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Melia Hotels International will bring the Tryp by Wyndham brand to Peru with the opening of the Tryp Lima Miraflores hotel in the country’s capital in 2016. The 140-room property will offer meetings rooms, a fitness room, a restaurant and views of the Pacific Ocean. Latin America is
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A survey conducted by?Choice Hotels International?and FamilyFun Magazine?found that the improving economy will result in a boost in family travel this summer. More than four out of five respondents (83 percent) said they plan to take an overnight leisure trip of more than 100 miles roundtrip this
British Airways is to increase its frequency to Marrakech from daily to 10 flights a week and added a third weekly service to Agadir. ?The Marrakech services increase on 28 October with the third Agadir flight starting on 29 October 2013. This is the second time in less than a
As China became the biggest source market for international travel, with some 82 million Chinese travelers spending $102 billion in 2012, will the cruise industry find its future in China? According to the?2013 Cruise Industry News Annual Report, it is too early to tell as only a handful of
Copenhagen Airport has been rated the most efficient airport in Europe for the eighth time in ten years by the Air Transport Research Society, a special research group that analyses and evaluates efficiency at airports Worldwide. The award as ?Europe?s most efficient airport? was presented to Copenhagen Airport?s
Swiss International Air Lines is expanding the range of choices available in the inflight entertainment programme on its long-haul services in time for the summer holiday season. As well as providing a wider selection of movies, the carrier is also raising the ?Swissness? of its inflight entertainment product, which
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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) , one of the world?s largest hotel companies, today announced the opening of the 122-room Holiday Inn? Hotel Guayaquil Airport in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The seven-story new-build hotel is adjacent to the Jos? Joaqu?n de Olmedo International Airport, and is the second IHG?
Hyatt
ANNAPOLIS, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 27, 2013– Chesapeake Lodging Trust (NYSE: CHSP) (the ?Trust?) and Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) (?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.
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Carlson Rezidor, one of the ten largest hotel groups worldwide and one of the leading hotel operators on the African continent, announces the Park Inn by Radisson Kigali in Rwanda. The stylish upper midscale property featuring 161 rooms is Carlson Rezidor?s second hotel project in Kigali: The group already
CARNIVAL TO ENHANCE LEADERSHIP POSITION IN NEW ORLEANS AND PORT CANAVERAL WITH NEW SHIP DEPLOYMENTS BEGINNING IN SPRING 2014 ? Carnival Cruise Lines today announced new ship deployments taking effect in 2014 in several key markets resulting in exciting new product offerings from Port Canaveral, Fla., and New Orleans.? Carnival will
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London ? Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) today announced that the 298-room Paris Marriott Opera Ambassador Hotel will join its portfolio of more than 3,800 properties worldwide on 1st July 2013 under a franchise agreement with WB AMBASSADOR SAS.? Located in the heart of the city, the historic property
Air France
Happy Birthday! On 21 June 1998, Air France inaugurated a weekly non-stop flight between Paris and Havana operated by Boeing 747-400. At the end of 2001, a daily service was introduced to accommodate the high tourism demand on the Cuba route. This year, the Company is celebrating 15
