DALLAS, 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce that Christian Tavelli has been appointed managing director of Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. A Rosewood veteran, Tavelli was most recently managing director of Rosewood San Miguel de Allende, a resort located in the heart of an enchanting artists’ village in the mountains… Read the full press release
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rosewood phuket to open 2014
DALLAS – 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — The next step in Rosewood Hotels & Resorts®’ ambitious Asia expansion plan will be the end-2014 opening of Rosewood Phuket, as the second Rosewood property in Asia following Rosewood Beijing’s Summer 2013 opening. The resort, including 87 villas, 20 residences and six hideaway homes, will be located on the 1,968-foot… Read the full press release
New Hampton Inn & Suites Opens in Columbia
100-room property brings Hamptonality to South Carolina COLUMBIA, S.C. – 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hampton Hotels, the global brand of nearly 1,900 mid-priced Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, and Hampton by Hilton hotels, today announced the opening of its newest property, the 100-room Hampton Inn & Suites Columbia/Southeast-Ft. Jackson located at 201 East Exchange Boulevard. “Hampton… Read the full press release
Wyndham Exchange & Rentals® Wins Four American Inhouse Design Awards from Graphic Design USA
Parsippany, N.J., 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Visual Communications team at Wyndham Exchange & Rentals® recently won four American Inhouse Design Awards from Graphic Design USA. This competition is the biggest showcase for outstanding work by in-house designers. Graphic Design USA provides in-house designers with an opportunity to be recognized for their talents and their contributions to their… Read the full press release
Warwick International Hotels Hires Global Account Sales Director
2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Angella Vallard has been appointed Global Account Sales Director at Warwick International Hotels. Based in Denver, she will be responsible for reaching monthly, quarterly and annual sales objectives, while ensuring the optimum customer experience and satisfaction for hotel guests and prospective clients. “Angella is an experienced professional known for her excellent organization,… Read the full press release
Wyndham Vacation Rentals® White Paper Reveals Significant Consumer Demand for a National, Hotel-Backed Brand
Parsippany, N.J., 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Wyndham Vacation Rentals®, the world’s largest professionally managed vacation rentals business, has released a white paper based on the findings of its 2012 survey conducted by PhoCusWright which examined U.S. consumers’ attitudes and behaviors toward vacation rentals. In “Vacation Rentals: Do Brands Matter?,” PhoCusWright presents a number of the study’s key… Read the full press release
Something New for the Next Generation of Travelers
Marriott Hotels & Resorts New Lobby Experience Available Now in 190 Hotels and 400 by 2014. Bethesda, MD – 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Next generation travelers say they want choices and flexibility so they can have it all. They don’t want to choose between a meeting room and a restaurant/bar on the local scene to meet… Read the full press release
IHG and International Trade Administration Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Exporting Opportunities for U.S. Businesses
ATLANTA and WASHINGTON – 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] and the International Trade Administration’s (ITA) U.S. Commercial Service, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, today formally announced a strategic partnership designed to increase awareness in the U.S. business community, particularly among small and medium-sized businesses, about exporting and… Read the full press release
SHAREPHIL FORUM HELD AT DUSIT THANI MANILA
2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Shareholders Association of the Philippines (SharePHIL) recently held their Joint Roundtable Forum at the Grand Ballroom of the award-winning Dusit Thani Manila. The event was to serve as “investment 101” to anyone and everyone who may have very basic enquiries regarding investing in private or public companies. It was established with the… Read the full press release
Warwick International Hotels Advances Its Global Development Strategy with the Acquisition of The Paradise Island Harbour Resort On Paradise Island, Bahamas
2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Warwick International Hotels (WIH) has made an agreement to purchase a four-star hotel located on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The transaction is expected to be completed in the near future. With easy access from the international airport, the Paradise Island Harbour Resort is a beautiful white sand beach-front hotel designed to… Read the full press release
IHG’s boutique hotel brand Hotel Indigo expands in Europe
IHG’s boutique hotel brand Hotel Indigo expands in Europe Signings announced for hotels in Barcelona and Birmingham 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — The roll out of InterContinental Hotel Group’s (IHG) boutique brand Hotel Indigo is gathering pace in Europe, with the company announcing the signing of the first Hotel Indigo for Barcelona and the second in Birmingham,… Read the full press release
Warwick International Hotels presents its new global directory
2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Warwick International Hotels (WIH) now represents over 50 hotels, resorts and & across 5 continents. The group features large centre city locations such as in Bangkok and New York to smaller intimate centre city hotels in Paris and Malaga. The location of the 4 & 5 star hotels and resorts is valued… Read the full press release
British Airways and Japan Airlines Announce Start of Joint Business
2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — British Airways and Japan Airlines (JAL) will begin a joint business agreement with the two airlines sharing revenue on applicable flights between Europe and Japan. The joint business, which starts on October 1, 2012, will benefit customers by providing better links between Europe and Japan, greater choice of flights to more destinations,… Read the full press release
Travelport brings next-gen travel booking to Corporations in Russia
Moscow, Russia, 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Travelport, the business services provider to the global travel industry, has announced the launch of a new Corporate Booking Tool (CBT) for Corporations and business travel agents in Russia. The new product, TripGate™, has been developed by a leading Polish travel technology company – TravelTech – together with Travelport and brings… Read the full press release
Hilton Worldwide Expands Latin America Portfolio With Hilton Hotels & Resorts Development In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Company’s First Hotel in this Bustling Brazilian City Reinforces Plans to Enter New Markets MCLEAN, Va., 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Worldwide has announced that it has signed a management agreement with Carvalho Hosken Hotelaria Ltda. for the 298-room new-build Hilton Barra, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil – Hilton Worldwide’s first hotel in Rio de Janeiro. The project,… Read the full press release
IHG Signs Deal to Open First Crowne Plaza Resort in the UAE
Dubai, UAE, 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, today announced it has signed an agreement with Kuwaiti-owned Almadina Real Estate Development to open a 442-room Crowne Plaza Resort in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The hotel is currently under development on the manmade Marjan Island, giving it the… Read the full press release
Hilton Worldwide expande su cartera en Latinoamérica con desarrollo de Hilton Hotels & Resorts en Río de Janeiro, Brasil
El primer hotel de la compañía en esta importante ciudad brasileña consolida los planes de ingreso a nuevos mercados MCLEAN, Virginia, EE. UU., 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Worldwide ha anunciado la firma de un acuerdo de gerenciamiento con Carvalho Hosken Hotelaria Ltda. para la construcción del hotel de 298 habitaciones Hilton Barra, Río de Janeiro, el primer… Read the full press release
Qantas renews global full content agreement with Amadeus
Qantas renews global full content agreement with Amadeus 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — Amadeus travel agencies worldwide will continue to have guaranteed access to Qantas full range of fares and ancillary services via the Amadeus distribution system Madrid, Spain, 26 September 2012: Amadeus, a leading transaction processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel and… Read the full press release
Dulles Corridor Advisory Committee Meeting Scheduled for October 5
2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Dulles Corridor Advisory Committee (DCAC) will meet on Friday, October 5, at 11:00 a.m. at: The Center for Innovative Technology – CIT Complex The Briefing Room (Level P-1) 2214 Rock Hill Road Herndon, VA 20170 The meeting is open to the public. The DCAC is an eight-member committee that advises the… Read the full press release
Airports Authority Directors Adopt New Ethics Policies
Board Member Martire Re-seated; Will Serve through October 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors approved new ethics policies for board members and employees Wednesday in a meeting that also featured approval of an agreement to end legal action between Director Dennis L. Martire, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Airports… Read the full press release
GTAA COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL ISSUE OF 10-YEAR MEDIUM TERM NOTES
TORONTO, CANADA, 2012-09-28 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) today announced that it has completed an issue of $400 million, 10-year Series 2012-1 Medium Term Notes. The notes carry a fixed 3.04 per cent coupon. The issue was oversubscribed with 58 institutional investors participating. Proceeds of the offering will be used to fund future… Read the full press release
Aviation an extraordinary opportunity for Austria as economic location
• Aviation sector employs a total of 75,000 people, and generates 4.6 billion euros, or 1.7 percent of total GDP • Forecast: demand for air transport services to double by 2030 2012-09-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — The renowned consulting and analysis company, Oxford Economics, has carried out a survey into the economic importance of the aviation industry… Read the full press release
JW Marriott Brand to Open Luxury Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico
2012-09-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — Marriott International’s (NYSE:MAR) world-class luxury hotel brand, JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts, announced today plans to open a new 300-room JW Marriott Hotel in Cabo San Lucas in 2015. The property will be operated by Marriott under an agreement with Operadora Punta Peninsula, S.A. de C.V., and ownership group Grupo Diestra. Located… Read the full press release
U.S. Travel Applauds Selection of Chris Thompson as President and CEO of Brand USA
Washington, D.C., 2012-09-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — The U.S. Travel Association applauded today’s announcement by the Brand USA board of directors that Chris Thompson would be its next president and CEO. Thompson is currently president and CEO for VISIT FLORIDA, the state’s destination marketing organization. “Chris Thompson is one of the strongest destination marketing leaders in the country, and he… Read the full press release
Transforming the passenger experience at Heathrow
2012-09-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — Heathrow is another step closer to transforming passenger experience with the ‘topping out’ ceremony of Terminal 2’s satellite pier, known as T2B. Transforming the passenger experience at Heathrow · Final construction stage of phase 1 of Terminal 2’s satellite pier, T2B · 20 million passengers a year will use the new £2.5bn… Read the full press release
Nebraska Tourism Strategic Plan complete
LINCOLN, NEB., 2012-09-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Nebraska Tourism Strategic Plan ordered by the Nebraska Legislature is complete and available for review. This legislation, introduced by Sen. Ken Schilz of Ogallala, called for a study of current conditions and issues facing Nebraska tourism, and a long-term strategy for growth. The statewide plan to grow the economic base of… Read the full press release
Aeroflot traffic and capacity figures reached record levels in August and 8 Months of 2012
Moscow, 2012-09-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — JSC “Aeroflot – Russian Airlines” traffic and capacity figures reached record levels in August and 8 months of 2012. In August 2012passenger turnover of the company went up by 19.1% against the same period in 2011 and reached record level of 5,201 mln passenger-kilometers. The international passenger turnover totaled 3,567 mln passenger-kilometers… Read the full press release
Marriott Foundation Honored for “Bridging” Employment Gap
2012-09-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities launched the Bridges…from school to work® program more than 20 years ago to reduce the career gap for youth ages 17-22 with mental, physical and cognitive disabilities. Since 1990, more than 950 local employers have provided employment opportunities for more than 2,400 youth, helping these young people with disabilities… Read the full press release
ABTA Submits Response to the Draft Aviation Policy Framework
As research reveals majority of MPs believe UK risks being left behind without a comprehensive aviation plan 2012-09-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — ABTA – the Travel Association today submitted its formal response to the Department for Transport (DfT) consultation on the Draft Aviation Policy Framework. The Draft Framework was published by the DfT in July 2012 and… Read the full press release
Hilton Worldwide Names John Rogers Global Head, Embassy Suites Hotels
Hospitality Industry Veteran Joins Embassy Suites from Hilton in United Kingdom MCLEAN, Va., 2012-09-27 — /travelprnews.com/ — Hilton Worldwide today announced that John Rogers has joined Embassy Suites as global head of the all-suite, upper upscale, full-service brand. In this position, Rogers will oversee all aspects of brand management including global development, brand performance support, brand marketing… Read the full press release