2009-02-20 08:30
Croatia is one of the most popular holiday destinations for Czechs, it has been claimed. As featured in the Croatian Times, the country’s tourist board office in the Czech capital, Prague, recently told the Hina news agency that Croatia is the break of choice for the locals.
Speaking to...
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2009-02-20 08:29
Online travel websites have been ordered to pay Anaheim $21 million in hotel taxes that officials say they are owed, but the companies are fighting back against the increasingly common claim that they have shortchanged cities from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.
The fight in Anaheim is the latest in...
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2009-02-20 08:21
Hotels in St. Maarten are pleading for government help amid a significant drop in tourism to the Dutch Caribbean territory.
The territory’s hotel association has asked the local government for help in creating a $4.1 million fund for an emergency marketing campaign. Hotel operators...
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2009-02-17 08:28
Making the United States a more desirable destination, defeating so-called “card check” legislation, facilitating entry to the U.S. and funding a robust marketing campaign are key priorities for hotel industry leaders. While they indicate that achieving these goals will be challenging, they also...
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2009-02-17 08:12
Travelport GDS has signed a series of deals in Russia and the CIS as part of a multi-million dollar investment across Eastern Europe.
The GDS provider, which operates the Galileo and Worldspan platforms, has identified major growth potential within the region.
It has signed an accreditation...
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2009-02-17 08:07
Singapore Airlines plans to cut its capacity by 11 percent in the year from April as travel and cargo demand wanes, and has begun talks with trade unions in an effort to avoid layoffs.
The world's biggest airline by market value said on Monday it only filled 63 percent of the space available...
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2009-02-17 08:00
Cypriot hoteliers have been urged to complement the recent government measures to boost tourist arrivals, by reducing their prices, thus making Cyprus a cheaper destination.
The position was conveyed during the annual meeting of the Hoteliers’ Association where its chairman Haris Loizides...
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2009-02-17 07:54
The ‘baby boomer’ generation of grandparents refuse to act their age – according to new research released by the University of Brighton, in association with Grand Breaks, the holiday specialist for grandparents and their grandchildren.
The new research explored how today’s grandparents like to...
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2009-02-17 07:48
In the first annual index that ranks the perception of countries in major international media, Asian countries (including one territory) grabbed the top three slots.
Singapore was number one, with Hong Kong in second place, and Malaysia third. Australia ranked fourth. The East West Global...
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2009-02-16 20:33
Though the global economic slowdown has stalled development throughout much of the industry, the folks over at Marriott have yet to put their feet on the brakes.
The Bethesda, Maryland-based company, which already operates more than 3,100 lodging properties in 67 countries and...
