Hilton Hotels Corporation celebrates the opening of the new Hilton Garden Inn Liberia Airport in Costa Rica which is the brand’s first hotel in Central America. To commemorate the occasion, the hotel will offer guests an attractive introductory rate of $79.00 USD* per night based on double occupancy. The new Hilton Garden Inn Liberia Airport [...]

Avantair, Inc. the only publicly traded stand-alone fractional operator and the sole North American provider of fractional shares in the Piaggio Avanti P.180 aircraft, announced today that it is offering a new 15-hour “Edge Card” at the best value in the industry — $72,750. The card price is an all inclusive one-time cost with a [...]

Luxury specialist Crystal Cruises is expanding its 2009 Wine & Food Experiences of Discovery to include cocktail and mixology curriculum in addition to its wine and food focus. More than two dozen of the world’s most intriguing and topical names on the culinary, wine and cocktail scenes will offer insights and instruction. The co-proprietor of [...]

US Airways customers will have more travel options beginning Jan. 17, 2009, at all three Washington-area airports as record crowds are expected to attend the inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama.
Customers will benefit from both more frequency and on some flights, larger aircraft, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, and Baltimore [...]

More than 250 attendees from more than five Latin American countries and 25 U.S. states gathered in Miami to do transactions and celebrate the impressive growth of Latino hotel ownership at the group’s first annual Hotel, Development and Investment Conference, held last week at the Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, Fla.
Despite a troubled stock [...]

With unemployment up, the Stock Market down, and Old Man Winter settling in for a long stay, odds are there’s never been a better time to escape to sunny Las Vegas with friends. Future Vacations is making it easy with the launch of a new ‘Lucky 8’ Las Vegas sweepstakes, offering one lucky winner the [...]

TripAdvisor recently exposed its “Top 10 Au Naturel Resorts” naming SuperClubs’ Grand Lido Negril Resort & Spa to the list. Of all the Jamaica resorts, the Grand Lido Negril was the only one to be included. The Super-Inclusive property was ranked No. 9 along with properties in Mexico, St. Maarten, and the Dominican Republic. Winners [...]

Point Grace, a luxury boutique hotel located in Providenciales, Turks & Caicos, has been recognized as one of the world’s top resorts in the 2008 Conde Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice Awards. The property was named one of the top 10 Atlantic Ocean resorts by readers of the prestigious travel publication. Point Grace was also recognized [...]

Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V., known as OMA, announces the acquisition of 90% of the shares of Consorcio Grupo Hotelero T2, S.A. de C.V. (the Consortium) in order to develop and operate an NH-branded hotel and commercial areas inside the new Terminal 2 of the Mexico City International Airport. [...]

Royal Caribbean International’s newest Freedom-class ship, Independence of the Seas, made her US debut today at Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. Sharing the title of world’s largest cruise ship with her sister-ships, Freedom of the Seas and Liberty of the Seas, Independence will be the line’s first Freedom-class ship to sail from Port Everglades.
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SSP Canada, the Canadian division of SSP, the leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, announced today that it has won a 7-year contract for 3 quick service restaurants and an 8-year contract for a casual dining restaurant at Canada’s second busiest airport, Vancouver International Airport (YVR). The contracts are expected [...]

Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A. has taken delivery of its 15th Embraer 190 aircraft.
The acquisition of the Brazilian-made Embraer brings Copa’s fleet total to 42 aircraft, and maintains its position among the youngest fleets in the region, with an average age of 4.2 years. In addition to its 15 Embraer jets, [...]