American Airlines Chairman and Chief Executive Gerard Arpey was nominated Chairman of the Governing Board of oneworld®, the leading quality global airline alliance, in succession to Qantas Chief Executive Officer Geoff Dixon, who has held the post for two years.
Gerard Arpey will act as “first among equals” of the chief executives of the grouping’s [...]
Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) announced the opening of two new Hilton Garden Inn properties in Italy. These two additions, located in Milan Malpensa and Bologna San Lazzaro, boost the Hilton Garden Inn brand’s presence in Italy to five hotels.
Simon Vincent, President of Hilton Hotels - Europe, commented: “There is significant demand in the hotel [...]
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 [...]
Fairmont Heritage Place, the private residence club offering from Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, today announced that it has assumed management of two North American-based private residence clubs formerly operated by Storied Places®, an Intrawest company. Joining Fairmont Heritage Place’s exclusive collection are the Fairmont Heritage Place at Nature’s Door, Whistler and Fairmont Heritage Place Inspiration, [...]
IntoTheBlue, the UK’s leading gift experience retailer, has announced that it will be giving away up to ?250,000 in gifts this Christmas as part of a unique ‘extra gift’ giveaway.
The offer means that anyone buying gifts from IntoTheBlue.co.uk will be able to add another gift completely free, which comprises of either a paintballing day or [...]
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 [...]
Serving North American travelers for over 75 years, Rail Europe is proud to announce the launch of their new and improved online travel booking site, allowing American customers to begin their European travel experience online, before they even pack their bags.
Online Heritage
As the global technology landscape changed with the dotcom boom, in 1990 Rail Europe [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
IBM is announcing a collaborative effort with European Union partners to develop new technology that will help support active aging and prevent cognitive decline in the elderly population.
Based on intelligent audio and visual processing and reasoning, the “HERMES Cognitive Care for Active Aging” project will develop a combination of home-based and mobile device-based solutions [...]
Troops stationed overseas will test their skills in one of this year’s hottest new video games from Activision, Call of Duty®: World at War. Pro vs. GI Joe, the USO, and the Cleveland Browns are teaming up with Activision Publishing, Inc. for a series of online matches featuring the newest installment of the blockbuster Call [...]
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 [...]
