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London, (United Kingdom) - 19 March 2012 - April sees Pincho Week arrive to the northern region of Navarra in Spain, a gourmet treat for any lover of Spanish food and animated cities. The pincho (or pintxo) is a local version of the tapa,…

Clayton, NC (USA) - 19 March 2012 - Geneva Raye Hayden of Triple R Travel has been designated as a Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Master Cruise Counselor after recently completing the organization’s certification…

London (United Kingdom) - 17 March 2012 - Brazil is Latin America’s fastest-growing travel and tourism economy; with travel and tourism’s direct contribution to GDP, it is forecast to grow at 7.8 percent in 2012. Research released by…

New York, NY (USA) - 16 March 2012 - On Thursday, March 22, 2012, a high-level tourism delegation from Zimbabwe will give a press conference about “Destination Zimbabwe,” the host of ATA’s 37th Annual World Congress from May 18-22, 2012.…

New York, NY (USA) - 15 March 2012 - At a time when the average price of gas is over $4 in California, travelers are increasingly looking for clever ways to save while still indulging their wanderlust. offMetro.com, the Internet’s premier…

Templeton, CA (USA) - 12 March 2012 - Mental Marketing and TJA Advertising & Public Relations, two leading California Central Coast marketing, advertising and public relations agencies, have been recognized by the California Tourism and…

Nantucket Island, Massachusetts (USA) – 10 March 2012 - Mark and Gwenn Snider, owners of the family-friendly, award-winning Winnetu Oceanside Resort on Martha's Vineyard, are delighted to announce that the historic Nantucket Hotel &…

London (United Kingdom) - 9 March 2012 - Travel and tourism is set for a milestone year as the industry’s direct contribution to the global economy is expected to pass US$2 trillion in GDP and 100 million jobs. According to research by…

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…

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…

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”…

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…

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…

New Orleans (USA) - 1 March 2012 - La Quinta Inns & Suites announced its expansion into Colombia, its fourth country outside the United States and second in South America, in a continuation of its aggressive international growth…

New Orleans (USA) - 28 February 2012 – According to a study conducted by Smith Travel Research, La Quinta grew faster than any other select service brand in the years 2001-2011, growing more than 166% in that period. In the same period, its…

Madrid, (Spain) - 24 February 2012 - UNWTO events at this year’s ITB Travel Trade Show include a high-level session on tourism trends in the Mediterranean, the Silk Road Ministers’ meeting, a session on consumer protection, and a meeting of…

Krlupy, (Czech Republic) - 21 February 2012 - There are many ways how to discover Lisbon. People can buy a tourist guide and travel alone around the city. Another option is to pay for a tourist bus or buy some excursion package. But there…

New York, NY (USA) - 21 February 2012 - A dedicated golf travel iPad application for South Africa – the first of its kind for the country – has been launched by Giltedge Golf&Sport, a division of luxury travel group, Giltedge Travel.…

London, (UK) - 20 February 2012 - London open top bus tours give you far more freedom to discover London on your own terms than other types of tours, and this is what makes a hop on hop off experience so distinctive. There are so many…

Toronto, (Canada) - 20 February 2012 - The global campaign that proclaimed an end to the Tourist Era revealed the faces that will grace G Adventures’ 2013 brochures. From more than 1000 entries, twenty finalists were identified, and the…

Hanoi, (Vietnam) - 19 February 2012 - Luxury Travel Ltd specialises in tailor-made tours for clients who are looking for something special. Travellers who wish to experience the best of Cambodia can book their 12-day Cambodia tour which…

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…

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, (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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

San Antonio, TX (USA) - 6 February 2012 - Building on its commitment for optimizing the experience of the traveler, France Cruises is offering complimentary pre- and post-cruise Land Tours in the most popular French cities when customers…

Toronto, (Canada) - 5 February 2012 - Singles Awareness Day (S.A.D.), a holiday introduced to recognize the unattached, and commonly celebrated on February 14 alongside Valentine’s Day, is just around the corner. Recognizing the large…

Ipswich, (United Kingdom) - 5 February 2012 - Matt Grimes, Director of Planning for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said: “I am delighted that Boudicca will be operating two exciting itineraries from Belfast Harbour in 2013. This is great news…

London, (UK) - 5 February 2012 - Independent Travel Contractors, launches the UK’s first agency focussing solely on providing contract and product solutions for the travel industry. The company offers tour operators, villa specialists,…

New Delhi, (India ) - 4 February 2012 - According to Mr. Mahiraj Singh, CEO of Majestic Tour India, “Badrinath shrine is going to reopen for year 2012 on April 29 and Chardham Yatra will start at same month as well”. He further stated “We…

New York, NY (USA) - 4 February 2012 - NYU invites your participation with the global leaders in lodging development, investment, and finance at the 34th Annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference in New York City.…

London, England (UK) - 2 February 2012 - From whence precisely does the concept of Valentine’s Day derive? The answer to this question is indistinct and vague; there is not a singular and straightforward explanation behind Valentine’s Day.…

London, England (UK) - 3 February 2012 - World Travel Awards (WTA), “the Oscars of the travel industry,” is issuing a call to those organizations that aspire to be the best in their sector to participate in its 2012 program. Established…

Tumon, (Guam) - 3 February 2012 - The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) attended the Los Angeles Travel & Adventure show in Long Beach, California, on January 14-15, 2012 to promote the tropical island destination of Guam. The Los Angeles…

Grapevine, TX (USA) - 2 February 2012 - In its latest quarterly vote, guests of the Grapevine Wine Tours chose Homestead Winery as the city’s “Most Outstanding Winery” and La Buena Vida’s Red Headed Stepchild Sangria its “Most Outstanding…

Miami, FL (USA) - 2 February 2012 - Travelpro, the original inventor of Rollaboard luggage and a leader in innovative, high-quality luggage design, announces its “2012 Valentine’s Travel Gift Guide” to celebrate the special day with its…

Harrisburg, PA (USA) - 1 February 2012 - We are definitely in the information age—and that means success will come to those of us with the most (and best) information. Allow us to introduce a book that can put valuable information into the…

New York, NY (USA) - 31 January 2012 - Travel website owners now have the option to use a hosted version of the MyTravelToolbox.com platform or use the API and receive MTT data via XML. The MyTravelToolbox.com Travel API provides a…

Los Angeles, CA (USA) - 31 January 2012 - The first global report from WTW, the 4WR: Wellness for Whom, Where and What? Wellness Travel 2020 Full Report is a research report presenting the biggest opportunities in wellness tourism…

Hanoi, (Vietnam) - 31 January 2012 - Luxury Travel Company revamps its website for Germany, launches brochure and attends ITB Berlin 2012 in their campaign to attract luxury German travelers to Vietnam. ITB Berlin is the world’s leading…

Scottsdale, Arizona (USA) – 31 January 2012 - Not many industries are as focused on straightforward sales presentations as that of timeshare resorts. The stakes are high and there is as a great need to close every individual sale, as there…

Banff, (Canada) - 30 January 2012 - John Purcell, founder and owner of Banff Hotels, aims to provide travelers with a one-stop shop for finding hotels and accommodations in Banff, Canada. When the .travel domain came to be, he knew that…

Tumon, (Guam) - 30 January 2012 - Iwo Jima war veterans will meet on Guam for a Reunion of Honor on March 10-12, 2012. The reunion is being arranged and promoted by the Iwo Jima Association of America. The participants will room at…

Singapore, (Singapore) - 29 January 2012 - The Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 is now flying to Frankfurt and New York, with the inaugural Singapore – Frankfurt – New York service having departed Singapore shortly after midnight. With…