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El Segundo, CA (USA) - 27 January 2012 – Travcoa, the world leader in luxury travel, is pleased to present the Tour d’Élégance, the definitive France experience for fashionistas, foodies, and luxury travel connoisseurs. As one of Travcoa’s…

Seattle, WA (USA) - 27 January 2012 – Windstar Cruises, which operates a fleet of three luxury sailing yachts that explore hidden harbors and secluded coves of the world’s most treasured destinations, unveils renderings for Wind Star and…

Hyde Park, NY (USA) - 28 January 2012 – As part of the college's mission to provide cutting-edge education and to advance new understanding of food and flavor, The Culinary Institute of America has launched a series of four new courses.…

Celebration, Fla. (USA) - 27 January 2012 – In 2013, Disney Cruise Line will offer new itineraries, including an expanded portfolio of European cruises with new destinations such as Venice, Italy, and the Greek Isles. In addition, Disney…

Las Cruces, New Mexico (USA) - 26 January 2012 - The sunny and mild weather of Las Cruces has gained the attention of the AARP as one of the Top 10 Great Sunny Places to Retire. las-cruces-new-mexicoThe AARP announced that Las Cruces is…

New York, NY (USA) - 26 January 2012 - In April, World Yacht will launch the Freedom Lunch Cruise. Sailing from Pier 81, on Manhattan's Upper West Side, the Saturday cruise will deliver guests to the 9/11 Memorial in lower Manhattan. While…

Khalifa City A, Abu Dhabi (UAE) - 26 January 2012 - The Government of Seychelles and Etihad Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding wherein Etihad will invest to acquire a 40 per cent stake in Air Seychelles Ltd as part of a…

McLean, Va. (USA) - 25 January 2012 - Hilton Worldwide has become the fastest growing major hotel company, expanding its portfolio by 29 percent since June 2007 and surpassing its competitors in total rate of room growth. During this time,…

Orlando, Florida (USA) - 24 January 2012 — HR Academy, the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute’s master licensee in the Republic of Korea, has certified all of its staff members as Certified Guest Service Professionals (CGSP)…

Los Angeles, (USA) - 25 January 2012 — At the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), executives and companies responsible for the most influential hotel industry deals in 2011 were honored with prestigious ALIS awards. Nominees are…

Los Angeles, (USA) 25 January 2012 - Kicking off the New Year at this year's annual Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), Choice Hotels (NYSE: CHH) invites the lodging community to rediscover its flagship brand. The Comfort brand…

Atlanta, GA (USA) 25 January 2012 – The Rainmaker Group, the world leader in automated revenue management software and services to the gaming/hospitality and multifamily housing industries, appointed Tom Walker as Director of Sales for…

Boston, MA (USA) - 25 January 2012 – Embassy Suites Boston at Logan Airport is providing guests with a new 21st century amenity—a convenient digital signage total travel information center. The hotel installed an enhanced FlyteBoard display…

London, (UK) - 24 January 2012 – Marriott International announced it will open three new hotels in Sochi, Russia, site of the 2014 Winter Olympic games, under franchise agreements negotiated through NBB Development CJSC. The three hotels…

Los Angeles, (USA) - 24 January 2012--Fitness Ridge Worldwide, LLC, provider of award-winning wellness, fitness and weight-loss resort programs nationwide including The Biggest Loser Resorts, and Grand Heritage, premier owner-operator of…

Sioux Falls, S.D. (USA) - 24 January 2012 - Summit Hotel Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in the ownership of premium-branded hotels in the upscale and upper midscale segments, today announced the company…

Birmingham, Ala.(USA) - 23 January 2012 — RockBridge announced a preferred equity investment to recapitalize and reposition the 329-room, full-service Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham, Ala. (the “Wynfrey” or the “Hotel”). The Hotel will undergo…

North Palm Beach, FL (USA) – 24 January 2012 – Driftwood Hospitality Management is set for a busy start to the New Year. The company announced that its late-2011 expansion is continuing, adding two new properties already in the first month…

Arlington, Va. (USA) - 23 January 2012 - Interstate Hotels & Resorts, the largest U.S.-based global hotel management company, announced that it has acquired the 300-room Crowne Plaza Columbus North hotel through a joint venture with…

Powell, Ohio (USA) - 23 January 2012 – The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (CZA) has issued a Request for Proposal for Hotel Developers who are interested in the opportunity to develop, manage, and own a full-service hotel to be located on the…

Boston, (USA) - 23 January 2012 – Sage Hospitality and The Lightstone Group are pleased to announce the signing of a franchise license agreement with Hilton Worldwide for a new DoubleTree by Hilton hotel location in Danvers, Mass. Currently…

Orlando, Fla.(USA) - 24 January 2012 - AAA announced today the 126 lodgings and 53 restaurants that earned the AAA/CAA Five Diamond Award® designation for 2012. These select establishments represent just 0.3 percent of the total 59,000…

New York, (USA) - 22 January 2012 - Already a leader in hospitality in the United States and Canada, Loews Hotels & Resorts has a newly affirmed commitment to growth with more than $500 million in discretionary capital committed to the…

Warsaw, (Poland) - 22 January 2012 - Qualia Development, a subsidiary of Poland’s largest bank PKO Bank Polski, and Louvre Hotels Group, a major player in the hotel sector, today announced the signature of a strategic franchise partnership…

New York, (USA) – 23 January 2012 - Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) today announced five new hotels for EDITION, a luxury lifestyle hotel brand created in partnership with Ian Schrager. The company said that the brand is on track…

Minneapolis, (USA) - 22 January 2012 – Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company, and The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the world, today announced that they have established the Carlson Rezidor…

Bangkok, (Thailand) - 21 January 2012 - Exotissimo Travel, a leading Destination Management Company in Asia, has in its array of varying programs, a number of gastronomic experiences aimed at showcasing the region’s finest cuisine.…

Tumon, (Guam) - 21 January 2012 - In a first for the US, President Barack Obama today announced a national strategy on travel and tourism to boost travel in the United States. The US travel industry is a cornerstone of the US economy,…

Ghent, (Belgium) - 21 January 2012 - Online video production company, Timbooktwo, is pioneering a unique one-for-one business model: for every video they make for a tourism company, they produce a completely free video for a charity.…

Frankfurt, (Germany) - 21 January 2012 - Organizers of IMEX in Frankfurt, together with research partners, Fast Future Research, are inviting students from all over the world to enter a prestigious new essay competition as part of its…

Los Angeles, California (USA) - 21 January 2012 - Green Globe announced Madinah Mövenpick Hotel has been certified for its sustainable operation and management. The Madinah Mövenpick Hotel is located south of the Holy Mosque, and besides it…

Tumon, (Guam) - 20 January 2012 - The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) is inviting professional and amateur triathletes in the Philippines to join in the 2012 XTERRA Guam Championship Off-Road Triathlon. The annual XTERRA Guam race is set for…

Bangkok, Thailand - 20 January 2012 - Two high-profile resorts have joined Golf In A Kingdom, Asia's premier golf destination marketing program. Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort on the holiday island of Phuket and Veranda Resort &…

Singapore, (Singapore) - 20 January 2012 - Following a global brand push in 2011 to breathe new life into Singapore’s pioneering hospitality brand and mark its growing presence in key international markets, multi-awarded Meritus…

Miami, FL (USA) - 19 January 2012 – The Antigua Hotels & Tourist Association (AH&TA) have signed an agreement with Regatta Travel Solutions to launch BookAntiguaNow.com. Regatta has launched similar projects in Puerto Rico,…

Stamford, Conn (USA) - 19 January 2012 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. today announced plans to introduce its popular Westin brand to Cleveland, Ohio. The Westin Cleveland Convention Center will open in summer 2013 in a…

Irving, Texas (USA) - 18 January 2012 - Huntington Hotel Group is proud to announce the management of a dual-branded hotel project - the Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood Suites by Hilton® Jacksonville Downtown Southbank. Huntington…

Tyumen, (Russia) - 18 January 2012 - Best Western International, the World's Biggest Hotel Family®, continues its global expansion with the addition of the company's first Plus hotel in Russia, the BEST WESTERN PLUS® Spasskaya Hotel, in the…

Brussels, (Belgium) - 18 January 2012 - The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide, and Al Jassim Group announce Hotel Missoni Doha. The unique luxury lifestyle hotel will be exclusively designed by Rosita…

Chicago, IL (USA) — 18 January 2012 - Hyatt Regency McCormick Place announced today that the first phase of a multi-million dollar expansion and renovation has begun. The hotel’s owner, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA),…

Dubai, (UAE) - 19 January 2012 - Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, has signed a management agreement with PT Asia Pasifik Properti to operate a luxury resort on the island of Bali,…

Houston, Texas (USA) - 19 January 2012 — Whiteboard Labs, a leading travel industry CRS (Central Reservation System) and application development firm, today announced that Sceptre Hospitality Resources will migrate their 600-plus hotels to…

Manchester, (UK) - 19 January 2012 – DoubleTree by Hilton today announced two former Mint Hotels have officially joined the upscale, full-service hotel brand and are now welcoming guests as the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester-Piccadilly and…

Quarry Bay, (Hong Kong) - 18 January 2012 - Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts today announced its ‘Sustainable Seafood Policy’ including the commitment to cease serving shark fin in all of its operated restaurants as well as accepting new…

Kowloon, (Hong Kong) - January 18, 2012 - International luxury hotel operator, Langham Hospitality Group has signed a management agreement with Xiamen Huiguangyuan Langham Place Hotel Management Co Ltd for Langham Place, Xiamen which is set…

Rockleigh, NJ (USA) - January 18, 2012 – The newly expanded Kalahari Resort Convention Center in Ohio is more than a great place to have a meeting, it's a benchmark for how new audio/video technology can best be applied in area businesses.…

Waterford, CT (USA) - January 18, 2012 - Waterford Hotel Group joined the Amherst College in opening The Lord Jeffery Inn in Amherst, MA after an extensive renovation. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to mark the grand reopening of the…

London, (UK) - January 18, 2012 - Marriott International, Inc. celebrated the grand opening of the 107-room Residence Inn Edinburgh, the first Residence Inn branded property in the United Kingdom. The hotel, operated by Marriott…

Miami, FL (USA) - January 18, 2012 – Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach has been accepted as a new member of The Leading Hotels of the World, the largest luxury hospitality organization in the world, whose mission is to curate and…

Scottsdale, Arizona (USA)- January 18, 2012 - Enchantment Group has been awarded the management contract of ZaSpas and will begin enhancing and overseeing the luxury spa operations at Hotel ZaZa in Dallas and Houston. Focused on creating…