DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, March 9 - Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic’s (DR) capital city and an important center for creative thought, education and history was named 2010 Cultural Capital by the American Capital of Culture (http://www.cac-acc.org). Santo Domingo, the first city of the New World, helped to open up the Americas…
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Comments • Posted on Mar 10, 2010 - 12:23 AM
DUBLIN, March 9 - While Dublin remains the official home of St. Patrick’s Day festivities, there are many destinations outside the Emerald Isle where revelers can celebrate in their finest green. After surveying more than 26,000 customers, Hostelworld.com has announced several top destinations beyond Ireland to lift a pint in…
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Comments • Posted on Mar 09, 2010 - 07:20 PM
HostelBookers, the hostel (http://www.hostelbookers.com) and budget accommodation specialist, is proud to announce its partnership with WAYN, the world’s largest travel social networking site. WAYN is present in 251 countries and membership has grown from 45,000 users to over 15 million today. This partnership will allow HostelBookers to establish a presence…
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Comments • Posted on Mar 05, 2010 - 07:18 AM
(Berlin, Germany - 26 February 2010) Hotel bookings on the go – the first hotels in Europe have recently launched their own iPhone apps for mobile reservations. ‘Web to go’ is the most important gadget of the future of Web 2.0, and it is now available for every hotel. Internationally…
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Comments • Posted on Feb 26, 2010 - 06:08 PM
WOOD RIVER, Ill., Feb. 25 - YTB International, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: YTBLA) (“YTB” or the “Company”), a provider of E-commerce business solutions for individual consumers and home-based independent representatives in the United States, Puerto Rico, Bermuda, the Bahamas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada, today announced the resignation of Andrew…
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Comments • Posted on Feb 25, 2010 - 03:35 PM
BELLEVUE, Wash., Feb. 10 - LONDON BUSINESS TRAVEL SHOW—Egencia®, an Expedia, Inc. company, today previewed results from a global study “Hotel Cost Control: Savings and Opportunities,” finding that companies risk tremendous annual budget losses through unmanaged travel activity. Pairing insight from corporate travelers, travel executives and real-world travel programs, the…
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Comments • Posted on Feb 11, 2010 - 01:26 AM
Southlake, Texas – February 10, 2010 – Travelocity’s (http://travelocity.com) most recent poll shows a dramatic increase in travel intentions, indicating traveler confidence is on the rise. Travelocity’s second Traveler Confidence Report finds that nearly half of respondents plan to increase their travel in 2010 as compared to 2009. The Traveler…
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Comments • Posted on Feb 11, 2010 - 01:21 AM
CHICAGO and SYDNEY, Feb. 10 - Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:OWW) today announced the appointment of Jeremy Bellinghausen as president of HotelClub (http://www.HotelClub.com), effective immediately. Jeremy joins HotelClub from R.H. Donnelley, where he served as vice president of advertiser products and general manager of Business.com. Jeremy succeeds Chloe Lim, who is…
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Comments • Posted on Feb 11, 2010 - 12:50 AM
SOUTHLAKE, Texas (February 1, 2010) – If there’s one thing women know about, it’s romance. And if there’s one thing the staff of Travelocity’s The Window Seat ® blog knows about, it’s travel. With that in mind, the bloggettes came together and picked nine hotels in North America they would…
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Comments • Posted on Feb 01, 2010 - 08:04 PM
SHERMAN, Conn., Jan. 15 - Travel industry research authority PhoCusWright today released the most comprehensive study done to date on the Global Distribution Systems (GDSs) that provide much of the electronic infrastructure behind airline, hotel, car rental, and other travel transactions. Based on original PhoCusWright research and proprietary data provided…
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Comments • Posted on Jan 15, 2010 - 11:12 PM