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Embrace the Spirit of Ramadan at the Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort
The Sheraton Jumeirah Ramadan Tent brings to town the true "Ramadan Nights" - July 02, 2014 - Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort
Spiral at Sofitel Manila Awarded 2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
Spiral was recognised as a Top Performing Hotel Restaurant as Reviewed by Travellers on the World’s Largest Travel Site. - July 02, 2014 - Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila
Devon - The Place to Buy Your Holiday Home?
The holiday home rental industry has seen a vast amount of publicity recently and this, with changing economic conditions and an ageing population, has resulted in a higher interest in property investment. A successful investment needs well defined guidelines in this industry. - June 29, 2014 - Discovery Holiday Homes
Sofitel Manila Celebrates Social Media Day 2014
Sofitel Manila joins the digital world in celebrating the annual Social Media Day by hosting an exciting week-long festivity to treat loyal fans and followers. - June 29, 2014 - Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila
Luis Namnum, President of Occidental Vacation Club Selected for American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Board of Directors
Luis Namnum, President of Occidental Vacation Club (OVC) has been selected to the elite Board of Directors of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA). Namnum has served as president of OVC for 17 years. OVC, a division of Occidental Hotels and Resorts (Madrid) includes resorts in Aruba,... - June 27, 2014 - Occidental Vacation Club
Coco Collection Appoints General Manager for Coco Privé Kuda Hithi Island Maldives
Coco Collection welcomes Paul Vincent Benedict Brown as the General Manager of Coco Privé Kuda Hithi Island, the luxurious private island retreat offering avant-garde design, unparalleled levels of service and absolute privacy set in nature’s paradise. - June 27, 2014 - Coco Collection Resorts : Hotels : Retreats
Planet Ocean Underwater Hotel Seeks Indiegogo Crowdsourcing to Fund America’s First Undersea Luxury Hotel Prototype
Planet Ocean Underwater Hotel in Key West is using Indiegogo to fund its exciting prototype and, in return, offer spectacular perks to its Indiegogo supporters as they usher in a new era in undersea eco-tourism, exploration, and conservation. - June 26, 2014 - USAKW
The Mountain Club on Loon Resort & Spa in Lincoln (NH) Has Been Recognized as a Top-Performing Resort by Travelers on TripAdvisor®
TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence Recipients Represent Top 10 Percent of Businesses Listed on World's Largest Travel Site. - June 25, 2014 - Mountain Club on Loon Resort & Spa
Flying Friday with Special Features by Guest DJ Marco Mei & the Local Guitarist @ Flava Bar & Lounge
Get ready for another amazing night of swing dancing with the return of well-known Italian DJ Marco Mei from Bicycle Corporation in a chic and fantastic atmosphere at Flava Bar & Lounge, Dream Hotel Bangkok (Sukhumvit 15) on Friday, 27th June 2014 from 6 p.m. until midnight. - June 23, 2014 - Dream Hotel
Tom Lyons Receives Cadillac Lifetime Achievement Award
Award honors Kansas City business and community leaders. - June 22, 2014 - Global Connections, Inc.
ResortCom International’s President Alex Marxer Featured Key Note Speaker at Call Center Week
Alex Marxer provided his unique insights at the 15th Annual Call Center Week. - June 22, 2014 - ResortCom International
Apartment Barcelona Collaborates with the Casal dels Infants in the New Edition of Checking Solidario
The company fights against child poverty for a second year, donating one Euro for each reservation made during the summer. - June 21, 2014 - Apartment Barcelona
Apartment Barcelona Launches Website in Chinese
Facing a growing demand for holiday rentals and apartments for sale, the company aims to improve its services to the world’s largest tourism source market. - June 21, 2014 - Apartment Barcelona
Buy Two Nights and Get One *Free in New Orleans at the Newly Renovated R&B Bed & Breakfast on Famous Frenchmen Street. *Based on 33% Off the Total of a Three Night Stay.
After completing a six month floor to ceiling renovation on a 144 year old home in New Orleans on famous Frenchmen Street (previously Noni's on Nola B&B), new owners Bil and Rita Szarabajka are anxious to host guests. The Summer Special "Buy Two Nights and Get One Free" are based on 33% off the total of a three night stay and runs through August 28th. - June 20, 2014 - R&B Bed and Breakfast
Pacific Resort Aitutaki Leads the Way in Global Luxury Travel
Pacific Resort Hotel Group (PRHG) is delighted to announce that 5-star luxury property Pacific Resort Aitutaki has been awarded the Signum Virtutis Seal of Excellence, for the second year in a row, at the 2014 Seven Star Global Luxury Awards. - June 20, 2014 - Pacific Resort Hotel Group - Cook Islands
Bhaya Cruises, Halong Bay, Vietnam, Announces “Free for Children” Special Summer Promotion
From June to September 2014, Bhaya Cruises is excited to run a very special summer promotion which extends families the opportunity to travel in style with its new “Children Travel for Free.” This opportunity can be applied on all products within the Bhaya Cruises group--The Legend,... - June 20, 2014 - Bhaya Cruises
Astir Odysseus Kos Resort and Spa Awarded 2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
Astir Odysseus Kos Resort and Spa is proud to announce that it has recently been awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for 2014. - June 20, 2014 - Astir Odysseus Kos Resort and Spa
Blue River Resort & Hot Springs Offers Various Eco Adventure Tours to Vacationers
Blue River Resort & Hot Spring, a top Costa Rica Resort, located just beneath the Rincon del la Vieja volcano, in the province of Guanacaste, offers tourists a wide range of eco adventure tours and activities. - June 20, 2014 - Blue River Resort
Road to China: Sponsorship Consolidates Prosperity with Peace at World Medical Tourism Congress – Taiwan
Medical Tourism Association®, Global Benefits Association and Taiwan External Trade Development Council host international industry event, June 26-27, 2014, at Taipei International Convention Center. - June 19, 2014 - Medical Tourism Association™
Great Hotels of the World Announces the Latest News from Member Hotels
Hotel Quinta da Marinha staff to run marathon for charity. - June 19, 2014 - Great Hotels of the World
Mobile Ziplines by Extreme Engineering Coming to Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm
America’s Famous Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm to add mobile zipline in July of 2014. - June 18, 2014 - Extreme Engineering
River Expeditions Announces Rafting Packages for Greenbrier PGA Tour Week 2014
River Expeditions is thrilled to announce the return of their annual Greenbrier PGA tour week specials. These packages include a full or half-day of white water rafting. - June 18, 2014 - River Expeditions
Win a Beauty & Wellness Staycation Package at Sofitel
Get a chance to win any of the three (3) beauty staycation packages at Sofitel and Vietura when you register online. - June 18, 2014 - Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila
Millstattersee Hotel Goes Green; Launches Eco-Friendly Solar Panels
Millstattersee's most historic hotel makes history anew celebrating its 130th founding anniversary this summer and joining Europe's bandwagon in embracing the latest in renewable power generation. - June 18, 2014 - Millstatt Hotel See-Villa
Premiere Suites Makes the 2014 Profit 500 List… Again
Largest national temporary housing company ranks Number 325 on the annual list of Canada’s fastest-growing companies. With a 152% per cent rate of growth over the last 5 years, Premiere Suites continues to expand and solidify its position as Canada’s most popular provider of short-term... - June 14, 2014 - Premiere Suites
staySky Vacation Club Chooses INTUITION for PR & Brand Management
In preparation for the imminent launch of a new vacation club, staySky Vacation Club has selected Perspective Group’s INTUITION Brand Marketing service to assist with PR, Social Marketing and overall Brand Monitoring. StaySky Hotels & Resorts currently operates six hotels in the Orlando... - June 14, 2014 - Perspective Magazine
GuestDriven to Unveil Newest Version of Their Revolutionary Mobile Guest Engagement Platform at HITEC® Los Angeles
GuestDriven will be at HITEC® LA from June 24-26 at Booth 1750 to unveil their newly redesigned mobile guest engagement platform for hotels. - June 13, 2014 - GuestDriven
River Expeditions Announces 22nd Annual Volleyball Championship and Weekend Package Deals
In the 238 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed, America has celebrated freedom. For the last 21 years, River Expeditions has hosted an annual Volleyball tournament over the 4th of July Weekend to celebrate. - June 13, 2014 - River Expeditions
White Oak Lodge and Resort Earns TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
White Oak Lodge and Resort gets rave reviews on TripAdvisor. - June 13, 2014 - Global Connections, Inc.
East Meets West: World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress Features International Voices
Top Asian Healthcare Executive, U.S. Physician Group Leader among Speakers, Sept. 20-24, 2014, in Washington, D.C. - June 13, 2014 - Medical Tourism Association™
Beauty & Wellness Staycation Packages Unveiled at Sofitel Manila
Vietura at Sofitel Manila introduces pampering beauty staycations tailor-fit for ultimate wellness and rejuvenation. - June 13, 2014 - Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila
Blood Donation at Creta Maris Beach Resort
On June 6th, Creta Maris Beach Resort organized a blood donation day. The management and staff of Creta Maris Beach Resort fully supported the cause by participating. - June 12, 2014 - Maris Hotels
Summer Holidays in Austria Slated at Hotel See-Villa
Summer Holidays in Austria are magnificent with Hotel See-Villa's renovations and refurbishments taking luxury guest experience to a higher level. - June 12, 2014 - Millstatt Hotel See-Villa
Portable Ziplines, Extreme Air Jumpers, Climbing Walls and More Coming to Asian Amusement Trade Show June 2014
Extreme Engineering will be expanding into Asia with mobile ziplines, climbing walls, Extreme Air Jumpers and major theme park rides at the IAAPA ASIA trade show. - June 11, 2014 - Extreme Engineering
Chief Operating Officer Appointed for Coco Collection and Sunland Hotels
Armand Chaudhary joins Sunland Hotels and its luxury subsidiary Coco Collection as Chief Operating Officer. A British and French national, Armand brings with him a wealth of experience gained in the global hospitality industry over the past 30 years. - June 11, 2014 - Coco Collection Resorts : Hotels : Retreats
Sea Shells Beach Club Earns TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
Sea Shells Beach Club in Daytona Beach, Florida, has recently received the coveted 2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, which honors top-rated lodging businesses, restaurants, and attractions, that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor. The Certificate of... - June 10, 2014 - Global Connections, Inc.
Rule of Thought: Medical Tourism Association® to Address Strategies at EU Cross-Border Healthcare Symposium
The EU Healthcare Directive is the focus of a public policy event, June 18, 2014, in Brussels, Belgium. - June 08, 2014 - Medical Tourism Association™
Ring the Virtual IPO Bell! STUDIO 777™ is Going Public on Second Life's® Capital Exchange June 7, 2014
STUDIO 777™, Second Life's®, #1 Skill Gaming Nightclub, Mall and Resort, joins the #1 Stock Market Simulation Game with a L$6,000,000 initial public offering, its largest ever. The IPO (Ticker Symbol: FUN) on the Capital Exchange Stock Market Simulation Game begins at 5:00am SLT (PDT) / 8:00am EDT on Saturday, June 7, 2014. - June 06, 2014 - Studio 777
Astir Odysseus Kos Resort & Spa Awarded Customers Choice Award 2013 by Kuoni Nordic (Apollo)
Astir Odysseus Kos Resort & Spa was awarded recently from Apollo Kuoni Nordic the prestigious Customers Choice Award 2013 in the category of 5 star hotels. - June 05, 2014 - Astir Odysseus Kos Resort and Spa
Astir Odysseus Kos Resort Starts New Year With Management Changes
Owner of the company, Occidental S.A., has exclusively undertaken the management and operation of the Astir Odysseus Kos Resort & Spa, formerly Iberostar, as of 1 January 2014. The 5-star hotel is located in the Tingaki area on Kos Island just 5 km from the historic center of Kos town. Astir... - June 05, 2014 - Astir Odysseus Kos Resort and Spa
Whitby Holiday Home Awarded TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2014
Whitby Holiday Home is proud to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious 2014 Certificate of Excellence by the global organisation, TripAdvisor. This was awarded based on Whitby Holiday Home's Whitby Pad and Whitby Gardens Apartment consistently receiving 5 star reviews from its wonderful... - June 05, 2014 - Whitby Holiday Home
Blue River Resort and Hot Springs Awarded 2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
Recognised as a Top Performing Resort in Costa Rica as Reviewed by Travelers on the World’s Largest Travel Site - June 05, 2014 - Blue River Resort
The Jungle House Costa Rica Vacation Rental Awarded 2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
The Jungle House vacation rental villa in Santa Teresa Costa Rica has won Trip Advisor's prestigious Certificate of Excellence for 2014. - June 04, 2014 - The Jungle House
Rivers Expeditions is Excited to Celebrate West Virginia Day with Great Discounts on Whitewater Rafting
On June 20th 1863 West Virginia became an independent state. To celebrate West Virginia’s birthday, River Expeditions is offering $18.63 off of a regular single day white water trip on the New River. - June 04, 2014 - River Expeditions
Everyone’s a Winner with Great Hotels of the World
London-based alliance launches MICE enquiry prize draw. - June 04, 2014 - Great Hotels of the World
Strong Increases in Hotel Occupancy in VenturaCountyWest
The most recent Smith Travel Report (STR), which tracks hotel transaction statistics, shows strong increases in occupancy rates in hotels in VenturaCountyWest (cities of Camarillo, Oxnard and Ventura). - June 03, 2014 - Ventura County Lodging Association
INTUITION Exceeds 500,000 Per Month Milestone for Brand Monitoring
INTUITION is a brand marketing service operated by Perspective Group, the leading independent PR & Media company globally for the timeshare industry. INTUITION uniquely combines enterprise-level social media monitoring, brand reputation management and competitive analysis with original content... - June 01, 2014 - Perspective Magazine
Five Hotels of Butterfly Hotel and Serviced Apartment Group Awarded “2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence”
Butterfly Hotel and Serviced Apartment Group is pleased to announce that five Butterfly hotels have been awarded “2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence”. The awarded Butterfly hotels include Butterfly on Hollywood, Butterfly on Morrison, Butterfly on Prat, Butterfly on Victoria and... - June 01, 2014 - Butterfly Hospitality Group
Brand New Table Games Installed, Slated at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino unveils new table games this month with additional games coming through July. In addition, the casino is currently holding a $20,000 Real Deal promotion with entries counted through June 23 for drawings on June 27. Twenty-four Real Deal winners will claim from $100 to... - May 29, 2014 - Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
Thavorn Hotels and Resorts Awarded TripAdvisor 2014 Certificate of Excellence
Thavorn Hotels and Resorts are awarded the TripAdvisor 2014 Certificate of Excellence in recognition of being top performing resorts as reviewed by Travelers on the World’s Largest Travel Site. - May 28, 2014 - Thavorn Group