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MPI Announces New Meetings Industry Awards Program

Aug 21, 2008

MPI has announced a new and revitalized awards program with which to recognize achievements within the global meetings and events industry....more >>

Hilton Hotels Inks Deal For First Worldwide Resort In Turkey

Aug 21, 2008

Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) has today announced that its subsidiary has entered into a franchise agreement with Gocay Tourism, Management, Investment, Transportation & Trade Inc to open a new Hilton Worldwide Resort in Dalaman, on the south west coast of Turkey....more >>

Visit London launches £4m global campaign

Aug 21, 2008

Visit London, the UK capital’s tourism agency, has unveiled its first ever global advertising campaign ahead of the handover to London at the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games....more >>

Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Center at CentralWorld announce appointment of director of sales

Aug 20, 2008

Mr. Michel Horn, general manager of Centara Grand&Bangkok Convention Center at CentralWorld recently announced the appointment of Ms. Amolaya Panchasarp as director of sales – Corporate with immediate effect....more >>

Only 2 Weeks Left To Enter The EIBTM 2008 Meeting And Incentive Industry Awards

Aug 20, 2008

The closing date for entries to the 2008 EIBTM Meeting and Incentive Industry Awards is 31st August 2008. With just two weeks to go, the 6 categories are recognised as the key benchmarks for what makes a successful event or campaign and showcases the best of the global industry. This year a new category has been introduced “Best Event Evaluation”....more >>

Intercongress brings innovative congress organisation to Berlin

Aug 20, 2008

Intercongress, one of Germany’s leading professional organisers of medical and scientific congresses, is opening a office in Berlin – a move which will bring new vitality to the events scene....more >>

LNTA Appoints Malaysia's DiscoveryMICE To Co-Organise World Eco Tourism Conference

Aug 20, 2008

Lao National Tourism Administration is collaborating with Malaysia's DISCOVERYMICE Sdn Bhd to organise the World Ecotourism and Adventure Conference 2009 in Vientiane, Laos next year from 15th to 17th July 2009.

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Beijing's Inbound Tourist Numbers Decrease By 30.2% In July

Aug 19, 2008

The Beijing Municipal Tourism Bureau has published the statistics showing that in July 2008, the numbers of both inbound tourists staying overnight in Beijing and the number of domestic travelers staying in Beijing hotels decreased sharply....more >>

Flying the flag for London 2012

Aug 19, 2008

On 24 August, more than 400 flags will be raised the length and breadth of the United Kingdom to mark the moment we become the next host of the Summer Games....more >>

Lufthansa and TAM to offer joint flights to São Paulo

Aug 19, 2008

Lufthansa is expanding the services it offers to customers flying to Brazil and launching code share flights in partnership with the Brazilian carrier TAM. ...more >>

Elite Meetings International Releases Its Top 5 List of Hot New Resorts

Aug 19, 2008

The winners include Encore in Las Vegas; Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora in French Polynesia; Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort, Riviera Maya in Mexico; InterContinental Montelucia in Paradise Valley, Arizona; and Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California...more >>

Revenue Idol Awards Honor Hospitality Industry Professionals

Aug 18, 2008

In its inaugural year, the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International’s (HSMAI) Revenue Idol Award, designed to promote excellence and advance the Revenue Management profession in the hospitality industry, produced steep competition....more >>

First Newly Built Hyatt Place Hotel Opens in Malta, New York

Aug 18, 2008

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Malta Hospitality, LLC, and InterMountain Management, LLC today announce the opening of Hyatt Place Saratoga/Malta, marking New York State's first Hyatt Place and the country's first ground-up Hyatt Place hotel....more >>

ESPN.com, Orbitz Launch ESPN Sports Passport Community

Aug 18, 2008

ESPN.com and Orbitz.com, a leading online travel agency, today launched ESPN Sports Passport powered by Orbitz -- an online community tool that gives sports fans a place to catalog and share their sports travel trips, game memories and milestones....more >>

Expedia and Jumeira Group Sign Global Partnership Agreement

Aug 18, 2008

Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE), the world’s leading online travel company, today announced it has signed a long term global agreement with Dubai-based Jumeirah Group, the dynamic, luxury hospitality management company....more >>