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Rediscover Romance This Valentine’s Day with Soothing and Eco-Friendly Blue Marble Spa Treatments
Blue Marble will be offering guests seven special Valentine’s Day treatments from February 12 to 14 - January 29, 2010 - Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina
Carnival Festivities in Algarve with IMOCOM Hotels and Resorts – Amusement and Imagination All Within Luxurious Accommodation
Each year the Carnival festivities throughout the world are amazing displays of colour and costumes set to joyful music. Algarve embraces this spirit and allows visitors to enjoy countless entertainment options along with beautiful weather to explore the coastline. - January 28, 2010 - IMOCOM Hotels and Resorts
Great Hotels Organisation Announces New Members
Three new hotels join Great Hotels of the World and Metro Hotels - January 27, 2010 - Great Hotels of the World
Pacific Resort Aitutaki Powers Into 2010 with More Top Awards
Pacific Resort Aitutaki has been chosen as one of the Top 10 Luxury Resorts in the South Pacific and Top 10 Resorts for Romance in the South Pacific by TripAdvisor® in its 2010 Travelers’ Choice awards. Now in its eighth year, the annual TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice awards honor... - January 26, 2010 - Pacific Resort Hotel Group - Cook Islands
Epoque Hotels Presents Paris Hotel Banke’s Spanish Restaurant
Two new eateries have opened at the recently inaugurated Banke: The Josefin restaurant and the LolaBar cocktail bar. - January 26, 2010 - Epoque Hotels
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts Mark Their 30th Anniversary - a Success Story
Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts have every reason to celebrate the new year: this is the year the Swiss hotel chain turns 30. The venture which started out in 1980 with just a few hotels has now blossomed into a distinguished, internationally renowned hotel chain with deluxe hotels in 17 countries across five continents. - January 23, 2010 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Grand Hotel Damier Joins Epoque Hotels on 01.01.’10
Grand Hotel Damier (Proud member of Historic Hotels), a legendary, unique boutique & lifestyle hotel (a living legend since 1398), ideally situated in the historic city center of trendy Kortrijk (Flanders/Belgium) joins Epoque Hotels on 1st of January 2010. - January 22, 2010 - Epoque Hotels
Sheraton Gateway LAX Hotel Earns Green Seal™ Certification
Sheraton Gateway LAX joins elite group of hotels with Green Seal Certification. - January 21, 2010 - Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Hotel
Hampton Inn Tropicana Las Vegas Creates New Website to Post Your ‘alibi’ When in Vegas
The Hampton Inn Tropicana Las Vegas wants to say Thank You to Las Vegas for their first 10-Years of service with an opportunity for a free stay. Visit their new website www.myvegasalibi.com to share your best ‘alibi’ for a trip to Las Vegas. Whether truthful of not, write what you believe to be the best alibi for needing to be in Vegas. Two winners will be selected each week and rewarded with a complimentary weekend stay in 2010. - January 20, 2010 - Hampton Inn Tropicana - Las Vegas
Robert’s Grove Belize Dives Into 2010 with 5 Stars From PADI International
PADI International has just awarded The Inn at Robert’s Grove Dive Center with 5 Stars, a distinction given to progressive PADI Dive Centers that PADI says, “Excel in providing dive consumers with a full range of diver education programs, equipment selection and experience opportunities... - January 20, 2010 - The Inn at Robert's Grove
Stephanie Wottreng Wins a Trip to Las Vegas Courtesy of Geneva Hospitality's The Cove of Lake Geneva
The Cove of Lake Geneva will be sending Stephanie and Tom Wottreng on an all expenses paid vacation to Las Vegas, NV on February 13-15th, 2010. - January 20, 2010 - Geneva Hospitality
Expedia Has Named Geneva Hospitality's Mike Ditka Resorts a Top 25 Room and Revenue Producer
Mike Ditka Resorts has been named a top room and revenue producer by Expedia. - January 18, 2010 - Geneva Hospitality
Lunar New Year’s Eve at Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen
Out of all Xiamen hotels this year, the Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen is providing the very best for your grand celebration of family reunion during Lunar New Year’s Eve right here at this luxury Xiamen hotel. - January 18, 2010 - Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen
Accor North America Announces Green Key Pilot in the United States
Accor North America (ANA), a division of Accor Hospitality, has announced that it will pilot the Green Key Eco-Rating Program (Green Key) within its portfolio in the United States in 2010. Green Key is the first program of its kind to rank, certify and inspect hotels and resorts based on their... - January 18, 2010 - Green Key Global
Epoque Hotels Announces a One-of-a-Kind Romantic Experience at Boutique Hotel Levante Parliament
Have you ever dreamt of having one of the most famous artworks all for yourself? Thanks to boutique hotel Levante Parliament in Vienna your dream may come true. Its Romance Package features an opportunity that is unique in its genre: the chance to contemplate Gustav Klimt’s famous “Kiss” at the Belvedere Museum. - January 15, 2010 - Epoque Hotels
Great Hotels Organisation Adds 35 New Hotels in 2009
Membership to niche sales and marketing alliances continues to grow despite global recession - January 14, 2010 - Great Hotels of the World
China Oceanis Philippines Appoints Legaspi as Hotel GM
Former Director of Sales and Marketing promoted to lead the opening of the first aquarium-themed hotel in the Philippines. - January 13, 2010 - Hotel H2O
Mexican Government and Condo Hotels Playa del Carmen Start Beach Reconstruction
Real estate value in the “golden zone” of Playa del Carmen is predicted to rise as the new beach widening project commences - January 13, 2010 - Condo Hotels Playa del Carmen
The Quality Inn Reliant Park Hotel Announces the 2010 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
2010 Rodeo is here again. Grab your boots and best cowgirl or ranch hand for a wonderful excursion to dance and show at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The Quality Inn and Suites has definitely won a blue ribbon with its hotel accommodations with Rodeo guests, vendors and participants. Now... - January 12, 2010 - Quality Inn Reliant Park/Medical Center
Fort Myers Beach Vacation Rentals Company Adds 9 Rental Properties
Fort Myers Beach Vacation Rentals Company, Lahaina Island Accommodations, adds nine vacation rental properties to their Southwest Florida inventory - January 09, 2010 - Lahaina Island Accommodations
Jörg Krauss, New General Manager at Swissôtel Düsseldorf/ Neuss
Jörg Krauss is the new General Manager at Swissôtel Düsseldorf / Neuss. He follows in the footsteps of Ronald Nilsson, who has started to act as General Manager of the first Swissôtel in India. J. Krauss comes from the NH Hotel Group, where the 40-year-old was previously the Regional Director for three NH hotels in the Heidelberg region. - January 08, 2010 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Iberostar with Hotels in Tenerife Expands the Grand Collection Luxury-Line
U.S. travelers looking to ease the winter blues could soon be soaking up ocean views and relaxing in the Canary Islands at the new Grand Hotel El Mirador, the newest hotel to Iberostar's luxury line, the Grand Collection. - January 06, 2010 - Balneario De Archena
Parma Football Team Stays at Le Meridien Malta
Parma Football Team held a training camp and won the Christmas Cup. - January 06, 2010 - Le Meridien St Julians Hotel & Spa
Bhaya Cruises Christmas Special Showcases Halong Bay’s Grotto
Bhaya celebrates Christmas with its guests insides Thay Cave - December 31, 2009 - Bhaya Cruises
Top Five Reasons Why Your New Years Resolutions Should Include Vacationing Clothing Optional at The Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs, California
Year after year, you make New Years resolutions that you fail to keep. This new year or should we say nude year, why not add a fun vacation experience to your resolutions. One that you will want to keep. Resolve to take an exciting vacation at a clothes free nude sunbathing resort. - December 30, 2009 - The Terra Cotta Inn Clothing Optional Resort and Spa
Bhaya Cruises Offers Exceptional Holiday Season Activities
Bhaya's Christmas and New Year cruises bring guests to a sparkling gala dinner with live music entertainment inside limestone cave. - December 29, 2009 - Bhaya Cruises
New Years Eve at Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen
The New Years party is ready to be held at the Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen to celebrate the coming 2010. - December 23, 2009 - Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen
Beach Rentals Fort Myers Company Owners, Implements Technology-Based Employee Training Program
Lahaina Island Accommodations sponsored their Senior Sales and Service Specialist, Vicki Rose, to complete a 12 month technology based training program, courtesy of their employers Barb and Paul Garfold. As owners of the exclusive beach rentals Fort Myers company owners, the Garfolds have invested... - December 23, 2009 - Lahaina Island Accommodations
Accor Rewards Mastercard Cardholders Through ‘Free Night’ Promotion at Over 188 Accor Hotels in Asia/Pacific
Cardholders Are Rewarded with One Free Night and a Lucky Draw Entry for Consecutive Three Night Booking - December 23, 2009 - Accor
Medical Tourism Association Hosts Familiarization Tour to Medellin Colombia
The Medical Tourism Association hosts FAM Tour to the forever place of spring time Medellin, Colombia December 8th-12th 2009. Nine medical tourism facilitators, insurance companies and agents representing the United States, Canada and Caribbean explored the high quality healthcare system,... - December 23, 2009 - Medical Tourism Association™
The Cove of Lake Geneva Gives Someone Special a Well Deserved Vacation
The Cove of Lake Geneva is pleased to announce the winner of their “Holiday Essay Contest.” Sarah Kammerdener submitted a touching story about her father and how he has made a difference in her life. Sarah’s essay described how her father has continued to touch her life from... - December 23, 2009 - Geneva Hospitality
Holiday Essay Contest Winner Receives a Weekend Getaway at Mike Ditka Resorts
Mike Ditka Resorts is pleased to announce the winner of their “Holiday Essay Contest.” Cindy Scaduto submitted a touching story about her husband, Bruce, who has made a difference in her life this holiday season despite a few hardships their family is currently facing. In her essay,... - December 21, 2009 - Geneva Hospitality
Ring in the New Year at the Cove of Lake Geneva
The Cove of Lake Geneva will be hosting a New Year’s Eve Masquerade Ball on December 31, 2009. The Ball will begin at 7:00 pm and will last through 1:00 am. - December 19, 2009 - Geneva Hospitality
The Mercure Brand Arrival to Dalat Produces a Hotel with Unique Appeal
The Mercure brand introduces to the Hotel Du Parc a renewed sense of hospitality and provides guests a link to the culture of this picturesque Vietnamese hill city. - December 18, 2009 - Accor
Great Hotels Organisation Announces Changes to Great Hotels Meeting Forums
New markets, extended events and more networking opportunities are just some of the changes in place for the 2010. - December 18, 2009 - Great Hotels of the World
Bhaya Launches Ha Long Bay Cruise Videos
Bhaya Cruises, the premier cruise operator in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay, has launched a series of short videos to introduce its luxury cruise vessels and the natural beauty of Ha Long Bay to prospective travelers worldwide. - December 18, 2009 - Bhaya Cruises
Terra Cotta Inn Palm Springs Clothing Optional Resort Celebrates 15 Years of Having Fun
The saying "time flies by when you're having fun" is especially true for the owners and guests of The Terra Cotta Inn nude sunbathing resort located in Palm Springs, California, the sunniest city in the U.S. Terra Cotta was the first affordable nudist resort catering to couples on vacations and 15 years later on December 19th, 2009, they're still the only one. - December 17, 2009 - The Terra Cotta Inn Clothing Optional Resort and Spa
Travelocity Recognizes Green Key Global Membership in Green Hotel Directory
Green Key Global, the exclusive provider of the Green Key Eco-Rating Program (“Green Key”), and Travelocity have partnered to recognize “green” hotels and resorts. Travelocity, the popular online travel website, will include Green Key members in its Green Hotel Directory;... - December 17, 2009 - Green Key Global
Great Hotels of the World Members Win Luxury Awards
Member hotels are awarded with top accolades in the luxury hospitality industry. - December 17, 2009 - Great Hotels of the World
Radisson LAX Embraces the Diversity of the Holiday Season
Holiday traditions from around the world are spotlighted throughout the Radisson LAX property as departments compete in an international decorating competition. - December 13, 2009 - Radisson Hotel at Los Angeles Airport
The London Valentine's Fairytale with Romantic Dinner at the Lalique Flagship Store and Panoramic River Thames Views
Swissôtel The Howard, London has announced their rooms arrangement for an exceptional Valentine’s weekend in February 2010. “The London Valentine’s Fairytale” offers love-struck couples a dinner experience inside the Lalique boutique in central London together with an overnight accommodation in the hotel’s Grand Room with a private panorama terrace overlooking the River Thames. - December 12, 2009 - Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts
Accorhotels.com Launches iPhone Application
Make reservations at 3,000 hotels worldwide directly from an iPhone. - December 09, 2009 - Accor
Story Idea: Easing the Big-Three Holiday Headaches
ParkSleepFly.com Offers Pre-flight Overnight Alternative to Air Travelers Eases Big-three Holiday Headaches: Waistline, Wallet, and Stress Pressures to overeat and overspend during the holidays drive most people to worry about how they can manage their weight, budgets, and stress and maintain... - December 09, 2009 - ParkSleepFly.com
MTA Releases 1st Medical Tourism Documentary
The first documentary on medical tourism, Angels Overseas was premiered to a global audience of well known personalities from the medical tourism sector at the recently concluded 2nd Annual World Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress in Los Angeles October 26th-28th 2009. - December 09, 2009 - Medical Tourism Association™
What’s Healthy and “Green”? The Newly Opened Anamaya Boutique Hotel and Health Resort.
“Health” is important at the Anamaya Resort. That’s why Anamaya focuses on treating the well-being of the Mind, Body & Spirit of their visitors, as well as the health of the planet it makes its home on. Opening its doors for business on December 20th, Anamaya Resort is the... - December 08, 2009 - Anamaya Resort
Enter The Cove of Lake Geneva’s Holiday Essay Contest and You Could Win
The Cove of Lake Geneva is currently running a “Holiday Essay Contest” now until December 15, 2009. Entrants are asked to describe how someone has touched their life and why that special person deserves to win a weekend getaway to The Cove of Lake Geneva. Once all submissions are... - December 04, 2009 - Geneva Hospitality
Mike Ditka Resorts Gives Someone Special a Well Deserved Vacation
Mike Ditka Resorts would like to announce their “Holiday Essay Contest” running now through December 15, 2009. - December 04, 2009 - Geneva Hospitality
Top Gear & Tifco Hotels: The Burlington & Tifco Hotel Group with Top Gear Live in Dublin
To celebrate Top Gear in Dublin, The Tifco Hotel Group & The Burlington, proud hotel partner of Top Gear Live at the RDS, are offering the chance to win tickets to the ‘Ireland V Scotland’ Six Nations Rugby & a luxury weekend for 2 at The Burlington Hotel. Enter this competition via the website: http://www.tifcohotels.ie/topgear.html - December 04, 2009 - Tifco Hotel Ltd
See Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort in a Fresh, New Light with Newly Renovated Rooms
Starwood Hotels and Resorts-managed Le Méridien Phuket Beach Resort completes renovation of 180 Deluxe Garden and Deluxe Pool View Rooms. - December 04, 2009 - Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort
Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen, Brilliantly Joyful Christmas
The Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen has made an abundant variety of Christmas preparations to welcome everyone into a festive holiday. - December 03, 2009 - Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen