Royal Caribbean International has been named “Best Luxury Cruise Operator” in Travel Weekly’s China Industry Awards 2008, after just one year of operations in Asia. The award was presented at a ceremony held in Shanghai last evening.
Royal Caribbean was selected by almost 600,000 readers of Travel Weekly and Travel Weekly China for its award. Initiated [...]

OverDrive Media Console for Mac, the free software for playing and organizing digital audiobooks from public libraries, is now available for download at http://overdrive.com/software/omc. OverDrive (www.overdrive.com), the leading global distributor of digital audiobooks, eBooks, and other media, introduced the software today. With this free software, Mac users can download audiobooks in the MP3 format from [...]

The Jackpot Factory (www.jackpotfactory.com), an acclaimed online casino group, and leader in multiplayer slots tournaments, proudly presents the top winners of the $200,000 Grand Final Tournament, which took place November 7th-10th as part of the group’s $500,000 World Series of Slots.
Suspense Turns to Excitement as Slots Winners Secure their Positions
Edward G., winner of the $100,000 [...]

OmniTicket Network, the worldwide leading provider of admission and venue management systems, has been selected by Tatweer group to be the ticketing solution supplier for Global Village, the first of many Tatweer attractions/venues to open in DUBAILAND(TM).
DUBAILAND(TM) is billed as the world’s most ambitious leisure, tourism and entertainment destination. With the first permanent phase set [...]

MGM MIRAGE and Asian Coast Development Ltd. (ACDL) announced plans to develop the MGM Grand Ho Tram — Vietnam’s first “Las Vegas style” integrated resort. ACDL will own and finance the project, and MGM MIRAGE will provide development assistance, brand equity and operate the five-star integrated resort property upon completion.
MGM Grand Ho Tram will anchor [...]

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Tourism industry is available in its catalogue.
World Travel and Leisure Market Brief
http://www.reportlinker.com/p097859/World-Travel-and-Leisure-Market-Brief.html
The global outlook series on Travel and Leisure provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report provides a bird’s eye view of the glitzy, effervescent, [...]

Las Vegas Sands Corp. announced that it has reissued its 2007 audited financial statements as part of an amendment to its currently effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3. The reissued 2007 audited financial statements reflect that, in light of the company’s recently completed $2.1 billion capital raise and the adoption of its updated [...]

Las Vegas Sands Corp. will make a company presentation, Monday, November 17, 2008, at the Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank Securities Gaming Investment Forum, the investor portion of the 2008 American Gaming Association’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas, Nevada. William P. Weidner, president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp., will [...]

Mr. Peter Kerkar, Global CEO, Cox & Kings India Ltd has won the World Travel Market Global Award for his contribution to the travel industry at a glittering ceremony held in London on Monday, 10 November 2008. The award was presented by WTM’s Chairman, Fiona Jeffery.
The WTM Global Award is in recognition of Kerkar’s remarkable [...]

Star Hospitals (www.starhospitals.net), a North American medical tourism service, is helping millions worldwide gain access to high quality, timely, and affordable medical treatment overseas with the launch of its new Web site: www.starhospitals.net.
The Web site goes a step beyond the company’s present call center, which is operated by doctors, physician assistants, paramedics, physiotherapists, and other [...]

Michael Sagild has been appointed CEO of Stein Management Company International following the recent investment by KOP Group, Singapore. Michael’s appointment is aimed at facilitating Stein’s expansion into the global hotel market from its base in Europe, augmenting its initial brand extension into Asia and North America.
Stein Hotels and Resorts will continue as the consumer-facing [...]

As we all know Ayala is one of the world’s largest leading company in hospitality business. The Ayala group has recently established a new company. it’s called Greenhaven Property Ventures, with the total initial capitalization of P850 million. Greenhaven, as it written on the documents filed with the securities and exchange commission, will purchase, develop, [...]