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 [...]

JAL Hotels Co., Ltd. has signed a comprehensive agreement with DB Hospitality Private Limited, based in Mumbai, to operate multiple luxury hotels for DB Hospitality in major Indian cities, such as Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Bangalore.
DB Hospitality Private Limited is the hospitality industry arm of the DB Group of companies, one of India’s leading business [...]

Travelex Insurance Services recently released major additions to their retail travel insurance portfolio with three new industry-leading products - Travel Basic, Travel Select and Travel Max. The initial response from agents has been overwhelmingly positive, confirming the potential for these broader, innovative plans in the marketplace.
“I truly am delighted with the new products. With such [...]

Emivest Aerospace Corporation, manufacturer of the world record-breaking SJ30 light business jet, which is displayed at the Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) 2008, is being showcased at the Action Aviation pavilion, distributor of the SJ30. Action Aviation’s own SJ30 S/N ‘007’ took a new world speed record by flying seven hours and seven minutes from [...]

ICF International announced today that Sudeep Ghai has joined the firm as vice president with SH&E, an ICF International Company, in its London office. Mr. Ghai comes to the firm with more than 12 years senior level strategic and operational experience in the airline industry, with a track record of success in new business start [...]

Orbitz Worldwide a leading, global online travel company, today announced a distribution agreement with Millennium and Copthorne Hotels & Resorts, adding dozens of lodging properties under the Millennium and Copthorne brands throughout Europe and the Middle East.
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Under the agreement, all properties will be made available through a portfolio of Orbitz Worldwide online travel brands, [...]

Regulatory The Rezidor Hotel Group (STO:REZT) announces its first Park Inn in Kazakhstan at Almaty Airport: The 133- room hotel is located adjacent to the International Airport Terminal and will open its doors in December 2008. Almaty’s airport serves many international airlines, and has an advantageous geographical location on the route from East Asia to [...]

Expedia, Inc the world’s leading online travel company, announced today a new agreement with Finnair, one of the world’s oldest operating airlines, and a growing industry player in air travel between Europe and Asia. This new agreement provides Finnair the ability to reach consumers on Expedia®-branded sites in Europe, as well as benefit from Expedia’s [...]

Smartcool Systems Inc., whose Energy Saving Module (ESM)(TM) makes refrigeration and air conditioning systems more energy and cost-efficient, has received an order from the seven-storey, 246-guestroom Radisson SAS Hotel located in Media City, Dubai.
Before making its purchase decision, the Radisson SAS Hotel completed comprehensive testing of Smartcool’s technology in June and July 2008. The testing [...]

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, announced today that the sale of the iconic 219-room Turnberry Resort, Ayrshire, Scotland, to Leisurecorp, the Dubai World company, for £55 million (approximately USD$100 million), has been completed. Starwood has entered a 50-year management agreement to manage the hotel and after an extensive £30 million (approximately USD$49 million) restoration, [...]

ATSI Communications, announced results for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2008.
Revenues increased 32% to $41,961,000 for fiscal year 2008 compared to $31,692,000 for fiscal year 2007. Excluding non-cash items, net income to common stockholders for the year ended July 31, 2008 was $1,097,000 vs. net income to common stockholders of $890,000 for the previous [...]

Expedia announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2008.
“Yes, it’s a difficult environment, but that’s everyone’s news, and for travel any predictions about its depth or duration would be foolish,” said Barry Diller, Expedia, Inc.’s Chairman and Senior Executive. “What is important for shareholders of Expedia to know is that the [...]