(CNN)?– A cruise can be a stress-free escape from day-to-day life, promising all-you-can-eat buffets and nightly entertainment at a reasonable price. But some high-profile incidents aboard ship have led to rough sailing for some cruise lines, with a new survey showing that 18%
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With EU membership just days away, Croatia tourism receives another boost, this time an endorsement from leading travel guru Lonely Planet. Leading travel guide Lonely Planet published its Top 10 European travel destinations for 2013 on June 18, 2013, and Croatia – which is marketing itself as ‘the New Tourist Star
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Tourist numbers to?Ireland?grew significantly from March to May, with the number of overseas visitors to the State rising by 8.1 per cent on the same period last year. There were more than 1.7 million visitors to Ireland from overseas during the three months, bringing the total
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NEW YORK, July 1, 2013 – The best airlines for redeeming travel awards are Alaska, Southwest, and American, while Delta and Air Canada were the worst according to a new survey conducted by Frequent Business Traveler magazine published online at1. Alaska Airlines took top honors with an overall satisfaction rating of
BTS, a part of the Department?s Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reported that the 10 largest airlines, as ranked by total number of passengers carried in the first quarter, reported a second consecutive quarterly net loss after two quarterly profits as a group (Table 1). These 10 airlines carried
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European destinations are seeing solid year-over-year growth for the summer holidays. Travellers are heading to the sunshine spots this August with cities such as Paris, Venice and Barcelona attracting increased hotel occupancy across the summer month, compared with 2012. Forward-looking data from TravelClick, the leading hotel market
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Chesapeake Lodging Trust (NYSE:?1?) (the ?Trust?) and Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:?1) (?Hyatt?) announced today that the Trust has acquired the fee simple interest in the Hyatt Santa Barbara and two adjoining properties totaling 200 rooms from a Hyatt affiliate for $61.0 million, or approximately $305,000 per
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As New Zealand?s economy continues to strengthen, so too does the hospitality industry. The third annual Hospitality Report, the definitive guide to the performance of New Zealand?s hospitality industry was released today. Jointly researched by the Restaurant Association of New Zealand and AUT University?s School of Hospitality
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Michael S. LaTour has been named the new editor of the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly (CQ), published by Sage Publications in association with the Cornell School of Hotel Administration. 1 1
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Hayesville, NC, June 27, 2013 –(PR.com)– 11thHourVacation LLC launched its last-minute vacation deals site, 11thHourVacation.com. Travellers looking for vacation deals seldom find what they want online at the right price and 11thhourvacation.com is set to change how last-minute vacations are planned and purchased online. Robert
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MCLEAN, Va. -?Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of its 4,000th?hotel, Hilton Shijiazhuang in the Hebei province of China. It now has 35?hotels operating in Greater China and a pipeline in this region of more than 120 hotels with more than 42,000 rooms. Anchored by a
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Waramaug LS Hotels, a private investment group, is turning its attention to midscale hotels in secondary and tertiary markets. The firm just announced it acquired the 100-room Courtyard by Marriott Paducah West, in Kentucky, as part of its newly formed $150-million fund, which expects to acquire at least
