Free & Easy Traveler Crowns Winners

Edmonton (Canada) - 12 March 2012 - The contest was for all young and aspiring photographers from around the world and began with 24 contestants that were selected from hundreds of submissions. Free & Easy’s contest utilized a mix of…

Let History Take Flight Gala

Addison, TX (USA) - 12 March 2012 - Cavanaugh Flight Museum is pleased to announce its 2012 Spring Gala, Let History Take Flight scheduled for Friday, May 11, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. The gala will feature world-renowned aviation legend, R.A.…

Ethiopian Airlines Starting to Seychelles

Addis Ababa, (Ethiopia) - 10 March 2012 - Tewolde Gebremariam, the Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, met during ITB 2012 in Berlin with Alain St.Ange, the newly-appointed Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture; Elsia…

Top 5 Reasons to Visit Munich

Bangkok (Thailand) - 9 March 2012 - Agoda.com, Asia's leading hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN), announced spring hotel deals in Munich, making it one of Europe's hottest destinations this season.…

Spain To Host World Tourism Day

Madrid (Spain) - 9 March 2012 - The 2012 official World Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations will be held in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain, (September 27, 2012). Under the theme “Tourism and Sustainable Energy: Powering Sustainable…

Young Hoteliers Summit in Lausanne

Lausanne (Switzerland) - 8 March 2012 - The third annual Young Hoteliers Summit, held at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, is fast approaching and promises to deliver value to students and the hospitality industry by offering collaboration…

Adventures With Purpose Begins in Hong Kong

Smyrna, GA (USA) - 7 March 2012 - Richard Bangs’ Adventures with Purpose returns this month on public television with its latest episode: “Quest for Harmony,” featuring a trilogy of destinations: Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong — three…

Spa Cenvaree Shares a Smile with Children

Bangkok, (Thailand) - 6 March 2012 - Spa Cenvaree, the luxury spa brand within the Centara Hotels & Resorts family, is celebrating its 10th anniversary by unveiling a new spa menu and donating part of its income to two Bangkok…

Travel and Tourism to Boost UK Economy

London, (United Kingdom) - 5 March 2012 - The UK will be increasingly reliant on travel and tourism in 2012 as jobs and economic growth in the sector outstrip the wider economy. According to a report released today by the World…

Ljubljana Among Top European Capitals

Ljubljana, (Slovenia) - 5 March 2012 - A recent study about city tourism in European capitals has revealed that Ljubljana, Slovenia, next to Berlin and Stockholm, is ranked among the top three European capitals with the highest growth rate…

New Research on Youth and Student Travel

Amsterdam (The Netherlands) - 4 March 2012 - WYSE Travel Confederation, in cooperation with StudentMarketing, the Confederation’s market research partner, has just released “Youth and Student Travel Market – Pricing, Industry Review No. 2”…

Group Travel Planning Site Launched

Boston, MA (USA) - 4 March 2012 – Booking group travel will now be easier than ever with todays’ beta launch of Groupize.com, a new online service that provides the travel industry’s only automated group hotel booking engine. The service…

State Leadership Award for Pam Richardson

Washington, (USA) - 4 March 2012 - The American Hotel & Lodging Association announced the winners of the 2011 State Leadership Awards at their annual Legislative Action Summit. California Hotel & Lodging Association’s (CH&LA)…

Women in Lodging Connect Launched

Washington, (USA) - 3 March 2012 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) has launched a Women in Lodging (WIL) Connect national competition in honor of March’s National Women’s Month. The competition challenges WIL state…

TourOnline with Trust International

Frankfurt am Main, Germany - 3 March 2012 – Trust International, a leading technology partner in the global hospitality industry, welcomes TourOnline as one of the largest reservations partners for German hotel groups. The provider of…

Pegasus Solutions Honored

New York, (USA) - 3 March 2012 – The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) recognized Pegasus Solutions with a Gold Adrian Award for trade show marketing campaign excellence based on its winning entry in the…

Adventures with Purposes Begins in Hong Kong

Los Angeles, California (USA) - 2 March 2012 - Richard Bangs’ “Adventures with Purpose” returns this month on public television with its latest episode: “Quest for Harmony,” featuring a trilogy of destinations: Hong Kong, Macau, and…

Indaba Inspire a Design-Minded City

Cape Town (South Africa) - 2 March 2012 - Cape Town was recently named World Design Capital 2014, based on a bid that highlighted the power of design to reinvent, heal, and transform a city, by creating systems, solutions, and environments…

SATTE Sets Pace for Indian Travel Industry

Mumbai, (India) - 2 March 2012 - SATTE 2012 - South Asia’s leading B2B travel and tourism trade exhibition reinforced its premier position with a record 19th edition. Serving the inbound, domestic, and outbound markets, the show, now spread…

John Whitaker Award to James G. Weitkamp

Washington, D.C. (USA) - 1 March 2012 – The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) announced the winners of the John Whitaker Award and the State Leadership Awards during the first day of the association’s annual Legislative…