Tourism

Research and Markets: Travel and Tourism in the United Arab Emirates

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Research and Markets: United Arab Emirates Tourism Report Q4 2009 - Independent Forecasts & Competitive Intelligence on the United Arab Emirates' Tourism Industry

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Research and Markets: China Tourism Report Q4 2009

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Will Hilton's iPhone App Really Be as Functional as They Promise?

HotelChatter - (Free subscription) | yesterday

Hilton Hotels announced today that they would be unveiling not just one or two but seven iPhone apps in the next week or so for hotel guests to use. The apps will be brand-specific, i.e. Doubletree will have its own app, Conrad Hotels will have its own app and so will Embassy Suites. It's an app-travaganza! (Word is that an app for the Waldorf-Astoria collection is in the works as well.) Now, you...

Research and Markets: Vietnam Tourism Report Q4 2009

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Research and Markets: Hong Kong Tourism Report Q4 2009

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Full House Resorts Announces Three and Nine Months Results for the Period Ended September 30, 2009

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LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Full House Resorts (NYSE Amex US: FLL) today announced results for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2009. Net income attributable to the Company for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was $3.0 million, or $0.17 per common share, compared to $0.5 million, or $0.03 per common share, in the prior-year period. Third Quarter 2009 Highlights and Subsequent...

Wisconsin’s Vacation Paradise Sky Blue Waters to Sell Homes and Lots at J.P. King Real Estate Auction

Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

MANITOWISH WATERS, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--J. P. King Auction Company, the nation’s leading real estate auction marketing firm, will manage the real estate auction of four homes and 11 lots with nine of the properties selling absolute in Sky Blue Waters on Rest Lake on Saturday, November 14 at 11 a.m., onsite. “Sky Blue Waters has everything an outdoor enthusiast could possibly imagine,”...

Sheraton® Hotels & Resorts Introduces New Website and Becomes First in the Industry to Use Facebook Connect

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sheraton Hotels & Resorts announced today the launch of the new sheraton.com, the first hotel industry website to feature Facebook Connect and allow visitors to interact with their friends and family by sharing their travel experiences through today’s most popular social networking site. In 2006, sheraton.com became the first hotel industry website to...

Bluegreen Corporation Reports 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results

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BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bluegreen Corporation (NYSE: BXG), a leading provider of Colorful Places to Live and Play®, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. John M. Maloney Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Bluegreen, commented, “The third quarter of 2009 marks approximately one year since we introduced strategic initiatives...

Alaska Airlines Launches Hawaii Service From Bay Area

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines today will inaugurate four-times-weekly service between Oakland, Calif., and Kahului, Hawaii, on the island of Maui, and tomorrow will begin thrice-weekly service between Oakland and Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Omni Hotels Offers 'Spirits and Sprinkles' Holiday Package

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Mistletoe Margaritas and North Pole cocktails are just a few of the ways guests will enjoy the holiday season as Omni Hotels debuts its "Spirits and Sprinkles" package. The holiday offer -- which features 50% off the second night - is one way the luxury hotel brand will undoubtedly provide travelers with some added joy during the holidays this year. Also...

Morgans Hotel Group Announces Introductory Rate for Ames, a Morgans Original Premiering November 19, 2009

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ: MHGC) (“MORGANS”), today announced an introductory offer for its highly anticipated new hotel, Ames in Boston. Morgans is offering introductory rates from $165, including complimentary upgrades to the next available room type at check in (based on availability). Ames, the latest addition to Morgans’ collection of Originals,...

CORRECTING and REPLACING New Orleans Media Alert New Orleans Hails State-of-the Art Cab Company

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--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First line of advisory should read: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 12 noon (sted Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 12 noon). The corrected release reads: NEW ORLEANS MEDIA ALERTNEW ORLEANS HAILS STATE-OF-THE ART CAB COMPANY Scores of Cabbies Mix with New Orleans’ Civic and Business Leaders to Debut New Orleans’ Newest Cab Company at an Outdoor Picnic New Orleans Carriage...

Appalachian Mountain Club Purchases 29,500 Acres of Maine Forest Land, Protecting Vital Link in 100-Mile Wilderness Conservation Corridor

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AUGUSTA, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) today announced its recent purchase of the 29,500-acre Roach Ponds tract in an historic transaction that marks the creation of a 63-mile-long corridor of conservation land comprising nearly 650,000 contiguous acres open to public recreational use in the Maine Woods. AMC has donated a conservation easement on the property to the state,...