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Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas & Spa on trade mission in NYC
Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas and Spa, named World’s Leading Boutique Hotel by the World Travel Awards, has been connecting with its trade partners in key markets as it continues to roll out innovations in food, wellness and technology. George Cohen, managing director at the property, recently travelled to New York City and hosted a VIP dinner at the exclusive Stanford Suite inside The Lambs Club at The Chatwal Hotel.
Tourism developments in place for UEFA European Championships 2012
With hundreds of thousands of visitors heading to the Ukraine and Poland for the UEFA European Championships 2012, Breaking Travel News takes a look at the tourism infrastructure put in place to welcome them.
WTTC/UNWTO call on G20 to consider tourism as engine for growth
Ahead of the G20 world leaders’ meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico, the UNWTO and WTTC have called on the leaders to consider tourism as an engine for economic growth and stimulating the global economy. Increasing tourism demand through visa facilitation can be central to stimulating job creation, a priority given the high current unemployment levels.
Football fans flock to Poland and Ukraine for UEFA 2012
With the UEFA 2012 tournaments well underway, tourism officials in both Poland and Ukraine have reported a surge in interest among both destinations as they welcome football fans from all over Europe.
Search data capture innovation changes how companies manage their “live” inventory levels
Triometric, the leading provider of application intelligence software today announced the availability of a new inventory availability management capability as part of its Version 6 release. The solution, powered by live XML based search data, alerts online businesses to ““no inventory”” & ““low inventory”” issues in real-time.
Travel/Tourism URL Offseason.com placed For Sale
Today, Michael J. Gilgan, owner of OffSeason.com announced that the travel/tourism sector domain name is being made available to qualified purchasers. Offseason.com, he says, is the natural entry point into a cluttered competitive global tourism economy, with a clearly defined niche representing the largest season of the year, namely, the OffSeason. Gilgan points to the huge desire of hospitality service providers world-wide to extract value from their routine downtimes by putting existing high-season infrastructure to work rather than having it lie unproductive during their offpeak.
UEFA Euro 2012 sees tourism surge in host nations
With the tournament now underway, tourism officials in both Poland and the Ukraine a reporting a surge in interest among international visitors. As many as two million visitors are expected over the next three weeks, with the legacy of the tournament set to stretch well into the future.
Breaking Travel News Interview: George Whitesides, president, Virgin Galactic
Last month the developer of the Virgin Galactic-operated SpaceShipTwo suborbital space tourism vehicle was granted regulatory approval to begin rocket-powered flight testing in the United States, bringing space travel a step closer to a reality. Breaking Travel News catches up with George Whitesides, president and chief executive of Virgin Galactic, to find out what this means for space tourism.
China moves into the spotlight as Ordos gears up for Miss World 2012
China is gearing up for the opening ceremony of Miss World which is set to take place in Ordos on July 24th with the grand final taking place on August 18th.
Breaking Travel News Interview: Roy Blanga, Groupon managing director, UK & Ireland
Less than four years since bursting onto the scene, online deals company Groupon has bagged numerous awards, grown to 12, 000 employees in 42 countries and it even has its own dedicated travel division. Breaking Travel News catches up with Roy Blanga, the man tasked with heading up the company’s UK operations, to find out what’s next on the agenda for the industry changing - Groupon.
Mission Hills Group confirms latest partners for Centreville project
Mission Hills Group has announced the addition of four leading international entertainment brands to the group’s latest development project, Mission Hills Centreville. Located one hour north of Shenzhen, Mission Hills Centreville will be the area’s only development offering hotel, offices, parks, shopping malls, clubs and apartments.
London airports welcome Jubilee visitors
As the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations sweep the nation this weekend, London’s airports have been welcoming thousands of international visitors who are descending to the capital city to enjoy the celebrations.