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Main page Larry King Going Live at the Carlyle Jaquet Droz President Manuel Emch Resigns Sharon Stone's Basic Instinct is to Sell UK holidaymakers hoard nearly ?1billion in forgotten currency USA: Leading hotel indicator shows improvement Italy wins first place at the Sunday Times Travel Magazine Awards PATA launches relief fund for victims of natural disasters SITA and Orange Business Services conclude a $2b. deal Etihad moves to new home at Heathrow’s Terminal 4 Mosaic Holidays launches forst Jordan Programme Virgin Atlantic welcomes EC’s concerns about proposed BA/AA alliance Marketing sustainable tourism can help improve profits, says World Travel Market The Co-Operative Travel challenges aviation industry on emissions Jaz Hotels, Resorts & Cruises launches new resort in Egypt Continental Airlines to move Tokyo flights check-in at Narita Airport NYC & Company announces "NYC: The Real Deal Fall" SynXis' Distribution Marketing Solutions help Westcord Hotels launch new brand 33.9 percent of companies' marketing budget allocated to exhibitions in 2009 Jet Airways wins business traveller's ‘Best Indian Airlines’ Award in London New generation passenger boarding bridge in Barcelona Fraport welcomes “New Airline” to the Frankfurt fleet of 130 carriers EYE see increase in domestic airport audiences Casino Opens At Greenbrier Dunnellen Hall Price Dropped Another $15 Million House's Wedding Rental Causes Controversy Holiday prices are dropping through the floor Travel & Tourism: Unity through diversity in the age of globalization Airports strengthen revenue diversification Iceland Express takes a biteout of the Big Apple International visitor spending in the US down sharply in July Amadeus launches Amadeus Hotel Store in the UK British Airways melts in The Maldives AVIVA Stadium Meetings & Events goes live Jumeirah to enter Rose City in Morocco IHG's first Hotel Indigo in Hong Kong Qatar Airways flying high above the credit crunch Jaz Hotels, Resorts & Cruises opens its new Star on the Red Sea Riviera AHS announces two new properties in Thailand for U Hotels & Resorts Regent Secen Seas Cruises enters final phase of fleetwide refurnishment program Focus Hotels to implement Protel multi-property edition PMS from Xn Hotel Systems The Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa awarded ‘AA Hotel Of The Year 2009’ Amex 2010 Business Travel Forecast Raleigh Acquired By Brilla Group, AJ Capital Partners Useful Links WebCam News WebCam News WebCam News WebCam News WebCam News WebCam News WebCam News Bing SpiceCams NeonCams |
Jumeirah to enter Rose City in Morocco Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality group and member ofDubai Holding, has recently signed an agreement withSGTM Immobilier, a subsidiary of theSociete Generale des Travaux du Maroc (SGTM), to manage the Jumeirah Marrakech Golf & Polo Resort, a new luxury golf and polo resort located more >>> IHG's first Hotel Indigo in Hong Kong IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) signed a management contract for its firstHotel Indigo in Hong Kong, marking a strategic step forward for the world’s first lifestyle boutique hotel brand in Asia Pacific.The agreement withTai Hung Fai Enterprise Co. Ltd, a real estate developer that owns more >>> Qatar Airways flying high above the credit crunch Qatar Airways has secured two innovative financing deals worth a total of US$700million for the purchase of four brand new Boeing 777 aircraft due for delivery over the next few months. A US$350 million finance lease deal to purchase two new Boeing 777 aircraft - both a 777-300ER and a 777-200LR v more >>> Jaz Hotels, Resorts & Cruises opens its new Star on the Red Sea Riviera Jaz Hotels, Resorts & Cruises has announced the much anticipated opening of its largest hotel development on Egypt’s Red Sea Riviera, the luxury five-starIberotel Aquamarine Resort, located just outside Hurghada. Featuring 1001 rooms catering to families, couples and singles, the new hotel i more >>> AHS announces two new properties in Thailand for U Hotels & Resorts Jonathan Wigley, CEO ofAbsolute Hotel Services Co. Ltd.(AHS) announces two new management agreements for U Hotels & Resorts in Thailand, U Sathorn Bangkok and U Inchantree Kanchanaburi.U Sathorn Bangkok will start construction by end of this year and operate by third quarter of 2011 and U Inchantr more >>> Regent Secen Seas Cruises enters final phase of fleetwide refurnishment program Regent Seven Seas Cruises announced that its 490-guest Seven Seas Navigator will undergo a comprehensive, stem-to-stern refurbishment just in time to debut on a New Year's Caribbean voyage, departing Fort Lauderdale on December 28. With one of the highest space ratios in the cruise industry, the i more >>> Focus Hotels to implement Protel multi-property edition PMS from Xn Hotel Systems Following the refurbishment and redevelopment of several of its hotels,Focus Hotels has announced its plans to implement protel Multi-Property Edition PMS (Property Management System) fromXn Hotel Systems to ensure co-ordination is significantly enhanced between each property.Focus Hotels, founde more >>> The Feversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa awarded ‘AA Hotel Of The Year 2009’ TheFeversham Arms Hotel & Verbena Spa in Helmsley, North Yorkshire received nationwide recognition last night when it was named Hotel of the Year at the glitteringAA Hospitality Awardsceremony, at the Hilton, Park Lane in London.Attended by top UK chefs and prominent hoteliers, the AA Hospitality more >>> Amex 2010 Business Travel Forecast Amex 2010 Business Travel Forecast -- Hotels, 9/30/2009 9:42:00 AMNEW YORK, MEXICO CITY, LONDON – September 30, 2009 – According to the American Express Global Business Travel Forecast released today, pent up trip demand coupled with supply base changes are likely to cause rates to sli more >>> Raleigh Acquired By Brilla Group, AJ Capital Partners Raleigh Acquired By Brilla Group, AJ Capital Partners -- Hotels, 9/30/2009 7:34:00 AMMIAMI BEACH, September 30, 2009 – In a strategic alliance, Brilla Group, a Miami-based real estate private equity firm, and AJ Capital Partners, a Chicago-based real estate investment company, announced more >>> Larry King Going Live at the Carlyle Larry King Going Live at the CarlylebyAnn Brenoff(RSS feed) Oct 2nd 2009 at 5:01AMFamed CNN TV talk show host Larry King and his wife Shawn King have bought a unit in the Carlyle on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles. Units similar to the one bought by the Kings have been selling in the $3.5 millio more >>> Jaquet Droz President Manuel Emch Resigns Jaquet Droz President Manuel Emch ResignsbyAriel Adams(RSS feed) Oct 1st 2009 at 7:01PMJust as I anticipated, the stream of fallen luxury watch company heads continues. This time it is not from the Richemont Group, but from Swatch Group's boutique luxury brandJaquet Droz. No one is particularly ha more >>> Sharon Stone's Basic Instinct is to Sell Sharon Stone's Basic Instinct is to SellbyAnn Brenoff(RSS feed) Oct 1st 2009 at 7:01AMAdd actress Sharon Stone to the list of head-scratching home owners trying to navigate their way through the real estate market this recession. She hasre-listed a Beverly Hills mansion at $8,995,000 that she boug more >>> UK holidaymakers hoard nearly ?1billion in forgotten currency UK holidaymakers could be sitting on a pot of cash of over £800 million in forgotten foreign currency, the equivalent of over 350,000 return flights to New York or 1.5 million family holidays to Spain. According to a study, each UK traveller has on average the equivalent of more than £ more >>> USA: Leading hotel indicator shows improvement Economic research firm e-forecasting.com in conjunction withSmith Travel Research announced that their US hotel industry leading indicator -HIL- went up in August for the fourth consecutive month. HIL went up 1.7 percent in August, after going up 2 percent in July. HIL, a monthly leading indicato more >>> Italy wins first place at the Sunday Times Travel Magazine Awards Italy was already awarded first place in theConde’ Nast Traveller Travel Awards 2009 as “Favourite country in the world” last month. Now Italy has won top place at the prestigiousSunday Times Travel Magazine Travel Awards 2009 in the category “Favourite European Country for more >>> PATA launches relief fund for victims of natural disasters ThePacific Asia Travel Association has launched a disaster relief fund to assist those affected by this week’s natural disasters in south east Asia and the south Pacific. With so many lives lost, and damage caused, by the typhoons, earthquakes and tsunami across the region the Association i more >>> SITA and Orange Business Services conclude a $2b. deal SITA, the specialist in air transport communications and IT solutions, andOrange Business Services, the leading global integrated communications operator for businesses, announced a seven-year agreement, valued in excess of US$2 billion, broadening their existing partnership and covering an extens more >>> Etihad moves to new home at Heathrow’s Terminal 4 Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has moved into a new home atLondon Heathrow - switching its three daily flight departures to Abu Dhabi from Terminal Three to Terminal Four.To coincide with the move, which took place on Wednesday, 30 September, the Abu Dhabi-based more >>> Mosaic Holidays launches forst Jordan Programme Independent luxury operatorMosaic Holidays has unveiled its first-ever standalone Jordan brochure - a product which is the only one of its kind in the UK. Previously the operator featured Jordan within its Egypt brochure, however thanks to escalating demand from the trade and consumers for the de more >>> Virgin Atlantic welcomes EC’s concerns about proposed BA/AA alliance Virgin Atlantic, one of the world"s leading long-haul airlines, welcomed the news that theEuropean Commission has sent a Statement of Objections toBritish Airways andAmerican Airlines which details its concerns over their proposed anti-competitive alliance. Virgin Atlantic understands from pr more >>> Marketing sustainable tourism can help improve profits, says World Travel Market A groundbreaking one-day conference‘The Business Case for Responsible Tourism’ will be held on Thursday 12 November atExCeL London, bringing together some of the world’s most respected and experienced responsible tourism specialists.The conference will be chaired by Prof. Harold more >>> The Co-Operative Travel challenges aviation industry on emissions The aviation industry has been challenged to show hard evidence of its intentions to reduce emissions, by the Managing Director of one of the UK’s leading travel businesses. Speaking at a debate hosted by theChartered Institute of Marketing Travel Industry Group (CIMTIG) in London earlier t more >>> Jaz Hotels, Resorts & Cruises launches new resort in Egypt The Five-starJaz Almaza Beach Resort will feature inThomson’s Beach Club Collection while its sister Five-star Jaz Oriental Resort will be included in the Thomson Platinum Collection. Along the same stretch of white sand beach, the five-star Jaz Crystal Resort features in the First Choice a more >>> Continental Airlines to move Tokyo flights check-in at Narita Airport Continental Airlines andUnited Airlines announced that Continental will move its Tokyo operations to the South Wing of Terminal 1 at Narita International Airport, effective Nov. 1, with Continental flights departing and arriving at the terminal's south gates and the check-in counter relocating to more >>> NYC & Company announces "NYC: The Real Deal Fall" NYC & Company, the City’s official marketing, tourism and partnership organization, announced a fall promotion to highlight the City’s autumn season as a value-added time to visit the five boroughs while taking in the City’s beauty and vibrancy. Called “NYC: The Real Deal F more >>> SynXis' Distribution Marketing Solutions help Westcord Hotels launch new brand WestCord Hotels, a collection of 12 unique properties located throughout the Netherlands, recently took the bold step of launching their own hotel brand instead of continuing to rely on a third party management company for their branding, distribution and marketing services. For distribution techn more >>> 33.9 percent of companies' marketing budget allocated to exhibitions in 2009 TheCenter for Exhibition Industry Research(CEIR) released The Spend Decision: Analyzing How Exhibits Fit into the Overall Marketing Budget, a new research study based on a survey conducted among marketing executives at mid to large sized organizations that use business-to-business exhibitions as more >>> Jet Airways wins business traveller's ‘Best Indian Airlines’ Award in London Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, was awarded the accolade of ‘Best Indian Airline’ at the prestigiousBusiness Traveller Awards, on Monday September 21st, 2009 at a star-studded ceremony in London's Hilton on Park Lane.This year's awards were presented by British adve more >>> New generation passenger boarding bridge in Barcelona TEAM completed in the Port ofBarcelona the installation of the New Generation Passenger Boarding Bridge "Creuers Barcelona", in-time to successfully service the Carnival Dream on its inaugural visit to the leading Mediterranean cruise port.TEAM, the world leading designer and manufacturer of sophi more >>> Fraport welcomes “New Airline” to the Frankfurt fleet of 130 carriers Oman Air – the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman - inaugurated air services betweenMuscat(MCT) andFrankfurt Airport (FRA). A total of four nonstop flights per week are being offered. A Fraport spokesman stressed:“Frankfurt Airport’s global network comprises more than 130 more >>> EYE see increase in domestic airport audiences Australia and New Zealand’s largest airport media operator,EYE, announces that passenger numbers are up at Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland airports as well as acrossQantasterminals. Contributing factors such as substantially reduced airfares, the introduction of aggressive low-cost ca more >>> Casino Opens At Greenbrier Casino Opens At Greenbrier -- Hotels, 10/1/2009 12:00:00 PMWHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va., October 1, 2009 – The Greenbrier resort, in picturesque White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., will introduce gaming today at the new Tavern Casino. Discreetly located in a stylish lounge in the property&rs more >>> |