2009-06-09 13:50
Driven by customers and the consequences of not doing so, the public relations industry has warmed in recent years to the power of search engine optimization for growing the impact of pull based PR efforts.
Now more than ever, journalists, bloggers and industry influentials use search...
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2009-06-09 13:44
Tourist visits to the Bahamas have decreased by nearly 5 percent this fiscal year as the global recession batters the vast Atlantic archipelago’s key industry, the prime minister announced Wednesday.
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, who is also the islands’ finance minister, told legislators...
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2009-06-09 13:35
The U.S. Virgin Islands is offering a Sizzlin’ Sampler promotion now that the final phase of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, which will require all travelers returning to the U.S. from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean to have a passport as of June 1, is underway.
The Sizzlin’...
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2009-06-05 18:09
Buyers from across Europe will be congregating in Gothenburg 15-16 June for this year’s City Break. This exclusive travel trade event is dedicated to the growth of the city break market.
The event is a commercial platform where European cities and selected suppliers meet with prominent...
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2009-06-05 18:02
Ibis, the economy hotel brand under Accor SA, said yesterday that it will tap the franchise model to expand its China network next year to accelerate its growth in the country.
"The first franchised Ibis hotel is scheduled to be unveiled in Beijing in 2010 while Accor, in the meantime, will...
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2009-06-05 17:55
The Reefs Club is nearing completion and is on schedule to welcome the first owners arriving on July 3.
The luxurious, shared ownership property is one of the few ways foreigners may purchase a Bermuda vacation home. Strict government regulations have limited the sale of whole ownership...
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2009-06-05 17:50
Many Jamaica hotels are offering family specials. Sunset Resorts is welcoming families for an all-inclusive vacation at savings of up to 35 percent for the entire family. The new Play in Paradise sale is available at the recently renovated Sunset Beach Resort & Spa, Montego Bay, and the Sunset...
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2009-06-05 17:39
The Thailand Travel Mart (TTM) is a great place to get the latest updates on trends, strategies and products that will shape for the year to come the direction of Thailand’s tourism industry.
In a course of a day, media from all over the world heard a series of press conferences where...
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2009-06-05 17:20
Competition in the nation's busiest air travel market is the fiercest in decades.
Airlines are slashing fares, stamping their names on local institutions and aggressively courting corporate fliers in a bid to capture passengers — particularly lucrative business travelers — at a time the...
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2009-06-05 17:15
In the first four months Estonian Air carried altogether 168 116 passengers, 148 606 of these on regular flights. The total number of passengers decreased 26.4% y-o-y, on regular flights 27%.
In April Estonian Air carried 45 972 passengers, 42 965 of these on regular flights. The total...
