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1Foreign tourist arrivals through all of Indonesia?s international gateways grew by 6.4% from January through July 2013 reaching 4.8 million visitors, said Minister for Tourism and Creative Economy, Mari Elka Pangestu at a recent press conference. This is still above world average of 5% as noted by
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1The Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati is generating more than $1 million a month in economic impact downtown beyond its gambling activity. The impact disclosed to The Enquirer is above and beyond the average $19 million in monthly gambling revenue and $6.3 million worth of gambling taxes that benefit local governments
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1Few things are worse for the traveler than nasty surprises. Yet we keep traveling. Not simply because we like to travel or because we must travel, but because we accept that the world is an imperfect place and the travel industry an imperfect business that likes, when possible, to get
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1The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today awarded the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in 2020 to Tokyo, which was chosen over fellow Candidate Cities Istanbul and Madrid after two rounds of voting during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires. Tokyo received 60 votes to Istanbul?s 36 in the
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The latest edition of the popular ?Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships? has awarded the two sister ships in the luxury sector, the Europa and Europa 2 of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, the highest distinction of 5-stars-plus, making both ships global leaders. The expedition ship Hanseatic was ranked
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NEW YORK,?Sept. 5, 2013?/PRNewswire/ — IR Global Rankings (IRGR), ranking system for investor relations websites, online annual reports, best corporate governance practices and financial disclosure procedures is pleased to announce an official partnership with “The Landmark London Hotel”, a prestigious five-star hotel in central?London. The partnership was
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1The Taiwan Tourism Bureau is focusing on encouraging more Muslims to visit Taiwan at the ongoing WITM-MATTA Fair 2013 at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur. Taiwan Tourism Bureau Kuala Lumpur Office director David Tsao said they published?Melancong ke Taiwan untuk Muslim?(Travel to Taiwan for
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ROCKVILLE, Md.,?Sept. 6, 2013?/PRNewswire/ –?Choice Hotels International, Inc.?(NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, today announced it has named?Thomas Song as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. Mr. Song will report to?Patrick Pacious, Executive Vice President, Global Strategy and Operations at?Choice Hotels.
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ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 6, 2013?– Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, today announced it has named Thomas Song as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. Mr. Song will report to Patrick Pacious, Executive Vice President, Global Strategy and Operations at Choice Hotels. In
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AVON, Colo. (Sept. 6, 2013)?- The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at Beaver Creek Mountain is pleased to announce that Jeffery Burrell is now serving as the General Manager of the award-winning resort. With more than 15 years of hospitality experience, Burrell helped open The Westin Riverfront in 2008
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MILWAUKEE – September 6, 2013 – Marcus? Hotels & Resorts, a division of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS), today announced two hotel general manager appointments. Martin van der Laan, former general manager of the historic AAA Four Diamond Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City, Okla., has been appointed general manager of the
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PHILADELPHIA (September 6, 2013)?— The new Radisson Blu Warwick Philadelphia today announced the appointment of Shannon Munley-Foster as director of sales and marketing. Munley-Foster will oversee all sales, marketing and public relations functions for the 301-room historic property. “Shannon will play a crucial role as we complete
