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Starwood Sells Three Italian Hotels to Estcapital
WHITE PLAINS, NY, November 4, 2008. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) announced today that it has completed the sale of the 196-room Westin Excelsior in Venice Lido, Italy, the ...
Fewer Americans to travel during Thanksgiving holiday
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Fewer Americans are expected to travel during the Thanksgiving holiday due to the ongoing economic downturn, authorities said on Thursday. The Los Angeles Internation...
Aer Lingus warns of further losses in 2009
Aer Lingus says it will make losses in 2009 on top of the €20m it expects to lose this year. In an interim management statement, the airline says work practices and pay rates at Aer Lingus are ...
Top hotels plan to invest in Puerto Rico
miranda@caribbeannetnews.com SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: With more than 1.2 million square feet of meeting space and over 13,400 rooms, Puerto Rico continues to strive to meet the demand for additional hot...
Sheraton Houston West Hotel Opens For Business
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has announced the opening of Sheraton Houston West Hotel, an inviting, 158-room property next to Houston's heavily trafficked Energy Corridor. The newly c...
Owners lower profit margin to fill tables
By Sue Stock, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.McClatchy-Tribune Regional News Oct. 24--Facing the scary proposition of rooms full of empty tables and piles of bills that have to be paid, restaurant ...
Southwest Airlines Adds New Flights and Puts Denver Fares on Sale!
Carrier Opens New Spring Schedule and Offers Denver Fall Fare Sale DALLAS, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Southwest Airlines is offering Customers a reason to kick spring planning into high g...
Tips for holding down business travel costs - Yahoo News
With fuel surcharges, baggage fees and rising ticket costs, flying employees around the globe is more expensive than ever. American Express Business Travel has cash-saving tips for companies and road warriors : • Confirm travel plans before booking ...
Kingfisher Bay Resort Wins Global Responsible Tourism Award
A holiday at Kingfisher Bay Resort on Queensland's World Heritage-listed Fraser Island doesn't just embrace the Aussie Beach lifestyle, it embraces the principles of responsible tourism - a fact that ...
Court upholds limits on trips to Cuba
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. appeals court rejected a lawsuit Tuesday challenging federal regulations that heavily restrict Americans enrolling in overseas study in Cuba.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Dis...
Study says holiday travel getting worse - Omaha World-Herald
Airline travel has gotten worse the past four holiday seasons -- and this season could continue that trend. Researchers at St. Louis University and Wichita State University released a report on the state of the airline industry this morning. The ...
LAN airline reports 3Q profits up 55 percent
Chile's largest carrier, LAN Airlines SA, said Tuesday that net income rose 55 percent in the third quarter thanks to a substantial increase in passenger and cargo occupancy on its flights.Profits dur...
Hotels brace for deep sleep
Sacramento hoteliers should be ready for at least a three-year slump, with travel declines expected as new hotels are opening. Hoteliers know they will see weakening demand in a tanking economy, when...
Korea, US to Discuss Defense Cost-Sharing
By Kim Sue-young Staff Reporter South Korea and the United States will have a high-level meeting to discuss the issue of sharing defense costs in Seoul Oct. 29-30, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
Travel Industry Assn. spent $120K lobbying in 3Q - MSN MoneyCentral
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Travel Industry Association of America, whose members include airlines, hotels and tourism agencies, spent $120,000 lobbying on border enforcement, airport operations and other issues in the third quarter, according to a recent ...
10 questions to ask before...
When you buy a seat on a commercial flight, the choice of airline can matter less than the departure and arrival times. But when you book a charter flight, picking the operator is the most important d...
Legacy Hotel & Meeting Centre Turns on 100% Wind Energy
OCTOBER 21, 2008. Spearheading the hospitality industry's efforts in Montgomery County, Md. to be increasingly environment conscious, the Legacy Hotel & Meeting Centre launches its environment...
Uk Hotels Slowdown In September
UK hoteliers saw visitor numbers decline in September and, as a result of some softening in demand, room rates have declined as the fallout from the turmoil in the markets affected business travel, according to preliminary monthly figures released today by PKF Hotel Consultancy Services.
Airlines delay paying airport fees
The China Civil Airport Association said 29 domestic airlines had failed to pay on time 4.2 billion yuan ($61.7 million) in airport charges by the end of Oct this year. The Shanghai Morning Post repo...
Spend time in a museum
It's looking as if it will be a winter of discontent, thanks to the nation's collapsing economy. Time to forget the red ink in your retirement fund and head for a museum, where maybe you'll be distrac...
Air travel chaos continues in France - The State
PARIS -- Air France pilots vote to continue their strike despite government concessions on plans to push back their retirement age. Air France estimates the strike - which began Friday and is due to last until Monday - will ground half its short- and ...
Kim Yu-na acknowledges the crowd after her gold...
Kim Yu-na acknowledges the crowd after her gold medal performance in the ladies’ free skate at Skate America at the Comcast Arena Sunday in Everett, Wash. The 18-year-old Korean won a gold medal wit...
Philippine Airlines Selects IBM System Storage to Support Exponential Growth
IBM ) announced that Philippine Airlines (PAL), the country's flagship carrier and Asia's first commercial airline, will upgrade and consolidate its information infrastructure to an IBM System Stor...
Alaska Airlines inaugurates Seattle-Kona service
(NYSE: ALK), will depart at 8:40 a.m. Pacific time and arrive in Kona at 1 p.m. Hawaii time. Return flights will depart at 2 p.m. Hawaii time and arrive at 9:40 p.m. Pacific time. The flights are ope...
Advanced reservations are down, but that doesn
By Andrew Kirk, Park Record, Park City, UtahMcClatchy-Tribune Regional News Oct. 29--It's been described as a "crap shoot." This year's ski season lodging predictions are non-existent. People have sto...
Aloft will add two hotels
A Nashville hotel developer and a national chain are planning two new hotels in Nashville, despite a looming recession and a slumping lodging industry.Platinum Hospitality, a Hermitage firm, has reach...
Why mobile phones are the new travel guides - Times Online
Chuck away the guidebook. You don’t need it any more. A revolutionary mobile-phone system is about to change sightseeing forever. It’s called Wikitude, and this is how it works. You’re standing in a city, staring at a building. You suspect that ...
Pranab to travel to Lanka
A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the plight of Tamil civilians caught in the military conflict in the island nation, the Indian government o...
Sky-high birth on Finnair flight at 33,000 feet
(Mark Wilson, Getty Images/file) HELSINKI, Finland (AP) - Finnair says a Swedish woman gave birth to a girl 33,000 feet over Kazakhstan on a flight from Bangkok to Helsinki. The Finnish national car...
Busy weekend of Irish rugby gets underway - Belfast Telegraph
It's another busy day of AIB Rubgy with eight games down for decision this afternoon. Ballymena will hope to bounce back from last weeks defeat to Galwegians, they host U.L. Bohemian's at Eaton Park. Dolphin will be without their inspirational number ...
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