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27/05/2010 15:22

Red Lion Hotels Awarded Q1 Customer Satisfaction Award

Spokane, Wash. (PRNewswire-FirstCall/WorldTourismNews.eu) -- Red Lion Hotels Corporation (NYSE:RLH) is honored to have been awarded best-in-class designation for customer service by Market Metrix, the industry's leading performance measurement company. The quarterly Market Metrix Hospitality...
24/05/2010 16:36

New! ACKweather.com Gives Real Time Forecasts for Nantucket Island

Nantucket island, Mass. (PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu -- The Egan Maritime Institute and the Nantucket Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum have launched ACKweather.com, a new website that provides detailed weather, wind, surf and tide information for Nantucket Island and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.The...
24/05/2010 16:33

Leisure Travel on the Rise: Deloitte Survey Suggests Consumers Are Warming Up To Memorial Day and Summer Vacations

New York (PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu) -- As summer approaches, temperatures are not the only thing rising. Consumers also appear to be warming up to vacations and road trips, according to a new Deloitte survey. Almost one-third (31 percent) of survey respondents plan to take a leisure trip...
24/05/2010 16:32

Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa Offers Complimentary Children's Program with Eco-friendly Activities

Whitefield, N.H.(PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu) -- A complimentary children's program with eco-friendly activities, a 121-foot wind turbine, and a farm filled with barnyard animals await vacationing families at Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa in New Hampshire's White Mountains.   The new...
24/05/2010 16:30

Air Finance Service Summit 2010 to be Held in June, Shanghai, China

  Shanghai (PRNewswire-Asia/WorldTourismNews.eu) -- Co-Organized by Shanghai Society of Aeronautics, Shanghai Finance Journal, and Global Leaders Institute, Air Finance Service Summit 2010 will be held from June 23rd-Jun 24th at the InterContinental Pudong Shanghai. It will be one of the most...
24/05/2010 10:40

Marriott Aims to Double China Portfolio Over Five Years

Shaghai (PRNewswire-FirstCall/WorldTourismNews.eu) -- Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) has signed management agreements for seven additional hotels in China and aims to double its presence in the country in about five years. Marriott's largest market outside of North America is China where the...
24/05/2010 10:39

Carlson Hotels Opens Its 14th Park Inn Hotel in North America

Dallas (PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu) -- Carlson Hotels, one of the world's leading hotel companies, today announced the opening of its 14th Park Inn property in North America and the second of two hotels joining the brand in Texas. The opening of the Park Inn Dallas Fort Worth South, Texas, and...
21/05/2010 10:33

Experience London in a Completely New Way

London (PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu) -- Show and Stay have always prided themselves on doing things differently to other city break providers, and it was with this in mind that they launched their range of London Experience Breaks. Take the stress out of your mini-break and make your trip to...
21/05/2010 10:30

Travel to the Pacific Island of Kosrae for Deep Sea Fishing, Underwater Photography and Ancient Civilizations

Tofol, Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia (PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu) -- For pristine scuba diving in the Pacific, move Kosrae to the top of your list. Kosrae's also a well-kept secret among eco-globe trotters and adventure travel fans. Kosrae is a flight away from Hawaii or Guam, but...
21/05/2010 10:26

Choice Hotels International to Present at the 2010 Wells Fargo Securities and Gaming Lodging Conference on May 26, 2010

Silver Spring, Md. (PRNewswire-FirstCall/WorldTourismNews.eu) -- Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) today announced that it will be presenting at the Wells Fargo Securities and Gaming Lodging Conference on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 11:20 AM Pacific Time in Las Vegas. David White, senior...
21/05/2010 10:23

IHG Becomes First Hotel Company to Connect With Guests Using Gowalla's Location-Based Social Network

Atlanta (PRNewswire-FirstCall/WorldTourismNews.eu) -- In support of the recently launched Hit it Big summer promotion, IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has turned to popular location-based consumer service, Gowalla, to extend the offer beyond traditional marketing channels and into the mobile...
20/05/2010 12:52

Southwest Airlines Announces Innovative Advertising

Dallas (PRNewswire-FirstCall/WorldTourismNews.eu) -- Southwest Airlines is taking its Bags Fly Free advertising one step further. Over the next six weeks, the airline will decal more than 50 aircraft with the slogan, "Free Bags Fly Here" and an arrow pointing to its Cargo bin. The airline will also...
20/05/2010 12:48

Summer is on Sale in Hawaii

Honolulu (PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews.eu) -- Just in time for the peak summer travel period, Castle Resorts & Hotels has unveiled its "Summer on Sale" promotion with up to fifty percent discounts at twenty-one of its Hawaii properties.   Summer is family travel time and condominiums are an...
20/05/2010 12:44

BIH Corporation Moves Forward With Planned Merger

Brooklyn, N.Y. (PRNewswire-FirstCall/WorldTourismNews.eu) -- BIH Corporation (Pink Sheets: BIHC) today announced that the Company will proceed forward with the previously announced merger.   BIH Corporation's management has invoked a deadline for completing the merger and intends to hold...
20/05/2010 12:40

Low-Cost Carrier Allegiant Announces Service Between Long Beach and Vancouver Area

Las Vegas (PRNewswire/WorldTourismNews) -- Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ:ALGT) and its subsidiary low-cost airline, Allegiant Air, LLC, today announced that beginning July 1, the company will offer nonstop jet service between Long Beach Airport (LGB) and Bellingham International Airport (BLI),...

Travel Marketing

05/10/2011 17:33

Optimising QR Codes for hotels

Bar codes are not new technology, but they can be an incredibly effective way of bringing the real world to your website.   With a little careful planning, you can create a QR campaign that will enhance your guests’ experiences, improve your search engine ranking and make you stand out...
18/07/2011 13:56

St. Kitts Tourism Authority Launches New Branding, Website

The St. Kitts Tourism Authority introduced new branding and a new website. The country’s new logo is features an elegant script with an open-heart shaped signature graphic and a new tagline that encourages potential visitors to “follow your heart” to the island.   Color schemes for the new...
17/02/2011 09:31

American flying high over excitement around royal wedding

Prince William and Kate Middleton have not left the headlines since the recent announcement that Will be married.   “Americans are fascinated by royal blood, and the entertaining dramatic stories that accompany them. Everyone still has etched in their mind the moment that Princess Diana took...
16/02/2011 09:30

Dominican Republic tourism reports record visitor numbers

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - The Dominican Republic (DR) Ministry of Tourism announced that the country welcomed over four million visitors in 2010, a new record for the DR and a 3.3 percent increase over 2009. The U.S. is the DR's largest market for tourism with over one million U.S. visitors choosing...
15/02/2011 12:25

Awards showcase travel and tourism initiatives leading the world in sustainability

A small beach lodge helping to lift a community out of poverty; a project to regenerate an island’s fragile eco-system; an international hotel company supporting the protection of orangutans, turtles, and coral reefs; and a national park collaborating with local villagers for wildlife...
14/02/2011 11:34

India promoting lighthouses as tourist spots

Union Shipping Minister G.K.Vasan on Saturday launched an ambitious project for promotion of tourism in 14 lighthouses across the country at a cost of Rs.300 crore. The objective is to turn these lighthouses and surrounding areas into maritime landmark destinations and develop allied maritime ...
11/02/2011 09:57

British Airways reveals its top holiday destinations

CRAWLEY, England - British Airways has revealed its top holiday destinations for travellers wishing to head overseas during the Easter break and the extra Bank Holiday prompted by the Royal Wedding. Favourite locations for travellers include hotspots in destinations such as North America, the...
10/02/2011 12:52

Concur’s next generation mobile app now available in seven languages

Concur, a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions, announced that its next generation mobile app is now available for download for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone and iPad users. In addition to enhanced language support including U.S. and UK English, French, French...
09/02/2011 11:15

Tourism news: Sydney launches tourism campaign in UK

A new tourism campaign for Sydney was announced in London last night during Australialive week, launching a new word into the vernacular. The campaign is based around 'Sydnicity' -- the word created for the campaign which encapsulates all of Sydney's magical sights and moments, its beauty,...
09/02/2011 10:51

Mexican Cleanup Urged to Help Caribbean Tourism

Mexican Cleanup Urged to Help Caribbean Tourism By Alister Doyle Pollutants ranging from pesticides to illicit drugs have been found in fresh water aquifers beneath a Caribbean resort in Mexico and could damage future tourism unless the region cleans up, a U.N.-backed study said on Sunday. It...

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