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Diversion of flight fails to save passenger from Ireland

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:57:42 -0400

A flight from Melbourne to Qatar was diverted to India on Wednesday, in a desperate attempt to save an Irish man on board. The man, Raymond McMorrow, 68, is believed to have had a heart attack on board Qatar Airways flight QR 031 while in transit from Melbourne to Doha, the Qatar capital. The Qatar Airways plane landed without incident at Cochin Airport, in southern India, where an ...

New frontiers new risks How safe is space tourism

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:34:10 -0400

When choosing between two evils, Mae West quipped that she always picked the one she’d never tried before. Had the actress been ovulating at the time, however, a new study suggests she’d ...

Cableway to lift tourism says alliance

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:39:11 -0400

THE president of the new Gold Coast and Hinterland Business Alliance believes Mount Tamborine has the edge over Springbrook in the cableway stakes.Bob Janssen said his alliance supported a cableway to the Hinterland and he said Mount Tamborine had the advantage because it already had extensive infrastructure."It has Gallery Walk, a lot of retail stores, other attractions and it is already an ...

Total Revenue and Profit Growth for European Hoteliers During April 2013

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:22:17 -0400

European Chain Hotels Market Review - April 2013 Total Revenue and Gross Operating Profit growth was achieved throughout Europe from Amsterdam to Warsaw, according to the latest HotStats survey. Amongst the eight cities surveyed this month, the biggest year-on-year profit gains (+76.7%) were experienced in Cologne followed by Dublin (+50.2%), Paris (+20.8%) and Amsterdam (+19.1%). Whilst ...

Middle East instability means tourism growth for Oman

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:22:11 -0400

This year, hotels in Muscat have witnessed the strongest growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR), STR Global said in a statement. Regional instability has caused revenues in the Omani capital's tourism industry to grow by more than 15 per cent in the first four months of 2013, according to data released by STR Global. "Due to various reasons, tourists do not prefer Egypt and ...

Group discusses safety of space tourism

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:21:34 -0400

The spacecraft SpaceShipTwo, center, carried by cargo aircraft WhiteKnightTwo, circles over Spaceport America Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 in Upham, N.M. Space-industry watchers expressed concern this week that the emerging space tourism sector is not being candid enough about the safety risks for travellers. (AP Photo/Matt ...

Hemingway Tournament Promotes Cuban Tourism

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:44:38 -0400

Havana, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The 63 International Billfishing Tournament Ernest Hemingway prints greater attraction to the Cuban tourism industry because it diversify recreational modalities. Besides sports competition, this type of event highlights in the interest of thousands of people in the world who want an active holiday, where fishing is the main attraction. Visitors to this archipelago ...

US Hotel Occupancy Up 1.3 Week Ending May 18th - 2013

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:23:23 -0400

ADR increases 3.8% to US$110.86 The U.S. hotel industry reported positive results in the three key performance metrics during the week of 12-18 May 2013, according to data from STR. In year-over-year comparisons, occupancy was up 1.3 percent to 66.8 percent, average daily rate rose 3.8 percent to US$110.86 and revenue per available room increased 5.2 percent to US$74.04. Among the Top 25 ...

Five climbers feared dead on Nepal mountainside

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:15:44 -0400

Officials in Nepal said five missing mountain climbers were likely killed by an avalanche on Mount Kanchenjunga earlier this week. The Nepal tourism ministry said the group went missing while descending the mountain and included climbers from Nepal, Hungary and South Korea. "All our efforts to trace them have failed," Mingma Sherpa, the organizer of the expedition, told the BBC. ...

Men threatened to blow up plane Two arrested after RAF jet is scrambled to escort Pakistan Airlines passenger plane to London Stansted Airport

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:20:29 -0400

Two men were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a passenger aircraft was escorted through British airspace by fighter jets and redirected to land at Stansted airport in ...

Context Launches Kyoto and Tokyo Japan Walking Tours

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:52 -0400

Context, the critically acclaimed walking tour company whose small-group, scholar-led "walking seminars" have revolutionized day tours in cities across Europe and North America, announces its continued expansion into Asia with the opening of tours in Tokyo and Kyoto. Working with local historians, Context has opened with five innovative tours in each city, designed to help curious ...

Wild Planet Adventures 12-Day Borneo Exploration Showcases Wildlife Sighting Opportunities

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:49 -0400

Wildlife viewing specialist Wild Planet Adventures (WPA) spent five years creating the best possible opportunities to see rare and exotic wildlife in a destination facing some of the fastest deforestation in the world. The result is the 12-day Borneo -- Weird and Wonderful Wildlife with eight departures beginning in March 2013. "This trip crystallizes our style of meaningful encounters ...

Shanghai China To Extend Visa-Free Stays To 72 Hours

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:44 -0400

From January 1, 2013, Shanghai extends visa-free stays to 72 hours for passengers from 45 countries. The 45 countries covered by the 72-hour visa-free policy are: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, ...

Early Spring 2013 Ushers in Yoga Retreats To Maui Bali and El Salvador

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:38 -0400

The Travel Yogi, specialist in international yoga retreats and yoga adventures, announces late winter/early spring yoga programs in Bali, Maui and El Salvador. "We are gearing up for a banner 2013 season," says Jennifer Hoodevik, founder and director. "We are riding the wave of an industry experiencing tremendous growth and we are responding." According to July 2012 ...

San Francisco Travel Association Announces New Marketing Representation In Japan

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:34 -0400

The San Francisco Travel Association, in partnership with San Francisco International Airport (SFO), has retained AVIAREPS Marketing Garden Ltd. (AMG) as their new marketing representation office in Japan. San Francisco Travel and SFO first retained representation services in Japan in 1987, making San Francisco one of the first cities in the U.S. to have an office in Tokyo. In 2000, a ...

EarthCheck Members Featured On Discovery Network - Green and Sustainable Tourism

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:30 -0400

Green and sustainable tourism is a badge that most tourism operators wear with pride, but there is a big difference between those who say they do and those who actually do. Over upcoming months, the Discovery Channel is showcasing the sustainability achievements of a number of EarthCheck members around the world to an audience of more than a quarter of a billion people. EarthCheck is the ...

Goway Launches Worlds Best Adventures Brochure

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:27 -0400

Goway Travel's exclusive adventure specialist division of ADVENTURESIncorporated, has announced the online launch of its 2012 World's Best Adventures brochure. The brochure contains over 50 of the world's best adventures and covers every style of adventure travel. Goway's most popular choices from Africa, Asia and Latin America are included. The adventures are as diverse as ...

Kuoni Receives National Tourism Awards From Indian Ministry of Tourism

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:26 -0400

The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, presents National Tourism Awards to various segments of the travel and tourism industry every year. Kuoni has received three of these prestigious awards, which recognise outstanding performance as inbound tour operator For the 21st time, Kuoni Destination Management India was awarded the National Tourism Award 2010/11 for 'Outstanding ...

SITA World Tours Introduces Affordable India

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:26 -0400

SITA World Tours, a recognized leader in international travel for more than seven decades, has announced the introduction of Affordable India, an exciting, new tour product line designed to attract a growing budget oriented segment of the travel market. According to Hardeep Sidhu, SITA's Product Manager for India, the new collection of India itineraries is the result of an increased ...

Trafalgar Announces New Insider Positioning

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:38:25 -0400

On the eve of its 65th birthday, Trafalgar - the global leader in guided holidays - has announced its commitment to the evolution of the brand and to driving the escorted touring sector forward into a new era especially in Asia, by setting up its regional headquarters in Singapore. Spearheaded by Trafalgar's CEO Gavin Tollman, Trafalgar's new positioning, in response to an evolving ...

lindbergh smith The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism SuperBowl Add was...

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:36:24 -0400

If you were watching the Super Bowl on CBS on Sunday, chances are you saw the primetime debut of a $4.5 million advertisement by the Ministry of Tourism. But since then, the 61-second commercial, intended to encourage visitors to come to The Bahamas, has received both good and bad reviews from Bahamian citizens. Viral comments flooded both Facebook and Twitter as some locals reveled in the ...

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi to move to 7-day ops

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:08:13 -0400

"There's been a growing demand for a continuous entertainment offering and the appeal of Yas Island as a leisure destination is now even higher," said Andy Keeling, park manager, Ferrari World Abu ...

Union of Concerned Scientists Northwest Airlines Asks Clear Channel to Pull Science Groups Anti-Nuclear-Weapons Ad in Minneapolis Airport

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:33:51 -0400

Billboard Calls for Sen. McCain to 'Get Serious' About Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Weapons WASHINGTON - August 19 - Northwest, the official airline of the Republican National Convention, has taken on a new role of censor. Yesterday it asked Clear Channel Communications to remove a Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) anti-nuclear-weapons billboard in the Minneapolis airport ...

Stocks climb from one-month low Airlines gain CSR drops

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:18:03 -0400

Stocks advanced on the Chinese mainland, lifting the benchmark index from a one-month low, as airlines climbed on speculation that competition from the high-speed rail industry will fall after a train crash on Saturday. China Eastern Airlines Corp jumped 10 percent after ticket prices between Beijing and Shanghai climbed. Rising Nonferrous Metals Share Co led a rally for rare-earth producers as ...

Kenyas Tourism Secretary announces 10 point plan towards recovery

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:28:23 -0400

'I have come up with a ten point plant highlighting the areas that we shall prioritise going forward. These include streamlining the boards of State corporations in tourism, hastening the implementation of the Tourism Act and setting up a tourism market recovery programme to recover Kenya's lost market share in tourism. The national tourism strategy is at the moment being crafted and ...

2014 Asian Golf Tourism Convention to be held at Mission Hills Haikou

Sat, 25 May 2013 01:51:39 -0400

Asia’s golf tourism industry will be gathering on China’s tropical island of Hainan next spring as the region’s most important golf tourism convention moves to award-winning golf resort Mission Hills Haikou. The baton for the 3rd Asia Golf Tourism Convention was passed to China at a signing and hand-over ceremony on the final day of AGTC 2013, held at the Royal Cliff Hotel ...

Hainan Airlines to add new routes to Abu Dhabi this summer

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:42:55 -0400

The companies, which handle in-flight catering services, ground handling and cargo operations, are being incorporated, subject to regulatory approvals, into Etihad Airport Services, a unit of Etihad Airways. It comes as Abu Dhabi Airports Company (Adac) is predicting a 15 per cent increase in the number of flights over the peak summer period, between May to August, compared with last ...

Payout to American Airlines CEO opposed

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:14:46 -0400

The Justice Department is objecting to a proposed $20 million severance payment for American Airlines CEO Tom Horton, saying it's bigger than allowed by bankruptcy ...

B.C.’s tourism industry bloodied by recession but unbowed

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:15:58 -0400

Tourists pose in front of the Tantalus range mountains at a scenic spot along the Sky-To-Sky Highway north of Sqamish. Tourism accounts for about 126,700 direct jobs in British Columbia, and in 2011, the industry generated $13.4 billion in revenue, an increase of 1.4 per cent from the previous ...

American Airlines CEO Tom Hortons Proposed Severance Pay Is Too Big Trustee

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:51 -0400

Thomas 'Tom' Horton, chairman, president and chief executive officer of AMR Corp.'s American Airlines, listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ...

I-5 bridge collapse will cause headaches for tourism B.C. trucking industry

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:00:24 -0400

Court ruling is wrong The court ruling to allow teachers to post political messages in schools is so wrong. When did the B.C. Teachers Federation stop being a professional organization entrusted with ...

China Airlines adding nonstop flights between Taiwan and Hawaii

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:47:51 -0400

China Airlines said it will begin flying two weekly nonstop flights between Taipei and Honolulu, using Airbus A330 aircraft. Seen here is a China Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft. China Airlines will launch regular nonstop flights between Taiwan and Hawaii on June 2, the airline said Friday. The airline will fly nonstop between Taipei and Honolulu International Airport using Airbus A330 aircraft ...

Thailand-Japan plan two-way tourism traffic flows.

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:57:06 -0400

In an effort to address a gap in travel between Thailand and the island of Kyushu in Japan, a tourism exchange was recently organized in the city of Fukuoka between the Thai Government and the private sector of ...

Russian fed agency asking tour operators to inform tourists on coronavirus

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:57:27 -0400

MOSCOW, May 24 (Itar-Tass) - Russia’s Federal Agency for Tourism /Rostourism/ has asked the tour companies across the country to inform the customers planning trips to Qatar, Jordan, the UK, the United Arab Emirates, France, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia on the importance of observing safety precautions in the wake of the outbreak of diseases caused by a new strain of ...

Frances luxury industry tourism hurt by Paris street crime

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:27:19 -0400

The streets of Paris are getting a reputation of being unsafe for tourists and is threatening the great brand names of French fashion. A leading association that counts Chanel and Dior as members urged the authorities to take action on the climate of insecurity which it said could keep cash-flush tourists away. Several recent incidents have tarnished the image of Paris - the world's most ...

Skagit bridge collapse spurs hotel cancellations in Anacortes

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:13:12 -0400

Anacortes Majestic Inn and Spa started getting cancellations soon after the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed Thursday evening. An hour after the Skagit River bridge collapsed Thursday evening, the phone at Anacortes Majestic Inn and Spa rang with the first of several cancellations for the Memorial Day weekend. Anna Holm, owner of the Majestic's Apothecary Spa, said both spa and ...

Pakistan Airlines flight accompanied by fighter jet for emergency landing in UK

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:18:18 -0400

Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK709 headed from Lahore to the UK with 297 passengers onboard was diverted from northwestern England's Manchester Airport to Stansted when two unruly passengers threatened an air stewardess that they would blow up the plane. The air stewardesses contacted the pilot, who contacted UK air traffic control. The UK Defense Ministry immediately sent a ...

North Korea may open to day-tripping tourists

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:10:28 -0400

Tourism companies say they are preparing for North Korea to allow visitors to cross from Dandong City, China, to Sinuiju, North Korea's largest border town. The British newspaper The Daily Telegraph said if reports by Chinese news agencies are true that the Pyongyang government will permit expanded tourism, the resort community almost impossible for Western tourists to reach will be ...

United offering more premium perks from New York

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:48:39 -0400

United Airlines says it now offers flat-bed seats and on-demand personal entertainment systems in premium cabins on every international flight from New York area airports. No matter what the surveys say about the quality of its service, Chicago-based United Airlines is charging ahead with upgrades of its service in a variety of ways. Today, United bragged that it is now the only United ...

Top of the List Tourist Attractions

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:17 -0400

Red Mountain State Park This weeks Birmingham Business Journal lists the areas most notable tourist attractions, listed alphabetically. Click here to see a photo map of the Birmingham Tourist Attractions, or check out our slideshow below to see the entire List. Click the white arrow in each picture to collapse or expand the description of each attraction. One Birmingham outdoor adventure venue ...

QA Finding the Spa Experience for You

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:40 -0400

A. A destination spa, you usually go to by yourself, though not always, and usually for a minimum of seven nights. The results can be profound, physically and mentally. My personal ...

Footsteps In Pennsylvania Exploring Wyeth’s World

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:38 -0400

The house in which the artist grew up -- a red brick building that his father, the illustrator N. C. Wyeth, built for the family in 1911 -- is down the road from Andrew Wyeth's own prim, white clapboard and stucco house and studio, which the Brandywine River Museum opened to the public last summer. And just over the hill, perhaps a 20-minute walk down private back roads, is the farmhouse ...

Pursuits Hunting the Bounty of Turkish Markets

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:36 -0400

I was traveling the region having been inspired by a cookbook, "Aegean Flavours," written by Didem Senol, a New York-trained Turkish chef whose penchant for cooking in season is on display at her Istanbul restaurant, Lokanta Maya, and her tiny cafe there, Gram. Many of the book's recipes are informed by the time Ms. Senol spent heading the kitchen at her father's hotel, the ...

Slow Travel Walking in Wales

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:34 -0400

My idea of heaven is a long walk. Aimless hours pass, thoughts drift. I was never ambitious about how many miles I covered -- until I read a biography of Johann Sebastian Bach. He loved to walk, too, and thought nothing of walking to a town hundreds of miles away to try a new organ, or to look for a new job. He walked for weeks -- months, even -- humming to himself, I hope. I wondered why I ...

Taking a Walk Where Wales Meets the Sea

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:09:32 -0400

For the May 26, 2013, issue of the Travel section, Dominique Browning wrote about a five-day walk she made along the coast of Wales. Here are photos of places in and around her ...

Urban Beach Week adds to Memorial Day weekend crowds traffic

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:02 -0400

Tens of thousands of people will flock to South Florida tocelebrateduring Memorial Day weekend. Although thousands of people will head to the airports this weekend to kick off the summer traveling season, many will remain in town for some of the crowd-inducing events. Tens of thousands of people will flock to Miami Beach this weekend to participate in the annual holiday party referred to as Urban ...

Watch 2 Arrests in Pakistan Airlines Flight Scare

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:23 -0400

Fighter jets scrambled in Britain today after an incident on a plane but officials say it is not terror related -- royal air force jet escorted to Pakistan International Airlines plane to ...

Flexjet sees business take off as economy improves

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:34:16 -0400

A Challenger private jet. Dallas-based Flexjet reported that new business grew 83 percent in the first quarter. Flexjet, the world's second largest fractional jet ownership services provider, said that sales of fractional shares grew 108 percent in the quarter and that new jet card sales grew by 48 percent. The company offers fractional aircraft ownership, jet card and whole aircraft ...

Palace Theatre collects $58000 at fundraising event

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:32:28 -0400

Holly Brown, general manager of the Palace Theatre. A fundraiser generated $58,000 for The Palace Theatre in Albany, NY, officials said. The May 9 fundraiser, called Salute to the Palace, featured a live performance by Sandy Hacketts Rat Pack Show. The fundraiser is an important event for the non-profit theater, which is on track to finishing its second consecutive season with a surplus after ...

State pushes for more Amtrak train service in wake of I-5 bridge collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:55 -0400

An Amtrak Cascades train in Seattle. The Washington State Department of Transportation is trying to add additional Amtrak Cascades train service to the route between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, to help travelers circumvent the collapsed Interstate 5 bridge at Mount Vernon. Currently Amtrak Cascades operates four trains daily on the route two northbound and two southbound and a goal ...

Planemaker Embraer Sees American Closing Out US Regional Jet Cycle

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:44 -0400

SAO PAULO -- Embraer SA, the world's third-largest commercial jet maker, expects just one more big regional jet order as a result of its current U.S. sales campaign, Chief Executive Officer Frederico Curado said in an interview, after the Brazilian planemaker clinched three of four major deals since December. "After the American Airlines competition, the game is over for a ...

I-5 bridge collapse hits Skagit County as economy shows more life

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:22:55 -0400

Washington State Employment Security Department chart The collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge over Skagit River comes at a time when Mount Vernon and Skagit Countys stubborn unemployment rate has recently shown signs of real improvement. Skagit Countys unemployment rate for April was 8.3 percent, according to the states Employment Security Department. Thats an improvement from 9.2 percent in ...

Tourism chiefs back golf resort

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:18:55 -0400

Tourism chiefs have insisted plans for a controversial £100 million golf resort near the Giant’s Causeway should proceed without delay, despite the objection of a world heritage body. Unesco has called for a halt to the proposed Bushmills Dunes resort at Runkerry on Northern Ireland's scenic North Coast, citing concerns on the potential environmental impact on the famous ...

Passenger traffic at PTI declines 8 percent in April

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:16:42 -0400

Passenger traffic at PTI dipped 8 percent in April. Passenger traffic at Piedmont Triad International Airport decreased 8 percent in April versus a year earlier, marking the fourth straight month of year-over-year declines for the Greensboro airport. The number of passengers traveling through PTI in April stood at 72,725, down from 79,160 in April 2012, according to the latest statistics from ...

Tourism Ministry marks Du Bois death anniversary

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:13:46 -0400

Accra, May 24, GNA - An exhibition and bazaar to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Dr W.E.B Du Bois was on Thursday opened by the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts in ...

WSDOT Replace dont repair the Skagit River bridge

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:09:03 -0400

A spokesman for the Washington State Department of Transportation said the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River should be replaced entirely, though lawmakers will have to examine cost and other factors. The Washington Department of Transportation is recommending the entire Skagit River bridge be replaced after a section of the 1950s-era steel-truss bridge collapsed into the river Thursday evening, ...

In Transit Blog Calendar Coming Events in Isle of Wight Sydney Waukesha Wis.

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:58:10 -0400

In Transit is a blog on travel news, deals and tips, written by the editors and reporters of the Travel section. It's also the home for Globespotters, a travel blog that covers news and events from 10 cities around the ...

US travel industry optimistic for summer

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:56:22 -0400

hotels and campgrounds are commanding higher rates and seeing more customers than a few summers ago, and luxury hotels are selling out. Local businessmen and state officials are optimistic.But for a travel industry still stinging from the Great Recession, the best it can likely hope for is another summer of steady, but slow, recovery. The blockbuster crowds seen in 2007 have become a distant ...

Hotel group rates up 30 percent and meeting planners arent happy

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:43:24 -0400

San Franciscos compressed hotel market is causing more disruption in the meeting spac. As I reported last month, San Franciscos popularity is squeezing the citys limited room supply, giving hotels the upper hand when negotiating average daily room rates. While meeting planners expressed frustration that rates are slightly up, hotels argued that rates are still a bargain compared to other big ...

Ohio State Global Gateway program measuring worth before pitching Brazil office

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:31:02 -0400

Chris Carey, the director who oversees operations of Ohio State's Global Gateways program, said the university is still tinkering with the three-year-old initiative. Ohio State Universitys global initiative to open embassy-like overseas offices has plans for a third site in Brazil next year. But first, it has to collect enough data on efforts in China and India to convince trustees that the ...

1001 Chinese Tales Birth tourism reveals collective Chinese anxiety

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:25 -0400

Does the thought of turning a 100,000-yuan ($16,280) investment into a profit of 9.8 million yuan make your heart skip a beat? If your answer is yes, then consider delivering your baby in the US.Of course this kind of "investment" has no guarantee, but the astonishingly high "rate of return" has attracted many pregnant Chinese women to take the risk.While "birth ...

Strong room rate gains mixed occupancy for Hawaii hotels

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:46:00 -0400

Kauai hotels had the highest increases among Hawaii hotels last week in average daily room rate and occupancy, according to a report by Hospitality Advisors LLC and Smith Travel Research. Seen here is the Kauai Marriott Resort and Beach Club. Hawaii hotels had strong average daily room rate increases and mixed occupancy lats week, in comparison to the same week last year, according to the latest ...

Summer Travelers Seeking Value over Budget

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:26 -0400

A new consumer survey focused on travel for the upcoming summer season unveils some surprising trends, from a renewed interest in planning ahead to a primary focus on value rather than strict budget considerations. Results from the 2013 study conducted ...

New Advisory Board Members Named by Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:26 -0400

The Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship (PIHE) recently welcomed four new hospitality industry leaders to its advisory board. In this role, they will help shape the entrepreneurship curriculum at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration and support entrepreneurial students through such programs as the Hospitality Business Plan Competition, Entrepreneurs ...

Best Hotels in San Francisco for mixing business with pleasure

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:33:58 -0400

Donatello Hotel Plenty of business people find themselves traveling to San Francisco for work. And while the city has plenty to offer all kinds of travelers, it can be tough for business travelers to find some time to enjoy the citys many perks. Fortunately, weve found the top business hotels that are perfect for mixing business and pleasure. For the Food Fanatic: The St. Regis San Francisco If ...

Hotelier anticipates March 2014 opening for SpringHill Suites near airport

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:20:10 -0400

Mitesh Patel is building at 121-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott near Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. Weather slowed his hotel project by about a month, but Mitesh Patel is aiming for a March 2014 opening of the SpringHill Suites by Marriott hes building near Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. The hotel will have 121 rooms and include 3,000 square feet of meeting space and a bar. The project is on ...

Bringing back Pennsylvania Avenues glory Video

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:14:11 -0400

Pennsylvania Avenue is a gem of black history. Today, though, its known more for crime than for culture. But locals are striving to restore the once vital corridor. Cab Calloways jazz tunes wafting from the Royal Theatre. Couples window shopping. Thurgood Marshall strolling to elementary school at P.S. 103. Picture it. Peering down Pennsylvania Avenue now, its hard to imagine what the Upton-Druid ...