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The Rezidor Hotel Group announces the Radisson Hotel Maputo in Mozambique – the 150 room-property is scheduled to open its doors in Q2 2010. “With this signing we add a new country to our portfolio and are now present in 54 nations”, said Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of Rezidor.…
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BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 13 2008 - Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE), the world’s leading online travel company, announced a new organizational structure that aligns its worldwide brands and technology functions to best support more than 60 global points of sale in more than 40 countries. During the past decade, Expedia, Inc.‘s…
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ITHACA, N.Y., Nov. 13 2008 - Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and the Johnson Graduate School of Management have joined forces with HEI Hotels & Resorts to create a course in which students will work with hospitality industry leaders to devise innovative and more cost-effective solutions to social and…
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DEN HELDER, The Netherlands, November 12/PRNewswire/— The KeyKeg consortium, inventors and producers of the successful one-way keg KeyKeg, today announces two new product developments and breakthroughs for the one-way keg market. The consortium introduces the KeyKeg disposable dispensing line and the first three KeyKeg beer and wine cooler dispensers to…
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NEWTON, Mass., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/—TripAdvisor(R), the world’s largest travel community, has been recognized as the best website in the world for travel information for the second time in a row by Zagat Survey. TripAdvisor was the first recipient in the category when it was introduced to the survey in 2006.…
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BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 12 2008 - InBev (Euronext: INB) today announced that a majority of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. (NYSE:BUD) shares have voted to approve the proposed combination of InBev and Anheuser-Busch during a special shareholder meeting held today in Secaucus, New Jersey. InBev shareholders approved the combination on September 29.…
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SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 12 2008 - During the company’s five regional hotel owner conferences held this fall, Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH), in conjunction with all of its franchise owners associations, celebrated the inaugural year of its Awards for Property Excellence (APEX) program by honoring over 100 individual hotel…
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NEW YORK - Nov. 12, 2008—Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announces the introduction of the Hotel Des Indes, a Luxury Collection Hotel, The Hague to The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, a glittering ensemble of more than 65 of the world’s finest hotels and resorts in more…
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The Rezidor Hotel Group announces its first Park Inn in Kazakhstan at Almaty Airport: The 133- room hotel is located adjacent to the International Airport Terminal and will open its doors in December 2008. Almaty’s airport serves many international airlines, and has an advantageous geographical location on the route from…
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NEW YORK and ALVISO, Calif., Nov. 12 2008 - TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ:TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), and Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ:MHGC), the groundbreaking innovator that introduced the world to iconic brands such as Delano in South Beach, Royalton and…
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LONDON, November 12/PRNewswire/— Kasbah Tamadot, Sir Richard Branson’s Moroccan retreat in the Atlas Mountains, is delighted to announce the addition of six new luxurious Berber Tented suites, with private plunge pools, to its stunning property. To celebrate, Kasbah Tamadot is offering a four nights for the price of three…
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NEWTON, Mass., Nov. 12 2008 - The results are in - and not just for the presidential election, but for TripAdvisor’s “More than Footprints(TM)” philanthropic initiative. TripAdvisor(R) (http://www.tripadvisor.com), the world’s largest travel community, believes in the power of the collective voice, so the company recently asked the public to decide…
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BELLEVUE, Wash. and LONDON, Nov. 12 2008—Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE), the world’s leading online travel company, announced today a new agreement with Finnair, one of the world’s oldest operating airlines, and a growing industry player in air travel between Europe and Asia. This new agreement provides Finnair the ability to reach…
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LONDON and BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 12 2008 - Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE), the world’s leading online travel company, today announced a new multi-year, global agreement with SAS Scandinavian Airlines, the largest listed airline and travel group in the Nordic countries. Under the agreement, SAS products and fares will be available worldwide…
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NEW YORK, Nov. 12 2008 - According to Zagat Survey, the economic downturn, accompanied by a decline in business travel, may have an upside for leisure travelers: hotels are responding by dropping rates, ramping up promotions and negotiating deals. Zagat’s 2009 U.S. Hotels, Resorts & Spas survey released today, also…
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