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DirectRooms.com – Africa’s Yoga Class Takes Place in Cape Town on 20 November 2010

DirectRooms.com can reveal that Cape Town will be an attempt at the record for the largest yoga class in Africa. - October 15, 2010 - DirectRooms.com

Underwater Family Holiday Photos Now Possible at Presidente InterContinental Cozumel Resort & Spa

Families who want to spice up their annual holiday greeting card can take a one-of-a-kind photo underwater. - October 15, 2010 - Presidente InterContinental Cozumel Resort & Spa

Emerald Coast RV Beach Resort Hosts Open House

As one of only 17 parks nationwide to receive a Trailer Life rating of 10/10*/10, Emerald Coast RV Beach Resort is now venturing into a new phase of development at the resort. - October 15, 2010 - Emerald Coast RV Beach Resort

Paradise Hunter’s Online Search for a Host for Travel TV Series Goes Viral - Drawing Massive Worldwide Interest

ParadiseHunter.com’s online search for a TV series host goes viral – generating more than 2 million hits in the past 4 days, with daily traffic doubling in the last 3 days. - October 14, 2010 - Paradise Hunter Inc.

Carl Velleno Appointed Director of Spa, Recreation and Guest Services at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina

In his new position, Velleno will oversee all operations at the property’s eco-friendly and award-winning Blue Marble Spa, in addition to the concierge staff and recreation department. - October 14, 2010 - Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina

Hitchhikers Backpackers Hostel Ranks as One of the Most Requested in Lima, Peru

Hitchhikers announced this week that it has exceeded its historical record of guests and bookings during the last high tourist season in Lima. This has become a benchmark for this type of accommodation in websites and social networks dedicated to providing information to backpackers all around the world. - October 14, 2010 - Hhikers Peru

Travel Rental Network Offers Hand-Picked Cabo Villa Rentals for Holiday Season

Travel Rental Network now offers a wide selection of Cabo villa rentals in light of increased demands from customers. According to CEO Brian Schwimmer, the increase in demand for Cabo villa rentals can be attributed in part to owners lowering their prices to compete with the growing number of all-inclusive resorts. - October 13, 2010 - Travel Rental Network

Save 30% on Vail Lodging, Lift Ticket Package This Winter: Antlers at Vail Hotel Offers Prime Season Ski, Snowboard Deal and Free Storage

The Antlers at Vail hotel offers its "Value Vail" package during winter’s peak snow with a lodging deal that includes Vail Resorts lift tickets. The Antlers is conveniently located within easy walking distance of the Vail Gondola. This year, the hotel has also added a free equipment storage program for its repeat guests. - October 13, 2010 - Antlers at Vail

Sunday Night Test Kitchen at the Carriage House Bed and Breakfast in Jefferson, Texas Has Resumed

After a short pause, the Carriage House Bed and Breakfast in Jefferson, Texas has resumed the Sunday Night Test Kitchen. - October 13, 2010 - The Carriage House Bed and Breakfast

Candlewood Suites Dallas/Plano Raises Money for Habitat for Humanity

Candlewood Suites Plano, an InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) brand hotel, initiated an early morning bake sale to help raise funds towards building another house for Habitat for Humanity. From the wee hours of 7am to 9am, the hotel operations staff along with the hotel’s sales department... - October 13, 2010 - Candlewood Suites Plano

Prime Time in Lake Eyre South Australias Outback

Port Lincoln tour operator Phil Porter of Wilderness Wanders has noted a significant increase in domestic guests wishing to experience Lake Eyre and the Flinders Ranges to take advantage of the recent and rare flooding rains from the north. - October 11, 2010 - Wilderness Wanders

Top 10 Fun Reasons to Take a Naked Vacation at the Terra Cotta Inn Clothing Optional Resort and Spa in Sunny Palm Springs, California This 10/10/10

The number 10 has many meanings. It represents the universe to some. To others, harmony, fulfillment, or the circle of life. 10/10/10 is special. It comes around only once every 100 years. It's a big day. At The Terra Cotta Inn, they give you 10 fun reasons why you should change your vacation habits. Stop taking boring chain hotel vacations and try their fun nude sunbathing resort. So relax and celebrate this momentous occasion in sunny Palm Springs, California in your birthday suit. - October 10, 2010 - The Terra Cotta Inn Clothing Optional Resort and Spa

Great Hotels of the World Member Announces Reopening of Championship Golf Course in Tenerife

Great Hotels of the World member, Hotel Las Madrigueras Golf Resort and Spa (http://www.ghotw.com/las-madrigueras) in Playa de Las Americas, Tenerife, Spain has announced the re-opening of its championship golf course “Golf Las Americas” following two months of improvement... - October 10, 2010 - Great Hotels of the World

Le Méridien Amman Perforates Market with Its Bi-Annual Sales Blitz

Le Méridien Amman, a member of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, concluded its one week bi-annual sales blitz on Thursday, September 30th, where associates visited repeated, new and potential accounts throughout the city of Amman. Over 30 associates from different departments took part in the... - October 09, 2010 - Le Meridien Amman

Popular Georgia Resort Gives Atlanta Families an Entirely New Reason Not to be Afraid of the Dark This October

Lake Lanier Islands Resort Sets the Stage for its First Ever Haunted Nights of Lights - October 08, 2010 - Lanier Islands Resort

Georgia’s Lake Lanier Islands Resort Golf Course Thrives Despite Record-Breaking Temperatures This Summer, Forecast for Fall is Excellent

Legacy on Lanier Golf Club’s Brian Conley Attributes Success to Excellent Greens, New Island Partnership Program, and Belief in Above-and-Beyond Customer Service - October 08, 2010 - Lanier Islands Resort

Accor and IMPACT Exhibition Management Team Up to Open Novotel Bangkok Impact

Novotel Bangkok Impact will be located within one of Asia’s largest dedicated Event, Convention and Exhibition Centres - October 07, 2010 - Accor

Great Hotels Organisation Consolidates Brands to Create One Global Hotel Sales & Marketing Brand – Great Hotels of the World

Hotel alliance consolidates Great Hotels Organisation, Special Hotels of the World and Metro Hotels to create one global brand. - October 07, 2010 - Great Hotels of the World

Melbourne's Japanese Mountain Retreat Hot Spring and Spa Says 'Konichiwa' to World Tourism Trends

With the advent of internet-based research and trade, businesses are finding more than ever that their unique selling points are the key to success. Japanese Mountain Retreat Hot Spring and Spa, a boutique Melbourne weekend escape venue, is finding that this uniqueness, along with attention to... - October 06, 2010 - Japanese Mountain Retreat Hot Spring and Spa

Science Provides the 'Why' of Love, Balinese Retreat Provides the 'How'

Balinese Retreat, boutique Melbourne couples accommodation, is helping couples put into practice the theories of love that science has uncovered over the past years. - October 06, 2010 - Balinese Retreat

Carol Garza-Thompson Owner of Compass Rose Cruise Planners Has Been Recognized as One of the Foremost Cruise Vacation Experts Among American Travel Agents

Carol Garza-Thompson has been designated as a Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Cruise Counsellor after recently completing the organization's certification requirements. - October 06, 2010 - Compass Rose Cruise Planners

Paris Fractional Developer Bucks Bad Real Estate Market

Paris Home Shares announces the successful sellout of their latest fractional ownership real estate project in Paris, France. - October 04, 2010 - Paris Home Shares LLC

Marriott Executive Apartments Manama Celebrated International Housekeepers Week 2010

The Marriott Executive Apartments Manama in Bahrain has recently hosted the global celebration of Housekeepers Appreciation Week 2010, marking the completion of a 7-days commemoration of recognizing and appreciating housekeepers in the hotel industry. Marriott International announced the week... - October 02, 2010 - Marriott Executive Apartments Manama, Bahrain

Grammy Award Winner Kenny Loggins in Concert Nov. 12 at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino

Two-time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter, Kenny Loggins, will appear in the Rollins Center® ballroom at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino on Friday, Nov. 12 for one performance at 9 p.m. Tickets from $35 to $75 went on sale today at noon. Kenny Loggins’ enduring career in popular... - October 01, 2010 - Dover Downs Hotel & Casino

Ninth Annual Wine & Music Festival Nov. 13 at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino

The Ninth Annual Wine & Music Festival will take place at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 3 to 10 p.m. in the Rollins Center ballroom. This year’s event will highlight the ‘80s with entertainment by tribute performances of pop icons like Madonna, Prince,... - October 01, 2010 - Dover Downs Hotel & Casino

Hardcore Heavyweight Pounds Full Throttle on Road to Championship

Heavyweight Amir “Hardcore” Mansour will appear at Bally’s Event Center in Atlantic City, N.J., on Saturday, Oct. 30. Mansour emerged victorious on Aug. 27 at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino when he felled Sam Brown in round two with a right hook, sending Brown crashing to the mat... - October 01, 2010 - Dover Downs Hotel & Casino

Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges Extend Hospitality to Mainland: New Package Combines Best of Galapagos with Sensual Pleasures of Pacific Coast

Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges Launches New Adventure Tour Combining the Magic of the Galapagos Islands with the Sensual Pleasures of the Mainland Ecuador Coast. - October 01, 2010 - Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges

Epoque Club: September 3, 2010 in Beijing

Epoque Hotels has launched Epoque Club on September 3, 2010 at Hotel G Beijing. The president of Epoque Hotels, Mr. David Maranzana, joined this event and welcomed all the new members and participants. Epoque Hotels is a collection of worldwide avant-garde, trendy-chic, and luxury-classic boutique hotels based in over 120 destinations. - September 30, 2010 - Epoque Hotels

Ardanaiseig Hotel Awarded 3rd AA Rosette and Inspector's Choice Status

Ardanaiseig Hotel in Argyll has today been awarded a third rosette for its restaurant, placing it in the top ten per cent of AA rated-restaurants in the UK. The hotel has also achieved the coveted ‘Inspector’s Choice’ status. - September 29, 2010 - Ardanaiseig

Villas De Maitre Introduces the "Celebrate Together," a New Style of Luxury Villa Wedding in Mauritius

Villa Tiara in Poste Lafayette has lush tropical gardens with swaying palm trees, exotic aromatic flowers and a quiet beachfront location for the ceremony with tropical breezes, sparkling blue sea and a pristine sandy beach. The villa offers personal service and these elements make the big day a delicate and personalised work of art. - September 28, 2010 - Villas De Maitre

EuroAsia Communications Pte Ltd Launches iPhone, Android Application for VIP Jets Ltd

Singapore based mobile application developer EuroAsia Communications developed in co-operations with Thailand based VIP Jets Ltd a mobile application for the iPhone/iPad, Android and BlackBerry devices. EuroAsia Communications Pte Ltd, a Singapore mobile application development company, announced that through its Malaysian subsidiary, EuroAsia Networks (M) Sdn Bhd has launched the VIP Jets mobile application on the Android and iTunes marketplace recently. - September 27, 2010 - EuroAsia Communications Pte Ltd

Le Méridien Amman Commemorates United Nations International Day of Peace

Le Méridien Amman, a subsidiary of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, commemorated on the 21st of September the International Day of Peace, which was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981 and was first celebrated in September 1982. In 2002 the General Assembly officially declared... - September 26, 2010 - Le Meridien Amman

Peckforton Castle Reports Record Sales

Award winning Cheshire hotel Peckforton Castle is reporting its best month ever for August 2010 following the successful launch of its new £1.7 million facilities. Sales at this unique 48 bedroom venue were up 7.12 per cent in August compared with the same month last year, making it the most... - September 26, 2010 - Peckforton Castle

Gulf Anglers Can Look Forward to Added Snapper Season and Brett/Robinson Fishing Package

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association has approved the inception of a second red snapper season for fall 2010, which will run from October 1st through November 22nd. Snapper fishing will be open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, with a limit of two fish per person. The purpose of the... - September 25, 2010 - Brett Robinson

Tours Gone Wild Expanding to More Brazil Travel Destinations

Tours Gone Wild is one of the premier travel companies offering travel packages to Brazil. Brazil remains as one of TGW’s main destinations and in 2008, the company opened an office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to offer its clients better service as well as have a presence in Brazil. Even though Rio de Janeiro is TGW’s home base in Brazil and its main Brazil Travel Destination, it has expanded its package offering to include Buzios, Iguazu Falls, Amazon & Manaus Region, Salvador, and Florianopolis. - September 25, 2010 - TGW Travel Group

The Gulf Shores Golf Association Announces a Winner in the "Play to Win" Giveaway

The Gulf Shores Golf Association has concluded its Play to Win sweepstakes and has officially selected a name from among the many entrants. - September 25, 2010 - Gulf Shores Golf Association

Ascend the Race of a Lifetime at the Swissôtel Vertical Marathon 2010 – the Ultimate Championship - Sunday, 21 November 2010

Asia’s most exhilarating vertical race – the Swissôtel Vertical Marathon blazes back to Swissôtel The Stamford on Sunday, 21 November 2010. In line with Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts’ 30th Anniversary, this year’s vertical challenge scales new heights locally and internationally with the Ultimate Championship. Witness world-class competition at its peak as more than 2,500 participants are expected to climb 1336 steps over 73 stories in the shortest time possible. - September 24, 2010 - Swissotel The Stamford

Stay, Shop and Win with Accor Hotels in Bangkok

17 Accor hotels in Bangkok have partnered with King Power Duty Free to offer the ‘Shop in Bangkok’ package adding to the many reasons to head to Bangkok for that next getaway. - September 24, 2010 - Accor

The Cove of Lake Geneva to Host Classic Car Rally Cocktail Party & Offers Discounted Room Rates to Participants

This Friday, September 24th The Cove of Lake Geneva will be hosting a cocktail party from 5pm to 7pm for the Lake Geneva Classic Car Rally. During the cocktail party, The Cove will be holding a drawing for a free night stay at the resort. In addition, The Cove will also be generously donating a... - September 23, 2010 - Geneva Hospitality

The Cove of Lake Geneva Donates to Gives Kids the World

This summer The Cove of Lake Geneva hosted Ice Cream Socials every Saturday at the resort in benefit of the foundation, Give Kids the World. - September 22, 2010 - Geneva Hospitality

Fly Free to Jackson Hole This Winter, Jackson Hole Central Reservations

After substantial success during the 2009/2010 winter season, Jackson Hole, Wyoming announces it will renew its “4th Flies Free” program again this year. - September 22, 2010 - Jackson Hole Central Reservations

New General Manager Announced for Anantara’s First Resort in China

Anantara Resorts and Spa’s, one of Asia Pacific’s largest hospitality companies, is proud to announce Andrew Turner as General Manager for the Anantara brand’s first property in China - Anantara Sanya Resort & Spa - due to open in 2011. Renowned as the “Hawaii of... - September 22, 2010 - Anantara Resorts & Spas

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