Thursday 31 January 2013

Pacific World increase their presence in strategic MICE markets by appointingnew Sales Representative in Brazil

Pacific World the global DMC, Event Management and PCO company, have announced the appointment of a new Sales Representative for Brazil.



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Tourism Ireland Welcomes Additional Services from Great Britain to Shannon and Knock Airports

Tourism Ireland warmly welcomes the announcements today of two new services from Great Britain to the West of Ireland. A new, year-round service operated by Flybe from Glasgow to Shannon Airport will operate three times a week, beginning on 2 May



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Targeting British Coach and Group Tours Business

Six tourism operators from around the island of Ireland travelled to London to join Tourism Ireland for ‘Excursions’, an annual group travel show which attracts over 1,000 influential coach and group tour operators from around Great Britain.






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Frontier's Service from Trenton Takes Flight

Frontier Airlines today launches nonstop service from Princeton/Trenton, NJ, to Tampa, Fla. (TPA) and Fort Myers, Fla. (RSW). Tomorrow, nonstop service to New Orleans, La. (MSY) begins.






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Edinburgh Airport sets standard in customer service with the launch of new Passenger Commitments

Edinburgh Airport is today (Thursday) launching its new Passenger Commitments, outlining the pledges it will make to improve the customer experience when travelling through Scotland's busiest airport.




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Flybe announces year round return of Isle of Man to Southampton service

Leading regional airline reinstates point to point route with choice of three flights a week
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has today announced the return of its Isle of Man to Southampton service that offers a three times a week service on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from May 1st. Seats are available for booking now at www.flybe.com from £39.99 one way including taxes and charges.



Excitement Builds as American Airlines Readies New 777-300ER for First Flight


Marking an important milestone in its plan to create the industry's most modern, fuel-efficient fleet, American Airlines welcomes the first Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) aircraft into its fleet. 







Aqua Restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus Hosts Michelin Star Chef from Four Seasons Hotel Firenze.

Aqua Restaurant, inspired by the beautiful Bosphorus, hosts the Four Seasons grown Michelin star Chef Vito Mollica from Four Seasons Hotel Firenze. Chef Vito will prepare a special dinner menu with his most loved signature dishes beginning February 5, and the event will end with the carnival-themed Sunday Brunch on February 10, 2013 at Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus.




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Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cotai Strip Invites Guests to Spoil Their Beloved This Valentine's Day.

One's beloved can be pampered this Valentine’s Day with a luxuriously indulgent day at the Spa, or a day spent together, enjoying soothing signature treatments. Whatever the choice, the experience is a truly unforgettable one with the romantic Valentine’s Day Spa package. Relax, unwind, and let love bloom.



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Cocktails Come of Age in the Lobby Lounge at Four Seasons Hotel Austin.

The latest trend in mixology is proving to be barrels of fun, not just for Four Seasons Hotel Austin Sommelier Mark Sayre and Bartender Travis Tober, but also for Austin’s growing contingent of cocktail connoisseurs.







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Many Reasons to Fall in Love with Allium at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago This February.

Restaurant Week, February 1-10, 2013, is the perfect time to enjoy Alllium’s new winter menu. For lunch guests can enjoy a three-course menu for USD 22.00 that includes: winter citrus salad, wild striped bass and sesame seed ice cream with yuzu granita. 








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Make It a Valentine Celebration to Remember at Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane.

It's the most romantic time of year and Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane has made all the arrangements for the most divine Valentine treat for sweethearts.












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Daily Flights to Haneda Airport, Tokyo Start on 3rd June 2013

Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, announced on Monday that it is increasing its commitment to Japan with the launch of daily, non-stop flights between Dubai and Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) on 3rd June 2013.





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Qantas network now open for Emirates passengers

Emirates’ customers can now begin enjoying the benefits of what the Emirates and Qantas partnership has to offer, following the opening up of bookings to a number of Qantas domestic destinations, with travel from 31st March 2013.





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Wednesday 30 January 2013

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Acquires the Embassy Suites San Diego Bay - Downtown

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB) (the "Company") today announced that it has
acquired the Embassy Suites San Diego Bay - Downtown for $112.5 million. The
337-suite, urban, upper upscale, full service hotel is located in downtown San
Diego, California. The property will be managed by HEI Hotels and Resorts
("HEI"). 




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FITUR (B2B) business to business meetings began today

With the commencement of the much anticipated grand international meeting forum for the tourism business FITUR 2013, Business to Business (B2B) meetings also began today. The workshops play a fundamental role at FITUR.



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SIA To Release Pilots On Fixed-Term Contracts

Singapore Airlines has taken the difficult decision to advance the planned release of 76 pilots who are employed on fixed-term contracts. The Airline had previously been releasing pilots only upon expiry of their contracts.



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Italian Pizza Mania @ Regal Airport Hotel

Fancy mouth-watering pizzas - come and experience our authentic Italian flatbread creations at Café Aficionado and China Coast Bar & Grill. 







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Afternoon Tea Buffet at Cafe Rivoli of Regal Hongkong Hotel

It’s time to relax after a week of busy works. Regal Hongkong Hotel presents the Afternoon Tea Buffet to everyone for relaxation. The Hotel is situated in the heart of Causeway Bay, it serves as a good place after the crazy shopping as well. 








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Love - Wine and Dine at Regal Airport Hotel

Feel the love at Regal Airport Hotel with an array of romantic set menus (Feb 6-14) this Valentine’s Day. 

China Coast Bar & Grill – Four-Course Candlelight Set Dinner 
Our lavish four-course menu includes Char-Grilled Filet Mignon, Crunchy Extra Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake and Sparkling wine.








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Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis Named to TripAdvisor's Top 25 Luxury Hotels in the United States List.

On the heels of retaining AAA Five Diamond status for the fifth consecutive year, Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis has been named one of the Top 25 Luxury Hotels in the United States by TripAdvisor, the world’s most popular and largest online travel community. 









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Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas Celebrates the Year of the Snake with Chinese New Year Offerings

In celebration of Chinese New Year, triple Five-Star Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas rings in the Year of the Water Snake with the following festive offerings, from February 8 – 11, 2013. 









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Welcome the Year of the Snake with Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita.

Exclusive flavours, aromatic spices and authentic dishes are all on the menu at Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita this February, as the Resort prepares to welcome Chef Dennis Zhu from Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake to add some zest to its week-long celebrations for Chinese New Year




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Celebration Package at Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas Makes Valentine's Day Planning a Breeze.

Plan an unforgettable escape to the world’s most exciting travel destination on Valentine’s Day or “just because” with the Celebration Package at Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas. 










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Four Seasons Hotel Boston Celebrates Milestone 6,000 Twitter Followers with Six Tasty Prizes.

Followers of Four Seasons Hotel Boston on Twitter @FSBoston will soon have a reason to smile – and dig in. Less than 170 Twitter followers away from reaching a milestone 6,000 followers, there will be a delicious prize awarded to six lucky winners once the count strikes 6,000 - which could be any day now.





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Four Seasons Hotel Prague Enhances Its Spa Menu with New Omorovicza Treatments.

Four Seasons Hotel Prague is enhancing its menu with three new Spa treatments using Hungarian luxury spa cosmetics Omorovicza. The Health Club is currently offering seven Omorovicza treatments in total, in addition to standard massages and treatments based on local traditions.




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Four Seasons Hotel Boston Celebrates Milestone 6,000 Twitter Followers with Six Tasty Prizes.

Followers of Four Seasons Hotel Boston on Twitter @FSBoston will soon have a reason to smile – and dig in. Less than 170 Twitter followers away from reaching a milestone 6,000 followers, there will be a delicious prize awarded to six lucky winners once the count strikes 6,000 - which could be any day now.





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Four Seasons Hotel Prague Enhances Its Spa Menu with New Omorovicza Treatments.

Four Seasons Hotel Prague is enhancing its menu with three new Spa treatments using Hungarian luxury spa cosmetics Omorovicza. The Health Club is currently offering seven Omorovicza treatments in total, in addition to standard massages and treatments based on local traditions.






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A celebration of love this Valentine's Day with Jumeirah

Love is in the air this February across Jumeirah’s luxury hotels in Dubai. Offering several exciting and elegant experiences including exclusive room offers, yacht cruises, spa packages and romantic beach dinners, Jumeirah has it all covered this Valentine’s day.





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The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. Receives Honors for Thirty-Two Properties in the 2013 Edition of U.S. News & World Report's Best Hotel Rankings

An impressive 32 hotels within The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. have been named award winners in the 2013 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hotel Rankings. 








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Monday 28 January 2013

Scandic Hotels joins forces with TripAdvisor

Scandic’s guests no longer need to use external channels to read reviews about the hotels – they can just go straight to the hotel’s website. This allows Scandic’s guests to make an informed decision based on feedback from fellow travellers.







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Porter Airlines and Singapore Airlines begin new interline agreement

Singapore Airlines and Porter Airlines have finalized an interline agreement that provides another travel option between Asia and Canada.






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Family Fun Antarctic Adventures at Gilbert White's Museum Half-Term 16th-24th February

Go on an Antarctic exploration and discover more about Captain Lawrence Oates, who accompanied Scott on his last trip to the South Pole, in the galleries dedicated to the tragic expedition at Gilbert White’s House & Garden in Selborne, Hampshire.



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City network - train service arrangements for Tuesday 29 January

The first services from all City network lines will be the same as the normal Monday to Friday timetable, however a reduced number of services will run throughout the day (including morning and afternoon peak) due to the limited capacity of the network. There will be no trains or buses running between Gympie North and Nambour.




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Delta Air Lines partners with Architectural digest to develop the sky deck at Delta Sky Club

Delta Air Lines has partnered with Architectural Digest to develop the airline's first-ever outdoor airport terraces, called The Sky Deck at Delta Sky Club in Concourse F of Atlanta's new international terminal and in New York's redeveloped Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. 






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THE DEWA KOH CHANG offers"The Dewa Romance Package"on your romance getaway

THE DEWA KOH CHANG is offering “The Dewa Romance Package” that couples accommodation, meals and leisure activities on your retreat to Koh Chang – the virgin island in the Eastern Sea of Thailand.  






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Florida Huddle Coming to The Palm Beaches and Boca Raton

The Palm Beach County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) has announced the destination will host the 38th Annual Florida Huddle Travel Conference January 14-16, 2014.




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Asia and the Pacific and the Americas the most 'open' regions for travellers in terms of Visas

New UNWTO research on Visa facilitation shows that Asia and the Pacific and the Americas are the most ‘open’ regions in terms of tourist Visa requirements.









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Indonesia set to aggressively promote itself as tourist destination in 2013

Aiming to capture the global travel and tourism market, Indonesia is ready to promote itself as a tourist destination this year by actively participating in all the major events related to travel and tourism industry.



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European Sauna Marathon to take place on 10th Feb 2013 in Estonia Winter Capital Otepaa

The organizer of the event and the head of Otepää Cultural Centre, Sirje Ginter, said that sauna marathon will be held for the fourth time already.








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Crystal Ships Voted #1 and #2 Medium-Size Ships in the World By Conde Nast Traveler Readers

Crystal Cruises’ ultra-luxe Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity have been voted the #1 and 2 cruise ships, respectively, in the world (medium size category) by the refined readership of Condé Nast Traveler magazine. 








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Northern Ireland Tourist Board Serves Up Food Tourism Masterclass

The event at the Montalto Estate in Ballynahinch was attended by accommodation providers, café, restaurant and pub owners, as well as visitor attractions, golf clubs and event organisers that feature a food offer as part of their attraction.




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Overnight Visitor to Hong Kong up 6.5 % in 2012

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced today (28 January) that total visitor arrivals in 2012 reached 48,615,113, an increase of 16.0% over the 2011 yearly total. Out of the total arrivals, 48.9% or 23.77 million belonged to overnight visitors, 6.5% more than in 2011. 



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Tourism Minister of India to Visit Spain

Indian Union Minister for Tourism Shri K Chiranjeevi will be on an official visit to Spain from 29 January to February 3. 

During his visit the Minister will inaugurate India Tourism Pavilion in FITUR and will hold discussions with Spanish Tourism Minister Mr. Jose Manuel Soria Lopez on cooperation in the tourism sector. 


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Sunday 27 January 2013

Phil blair leading San diego Convention Center corporation board of directors

Phil Blair was recently elected as chair of the San Diego Convention Center Corporation’s board of directors. Blair is the executive officer at Manpower of San Diego, the largest Manpower franchise in the United States.















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A new managing director for ATOUT France UK and Ireland, the France Tourism Development Agency based in London

This nomination is a great recognition of the work and expertise that this young woman has developed throughout her career with Atout France.


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New appointment strengthens Zela Aviation's Team

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Neill Huston who joined our team earlier this month. Neill will focus on ACMI activity as well as aircraft remarketing.







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Villa sales prices up 23% - apartment sales prices up 14% in 2012, says latest Asteco report on Dubai real estate

Quality residential developments in Dubai ended 2012 with a strong Q4 performance to put the average annual increases at their highest since 2008.





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Join as apprentice to earn your degree, says Network Rail Wales chief

There are 16 places available on the 2013 Network Rail advanced apprenticeship scheme in Wales, the company announced today







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Emirates bolsters South East Asia service

Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, has further strengthened its commitment to South East Asia by introducing a fifth daily, non-stop service between Dubai and Bangkok, with the announcement coming just weeks after it launched a daily service between Dubai and Phuket.





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Fly SriLankan and be a part of the Dubai Shopping festival

Known as the shopper's paradise, the annual Dubai shopping festival is currently underway until the 3rd of February. 





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Avianca and TACA Transported More Than 23 Million Passengers in 2012

As of 2012 year end, the airlines affiliated with AviancaTaca Holding carried 23,092,533 passengers, a 12.9% year over year increase in the number of passengers carried.







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Copa Airlines reafirms its regional leadership and announces new flight to Boston

Copa Airlines, subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A., {NYSE: CPA} today announced its growth plan for the first half of 2013, which includes the start of new nonstop service to Boston, 




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Royal Jordanian signs two contracts at Dubai MRO 2013

Royal Jordanian and Liebherr-Aerospace sealed a deal on Jan. 22, whereby Liebherr is to provide repair and overhaul services for landing gears of RJ’s 3 Embraer 175s and 5 Embraer 195s, as of the date of signing the agreement.




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Join in on the game day fun at four seasons hotel denver

On Super Bowl Sunday, February 3, 2013, root for either the Baltimore Ravens or the San Francisco 49ers at EDGE Restaurant & Bar at Four Seasons Hotel Denver and enjoy some delicious game day exclusives.











Four seasons resort lanai, the lodge at koele Presents the lanai film festival, february 8-10, 2013



Four Seasons Resort Lanai, The Lodge at Koele, in partnership with the Lanai community, HawaiiONTV.com and Jazz Alley TV, announces the Lanai Film Festival, February 8-10, 2013. Film enthusiasts are invited to enjoy three days of complimentary cinematic arts, music and enriching cultural programs.




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Moet & Chandon red carpet brunch and viewing party series in the blvd at beverly wilshire

Award season is always an exciting time of year in Los Angeles, and at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel. To further celebrate the SAG awards and the Academy Awards, The Blvd has teamed up with Moët & Chandon to offer a red carpet Champagne Brunch and viewing party series. 





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