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Asian Tourism Boards Choose Charming Asia Tours for Partnerships
Charming Asia Tours, the leading wholesale travel provider specializing in Asia, has partnered with multiple Asian tourism boards to highlight the region’s unique opportunities for business and vacation travel. Current partners include the tourism boards for Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau,... - June 12, 2009 - Charming Asia Tours
Luxury Travel Vietnam to Attract High-End French Travelers at Top Resa Paris
This year’s exhibition at Paris, 22 -25 September 2009, IFTM - Top Resa is the professional show B2B dedicated to the Travel Industry in France. IFTM is bursting with potential; delivering a full program of strategic content and bringing together the largest global industry gathering of... - June 12, 2009 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Luxury Travel Adds Vinpearl Resort & Spa in the Hot List Summer Promotion
Luxury Travel Adds Vinpearl Resort & Spa in the Hot List Summer Promotion 2009 and Offer Full Board Meal for Free. - June 12, 2009 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Luxury Travel Aims to Promote Vietnam as a Preferred New Destination for Both Domestic and International MICE Travels
With its incredible culture and unique beauty, Vietnam is the perfect destination for MICE events. Hung Nguyen, Mice Department Manager of Luxury Travel Company said, “Vietnam is for everyone all sizes of MICE in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and newly Centre Vietnam (Hue, Danang, Hoian). He... - June 12, 2009 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Tupalo.com Announces Strategic Partnership and Round of Investment with Austria’s HEROLD Business Data
Tupalo.com - http://tupalo.com/, the Viennese-American Social Yellow Pages community has announced a strategic partnership and round of funding from Austria’s leading publisher of Yellow Pages products and data, HEROLD Business Data. Since 2007, Tupalo.com has provided Vienna locals with a... - June 12, 2009 - i5invest
New in Branson - The Visitor Choice Awards
Area favorites will be recognized with The Visitor Choice Awards sponsored by The Vacation Channel’s www.ViewBranson.com. - June 11, 2009 - The Vacation Channel
Where to Book Travel: Making Sense of Online Travel Sites
Making sense of all of the online travel search sites: how are they different and which sites are the best? Evelyn Meier of Trax.com explains the different types of travel search engines, and which sites will offer the most comprehensive airfare and hotel results. - June 11, 2009 - Trax
“Walt Disney World Guide” Notescast® for iPhone Updated with New Content and Features
The powerful new “Walt Disney World Guide” Notescast is updated with new content, improved navigation, folder icons and more. At over 200 pages, including over 150 photos, guests can now have all of Walt Disney World Resort in the palm of their hand wherever they go and whenever they want. - June 11, 2009 - TimeStream Software
Wild-Brazilian-Tours Allies with Stellar Concepts and Design to Embrace Ruby on Rails
Redesigning and re-launching the website gives the chance to address all the issues that come out with the change and thus communicate to the potential clients. And, since website-makeover is already a forte of Stellar Concepts and Design, it is natural for Wild-Brazilian-Tours to seek their service and advice on redesigning our website on ‘Ruby on Rails’ language. - June 11, 2009 - Wild-Brazilian-Tours
Luxury Travel to Launch Its Free Vouchers for Elite Travelers to Purchase the Company’s Award Winning Service
To celebrate “The Year’s Best” of tourism products and services in the tourism and hospitality sector in Vietnam with The Guide Awards 2008- 2009. The Luxury Travel has just kicked off its summer 2009 -2010 brochure with a wide range of value added offers on tailored holidays,... - June 11, 2009 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Luxury Travel to Launch an All-Inclusive Half Day City Tour Hanoi
Luxury Travel to launch an all-inclusive door to door package that will allow you to enjoy Hanoi history, transfers in private vehicle. - June 11, 2009 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Car Hire Madrid – the New Car Rental Branch of VictoriaCars in Spain
VictoriaCars announces the opening of its new airport office at Madrid airport Barajas. The opening coincides with the company’s philosophy of national expansion defying the current economic climate in Spain. - June 11, 2009 - VictoriaCars
Senior Travel Genie Unlocks Destination Secrets with Website Redesign
Online Community Designed by and for Seniors Offers Unique Travel Tips, Reviews & Deals - June 11, 2009 - Senior Travel Genie
Luxury Travel Vietnam Focus on Mice Groups, Eyes on NZ, Australians and Asian Elite Travelers at ITB Asia Singapore
Luxury Travel focus on Mice groups, eyes for NZ, Australians and Asian elite travelers looking for near by destinations such as Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar in the world financial crisis. - June 11, 2009 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Old Traditions, New Treats at Summer Solstice Spectacular from EnjoyBellevue.org
The Bellevue Summer Solstice Spectacular is four days of celebrating the season and it couldn’t be hotter. Old Traditions, New Treats…Fun for All Ages: from free swimming to duck pin bowling, a craft show to art exhibits, festival foods to side-walk savings, Celtic folklore to Martial Arts, live music and dancing to movies in the park. The Solstice runs June 18 – in Bellevue Borough, Pa. http://www.enjoybellevue.org/summer_solstice_spectacular_2009.htm. - June 11, 2009 - EnjoyBellevue.org
Family Travel Just Got Easier, G.A.P. Adventures Offers 15% Off All Family Adventure Tours
Gap Adventures wants to make planning your next family vacation a breeze. Until June 15, Gap Adventures is offering 15% off all Family Adventure tours*. Skip the all-inclusive resorts and run of the mill holidays, instead take your family on a trip they’ll truly cherish. Designed for family... - June 11, 2009 - G Adventures
Myrtle Beach Golfer’s Guide Features Pine Lakes Country Club
The most recent edition of Myrtle Beach Golfer's Guide highlights the sweeping restoration project and subsequent reopening of the Grand Strand's original golf course, Pine Lakes Country Club. - June 11, 2009 - Golfer's Guide Marketing Solutions
North American Seminars Inc. Has Expanded Its Travel Offering for Medical Professional Course Attendees
North American Seminars Inc. has expanded its travel services for course attendees to include additional discounts on hotels, rental vehicles and airline bookings. Extended services can be booked directly on www.healthclick.com when registering for a course. - June 10, 2009 - North American Seminars
Pacific Resort Aitutaki Foots the Bill for the Other Best Job in the World
Pacific Resort Aitutaki’s new general manager, Michael Shah, says he has the best job in the world, in the world’s leading boutique island resort, in the world’s first recession free country, the Cook Islands. “I don’t know what all the fuss is about in... - June 10, 2009 - Pacific Resort Hotel Group - Cook Islands
STA Travel Announces the Top 10 Hostels in Europe
STA Travel customers voted with their dollar to put together a list of the top 10 hostels in Europe from STA Travel - a global travel specialist with 30 years experience helping students, teachers and young professionals travel the world. - June 10, 2009 - STA Travel
Meetings at Its Best: New Convention Centre at Swissôtel Chicago
Renowned for its architecture and location, the AAA Four-Diamond Swissôtel Chicago has opened it’s new meeting and convention centre. $47 million were invested into this expansion plan comprised of over 38’000 square feet of function space including a state-of-the-art 14’000 square feet ballroom. - June 10, 2009 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Popular Commercial Capital Expands Investor Capital for Distressed Hospitality
Popular Commercial Capital (PCC) has expanded investor capital in excess of $1 billion USD targeted towards distressed hospitality projects in the U.S., Caribbean and Mexico. PCC's target is on repositioning distressed assets and distressed debt whether in development, partial construction or... - June 09, 2009 - Popular Commercial Lending Group
Techno’s New Pro Series 4896 Models Hit the Market with Rigid Durability and a Compact Style
Techno, Inc. CNC Routers is proud to release the first production run of the Model 4896 Pro Series. Introduced earlier this year, the Pro Series was designed to meet the high demands of panel process manufacturing; now Techno expects this new heavy weight (3050 lbs) 4896 model to be the most... - June 09, 2009 - Techno Inc.
Perspective International Unveils Fractional Property Guide
Officially launching July 1st, the new Fractional Property Guide has been unveiled in preview mode to enable system checks and prospective advertisers to get a feel for the new service. - June 09, 2009 - Perspective International Ltd
Plan Your Escape from the Economic Climate This Summer with GVI
For those with extended university or summer breaks, or for those looking for that something different, Global Vision International (GVI) has recommended our Top Ten summer volunteering programs from 1 week to 2 months designed to suit any situation. - June 09, 2009 - Global Vision International (GVI)
The Orlando Florida Discount Card Coming in June to Your City
Saving $1000's of dollars a year at your favorite merchants is what the Florida VIP Discount Card is all about. Just show your card get your discount throughout the entire state of Florida. - June 09, 2009 - The Florida VIP Discount Card
Tripware Allows Business Travelers to Book Directly in Microsoft Outlook
Tripware, a novel travel service, launches Beta Version for full integration into Microsoft Outlook 2007 calendars. Tripware is for business travelers that plan, book, and manage their own business trips. Tripware focuses on automating the booking process as much as possible so business travelers have a great trip. The entire business trip is managed directly in Outlook 2007. - June 09, 2009 - Tripware by Remotian Systems, Inc.
HostelsClub.com and Agenzie 365 Collaborate at Italian Train Stations
International booking site for budget lodging, HostelsClub.com, is now physically present at four main Italian train stations-Venice, Rome, Florence, and Milan. Agenzie 365, a travel agency, has kiosks, where agents will quickly help clients book last minute hostel-priced accommodations for their next European destination or on the same day of their arrival. - June 08, 2009 - HostelsClub
Luxury Travel to Kick off Vietnam Summer Holiday for Visa, Master and Amex Cardholders
The Luxury Travel VIetnam company has just launched a classic luxury Tour with one bonus night free of charge for visa, master and amex card holders. - June 08, 2009 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
“Disneyland Park Guide” Notescast® Now on the iPod Classic and iPod nano
Now guests of Disneyland Park can access a magical new vacation planning and in-park guide on their iPod Classic and iPod nano. At over 120 pages of information with rich in-depth content, they now can have all of Disneyland Park in the palm of their hand wherever they go and whenever they want. - June 07, 2009 - TimeStream Software
Ears of Experience Personalizes Disney Vacations with a Little Help from the Kids
Ears of Experience owners, Amy and Jon Sinclair, and their ten-year-old and five-year-old daughters get the whole family involved in planning the perfect Disney vacation. - June 07, 2009 - Ears of Experience
New Website Features the World’s 101 Best Holidays
Combining 40 years of travel journalism for the UK’s leading national newspapers, David Wickers and Mark Hodson have downloaded their experience and expertise into a new website www.101holidays.co.uk. David and Mark have selected what they believe to be this year’s top travel... - June 07, 2009 - 101 Holidays
A True "Legend" at the Helm of Swissôtel Sydney
Pierre U. Stacher, General Manager of Swissôtel Sydney, has been honoured with the prestigious Australian ‘National Tourism Legend’ award at the 2009 Tourism Training Australia National Conference. The awards, hosted by Tourism Training Australia, were presented at a lavish gala dinner. - June 07, 2009 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Dominio San Sebastiano, Sustainable Italian Holiday Homes, West Liguria, Realitalia.co.uk
Dominio San Sebastiano, a genuine ecological project. One of the first energy sustainable holiday home developments in Italy - June 06, 2009 - Realitalia
Keystone Retreat Now Accepting Bookings for Summer Season
For the discriminating executive - Keystone Retreat is the premier vacation address in the Rocky Mountains. 4900 Square Feet of private luxury accommodations 2 blocks from the Gondola and River Run Village. - June 06, 2009 - Keystone Retreat
Social Site Launches New Forum for Aviation Professionals
Just recently, Aerhub.com launched a forum on their site called "AerForum" where users can discuss and share thoughts about aviation. They've also clinched a partnership with Hotels.com so users on their site can book directly through them. Founder and CEO Mr. Wilkinson says "Aerhub... - June 06, 2009 - Aerhub.com
Great Hotels Organisation Launches Summer Promotion
Travellers enjoy savings, last-minute offers and competitions - June 06, 2009 - Great Hotels of the World
Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc. Enhances Its Google Certifications
By enhancing its Google Certifications, Milestone is ensuring that it continues to offer the best in class paid advertising strategies and drive higher returns for our clients. - June 05, 2009 - Milestone Internet Marketing, Inc.
Luxury Travel Company to Launch Luxury Summer Retreat
Luxury Travel Company to Launch Luxury Summer Retreat 6 days at 999 USD. Summer is not long and the “Luxury Summer Retreat in Hanoi & Halong Bay 6 days trip” promotion is too short. - June 05, 2009 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Luxury Travel Vietnam Company Offers Free Voucher to All Master, Visa and Amex Cardholders
Luxury Travel Vietnam Company offers free voucher 10 USD with lux4lux code for all master, visa and amex cardholders when making the booking with Luxury Travel. - June 05, 2009 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
An Unique Evening City Tour Hanoi
Luxury Travel has created a unique evening city tour to avoid Hanoi's summer heat. - June 05, 2009 - Luxury Travel Co., Ltd
Luxury Properties Europe Issues the Eco-Friendly Environmental Guide to Celebrate the World Environmental Day 2009
Luxury Properties Europe cares about the environment and how it impacts on the world today, and tomorrow. In each of its exclusive properties in France, Italy, Switzerland and Greece, guests will find an Environmental Guide with 8 daily tips for eco-friendly home improvements to contribute to respect the environment. - June 05, 2009 - Luxury Properties Europe
National Visas Offers Premier Visa Service
National Visas, a world leader in Australian immigration services, offers a comprehensive service to assist clients acquire a visa by acting as a nominated representative. The Premier Visa Service provides a cost-effective and simplified visa application process for individuals and businesses that... - June 05, 2009 - National Visas
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Launches First GPS Tour Train Experience in America Using AudioConexus Technology
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, an organization which operates an excursion train through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in cooperation with the National Park Service, announces the first train in America to significantly enhance passenger experiences on its scenic tour routes with GPS triggered audio tours. Passengers are immersed in the stories, sights and sounds of Cuyahoga Valley’s natural and environmental history. - June 04, 2009 - AudioConexus Inc.
Trax Announces Official Launch of Travel Meta-Search Engine with a Twist
New travel aggregator website intensifies competition with comprehensive, non-biased travel search. Trax.com launches out of beta, offering travelers a powerful meta-search engine that compares rates across more than 200 travel suppliers. - June 04, 2009 - Trax
STA Travel World Traveler Interns to Update Twitter Account Around the World
STA Travel’s 2009 World Traveler Interns will be using Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/statravelwti) to publish daily updates of their trip around the world this summer as they volunteer in Fiji, party in Dubai, go on safari in Africa and visit seven other countries in 11 weeks. - June 04, 2009 - STA Travel
Swissôtel Göcek Marina & Resort Opens for the Summer Season
After a six-month winter break, Swissôtel Göcek Marina & Resort has opened its doors again for the summer 2009 season. The picturesque fishing village of Göcek, located right on the Turkish Mediterranean coast, has long been recommended by those in the know as a perfect place to spend an undisturbed holiday away from the masses. - June 04, 2009 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Active Travel Asia Makes the Difference in Vietnam with "Sapa Trekking Tours and Overnight at Homestay at Ethnic village"
Luxury Travel Vietnam is not only staying in luxury standard hotels and enjoying international food in expensive restaurants, Active Travel Asia (ATA) recommend travelers different luxury tours with trekking trip and homestay in Sapa, Vietnam. - June 03, 2009 - Active Travel Asia
Active Travel Asia Promotes Vietnam Motorcycle Tours in the Ho Chi Minh Trail
With 11-day motorcycling tour in Ho Chi Minh trail in total 18 day trip from Hanoi to Saigon, this motorcycling grading of tour is considered as Moderate to challenging by Active Travel Asia. - June 03, 2009 - Active Travel Asia
Totally Peru E.I.R.L , Launches a Range of Luxury Vacations Packages to Peru
Totally Peru E.I.R.L , a travel specialist in Latin America, has announced that they are expanding their range of tours to include Luxury Vacation Packages in Peru. - June 03, 2009 - Totally Peru E.I.R.L