1The fast-growing US-based river-cruise company Viking Cruises has announced the launch of its ocean product line, Viking Ocean Cruises. It will be the introduction of the travel industry?s first new cruise line in nearly a decade. Viking Ocean Cruises will begin sailing in May 2015 with
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DALLAS (May 20, 2013)?? Pegasus Solutions has named John Kiszla vice president, demand account management, where he will help drive room sales for Pegasus hotel clients by working directly with the demand community. Kiszla brings nearly two decades of hotel leadership to the role in which he will also be
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1Ithaca, NY, May 20, 2013?- Hotel revenues in Asia’s gateway cities are subject to global forces, according to one of the newest reports issued by the?Cornell Center for Hospitality Research?(CHR) at the?School of Hotel Administration. A second recently issued report finds that the restaurant industry is
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BETHESDA, Md., May 20, 2013?–?Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE:HST) announced today as part of a broader leadership reorganization, that Gregory J. Larson, its current executive vice president, corporate strategy, has become the chief financial officer of the Company. ?Struan Robertson, the current chief investment officer, will, in
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May 20, 2013 (Bora Bora)?-?Le M?ridien Bora Bora?has announced the appointment of Boum?di?ne Ouadjed as General Manager. A 15-year veteran of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Ouadjed was promoted to his new position following a successful two-year run as Assistant General Manager during which
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DESTIN, Fla. (May 13, 2013)?? Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, the largest full-service beachfront resort on Northwest Florida?s Gulf Coast, has announced the appointment of Richard Ross as the resort?s new vice president of sales and marketing.? Ross? responsibilities include shaping and executing all sales
VALENCIA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May. 20, 2013– Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (?Wesco Aircraft? or the ?Company?) (NYSE: WAIR) today announced the commencement of a public offering of 15,000,000 shares of common stock by affiliates of The Carlyle Group (?Carlyle?). In addition, the underwriters will have an option to
Pegasus Airlines has added Doha and Athens to its roster of destinations, open for booking now. The development means the Turkish airline now flies to 71 destinations in 29 countries, and brings the number of its international routes to 42. The new flights to Doha, capital of Qatar situated on
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Markus Binkert (41), currently Head of Sales & Marketing Switzerland, Germany & Austria, has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer of SWISS airlines, starting his new duties on 1 May. ?In appointing Markus Binkert we are underlining once again the sizeable management and specialist potential within our own ranks,? comments CEO
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CHICAGO, May 19, 2013 – The National Restaurant Association has announced the winners of the second annual Operator Innovations Awards, with Kennesaw State University taking home the prestigious Innovator of the Year award. Selected by an independent panel of expert judges, the winners were recognized for their achievements in driving advancement
MIAMI,?May 16, 2013?/PRNewswire/ –?Royal Caribbean today announced that?Brian Rice, Vice Chairman and CFO of?Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., will transition his CFO responsibilities to?Jason Liberty?as he prepares for his retirement in the spring of 2014.? Rice will continue to serve as Vice Chairman until his
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1Starwood?Hotels & Resorts Worldwide aims to grow its business by 50% in Latin America in the next five years by opening an average of seven new hotels per year in the region. Having opened its first Latin America hotel, Sheraton Maria Isabel, in Mexico City in 1963, the company
