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05/10/2011 17:23

City Bingo Welcomes Newcomers with 250% Deposit Bonus

CHESTER, England, October 5, 2011/PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu -- Players visiting gaming site City Bingo in the coming weeks will be set to receive a very warm welcome as the sites offers them the chance to win exclusive prizes as well as Free Bingo [http://www.citybingo.com ] and a 250%...
05/10/2011 17:20

Vision Airlines Announces New Non-Stop Flights to Popular Florida Destinations from Champaign, Illinois and Clarksburg, West Virginia

SUWANEE, Ga., Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu -- Today, Vision Airlines announced that the company will be adding flights to Orlando/Sanford and Ft. Myers/Punta Gorda starting the week of December 19th.  Champaign, Illinois will offer non-stop flights to Ft. Myers/Punta Gorda on...
05/10/2011 17:17

Win a Trip to Walt Disney World® Resort

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu - Junior Achievement USA™ is offering high school students the opportunity to win a three-day adventure for four people to Walt Disney World® Resort in Orlando, Fla. To enter the "Destined to Travel with JA" contest, students...
05/10/2011 17:04

Fun for Facebook Fans as Cedar Point Climbs to a Million Likes

SANDUSKY, Ohio, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu -- If you "like" Cedar Point on Facebook, the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort has some money-saving deals and lots of fun waiting for you on Sundays at the park through the end of October.   Beginning this Sunday, Oct. 9...
05/10/2011 16:57

Visit Ireland for Less With HostelBookers

LONDON, October 5, 2011/PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu -HostelBookers, the budget accommodation specialist, teams up with three properties in Ireland offering travellers the possibility to book their stay at reduced prices*.   In Cork Kinlay House...
18/07/2011 13:35

Get Real Quality Time During your Romantic London Break

LONDON, /PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu/ -- Summer is a magical time for romance, from country weddings to holiday flings; love is truly in the air. Now is the time to start looking for the perfect break to spend some quality time for two.   When you are planning a romantic break, all you want...
18/07/2011 13:33

ULookUBook.com: Love Birds like Christine Blakely and Frank Lampard Getaway on Majorca Holidays

NEWCASTLE, England /PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu/ - ULookUBook.com says that Majorca is growing in popularity with couples looking for a romantic getaway - the company expects the country to become a popular destination for couples' holidays.   Online travel expert, ULookUBook.com, says that...
18/07/2011 13:31

Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces Launches Specialist Training Program for Travel Agents

MUMBAI /PRNewswire-FirstCall/WorldTourismNews.eu/ -Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces has launched the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces Specialist Program, developed in conjunction with Travel Agent Custom Solutions, the most comprehensive training programme in this space. The training program, which...
16/07/2011 13:47

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's New Dinosaur Hall Opens to the Public

LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu/ -- This morning, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County celebrated the opening of a new source of civic pride for Los Angeles with its new, 14,000-square-foot Dinosaur Hall featuring the debut of Thomas the T. rex along with more than...
16/07/2011 13:38

Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways Pilots' Unions Reach Agreement in Principle

DALLAS /PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu/ -- Southwest Airlines is pleased to announce an agreement in principle between the Southwest Airlines Pilots' Association (SWAPA), the union representing Southwest Airlines Pilots and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA),  the union representing...
28/04/2011 11:50

Choice Hotels Music 'Download to Donate' Program Launches Next Song

SILVER SPRING, Md., April 27, 2011 /WorldTourismNews.eu/PRNewswire/ -- The latest song in the Choice Hotels Music initiative undoubtedly will bring a smile to the faces within the Choice Hotels family – in part because it's going to help bring smiles to the faces of children around the world....
28/04/2011 11:48

The New Atelier de Joel Robuchon Etoile Restaurant at the Publicisdrugstore Awarded Two Stars by the Michelin Guide

PARIS, April 28, 2011 /WorldTourismNews.eu/PRNewswire/ - Joël Robuchon, the Most Awarded Chef Worldwide   The Atelier de Joel Robuchon Etoile restaurant has been awarded two stars in the 2011 edition of the prestigious Michelin Guide. With this new distinction Joel Robuchon is once again...
28/04/2011 11:46

Cheapflights.co.uk's Essential Guide to Planning a Wedding Abroad

LONDON, April 28, 2011 /WorldTourismNews.eu/PRNewswire/ -- With the Royal Wedding just four days away, the UK's leading website for flight price search and comparison, helps consumers plan the perfect destination wedding with all the necessary trimmings, minus the royal price...
28/04/2011 11:42

Spanish Holidays Dominate On the Beach's Summer Sales Rankings

MANCHESTER, England, April 28, 2011 (WorldTourismNews.eu/PRNewswire) - Leading online travel agent On the Beach has released its ten most popular destinations for British tourists this coming summer. The list is dominated by Spain as seven of the featured destinations are located in the European...
18/02/2011 09:12

British Virgin Islands to Host Billabong BVI Kite Jam 2011

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, (PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu) -- Long known as the "sailing capital of the world," the British Virgin Islands will be the center of the kiteboarding world with Billabong BVI Kite Jam 2011. Pro and amateur riders from around the globe will descend on Necker...

Travel Marketing

23/08/2010 16:01

World Travel Market launches Technology and Online Travel Theatre at WTM

World Travel Market is expanding its technology seminar program for 2010 with the introduction of a presentation theatre on the exhibition floor within the technology and online travel section. It’s the first time a conference venue has been positioned on the World Travel Market (WTM) exhibition...
04/08/2010 14:14

5 Reasons Facebook Has Us More Out of Touch Than Ever

E-mail, it seems, has become yesterday's news. While checking e-mail used to be our primary reason for going online, we now devote more of our online time to surfing social networks, according to new numbers from Nielsen.   We spend 23 percent of our online time surfing around social networks...
04/08/2010 14:10

How do European mobile users access travel information?

European consumers were almost 3 times as likely to accessed travel services via a browser, compared to an application. However, accessing travel sites via application is growing fastest of the three methods when compared to one year ago.    The European Union has finalised new roaming...
21/07/2010 12:22

British Airways Announces Brand New Check-in Application

Reports are now showing that British Airways is the latest airline to join the growing technological revolution. This happened as British Airways announced the launch of an application allowing its passengers to check-in via their smart phones.   This new move will allow members of the British...
21/07/2010 11:09

New Insights into Googlebot

Google has found an intelligent way to arrange the results for a search query.   But an interesting question is - where we can find that intelligence? A lot of people have conducted research into the indexing process and even more have tested ranking factors on their weight, but we wondered...
13/07/2010 14:50

More than half of travelers share vacation info on social media sites

Travelocity’s most recent poll shows more than half of all travellers share vacation information through social media. Nearly 30 percent of travellers have either never thought about precautions or do not take any precautions when posting about vacation on social media websites.    With...
12/07/2010 17:36

Passport Online Debuts Social Media Content Service for Agents

Passport Online Inc. has introduced Agent SociaLink, a new content service that helps agents populate their travel agent social media sites using a clickable database of content. Agent SociaLink is a proprietary website designed by Passport’s marketing, customer service and support...
12/07/2010 16:24

Visit Florida offers free Web listings

Visit Florida, the state’s official tourism marketing organization, has launched a new initiative offering all Florida tourism businesses the opportunity to be listed for free on its www.visitflorida.com website.   Visit Florida announced the offer July 9 in light of the impact from the...
18/06/2010 21:24

75% Of U.S. Households Use Social Networking

A Nielsen study shows Internet users spent an average of more than 6 hours a month on sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter during May.   U.S. consumers are spending more time online -- and devoting a growing percentage of those hours to social networking sites -- a trend expected to...
02/06/2010 12:48

Expedia and Microsoft launch travel version of Explorer 8

Microsoft and Expedia.co.uk have unveiled a dedicated web browser for travellers enabling them to book direct from their browser.   The new Expedia.co.uk version of Internet Explorer 8 will offer surfers up to date information on travel deals, additional functions to help navigate around sites...

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