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San Francisco, CA (USA) - 18 February 2012 - On February 15, 2012, GlampingHub launched the world’s first online reservation system that directs travelers to luxury camping (aka “glamping”) accommodations on five continents. Co-Founder and…

McLean, Va. (USA) - 18 February 2012 – The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) presents the first show of HSMAI’s MEET series for 2012, April 3-4 at Navy Pier in Chicago, as well as the keynote speaker for the…

Austin, Texas (USA) - 18 February 2012 – Chairman, CEO and President of Caesars Entertainment, Inc., Gary Loveman is slated to discuss the importance of customer service and customer loyalty in the hospitality industry at the opening…

Cape Town (South Africa) - 17 February 2012 - Cape Town Tourism is set to attend the annual travel show, ITB, in Berlin from March 7-11, 2012, where they will launch a new digital trade tool, “The Cape Town Toolkit,” to the international…

London, (United Kingdom) - 17 February 2012 - Europe must not go it alone on aviation emissions trading; instead a global solution should be found, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has today told the European Union. Speaking…

Hove, East Sussex (United Kingdom) - 17 February 2012 - Demand for space at IMEX America 2012 continues to grow following a successful launch show in October 2011. Ray Bloom, Chairman of the IMEX Group, announced today that he expects the…

Saint-Denis, Ile de la Réunion (France) - 17 February 2012 - Reunion island is not only a tropical paradise in the Indian Ocean. The Tourism Board likes to communicate about the protected lagoon, the mountains that are a UNESCO Heritage…

Shanghai, (China) – 17 February 2012 - Booth sales for IT&CM China 2012 have concluded with the event boasting a 30 percent larger MICE exhibition showcase. More than 300 international and Chinese exhibiting companies will fill…

Calgary, Alberta (Canada) – 16 February 2012 – Guest-tek announced the promotion of Suneil Aggarwal to Interim Chief Operations Officer. Suneil has been with Guest-tek for 10 years and brings a wealth of experience to the position. Suneil…

Orlando, Florida (USA) - 16 February 2012 — Interstate Hotels & Resorts, the largest U.S.-based global hotel management company, is starting the new year by providing online access to hospitality training and education through the…

Nashville, TN (USA) – 16 February 2012 – Uniguest and Ascension Software have announced a strategic alliance that will combine their complementary strengths and expertise providing interactive guest-facing technologies to the hospitality…

New York, NY (USA) – 16 February 2012 - HeBS Digital and New York University’s Tisch Center for Hospitality Studies today announce the launch of the 2012 Benchmark Survey on Hotel Digital Marketing Strategies, Budget Planning and Best…

Palma de Mallorca (Spain) - 16 February 2012 - The Gran Melia Rome Villa Agrippina hotel will open its doors in one of the most exclusive areas of the Eternal City during Easter week 2012. The hotel will provide a unique destination for…

Singapore (Singapore) 15 February 2012 – On 16 February 2012, Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) will open the doors to not one but two eco-luxurious hotels - the Equarius Hotel and Beach Villas - at its 49-hectare mega-resort. The two hotels are…

Greenwich, Conn. (USA) - 15 February 2012 -Wheelock Street Capital announced that affiliates of Wheelock Street have acquired the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel located in Houston, TX within the Galleria submarket. On February 9th,…

Naples FL (USA) - 15 February 2012 - On February 9, Beasley & Henley Interior Design was awarded a Best in American Living Award (BALA). The prestigious national award, which acknowledges excellence in the residential building industry,…

Praslin (Seychelles) - 15 February 2012 - The concept of green technology is slowly gaining pace in the Seychelles tourism industry. A Tourism Sustainable Label was launched last year, and the concept of serious tourism is today being more…

Manchester (UK) - 15 February 2012 - In just five days time, the 5th Routes Americas event will take place in Nassau and Paradise Island, the Bahamas. The event will be hosted by Nassau Airport Development Company (NADC) and their key…

Colombo (Sri Lanka) - 14 February 2012 - They say an idea brings about change, a vision brings about evolution. On January 19, 2012, an idea was launched, in turn to create a vision. Written and compiled by renowned author Juliet Coombe,…

London (UK) - 14 February 2012 - It is only two months until 1,000 travel and tourism leaders will gather in Sendai and Tokyo from April 16-19 to discuss and debate some major issues facing the industry, during the World Travel &…

London (UK) - 14 February 2012 - ETOA opened its seminar program for 2012 at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in Brussels on the February 6. The focus was tourism to and from Russia, and if there was a thread that ran throughout the day, it was…

Charlottesville, VA (USA) - 14 February 2012 – The Saint Lucia Tourist Board (SLTB) and the Saint Lucia Hotel & Tourism Association (SLHTA) will jointly launch a new and improved booking engine on their respective websites…

London, (UK) - 13 February 2012 - Take a Tower of London tour and delve into its enthralling history, a history fraught with intrigue and deceit. Visit the Tower of London and find out more about its most famed prisoners, those that we…

Hanoi, (Vietnam) - 13 February 2012 - Luxury Travel Ltd, an award winning luxury travel tour operator and destination management company (“DMC”) in Vietnam, has announced the addition of Charlotte Ham as its Sales & Marketing Senior…

Riyadh, (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) - 13 February 2012 - The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdulla bin Abdul Aziz, patronized on Saturday, February 11, 2012, the exhibition of the “National Recovered Antiquities," at the National…

Paradise Island, (Bahamas) - 13 February 2012 - In a ceremony in the Bahamas prior to the recent Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association's Caribbean Marketplace, the 229-all suite property copped the top award for its website…

New Delhi, (India) - 12 February 2012 - The Annual Shekhawati Heritage Festival in Rajasthan provides an ideal opportunity to get a glimpse into the rich heritage and art the renowned Shekhawati region famous for its painted havelis. The…

City of Industry, CA (USA) - 12 February 2012 - SolarMax Technology Inc. recently completed a 756 kW photovoltaic solar carport system at the Wyndham Mt. Laurel Hotel in New Jersey. “A hotel often has high energy consumption because of…

New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) - 12 February 2012 - The Bourbon Orleans Hotel has announced the completion of a multimillion dollar renovation affecting all of the hotel’s 218 luxury guestrooms and 28 distinctive balcony suites. The…

Atlantic City, NJ (USA) - 12 February 2012 - Revel, a $2.4-billion beachfront destination, will begin welcoming guests April 2 for an eight-week preview featuring 1,800 guest rooms. A progressive schedule of select restaurant openings,…

Las Vegas (USA) - 12 February 2012 - The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced today that the destination attracted 38.9 million visitors in 2011, the second highest visitor total in history. “The numbers reflect…

Santa Barbara, CA (USA) - 11 February 2012 – Elite Meetings International (EMI) brought together representatives from more than 100 top luxury hotels and prequalified meeting professionals from around the country to do deals, learn about…

London (UK) - 11 February 2012 - The global cruise industry today announced a new emergency drill policy requiring mandatory muster for embarking passengers prior to departure from port. The new policy follows the industry’s announcement on…

Los Angeles, CA (USA) - 10 February 2012 - Reef Worlds represents the cutting edge of resort development, designing entire worlds underwater that offer a safe, accessible, and exciting immersive discovery experience for resort and private…

Richmond, VA (USA) - 11 February 2012 - All who are devoted lovers of wine, partakers of the occasional glass, or simply admirers of the vineyard lifestyle should not miss the Virginia Wine Expo, February 24-26, 2012 at the Greater Richmond…

Mallorca, (Spain) - 10 February 2012 - The authentic Majorca, far away from the famous “Ballermann” awaits guests at the Gran Hotel Son Net, in the green heart of the Balearic Island. The historical finca from the 17th century lies at the…

London, (UK) - 11 February 2012 - VisitBritain has released the list of hosted buyers attending March Marketplace (MAMA) and has surpassed their target by 20 percent. The 180 buyers attending Day 1 of MAMA, known as the Hosted Buyers…

Dubai, (UAE) – 10 February 2012 - A symbol of Dubai’s resurgence and its growing importance at the centre of the global business crossroads will emerge later this year when the 1,608-room JW Marriott Marquis Dubai opens its doors to guests…

Ottawa, (CA) – 11 February 2012 - The Hotel Association of Canada congratulates Prime Minister Stephen Harper on his success in China over the past several days specifically recognizing the positive steps made with regards to tourism in…

Los Angeles, (USA) - 10 February 2012 - InvoTech Systems, Inc. announced the Odawa Casino Resort (OCR) upgraded its GIMS™ Uniform System inventory software with UHF-RFID technology to automate the inventory tracking and control of thousands…

London, (UK) - 9 February 2012 - Corinthia Hotels’ Seama Nahar, Corporate Director of Human Resources, and Alexandra Pisani, HR Project Coordinator, spoke at a forum focusing on “Young HR Leaders' Insights to Hospitality Hiring,” recently…

Tumon, (Guam) - 9 February 2012 - The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) hosted the visit of the Guam-Korea Tourism Council (KGTC) with a welcome reception co-supported by the Outrigger Guam Resort and DFS Galleria Guam on February 2, 2012 in Guam.…

McLean, Va. (USA) - 9 February 2012 – The travel and hospitality industry’s leading professional association, the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI), has named its 2012 Americas Region Executive Committee and…

Atlanta — February 8, 2012 — The North American hotel market continues its steady climb out of the economic slump of the past 5 years, according to research presented at the first ASFONA (Association of Starwood Franchisees & Owners –…

London, England (UK) - 8 February 2012 - Ibrahim Hassan Al-Asmakh, President of Regency Group Holdings, has been named “Travel Personality of the Year” by World Travel Awards (WTA). Mr. Al-Asmakh was honored for his exceptional contribution…

Niles, MI (USA) - 8 February 2012 - Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve announces the line-up of award-winning speakers and authors for its Annual Spring Garden Symposium on Saturday, March 24. These speakers show us how they use…

Chicago, IL (USA) – 8 February 2012 - Percipia Networks, a hospitality technology solutions provider headquartered in Chicago, recently expanded its North American sales team. Beginning February 1, 2012, Jennifer Sullivan joins Percipia…

Parksville, BC (Canada) - 7 February 2012 – Canada EH Tourism has embarked on an aggressive marketing campaign expanding the EH Tourism brand into Central, Eastern and Atlantic Canada. With the Official Launch of the SaskatchewanEH.ca…

Berlin, (Germany) - 7 February 2012 – Messe Berlin (Singapore), organizer of ITB Asia, “The Trade Show for the Asian Travel Market,” has announced that this year’s show will take place at The Sands Expo and Convention Center, Marina Bay…

London, (UK) - 7 February 2012 - World Travel Market (WTM) 2011 has been voted UK inbound’s Industry Event of the Year at the association’s annual convention Gala Dinner for the second year in succession. The awards, which took place at…