Four Seasons Hotel Beirut has packaged the perfect Valentine’s gift for guests to surprise their loved ones with this February.Continue Reading...
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Friday, 31 January 2014
Relive the Romance with the Valentine Package at Four Seasons Hotel Beirut
Four Seasons Hotel Beirut has packaged the perfect Valentine’s gift for guests to surprise their loved ones with this February.Continue Reading...
Mum’s the Word This Mother’s Day at Four Seasons Hotel Dublin
This
year, why not create unforgettable memories and celebrate Mothers
Day at Four Seasons Hotel Dublin on Sunday, March 30, 2014?Continue Reading...
New Bermuda tourism CEO wants to hard-sell island
“Let’s focus on the culture and people of Bermuda.”.That was the call Thursday from the man, William A Hanbury, charged with turning around the tourism industry.
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Embassy Suites Elizabeth-Newark Airport Opens in Time for the Biggest Football Game of the Year
Embassy
Suites Hotels, the Hilton Worldwide brand of upscale all-suite hotels,
today announced the opening of Embassy Suites Elizabeth-Newark Airport,
a new-build hotel with 189 two-room guest suites, three all-purpose
meeting spaces and the convenience of easy access to both Newark Liberty
International Airport and New York City.Continue Reading...
Allocated Seats On All Ryanair Flights
Ryanair,
Europe’s favourite low fares airline, today (31 Jan) confirmed that
from tomorrow all Ryanair flights will operate with allocated seats,
allowing all Ryanair customers to choose their preferred seats in
advance.Continue Reading...
HBAA increases venue membership with The Auction House and Kensington Close Hotel
The HBAA has extended its venue membership with conference venue, The Auction House and Kensington Close Hotel.The Auction House is a conference, events and wedding venue based in Luton. The venue offers a selection of meeting and conferencing solutions in spacious rooms, equipped with facilities to accommodate any business needs.
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Virgin Trains named as official shirt sponsor of Carlisle United
Virgin
Trains has been revealed as the official shirt sponsor and travel
partner of Carlisle United. The two-year deal with the club will see the
famous Virgin Trains brand placed on all first team kits for the
2014/15 and 2015/16 season after it was used on the training kits during
this season.Continue Reading...
CN train conductors’ union in Canada advises that tentative labour agreements failed ratification
CN
said today that the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference – Conductors,
Trainpersons and Yardpersons (TCRC-CTY) has advised the Company that the
tentative labour agreements negotiated with the union in October 2013
have failed to ratify.Continue Reading...
London Luton Airport charity partnership tops £100k
A
two year partnership between London Luton Airport and Sue Ryder has now
‘landed safely’ and has been heralded as a resounding success.Continue Reading...
2nd State Tourism Office to Get Tourism’s Top Accreditation: Louisiana’s Office of Tourism
Nebraska’s
state tourism office declared its accreditation. Louisiana’s Office of
Tourism is the second state tourism office to get the industry’s top
accreditation, says Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne. The accreditation comes from
the Washington, D.C. based Destination Marketing Association
International. The association’s program recognizes tourism and
convention bureaus for resourceful work. It has standards in 16 areas
for instance marketing, technology, visitor services and destination
development.Continue Reading... http://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/2nd-state-tourism-office-to-get-tourisms-top-accreditation-louisianas-office-of-tourism/
Flood Hits Fiji’s Tourist Capital-Nadi
Fiji’s
tourist capital, Nadi, is hit by a severe rainstorm, thousands of
people are being requested to relocate to higher ground. According to
the Nadi Emergency Operation Centre, the Nadi River had broken its banks
in many places and large areas of the city of 43,000 are being flooded.Continue Reading...
British citizens in Bangkok cautioned to stay indoors on polling day to avoid protests
Britain
has warned its citizens in Bangkok to stay in their hotels when
Thailand goes to the polls on February 2, due to some possibility of
violence.Continue Reading...
International Handbook on Tourism and Peace launched by UNWTO and the Government of Austria
Providing
a unique overview of tourism as a tool in peace building and
reconciliation efforts, the International Handbook on Tourism and Peace
was launched with the support of the Ministry of Economy, Family and
Youth and the Ministry of European and International Affairs of Austria
(Vienna, Austria, 29 January 2014).Continue Reading...
Dredge spoil to be dumped in the Great Barrier Reef
The
federal Government of Australia will dump 3 million cubic meters of
dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef Park. The coal port at Abbot
Point, south of Townsville on the Queensland coast will source the
material.Continue Reading...
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants offers exciting packages for Valentine’s Day
Kimpton
Hotels & Restaurants is planning a warm celebration on Valentine’s
Day and is expecting a good turn up from couples to their award winning
properties.Continue Reading...
New Appointment: Wilann Thomas promoted to service representative in Aztec
Wilann
Thomas a customer service representative has been promoted to
supervisor of tourism and marketing at the Aztec Visitor Center. A
familiar face at the Center on Ash Street over the last three years,
Thomas, is an Aztec resident since 2001.Continue Reading...
Ginger Hotels brings its first hotel in Chandigarh
Ginger
Hotels, from Roots Corporation – a subsidiary of The Indian Hotels
Company Limited (IHCL), announced the launch of its first hotel in
Punjab at Chandigarh. Located at Industrial Area Phase I, the hotel is
easily accessible from key points in the city. Ginger Chandigarh was
inaugurated Mr. Ashish Gupta, Hind Inns and Hotels Ltd in the presence
of Mr. P.K Mohankumar, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer,
Roots Corporation Limited.Continue Reading...
Eurostar Introduces New Tickets to Six German Cities
Eurostar,
the high-speed passenger service linking London and mainland Europe has
today introduced a new ticket offering in partnership with German
high-speed rail operator, Deutsche Bahn. From today, tickets are
available to purchase to six popular cities in Germany – Aachen,
Cologne, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich.Continue Reading...
AEA regrets that the European Parliament’s Environment Committee favours airspace model
Today,
the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee
(ENVI) of the European Parliament (EP) adopted its report on the
proposal of the European Commission to amend the scope of the aviation
ETS. The Association of European Airlines (AEA) is disappointed that ‐
unlike the EP’s Transport and Tourism Committee (TRAN) and Industry,
Research and Energy Committee ‐ ENVI has ignored the global agreement
reached at the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s
(ICAO) Assembly in autumn last year.Continue Reading...
Metro Train Services to be Partially Curtailed at Two Metro stations on 29th January 2014
The
services of Delhi Metro will be partially curtailed at two Metro
stations on the 29th of January, 2014 as part of the security
arrangements for the Beating Retreat Ceremony as per the instructions of
Delhi Police.Continue Reading...
Air Link Continues to Assess Cobar and Mudgee Routes
The
Regional Express (Rex) Group has today announced that its subsidiary,
Air Link has received interim approval from Transport for NSW to operate
Regular Passenger Transport (RPT) services from Sydney to Cobar and
Mudgee through until 21 March 2014. This comesmore than a month after similar approval was awarded to QantasLink to operate interim services between Sydney and Moree.
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Allegiant announces new initiative with make-a-wish will donate $1 from every inflight purchase of wingz kids sanck pack
Allegiant
today announces a new initiative to support Make-A-Wish®, the charity
known for granting the wishes of children with life-threatening medical
conditions. Beginning February 1, 2014, Allegiant will donate $1 from
every inflight purchase of their Wingz Kids Snack Pack to Make-A-Wish®.
The airline will track the amount of snack packs purchased on each route
and will distribute the donations to purchasers’ local Make-A-Wish
chapters. This will be an ongoing program for Allegiant, which sold
approximately 90,000 snack packs in 2013.Continue Reading...
New White Paper on Personalizing The Attendee Experience
As
part of our ongoing commitment to helping event organizers maximize
their success, we have released a white paper dedicated to
‘Personalizing the Attendee Experience.’Continue Reading...
The University of Wisconsin Takes Top Honors at Deloitte FanTAXtic National Case Study Competition
The
University of Wisconsin’s five-student team won the Deloitte FanTAXtic
national tax case study competition, as well as $2,000 in scholarships
for each student on the winning team and a $10,000 institutional award.
Held earlier this month at Deloitte University’s landmark campus for
learning and leadership development, the Deloitte FanTAXtic finals
included nine teams from colleges and universities across the U.S. vying
for the top spot by working together to solve a complex, issues-driven
business tax case simulation.Continue Reading...
Deloitte Names USC Team Winners of First MBA Technology Innovation Challenge
A
team of four students from the University of Southern California
Marshall School of Business (USC) has been named winners of the
inaugural MBA Technology Innovation Challenge virtual case study
competition, sponsored by Deloitte and Target.Continue Reading...
Hersonissos provide better aid for bikers with their new brochures
Tourists
will now know exactly what to look for in the stunning destinations of
Cretan while cycling. The Municipality of Hersonissos recently produced a
new brochure for bike tours to give cyclists all they need to know
about the locale on their bikes.Continue Reading...
Deloitte Selects Janet Foutty as New Federal Leader
Deloitte
announced today that Janet Foutty, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
and Federal Consulting national managing director, will also take on the
role of Federal Practice leader. Foutty will now oversee the $1.4
billion Deloitte Federal Practice, which provides consulting, risk
advisory and financial advisory services to every cabinet-level agency
in the U.S. government, and has more than 7,350 dedicated professionals.Continue Reading...
MTT launches business traveller mobile app with global travel company BCD Travel
Mobile
Travel Technologies Ltd. (MTT), the pioneering mobile solutions
provider for the travel industry, has developed a new personalized
mobile travel app for global travel management company BCD Travel.
Called TripSource, the mobile app may be downloaded from the Apple App
Store in versions for U.S. and Canadian markets. Versions for other
countries, Android and mobile web are in the works.Continue Reading...
Cvent Receives Fifth Consecutive International Service Excellence Award
Cvent,
a leading cloud-based enterprise event management platform, today
announced that the company received its fifth consecutive International
Service Excellence Award from the Customer Service Institute of America
(CSIA). The company received the award in the Customer Focused
Innovations category. Cvent is being honored along with other companies
focused on customer service, such as Delta Airlines, Merrill Edge and
Wells Fargo.Continue Reading...
Bellingham Good Time Girls to Open Storefront Hub for Tours
Marissa
McGrath and Sara Holodnick, owners of The Good Times Girls walking
tours company inBellingham, have opened a permanent location for setting
up tours called the Bureau of Historical Investigation which is a tour
hub, gift and souvenir shop at 217 W. Holly in downtown Bellingham.
Their Grand Opening will be on February 1 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.Continue Reading...
9th Annual Travel & Adventure Show Presents Exciting Social Media Contest With Big Winnings
The
Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show has announced the details of
its new Facebook Vacation Photo Contest that offers three individuals
the opportunity to win great prizes. Facebook users simply have to
choose their favorite 2013 vacation photo, upload the file, and enter to
win. Participants are encouraged to alert friends and family to “vote
for” the photo he or she has submitted because the three photos that
garner the most qualifying votes will be the contest winners.Continue Reading...
ITB Berlin 2014 offers a meeting space for global travel industry bloggers
Companies
and international travel bloggers will be meeting at the second ITB
Berlin Bloggers Speed Dating event. Programs include lectures and
workshops on working with bloggers and the first ITB Berlin YouTube Film
Award will be announced with prize money worth 1,000 Euros for the most
creative entry.Continue Reading...
Cvent Launches New Crowdtorch Consumer Events Platform with Ticketing and Mobile Apps
Cvent,
a leading cloud-based enterprise event management platform, today
announced the launch of a new Audience Management Platform (AMP).
Marketed and sold through Cvent’s CrowdTorch, AMP is a new model in the
marketplace integrating online and box office ticketing, mobile apps,
custom websites, social marketing and fan engagement and insight tools.Continue Reading...
Tunisian Tourism Minister Amel Karboul resigns over Israel fiasco
After facing much criticism and questions being raised on her relationship with the Jewish country Israel due to her visit to the country in 2006, Tunisian Tourism Minister Amel Karboul submitted her resignation to the Prime Minister Mahdi Jomaa.
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Stars of Yorkshire Festival 2014 raise The Roof
An
exciting flash mob took Trinity Leeds by storm today as the Yorkshire
Festival 2014 programme was revealed for the very first time.Singers, artists and performers joined forces in a glittering spectacle at Europe’s newest shopping complex, to give the public a taste of what to expect.
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Dragon dance procession sparks Chinese new year celebrations in Yangon
A
grand lion and dragon dance procession by over a dozen groups of
Myanmar-Chinese sparked the Chinese new year celebration in Myanmar’s
former capital of Yangon Thursday afternoon, the eve of the Year of
Horse which falls on Jan. 31 this year.Continue Reading...
Boat carrying 15 passengers capsizes in Phuket
A
boat carrying 15 passengers capsized in Phuket as the propeller became
entangled with a rope and tore a hole in the boat’s hull. People made an
effort to fix the problem but ran out of time.Continue Reading...
Lima top city in Latin America by international tourist arrivals in 2012
Lima
top city in Latin America by international tourist arrivals in 2012
Lima, capital of Peru, was the top city in Latin America by
international tourist arrivals in 2012, market research firm Euromonitor
said in a report.Continue Reading...
Flybe launches London Southend to Newquay service
The
route to UK’s surfing capital from London’s newest airport was recently
withdrawn by easyJet – however Europe’s largest independent regional
airline has just announced it will now offer flights between 16 May and
27 September 2014.Flights will operate on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday.Continue Reading...
“Come Back New” Sweepstakes Winner Will Receive Choice of Worldwide Itinerary
Princess
Cruises is inviting passengers to join in the excitement of its
just-launched “Come Back New” marketing campaign with a special
sweepstakes, where one lucky winner will set sail on a free cruise to
the destination of their choice. Weekly winners can record their cruise
memories with Nikon’s new, revolutionary 1 AW1 camera.Continue Reading...
MGTO presents joyful celebrations to welcome the Year of the Horse
Festive
joy fills the city as the Year of the Horse arrives. Macau Government
Tourist Office (MGTO) sincerely wishes Macau citizens and visitors a New
Year overflowing with vitality and bliss. MGTO also wishes the tourism
industry will continue to flourish in Macau and steer toward
diversification. The Office will spare no efforts in building Macau into
a “World Centre of Tourism and Leisure”.Continue Reading...
CN reports Q4-2013 net income of C$635 million, or C$0.76 per diluted share
CN today reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2013.Continue Reading...
CN announces 16 per cent increase in quarterly cash dividend
CN
announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 16 per cent
increase in the Company’s cash dividend. With this increase, the
Company’s dividend on an annualized basis is C$1.00 per common share.Continue Reading...
Helena Christensen debuts peruvian photo exhibition as new brand ambassador for The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts
The
Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels &
Resorts Worldwide Inc., announces Helena Christensen as the brand’s new
Global Explorer. A seasoned traveler who has enjoyed great success on
both sides of the camera, Christensen joins designer and actorWaris
Ahluwalia in the coveted Global Explorer role.Continue Reading...
Starwood Hotels & Resorts to debut its Westin Hotels & Resorts brand in Mauritius with the new Westin Turtul Bay Resort & Spa, Mauritius
Starwood
Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. today announced that it will soon
introduce its Westin Hotels & Resorts brand to the island
of Mauritius. Owned by Blue Ocean Park Ltd., The Westin Turtle Bay
Resort & Spa, Mauritius is scheduled to open in spring 2014. The
resort will enjoy a pristine beachfront location in the historic Turtle
Bay of Balaclava – the former breeding grounds of the Mauritian green
sea turtle – on the North West coast of Mauritius, offering captivating
views on the turquoise waves of the Indian Ocean.Continue Reading...
Philippine Balloon Festival 2014 to take off in April amid much criticism
The
Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) and organizers of the Philippine
International Friendship Balloon Festival 2014 have decided to levy an
entrance fee of P100 as they are facing a budget crunch before staging
the festival.Continue Reading...
Wyndham Championship Kicks-Off 75th Anniversary Celebration, Gives Fans a Chance to Win 75,000 Wyndham Rewards Points
With
snow on the ground and colder than normal temperatures across much of
the United States, what better time than now to start thinking about
warm weather and golf? To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Wyndham
Championship, an annual PGA TOUR event set for August 11-17, 2014, at
Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., Wyndham Worldwide, one of
the world’s largest hospitality companies, and the Wyndham
Rewards loyalty program, are giving fans the opportunity to win 75,000
Wyndham Rewards points through the “History Lives #AtTheWyndham”
Instagram Contest.MTA Rail – Weekend Subway Service Advisory
Customers may visit our website at www.mta.info and check out “The Weekender” which previously took over the front page of the MTA website each weekend, but is now accessible by clicking “The Weekender” tab located within the Service Status Menu. The Weekender makes it easy for subway riders to visualize exactly how weekend work will affect subway service.Continue Reading...
President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor visited the Alpe–Adria Show
President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor visited the fair Alpe–Adria: Tourism and Leisure Show at the GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre late this afternoon. The event is the biggest fair-type promotion of tourism in Slovenia as well as in the Alpe-Adria region. It hosts 283 exhibitors from 12 countries and the organizers are expecting more than 20,000 visitors.Continue Reading...
The City of Houston and Quito, Ecuador Ink Sister Airport Agreement
Senior airport officials from the Houston Airport System (HAS) and the Municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on January 7 linking Houston and Quito, Ecuador into a “Sister Airport Agreement.” The MOU establishes a commitment by both cities to jointly promote opportunities for increased air service between George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Quito International Airport (UIO).
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