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Red Mangrove Galapagos & Ecuador Lodges Extends 25 Percent Commission to Trade on Sales of Island and Mainland Tour and Dive Packages
High Commissions are just one of the trade-friendly policies, tools and incentives offered by Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges, a ground-breaking Ecuadorian company. - October 23, 2010 - Red Mangrove Galapagos Lodges
Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort Receives Third Consecutive ‘Asean Green Hotel Award’
Multi-award winning 470-room resort on Phuket's southwestern coast receives third consecutive Asean Green Hotel Award for its environment-friendly operations and projects. - October 23, 2010 - Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort
Harbor Club to Provide Easy Financing
In an unprecedented move, the Owner/Developer of Harbor Club, located on Lake Oconee near Greensboro, Georgia announced today the release of 25 prime home sites, all available with financing direct from the Developer. - October 22, 2010 - Harbor Club
WBC Middleweight Title Fight Headlines Dec. 3 Card - Dover Downs Hotel & Casino Presents Friday Night Fight Series
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino will host the WBC Middleweight Title fight for the Continental Americas belt on Friday, Dec. 3, showcasing Lajuan Simon (23[KO12]-2-2) of Philadelphia, Pa., against Dionisio “Mister Nocaut” Miranda (20[KO18]-6-2), out of Miami, Fla. The undercard features... - October 22, 2010 - Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
Ocean Quest Announces New Spa in Conception Bay South Newfoundland
Ocean Quest will open a new spa that will integrate into its existing world class tourism services, including accommodations, boat charters, sea kayaking, and scuba diving. - October 22, 2010 - Ocean Quest Inc
A Rare Gem in the Indian Ocean - Residence on the Rocks
Villas De Maitre has extended its luxury Seychelles collection with the addition of this rare residence built with the nostalgia of the colonial era, real passion and love of exquisite craftmanship. - October 22, 2010 - Villas De Maitre
Sheraton Montazah Joins the Check-Out For Children Initiative
Sheraton Montazah Hotel has recently joined the check–out for children program launched by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Egypt under the auspices of the Ministry of Social Solidarity. Projects aims to support at risk and homeless children. - October 22, 2010 - Sheraton Montazah Hotel
Antel Suite Collection Appoints New Department Heads
Antel Suite Collection has recently appointed Mr. Paolo Sumera as Front of House Manager and Ms. Bernadette Roxas as Director of Human Capital. Paolo, who joined Antel Suite Collection in September 2010, previously served as Hotel Celeste’s Executive Assistant Manager. He was responsible for... - October 21, 2010 - Antel Suite Collection
Brick House Bed & Breakfast Now with Take 5
Brick House Bed & Breakfast now offers 'Take 5' to celebrate its fifth year in business. Reserve all five guest rooms, each with private bath, and receive an additional 5% off its competitive rates. Available year round. - October 21, 2010 - Brickhouse of NY, Inc
Thailand's "The Cove Krabi" Project is Placed on the Market by Asian Tropical Homes
The project site known as “The Cove Krabi” has been put up for sale and placed on the market by the directors of the Asian Tropical Homes Group (ATH). The site occupies some 73 hectares of prime development land in the Had Yao Beach area of Krabi Province and boasts over a half a kilometer of absolute Andaman beachfront, overlooking Koh Phi Phi and the other islands of Phang Nga Bay. - October 21, 2010 - Asian Tropical Homes Co., Ltd
La Manga Direct Launches New Website
La Manga Direct have relaunched their Website offering self catering holidays at this 5 star resort. - October 20, 2010 - La Manga Direct
Le Meridien Amman Partners with Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts in the UNLOCK ART™ Program
Le Meridien Amman Partners with Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts in the UNLOCK ART™ Program - October 19, 2010 - Le Meridien Amman
Great Hotels of the World Introduces Innovative ‘Niche Content Hubs’ to Leisure Marketing Strategy
Hotel sales & marketing alliance innovates and differentiates with new sales and marketing strategy based on popular leisure travel niches and social media communities. - October 16, 2010 - Great Hotels of the World
Te Manava Luxury Villas & Spa Voted “Australasia’s Leading Villas”
The bubbly is flowing in the Cook Islands for the Pacific Resort Hotel group after they have walked away with one of the major awards in the 2010 World Travel Awards Asia & Australasia Ceremony held last night at The Claridges Delhi, India. Te Manava Luxury Villas & Spa (managed by Pacific... - October 15, 2010 - Pacific Resort Hotel Group - Cook Islands
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
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
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
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
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
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