In recognition of Earth Day , Holland America Line and Seabourn announced the renewal of their partnership with Marine Conservation Institute. The partnership with the Washington State–based organization began in 2010 with the “Our Marvelous Oceans” program, and will continue...Read more

Tourism Ireland has announced the appointment of Alison Metcalfe as its new Head of North America. According to Tourism Ireland statistics the North America region is Ireland’s second largest tourism market and experienced a strong performance in 2012 that delivered...Read more

More than 300 travel and tourism professionals from 45 states paid hundreds of visits to U.S. senators and representatives—covering more than half of Congress—during Destination: Capitol Hill last week in Washington, D.C. This legislative fly-in, organized by the U.S. Travel...Read more

USA Today Travel Media Group is adding more tools for travelers and expanding further into digital platforms, and today announced the completion of its acquisition of Tripology. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Tripology is an interactive travel referral...Read more

Etihad Airways has named Fareportal, a full service travel agency, as one of the airline’s top producer in sales in 2012. This honor was given to one of the top three rated online travel agencies, CheapOair under the Fareportal portfolio....Read more

MLT Vacations, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, is now an Atlanta-based company. Governor Nathan Deal and Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson welcomed MLT Vacations during the company’s ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally open its corporate headquarters on April...Read more

Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa has announced the appointment of Marti Trieschmann as Director of Sales & Marketing. Ms. Trieschmann is responsible for all top line revenue efforts, including the resort’s group sales and marketing teams....Read more

Two leading villa rental companies, Villas of Distinction and Island Hideaways, announced their partnership with Excursionist, a luxury experiential travel website, offering a selection of unique experiences worldwide for the busy discerning traveler and its travel industry partners. “Partnering with Excursionist...Read more

Exclusive Resorts will commemorate its 10th Anniversary this month by kicking off a year-long celebration designed to thank its members for making it a leading destination club, while also highlighting the more than 165,000 curated luxury vacations it has delivered...Read more

At its latest regular meeting the Supervisory Board of Messe Berlin announced the appointment of Ingrid Maab, Dipl. Kauffrau, (50), as the new COO of Messe Berlin. She will take up her post on 1 August. In December 2012 the...Read more