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China’s Hainan Airlines today launches nonstop service between Boston’s Logan Airport and Beijing, representing the first scheduled nonstop flight between New England and Mainland China in history – and with the industry’s most advanced airliner – the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. In addition, Hainan Airlines has partnered with Boston-based
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Airbus A380 to be introduced on two more US routes from December 2014 DUBAI, U.A.E., 19th June 2014: Emirates, a global connector of people and places, and Skytrax Airline of the Year 2013 is adding passenger and cargo capacity in San Francisco and Houston on December 1st and
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Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has signed a management contract for Le Touessrok, Mauritius.? The group will take over management of the resort in August 2014 and will reflag and launch the hotel as Shangri-La’s Le Touessrok Resort & Spa, Mauritius in September 2015 following a renovation. The
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Vacation rental guests can enjoy the comforts of home with access to signature Four Seasons customized service and luxury amenities Four Seasons just made it easier to plan the perfect getaway with the launch of its Four Seasons Vacation Rental website. Guests can now browse through some of the world?
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Latest research from Balearic Tourism highlights the growing difference in tourist profile between Mallorca and Ibiza. Whilst the typical Mallorca holidaymaker is older and chooses four star accommodation, across in Ibiza they are getting younger. PALMA, SPAIN, June 21, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ — Latest research from Balearic Tourism highlights the growing
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Something for the weekend. The Undercover Boss series provides some interesting insights into the Restaurant Franchise business. Tilted Kilt president Ron Lynch gets behind the bar to discover the truth about his pubs; finding that his family oriented, PG-13 establishment is anything but. The Tilted Kilt is a contemporary
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Ithaca, NY, Restaurants of all types are looking seriously at implementing electronic payments, and customers in all restaurant types will increasingly see and use payment technology. Although the restaurant industry has been cautious in adopting electronic payment technology, that is due to change, as explained in a new report from
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The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. and Verny Capital, a leading Kazakhstan private investment group, have signed an agreement for the development of The Ritz-Carlton, Astana. The luxury hotel is due to open in 2017 as the portfolio?s second hotel in Kazakhstan, with The Ritz-Carlton,
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Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada – June 19, 2014 – New Brunswick Premier, David Alward joined officials with New Castle Hotels & Resorts, Southwest Properties and Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) to commemorate the grand re-opening of the Algonquin Resort. Now celebrating its 125th anniversary, the Algonquin first opened in June,
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ATLANTA (June 19, 2014) ? InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) today announces the opening of its first 1 property in Norwalk, Connecticut. Launched in 2012 and based in the US, EVEN Hotels is IHG?s newest lifestyle and wellness hotel brand. It is designed to meet the large and growing demand for
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Early Movers Can Cement Significant Advantage by Personalizing the Travel Journey, According to a New Report by BCG and Facebook BOSTON, MA–(Marketwired – Jun 19, 2014) – Although it was one of the first industries to be disrupted by digital commerce, travel and tourism has been slow to embrace the opportunities
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Today is World Sauntering Day, a tradition credited to W.T. Rabe walking the long porch at the The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, in response to jogging. His son John is reported as as recalling that his hather would say: “Sauntering, as my father would say, is going from