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Atlanta (USA) - April 5,2013 — As part of its unwavering commitment to serve discerning travelers and luxury hospitality providers worldwide, Forbes Travel Guide announces the launch of its Global Star Rating Program (GSRP). The GSRP allows…

Toronto (Canada) - March 18, 2013 - As the world prepares to recognize the first ever International Day of Happiness on March 20, a day established by the United Nations General Assembly, a new poll reveals how travel factors into happiness…

Cape Town (South Africa) - March 5, 2013 - Mr. Michael Mabuyakhulu, the South African Kwazulu-Natal Minister for Economic Development and Tourism, invited Ministers from Africa to stand with South Africa as they made their bid to…

Madrid (Spain) - March 3, 2013 - UNWTO events at ITB Travel Trade Show 2013 include the 3rd Silk Road Ministers’ meeting, a session on consumer protection, and a meeting of the World Tourism Network on Child Protection, as well as the first…

Los Angeles (USA) - February 27, 2013 — Forbes Travel Guide today unveiled its 55th announcement of Five-Star, Four-Star and Recommended hospitality establishments worldwide, including eighteen new hotels, five new restaurants and four new…

Washington, D.C. – New York City based South African Arts International, Ltd. is proud to announced that the Republic of Equatorial Guinea has been selected for the 2012 Convener of the Year. This newly awarded accolade is being bestowed…

Male (Maldives) - December 17, 2012 - The World Travel Awards finished their 2012 tour with a lavish event at recently opened The Oberoi Gurgaon, New Delhi, in India, on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. The final Awards Gala was held to…

Washington, DC (USA) - December 17, 2012 - The travel experts behind the Emmy-winning PBS TV show, Equitrekking, and popular companion website Equitrekking.com, have launched a brand new Equitrekking Travel Deals page featuring exclusive…

New York, New York (USA) – December 12, 2012 - Agencies with discerning clients looking for custom luxury experiences at the world’s most sought-after sporting events will be happy to discover Roadtrips, a recognized leader in the sports…

Washington, D.C. (USA) - December 11, 2012 – David Huether, senior vice president of economics and research at the U.S. Travel Association, provides analysis on today's Labor Department report that the unemployment rate was 7.7 percent for…

Nakhon Ratchasima (Thailand) - November 30, 2012 - Nearly 100 travel agents and media from 11 Asia-Pacific countries are to convene in one of Thailand’s most famous national parks between November 26-28 for the first such travel mart…

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,…

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.…

(United States) - November 5, 2012 - The concept of “local travel” is still sometimes misunderstood. Many people think it refers to travel that is focused on the area right around one’s home base, in contrast to “global travel” that targets…

Pisa (Italy) - November 1, 2012 - The global financial and economic crisis clearly has not dampened people’s desire to travel. According to the consultancy IPK International and the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), despite economically…

London (United Kingdom) - October 28, 2012 - Travel Channel International announced its partnership with World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, as opening ceremony sponsor for 2012. As part of the deal,…

London (United Kingdom) - October 25, 2012 - World Travel Market (WTM), the leading global event for the travel industry, is showcasing a world first with Palladium Hotel Group’s (formerly Fiesta Hotel Group) innovative biometric and…

Barcelona (Spain) - October 21, 2012 - EIBTM 25 is delighted to announce that they will be joining forces with Air Charter Travel once again for EIBTM's 2012 Hosted Buyer Program. Air Charter Travel has been flying the exclusive Hosted…

Quinta Do Lago (Portugal) - October 9, 2012 - Europe’s travel elite have walked off with top honors at a World Travel Awards (WTA) ceremony hosted at the new Conrad Algarve on Saturday, October 6, 2012. Lufthansa, Kempinski…

Bangalore (India) - October 2, 2012 - AxisRooms, a hotel inventory distribution company, recently partnered with Splendia, HotelTravel.com, Travelocity, and Hotels4u (a Thomas Cook Group). The company’s market presence in the hotel…

New York, NY (USA) - October 1, 2012 – HeBS Digital is proud to be the recipient of two 2012 Travel Weekly Magellan Awards, recognizing HeBS Digital for their innovative and industry-leading website design and multichannel marketing…

London (United Kingdom) - September 22, 2012 - Europe’s most successful travel brands are set to be acknowledged at a red-carpet ceremony hosted by World Travel Awards (WTA) at the brand new Conrad Algarve on October 6, 2012. Key…

London (UK) - September 6, 2012 - African elephant and rhinoceros, mercilessly and illegally being poached to near extinction, are the focus of this year’s WTM World Responsible Tourism Day Opening Ceremony in London on Wednesday, November…

Bangkok (Thailand) - August 16, 2012 - The countries of ASEAN are now implementing a clear road map to achieve the tourism objectives of the ASEAN Economic Community, due 2015. There will be a new 'ASEAN for ASEAN' campaign and special…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Washington, D.C. (USA) - 27 June 2012 – CEOs representing the nation's top travel destinations gathered in Washington, D.C., June 25-26 for the U.S. Travel Association's inaugural Destination CEO Roundtable, a forum for CEOs from leading…

New York, NY (USA) - 11 June 2012 - The Africa Travel Association, the world’s leading travel industry trade association promoting tourism to Africa, held its 37th Annual Congress in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, May 18-22, 2012. More than 500…

Boca Raton, Florida (USA) - 6 June 2012 - Cendyn, a full-service agency specializing in turnkey solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, is proud to announce the launch of a new website for La Posada de Santa Fe, an AAA Four…

Bangkok (Thailand) - may 24, 2012 - Since 1997, Asia World Enterprise has welcomed visitors from all over the world to Thailand and South East Asia, becoming one of the most trusted, reliable and efficient Destination Management Companies…

Bangkok (Thailand) - May 24, 2012 – The tourism debate at the World Economic Forum on East Asia will take place in Bangkok on May 30. The deliberations will tell us how serious the tourism industry in the Mekong region and Asean is about…

London (United Kingdom) - 20 May 2012 - The travel and tourism industry in the Americas region is three times the size of automotive manufacturing and roughly one-third larger than chemicals manufacturing and mining. This is according to…

Hanoi (Vietnam) - 14 May 2012 - Travel website is helping travelers to book various luxury deals for Vietnam summer holidays and accepts last minutes bookings. Luxury Travel Ltd announces their travel website is helping travelers save upt…

London (United Kingdom) - 13 May 2012 - A hassle-free visa application process is one of the main factors destinations need to consider to increase Chinese outbound visitor arrivals, WTM Vision Conference-Shanghai delegates heard this week.…

Pfortzheim (Germany) - May 8, 2012 - The often laborious process of searching for flights, hotels and holidays over the internet could be significantly streamlined thanks to a new search engine that has been developed to make it quicker and…

Orlando, Florida (USA) - 29 April 2012 - Travel Exchange, the 2013 trade show that combines NTA's annual Convention with the United Motorcoach Association's EXPO, is an innovative collaboration that increases business opportunities for…

Bangkok (Thaialnd) - 26 April 2012 - Dusit Thani Bangkok will be partnering up with Web in Travel to host the WITX-Women in Travel conference on Friday, 27 April, 2012. With an increasingly active online population in Thailand – up to…

Denver, CO (USA) - 23 April 2012 - Colorado trip information providers, Precise Travel has just announced that they have discovered discounted holiday packages for vacationers that are looking for hot deals on destinations around the world.…

Seattle, WA (USA) - 17 April 2012 - Bring on the coffee! The specialty tour operator and travel agency SouthAmerica.travel is moving into the Pioneer Square neighborhood of downtown Seattle, Washington this April 2012. The new Seattle…

London (United Kingdom) - 14 April 2012 - World Travel Awards (WTA), the “Oscars of the travel industry,” has announced plans to host its first ceremony in Kenya, reflecting the African nation’s continuing evolution into a world-class…

Toronto, (Canada) 8 April 2012 - Bruce Poon Tip, founder of the leading small-group adventure travel company G Adventures, has been named an inductee in the Social Venture Network (SVN) Hall of Fame in the Workplace Champions category.…

Cairo, (Egypt) - 9 April 2012 - Day 01: From Cairo To Bahariya Oasis An overnight adventure excursion with private air-conditioned vehicle and personal expert guide to Bahariya Oasis which is 360 kilometers south west of Cairo. Once you…

Bangkok (Thailand) - 6 April 2012 - The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), Taylor’s University (Division of Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts), and the PATA Education and Training Committee will hold a full-day PATA Youth…

London (United Kingdom) - 5 April 2012 - World Travel Awards (WTA), the “Oscars of the travel industry,” has announced it will host its Grand Final Gala Ceremony 2012 at The Oberoi, Gurgaon, New Delhi capital region, India, on December 12,…

New York, NY (USA) - The Africa Travel Association (ATA) announced today that registration is now open for the 37th Annual World Congress, to be held from May 18-22, in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, one of the world’s top natural wonders and…

London, (United Kingdom) - 30 March 2012 - World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, is delighted to announce another high-profile speaker to join the line up for WTM Vision Conference-London on April 19, 2012.…

Washington, DC (USA) - 29 March 2012 – The U.S. Travel Association today announced support for the Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and…

New York, NY (USA) - 28 March 2012 - Travel Tripper Inc, the leading provider of direct hotel distribution solutions, announced today that its booking engine RezTripTM now supports multilingual capabilities. RezTripTM is available in six…