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Madrid (Spain) - 5 August 2012 - Since 2003, the UNWTO Ulysses Prize and Awards have honored those individuals and tourism initiatives that have made a significant contribution to the advancement of tourism through knowledge creation and…

Singapore (Singapore) - 5 August 2012 - MCI has entered into a long-term partnership with Messe Berlin (Singapore) to develop a high-level conference program targeted at Corporate MICE buyers, to be held concurrently with ITB Asia, “The…

Jakarta, (Indonesia) - 5 August 2012 - For the second consecutive year, Tourism Indonesia Mart&Expo (TIME) will be held in Bandar Lampung, the capital of Lampung province on the southern tip of Sumatra, on October 9-12, 2012 at Graha…

Bangkok (Thailand) - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced the promotion of Ms. “Mam" Puangthip Chotipantawanon as Director of Operations effective August 1 reporting to Chief Operating Officer Ms. Sheila Leong. Mam is…

Glen Cove, New York (USA) - 4 August 2012 - The I.A.C.C.-certified Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center, one of the nation’s first dedicated conference center hotels, has been named one of the best meeting properties in the United…

London (United Kingdom) - 2 August 2012 - World Travel Market (WTM), the leading global event for the travel industry, is inviting the industry’s most senior buyers to apply for WTM Meridian Club membership for WTM 2012. WTM Meridian…

Port of Spain, Trinidad (Trinidad & Tobago) – 31 July 2012 – The Trinidad Hotels Restaurants and Tourism Association (THRTA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Hassel Thom as the new incoming president of the association. In his…

Chevy Chase, MD (USA) - 30 July 2012 - The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., the leader in luxury hospitality, has announced the brand's first hotel in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), marking another step in the group's expansion in Asia. The…

Charlottesville, Virginia (USA) - 31 July 2012 – Regatta Travel Solutions announced today that it will integrate its booking engine for CVBs with Google Hotel Finder. The launch of Google’s Hotel Finder has generated a significant amount of…

Bangkok (Thailand) - 29 July 2012 - Centara Hotels&Resorts, Thailand's leading hotel company with properties at all the main destinations throughout the kingdom and a growing portfolio elsewhere in Asia, is expanding fast. The…

London, England (UK) - 29 July 2012 - The Kenya Tourist Board UK and Ireland is preparing to celebrate Kenya as part of their Tourism Program to be held from Saturday, August 4 to Monday, August 6, 2012 at the Kenya National House in…

Frankfurt (Germany) - 29 July 2012 - The IMEX Group has published an extended Executive Summary of its new global meetings and events industry research study, the Power of 10 - conducted by Fast Future Research. Responding to one of the…

Bangkok (Thailand) – 28 July 2012 - Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok announces the 13th annual World Gourmet Festival, set to take place at the Hotel from September 3 to 9, 2012. Since its inception, the Festival has grown in prominence to…

Atlanta, GA (USA) – 28 July 2012 – Atlanta-based Hotel Equities (www.hotelequities.com) recently announced the opening of the 129-room Wyndham Garden Duluth hotel after the firm renovated and converted a former Holiday Inn property. The…

Austin, Texas (USA) — 26 July 2012 - Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) recently established an official presence in India with the charter of a new chapter, the HFTP India Chapter. The new chapter is designed to…

New York (USA) - 25 July 2012 - Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, Emirates Airline, and United Airlines have been named best in class by readers of Frequent Business Traveler (www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com), an…

Miami, FL (USA) - 24 July 2012 – On Saturday July 28, Miami-Dade Transit Authority will officially open its newest Metrorail station at the Miami International Airport, providing a direct route for passengers going from the airport to the…

Cape Town (South Africa) - 22 July 2012 - Tourism and technology have always made for good bedfellows, particularly when it comes to the use of social media platforms and mobile phone enablement. When travel went online, it experienced…

Phuket (Thailand) - 21 July 2012 – Outrigger Hotels and Resorts Asia Pacific has appointed Mr Chris Adams as General Manager of the Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort and Villas, effective immediately. Before joining Outrigger, Adams was…

Los Angeles, CA (USA) - 21 July 2012 — Amy Commans joins Luxe Hotels today as the new General Manager of the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel, bringing with her over 26 years of hospitality industry experience. Commans has received multiple…

Boston (USA) - 21 July 2012 - Sonesta International Hotels Corporation today announced a new extended stay hotel, the 102-room Sonesta ES Suites Flagstaff. Scheduled to come under Sonesta management on August 10, 2012, the hotel is…

Washington (USA) - 20 July 2012 – For 2011, the U.S. lodging industry posted pre-tax profits of $21.6 billion – up from $18 billion in 2010 – and $137.5 billion in sales – up from $127.7 billion in 2010, according to the American Hotel…

Ocean City, Md. (USA) - 20 July 2012 – Executives at Real Hospitality Group (RHG), one of the nation’s largest third party hotel management firms, announced the launch of their Corporate Responsibility platform. Recently, RHG become the…

Vail, CO (USA) - 20 July 2012 - Resort Data Processing, Inc., A provider of quality property management software for hotels, condos, vacation rentals, and timeshare resorts, is proud to announce the opening of an additional regional sales…

Sarasota, Fla. (USA) - 19 July 2012 – Destination marketer Miles has been selected to be the new interactive services agency of record for the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), creating marketing solutions for Georgia.org…

McLean, Va. (USA) - 18 July 2012 - Generational use of spas, the overall impact of spas on hotels and the increasing significance of the male spa-goer are among key topics discussed in “Emerging Global Spa Trends,” a new Hilton Blue Paper…

Orlando, Fla. (USA) - 18 July 2012 – Hospitality software solution company Intelity announced a partnership with PAR Springer-Miller’s SpaSoft® Spa and Activity Management system. With the first deployment expected in September, Intelity's…

New York (USA) - 18 July 2012 ― Travel Tripper, the leading global provider of direct distribution solutions for hotels, announced today that it is seeing very strong booking activity from its email retargeting initiative on recapturing…

Dallas (USA) - 18 July 2012 – Pegasus Solutions has named industry veteran Michael O’Connell senior vice president, distribution and demand sales. O’Connell is returning to Pegasus after more than four years away to focus on channel and…

McLean, Va. (USA) - 17 July 2102 - To provide authentic, personalized service from the moment guests book their trip through the time they depart, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts has announced a new initiative called True Waldorf…

New York City (USA) - 16 July 2012 - Loews Hollywood Hotel is pleased to announce the appointment of Charlie Hines as Managing Director. With more than 30 years of hotel management experience, Hines takes the helm at Loews Hotels’ newest…

Coral Springs, Florida (USA) - 16 July 2012 - Americas Best Value Inn® continued its unsurpassed growth with the addition of 11 new properties in June for a total of 32 during the second quarter of 2012. With its innovative brand…

Ardmore (Ireland) - 15 July 2012 - The Cliff House Hotel is tucked away at the Irish coast, only two and a half hours by car away from Dublin. Nestled into the green of nature, it offers guests unrestricted views over the sea and the…

Bangkok (Thailand) - 15 July 2012 - Sabre Holdings has joined members of the travel and tourism industry to fight sexual exploitation of children by becoming the 8th approved member to sign the Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct (The…

Madrid (Spain) - 15 July 2012 - The eleventh meeting of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics closed in Rome, Italy, on July 13, with calls to make “Safe Coastal Tourism” a priority in coastal destinations worldwide. The committee heard…

Bangkok (Thailand) - 15 July 2012 - Activity International, one of the largest international exchange organizations in the Netherlands, signed the Child Protection Code on June 5, 2012. Activity International is specialized in organizing…

Greenwich, Conn. (USA) - 14 July 2012 - Wheelock Street Capital announced today that affiliates of Wheelock Street have acquired the Marriott Pleasanton, a full service lodging facility located in the San Francisco/East Bay market of…

Wetumpka, Ala. (USA) - 14 July 2012 - Plans were unveiled today to turn Wetumpka's Creek Casino into a deluxe resort that will attract tourists from around the country to the picturesque river town outside of Montgomery. PCI Gaming…

Stowe, VT (USA) — 13 July 2012 — PAR Springer-Miller Systems, Inc. (PSMS) --- a wholly owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PAR) and a leading provider of guest-centric hospitality management systems – announces their move…

Hong Kong (Hong Kong) - 12 July 2012 - Marriott International has signed an agreement with Weligama Hotel Properties Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of East West Properties PLC, to open a hotel in Sri Lanka, the Weligama Bay Marriott Resort…

Palm Beach, Fla. (USA) - 12 July 2012 — Officials of Island Hospitality Management, LLC, one of the nation’s largest hotel management companies, today announced that it has added seven new contracts to its management portfolio. The…

New York, NY (USA) – 12 July 2012- HeBS Digital, the leading hotel digital marketing and direct online strategy firm for the hospitality industry, is proud to announce that President & CEO Max Starkov will present during EyeforTravel’s…

Park City, Utah (USA) – 11 July 2012 - GCommerce Solutions, an interactive agency focused on providing digital marketing services to hospitality and travel clients worldwide, is proud to debut their Dynamic Targeting modules. This…

Long Beach, Calif. (USA) - 13 July 2012 - In an effort to share best business practices and inspire differentiation in the meeting and events environment, PSAV® Presentation Services is unveiling The Inspiration Café website, an online…

Toronto (Canada) - 11 July 2012 - Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has signed a long term management agreement with the owners of Bilila Lodge, a resort in the Serengeti National Park, and is now operating the property, which will be…

Boca Raton, Fla. (USA) – 11 July 2012 - Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, The Broadmoor, the longest consecutive winner of both a Forbes Five Star and AAA Five-Diamond rating, gives travelers an exceptional experience with every stay.…

Orlando, Fla. (USA) - 10 July 2012 – When the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto is unveiled as the brand's new flagship hotel on October 5, Intelity’s ICE (Interactive Customer Experience™) Touch guest self-service technology will be on iPads in…

Brooklyn, NY (USA) - 8 July 2012 - The Nomading Film Festival (NoFF) is providing an unmatched experience at this year’s 2nd annual summer travel film festival. On June 23, 2012, a lucky attendee at the festival will win a 3-day Labor Day…

Col. Juarez, Del. Cuauthemoc (Mexico) - 8 July 2012 - The Traveling Beetle air-cools its engines and travelers as they journey through Mexico. Mexico City, June 26, 2012. If your idea of a great vacation is the freedom of the open road,…

Singapore (Singapore) - 8 July 2012 - CapitaLand’s wholly-owned serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited, has launched mobile versions of its three brand websites as well as an online chat facility on its brand websites to…