In order to come into line with the investment periods of tourist industry professionals, the SETT (”Tourism Equipment and Techniques Trade Fair”) is bringing forward the dates of its next trade fair. The next event will take place between 6th and 8th November 2007 at the Parc des expositions in Montpellier.
Established in a geographical area [...]

Condominiums and apartments saw the largest single year of growth in more than a decade in 2006.
The number of apartments and condos in Richland and Lexington counties exploded, with 2,799 new units compared with 781 the previous year — the greatest amount of activity since 1984, according to the Central Midlands Council of Governments.
And this [...]

Vermonters involved in the travel industry say they’re relieved that the federal government has eased some of the regulations requiring use of passports, at least for now.
The temporary relief came as waiting times for passports grew longer and longer and many Vermonters connected to the travel industry were reaching their breaking point.
The changes allow travelers [...]

Weary travelers have gotten a reprieve.
On Friday, the Bush administration temporiarly waived a portion of its post-September 11 travel restrictions at least until September.
For weeks, a proposal had been floating around Washington seeking to have travel restrictions for passport travel relieved for the next upcoming months. Since the beginning of 2007 new restrictions for citizens [...]

UNC Charlotte announced Friday that Steven Ott, director of UNC Charlotte’s Center for Real Estate, will be the interim dean of the Belk College of Business Administration.
Ott, who was named an Academic Fellow of the Urban Land Institute last month, will start July 1. Ott joined the UNCC faculty in 1999.
Ott temporarily replaces Claude Lilly, [...]

Where once there were only stairs near the Starbucks at the West Village, now there’s a wheelchair ramp. Where once the Taco Diner patio took up the entire walkway, now there’s a path.
But four years after three disabled customers sued the chic shopping center in federal court, West Village is still not complying fully with [...]

As a single parent I am of course responsible for hoodie culture, the disintegration of society and the rise of global warming and so I was relieved to find that some institutions are rooting for me. To be more precise: travel insurance companies.
Just read the following from AA insurance’s website:
“Single parent families sometimes find it [...]

Jolly Beach Resort, Antigua’s best all-inclusive value, now offers online vacation shoppers the option of booking air-inclusive packages, in addition to its hotel-only booking option, on its website www.jollybeachresort.com.
“Offering air-inclusive packages on our website is a natural extension of the online hotel booking engine we launched last year,” says the resort’s new Director of Marketing [...]

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announces today that The Westin Roco Ki Beach & Golf Resort is on schedule to open in May 2008. Destined to become one of the world’s most spectacular luxury properties, the 337-room resort will be located directly on a dedicated four-mile stretch of white sand beach in Punta [...]

The competitive hotel market of Seattle, Washington welcomes 360 Hotel Group, renamed from Northgate Hotels as part of a re-branding effort and value focus. The 360 Hotel Group portfolio includes three hotels and a restaurant in North Seattle, providing value to customers by delivering a unique, comfortable, and convenient experience. 360 Hotel group has launched [...]

The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism launched Ireland’s first purpose-built sports hotel, Breaffy House in Castlebar, this week.
Minister John O’Donoghue launched the state-of-the-art €30 million Breaffy International Sports Hotel at a glittering event in Dublin.
The first purpose-built sports hotel in the country is located within the 90-acre Breaffy House Resort in Castlebar, Co Mayo, [...]

n the summer of 2009, a six-story, $60 million sports condominium hotel will rise on South Main Street in Blacksburg.
Dubbed The Colosseum and marketed as luxury-loaded must-haves for affluent Virginia Tech sports fans, the project’s 172 units will be priced to sell from the $170,000s to low $800,000s.
Fully furnished and equipped with wedding space, private [...]