotels & Resorts, L.P. ("Host") recently completed the previously announced joint venture agreement with an affiliate of…

Nairobi (Kenya) - November 23, 2012 - Kenya’s image as a golfing destination is set to be propelled further as the country prepares to host the largest international amateur golf tournament ever held in Kenya on 7 December 2012 at the Home…

Bangkok (Thailand) - November 23, 2012 - The ten destinations of ASEAN are very diverse. To what extent is that a help or a hindrance when promoting ASEAN as a destination? MEP: I see the diversity of ASEAN destinations as a strength,…

Bangkok (Thailand) - November 14, 2012 - The Tourism Authority of Thailand is to host 12 contestants of a Vietnamese beauty pageant as part of a new promotional effort to boost visitor arrivals from one of the kingdom’s fastest growing…

Sydney (Australia) - November 20, 2012 - Luxperience Enterprises, organizers of the original Luxperience high end experiential travel show, has announced Helen Logas as its new CEO, effective immediately. Luxperience 2013 will take place…

Nashville, Tenn. (USA) - November 20, 2012 - Today Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, the Metro Council, leaders from Music City Center, the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum joined Omni…

Phuket (Thailand) – November 20, 2012 – Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of its first DoubleTree by Hilton property in Phuket, Thailand. The 250-room DoubleTree Resort by Hilton – Surin Beach is located on the west coast of the…

Orlando, Fl (USA) - November 19, 2012 - On Thursday, January 31, 2013, English Turn Golf & Country Club will host the “Celebrity Golf Invitational”. The event is a unique opportunity to not only play a championship golf course, but also…

Las Vegas, NV (USA) - November 19, 2012 - Grand Canyon Helicopter Tour Reviews, the National Park's leading information provider about air tours, announced today the release of its video on the impact of weight surcharges on ticket costs.…

London (United Kingdom) - November 18, 2012 - “A very unexpected but very welcome development, which may now temporarily prevent a full scale trade war” is the response of World Travel&Tourism Council (WTTC) President and CEO, David…

Adare Village, (Co. Limerick) (Ireland) - November 17,2012 - The historic Adare Manor, located near Limerick, Ireland, and Shannon International Airport, has been honored as a Fodor’s Choice Resort. Fodor’s, a leading name in luxury travel…

Sarasota, Fla. (USA) - November 16, 2012 - Miles, a destination and hospitality marketing business, has been selected by Destination DC to lead the organization's efforts to create a new suite of marketing products that include a redesigned…

Lexington, Ky. (USA) - November 15, 2012 - Explore a new breed of excellence among Lexington lodging as Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa begins expansive renovations this December. From upgraded guest room furnishings to revitalized…

Sydney (Australia) - November 15, 2012 - Boutique Hotel Operator, 8Hotels has announced plans to launch a boutique hotel in the inner-city suburb of Pyrmont, Sydney, with the $30 million redevelopment set to open in March 2013. The…

Chicago (USA) - November 15, 2012 – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Grande Asset Hotels and Property Public Company Limited, a Bangkok-based real estate…

Chicago, Illinois (USA) – November 14, 2012 – AEI Communications, a worldwide telephony solutions designer and manufacturer, headquartered in Millbrae, California, has teamed with Percipia Networks, a hospitality technology solutions…

Las Vegas (USA) - November 13, 2012 - Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) and Enjoy S.A. today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to form a strategic relationship in Latin America, one of the fastest growing…

New York, NY (USA) - November 13, 2012 – Brooke Denihan Barrett, co-CEO of Denihan Hospitality Group, was honored as Female Executive of the Year at the 2012 Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Announced at an awards dinner held in New…

The Woodlands (Houston), Texas (USA) - November 12, 2012 - Benchmark Hospitality International , a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has appointed Vince Mennella vice president of finance. Brad Hayden, Benchmark’s chief…

New York (USA) - November 12, 2012 - John Pritzker, Co-Chairman of Commune Hotels & Resorts named Niki Leondakis to serve as the company's new CEO. Ms. Leondakis joins Commune from Kimpton Hotels & Restaurant Group where she most…

Seoul (Korea) - November 11, 2012 - Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of Conrad Seoul in South Korea. Strategically located in Seoul's financial district in Yeouido, the five-star luxury hotel will open its doors on November 12,…

Toronto (Canada) - November 10, 2012 – Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (Fairmont), in partnership with Hunan Taskin Investment Co. Ltd, today announced a new property scheduled to open in 2016 in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province and a…

Santa Fe, NM (USA) - November 10, 2012 - Travel Outlook Premium Hotel Call Center has signed an agreement to provide reservations call services for Sugar Bay Resort and Spa, a popular full service resort in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.…

Norwalk, Conn. (USA) - November 10, 2012 - Priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ: PCLN ) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement for the Priceline Group to acquire KAYAK in a stock and cash transaction. Under the terms of the…

Hamilton (Bermuda) - November 10, 2012 - Orient-Express Hotels Ltd today announced that John M. Scott III has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director. Mr. Scott, 47, is an experienced operator of luxury hotels…

Sydney (Australia) - October 15, 2012 - Air Bagan announced the appointment of Aviation & Tourism International as their representative for Australia, New Zealand and South West Pacific. Air bagan, founded in June 2004 and is the…

Geneva (Switzerland)/Bangkok (Thailand) - March 5, 2012 - Travelindex.com, the leading online travel directory, is pleased to announce that its website, www.travelindex.com, has now over one million pages indexed in the Google index. There…

Frankfurt (Germany) - January 11, 2012 - First scheduled transatlantic flight to the United States with biosynthetic fuel planned for 12 January 2012 After a six-month practical trial involving biosynthetic fuel, Lufthansa is pleased to…

Alicante (Spain) - January 10, 2012 - Innovative technology from Ericsson, official supplier of next generation IP Networks for the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, is giving fans of sailing’s premier event unprecedented HD-quality video of the…

Rust (Germany) - January 10, 2012 - For the tenth year the final of the Miss Germany Beauty Pageant will be held on the 11th February 2012 at the Europa Park in Rust bei Freiburg. Miss Germany 2011, Anne-Kathrin Kosch, will be present to…

Rust (Germany) - January 10, 2012 - Europa Park has revealed that the name of its new wooden coaster will be "Wodan Timburcoaster", While there is the obvious play on the word, “Wooden” being used here, Wodan is also the name of a major…

Abu Dhabi (UAE) - January 8, 2012 - To coincide with the official start of the high-calibre Volvo Ocean Race 2011- 2012, IWC Schaffhausen, Official Timekeeper of this "Everest" of sailing, pays tribute to the courage and team spirit of six…

Switzerlands's Roger Federer arrived in Doha today for the start of the Qatar Exxon Mobil Open 2012 – celebrating the 20th anniversary of the event. He was greeted at the airport by Qatar Tennis Federation President, Nasser Ghanim Al…

The Rolex watch company of Geneva is now accepting pre-applications for the Rolex Awards for Enterprise. For more than three decades, this international philanthropic programme has honoured and supported pioneering individuals whose…

Fine watchmaker Christophe Claret is pleased to announce its partnership with the Casino de Monte-Carlo. This cooperative effort between the master watchmaker of Le Locle, Switzerland and the legendary casino in Monaco will be marked by a…

Qatar Airways’ corporate jet division, Qatar Executive, has written another chapter in its success story following a year marked by fleet expansion, the introduction of its own dedicated maintenance hangar and a significant boost of its…

With Chinese New Year set to welcome the Year of the Dragon, Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita is preparing to mark the occasion with a specialized culinary calendar of Chinese delicacies, prepared by visiting Chef Sam Xu from Four…

Hotel Missoni, the luxury lifestyle brand of the Rezidor Hotel Group, reaches one of the most fashionable islands in the world: Mauritius, the shooting star of the Indian Ocean, and the 66th country where Rezidor is present. Overlooking the…

The Grand Opening of Xiengthong Palace was held in the presence of a distinguished international gathering including invitees from Laos, Vietnam & Sri Lanka. At a time when Luang Prabang, the cultural capital of Lao PDR is becoming a…

North Palm Beach, FL – December 19, 2011 – Driftwood Hospitality Management, a leader in providing solutions-based services to the domestic and international hotel industry, today announced they will manage the Holiday Inn Express…

An extensive renovation and upgrading programme for Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin has been completed prior to the official adoption of the hotel’s new name on January 1st. The renovated facilities include 100 rooms and…