International Tourist Arrivals Grow by 5%
Destinations around the world welcomed an estimated 494 million overnight visitors in the first six months of 2013, according to… Read More »International Tourist Arrivals Grow by 5%
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Destinations around the world welcomed an estimated 494 million overnight visitors in the first six months of 2013, according to… Read More »International Tourist Arrivals Grow by 5%
Vietnam received more than 677,000 foreign arrivals in the early days of August, up 22% against the same month last… Read More »Vietnam welcomes 4.9 million foreign visitors in 8 months
Scheduled to debut early next year, the Sheraton Dohuk Hotel will be the first of four new Starwood hotels to… Read More »Starwood Hotels and Resorts continues rapid growth in Iraq with landmark entry into Dohuk
? Bernhard Christen, currently Head of Corporate Brand & Communications Management at Ricola AG, has been appointed Head of Marketing… Read More »Bernhard Christen named new Head of Marketing
The 2013 Adventure Tourism Market Study uses the same methodology and approach as the 2010 study allowing for direct comparison… Read More »Adventure Travel Market Up 65% Per Annum Since 2009
Aug. 23–BERLIN — What the jaywalking tourists and nose-to-tail convoys of sightseeing buses in central Berlin suggest was confirmed Friday… Read More »Boom Times for Berlin Hotels with 9% Rise in Overnight Stays in First Half of 2013
RICHLAND COUNTY, SC?? The state?s hospitality industry wants policymakers to clarify what?s meant by a ?tourist? to ensure money collected… Read More »What is a ?tourist?? Definition key for proper use of tax money, group says
Makkah, Saudi Arabia, 26 August 2013:?InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Makkah Real Estate Company have signed an agreement to build… Read More »The world?s largest Holiday Inn announced for Makkah pilgrims
Amadeus and BCD Travel recently held an Asia Pacific Corporate Travel Network event. ?Sponsored by SAP, over 40 corporate travel… Read More »Amadeus Event Reveals Three Corporate Travel Trends
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Value Place, an extended-stay hotel chain, expects to add six hotels in the Cleveland area during the… Read More »Value Place plans six company-owned hotels in Greater Cleveland market
International visitor arrivals into Asia Pacific destinations have expanded at more than 8% over the first part of the year… Read More »Asia Pacific Tourism on Track for Another Record Year
New York hotels are at the forefront of a boom in complete makeovers, after years of lower capital spending caused… Read More »New York Hotels Decide It?s Time for a Makeover
The latest Hospitality Employment Index report from Caterer.com and People 1st shows that whilst the number of UK hospitality jobs… Read More »Competition for hospitality jobs reaches new heights
Nearly 180 California hotels changed hands in the first half of 2013, a 12% increase from the number sold in… Read More »California hotels are a hot investment again, study finds
For the record, the Republic of Ireland boasts 516 castles. Just hold that thought for now. In the wide world… Read More »Why Do Ireland Tourism Ads Always Show Castles?
The luxury hotel sector in China, which just a few short years ago was booming, is now facing the triple… Read More »Luxury Hotels In China In Slump Due To Austerity Measures, Slowing Economy And Oversupply
Todd Zapolski announced Monday that he will join forces with hotel developer LodgeWorks to build a seven-story, 185-room luxury hotel… Read More »Seven-story hotel planned for downtown
hotels had big profit growth in 2012, according to PKF Consulting USA’s 2013 edition of Caribbean Trends in the Hotel… Read More »Caribbean hotels continued big profit growth in 2012, says PKF study
STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced the signing of Aloft Kiev, which will mark the… Read More »Starwood Hotels & Resorts Continues Expansion in Russia and CIS with the Debut of Aloft Hotels in Kiev
Korean investment group Mirae Asset Global Investments?has acquired the Four Seasons Hotel Sydney?for just over $300 million, reports the Canberra… Read More »Four Seasons Sydney sale underscores hot market