Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines will launch a new daily nonstop service from Hong Kong International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on 18 June 2014, subject to government approval. Tickets will be available for purchase from 24 August 2013. The new service complements existing nonstop service from Hong Kong to Tokyo-
Princess Cruises will enter the China market for the first time next May, homeporting the Sapphire Princess in Shanghai for the summer. The 2,670-passenger ship will offer three- to seven-day cruises to South Korea. It is expected to carry 70,000 passengers over a four-month season,
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The Langham, Hong Kong has made the following executive appointments: Catherine Sum?has been appointed as Director of Sales-MICE. With more than 13 years experience in hospitality sales, Catherine has built up an impressive list of accomplishments with luxury hospitality brands in Hong Kong, including Shangri-La Hong Kong,
In an exclusive CNBC interview in Sydney on Tuesday, new Carnival CEO Arnold Donald said that the growth markets for the company are in Australia and throughout Asia, but there continue to be challenges in Europe and the US. He highlighted to 20% compounding growth rates in Australia, with a
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Rachel Mirves, VenueQuest Global Meetings & Travel of Alpharetta, Georgia as a Global spent much of her career with Marriott International, where she earned President’s servicing eeds of clients in diverse market corporate, Rachel Mirves Her passion for quality travel and customer service led her to VenueQuest. Daniel Gennari,
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PHOENIX – (Aug. 23, 2013)?- Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel is pleased to announce that Jose Mejia has been appointed to executive chef of the hotel. Mejia returns to Arizona and brings with him more than 20 years of culinary experience, a wealth of credibility and inspiration to his new role. As
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Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, August 23, 2013?- The I.A.C.C.-certified Glen Cove Mansion Hotel and Conference Center has named Kevin Palm executive chef for the historic North Shore, Gold Coast property. Ata Kashanian, vice president and general manager, made the announcement. “It is with the
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ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 23, 2013?– Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel companies, today announced the appointment of Karmela Gaffney to Vice President of Digital Commerce based out of the company’s global technology hub in Phoenix, Ariz. Gaffney will report directly to Choice
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DALLAS (August 23, 2013)?- InterContinental Dallas, the city’s thriving convention and lifestyle hotel, today announced the appointment of Stefan Huber as the property’s new General Manager. Huber brings nearly 30 years of hotel management experience to the InterContinental, where he’ll oversee all phases of the hotel. Huber
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International visitor arrivals into Asia Pacific destinations have expanded at more than 8% over the first part of the year according to preliminary estimates released by PATA. ?Across the 31 destinations for which data is currently available, the increase translates into more than eight million additional arrivals over and above
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New York hotels are at the forefront of a boom in complete makeovers, after years of lower capital spending caused by the steep economic downturn. For hotels that had become rundown and were sold or shuttered for a while, like the Milford NYC near Times Square, or establishments like the
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The latest Hospitality Employment Index report from Caterer.com and People 1st shows that whilst the number of UK hospitality jobs has remained stable over the last year, the number of applications has leapt by 17% with more than 1,000,000 over the quarter. All areas of the country
